MS-150
May 31, 2013 • Will Blalock, Staff member
Filed under Features, Staff, Top Stories
On April 23rd and 24th 13,000 people rode over 170 miles in the BPMS150 miles from Houston to Austin to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research. My sister in law and I rode the BPMS150 as our 2013 fitness goal. We rode with team Michelob Ultra. We started in Houston at the Silver Eagle Distribution... Read more »
The Season of Festivals and Fun
April 30, 2013 • Sierra Ham, Reporter
Filed under Entertainment, Features, Top Stories
California’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival, which wrapped up its second weekend on Sunday, April 21, is just one of many annual music and arts festivals located around the globe. These events reach everywhere from Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival to Houston’s very own Free Press Summer Fest. Now... Read more »
ASL at School Board Meeting
April 29, 2013 • Zoe A. Gaetjen, Online News Producer
Filed under Features, News, School News, Top Stories
On the morning of Monday, Mar. 14, a CCISD school board meeting took place. But, unlike a typical board meeting, there was something new involved. At the beginning of every meeting, the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the Texas Pledge and the Moment of Silence is held. This time around, instead of board... Read more »
Students Have Huge Success at CCISD Livestock Show
March 6, 2013 • Marissa Adams, Reporter
Filed under Features, News, School News, Top Stories
The CCISD Livestock Show was held on Jan. 22-24, 2013. The Clear Falls Future Farmers of America (FFA) brought their rabbits, pigs, lambs, goats and steers to compete with the other CCISD schools. The extensive preparations that go into this exhibition take a lot of time and effort. In the rabbit category,... Read more »
Falls defeats Creek on Teacher Appreciation Night
January 30, 2013 • Todd Brinen, Reporter
Filed under Features, School News
The Clear Falls’ Knights defeated rival Clear Creek 56-48 on Friday, Jan 25. It was a great way for the Knights to cap off an evening filled with spirit as many teachers came out to show their support for their students playing in the game. In their previous meeting with Creek, the Knights didn’t... Read more »
Girls Wrestling Wins State Championship
January 30, 2013 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under District News, Features, Girls, News, School News, Sports
January of 2013 brought not only a new year, a new month, and a new semester, but Clear Falls’ first state championship win for an entire sports team. Wrestling’s state duals took place the weekend of Jan. 11-13. Both the boys and girls wrestling team qualified to travel to Allen High School, the... Read more »
Once Upon A Mattress
January 28, 2013 • Marissa Adams, Reporter
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, Features, Multimedia, Multimedia Arts, Video
This Thursday, Jan 24, the Clear Falls Theatre Department will present their spring musical: Once Upon A Mattress. This story is very similar to the story of the Princess and the Pea with a twist. Junior Jacob Knight will be playing the role of Prince Dauntless, an oblivious man. He is unable to say... Read more »
Holocaust Museum Houston: The Butterfly Project
January 16, 2013 • Zoe A. Gaetjen, Online News Producer
Filed under Features, Top Stories
“The last, the very last, so richly, brightly, dazzlingly yellow.” These words are the beginning of a poem called “The Butterfly” written by Pavel Friedmann. Friedmann was one of the many young men who perished in the concentration camps during WWII. In this poem and other works of his, he touches... Read more »
A Home Run for the Holidays
January 8, 2013 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under Boys, District News, Features, News, School News, Sports, Staff
On Tuesday, Dec. 18, the Clear Falls baseball players spread the holiday cheer and worked to better the community when they delivered Christmas presents to three local families in need. The baseball teams gave Christmas to three families this year, one more than last. For the project, the class divided... Read more »
How to Prepare for an Interview
November 30, 2012 • Marissa Adams, Reporter
Filed under Features
At this age, students begin to take more responsibility in their lives by getting jobs. Money is necessary to live day-to-day, especially when students start driving and having to pay for gas. One of the first steps to attaining a job is the dreaded interview. Many people, young and old, get nervous... Read more »
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