No More Algebra II?

April 12, 2013 • Zoe A. Gaetjen, Online News Producer  
Filed under District News, News, School News, Top Stories

The Texas legislature is currently debating on the topic of high school graduation requirements statewide. The most pressing matter of this particular topic is that Algebra II might possibly be taken out of high school curriculum.  There are several bills currently proposed to state lawmakers that would... 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 »

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 »

Dr. Greg Smith Named Superintendent of the Year

October 17, 2012 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief  
Filed under Area News, Breaking News, Clear Falls Post, District News, News

Since 2008, Dr. Greg Smith has led Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD). Under his leadership enrollment numbers have sky-rocketed and the district opened the first education village in the state of Texas. In response to such success, the Texas Association of School Boards named Smith the... Read more »

Excellent Inaugural Year for Clear Falls

June 2, 2011 • SIerra Ham, Victoria Lopez, Kendall Brown, Heather Hamm, Reporters  
Filed under District News, Features, News, School News

Clear Falls High School’s first year exceeded expectations in many things. “It was exciting and fun. I met new people form other schools. The teachers are pretty cool this year. Overall it was pretty good”, said sophomore James Rodriguez. Some disagreed and expect some changes next year. “It’s... Read more »

CCISD Notified of Coming Budget Deficit

February 16, 2011 • Meghan Mistry, Co-Editor in Chief  
Filed under District News, Staff

Texas House of Representatives recently informed Clear Creek Independent School District, one of the largest districts in the state of Texas, that the district’s operating budget for the next two years will be cut by $40-$50 million. The new budget shortfall will have a drastic effect on... Read more »

Knights show they care

December 31, 2010  
Filed under Area News, District News, Multimedia, Multimedia News, News, School News

Clear Falls High School working with the rest of the Education Village collect thousands of cans of food and deliver by the busload to local food banks. It was part of an inter-disciplinary service learning project to educate students and teachers alike about hunger around the world. The soundbite is... Read more »

Basketball Season Begins Successfully

November 30, 2010 • Meghan Mistry, Co-Editor in Chief  
Filed under Boys, District News, Girls, News, School News, Sports, Sports Center

Basketball is a famous American pastime. One of the most beloved sports, the 2010 National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals games brought in an average 18 million viewers nightly. This nation-wide love for the high-paced and difficult game overflowed into the Clear Falls basketball program. When the... Read more »

Falls Designates Banner to fly in February’s Shuttle Mission

November 3, 2010 • Meghan Mistry, Co-Editor In Chief  
Filed under District News, News, School News, Top Stories

At the dedication ceremony for Bayside Intermediate and Clear Falls High, Colonel Greg Johnson offered to take school related paraphernalia on the STS-134 shuttle mission. “We can fly a special item for each of the three schools on the mission in February,” said Johnson. To represent Clear Falls,... Read more »

CCISD Dedicates Two State Renowned Schools

October 22, 2010 • Meghan Mistry, Co-Editor in Chief  
Filed under District News, News, School News, Top Stories

Clear Creek Independent School District celebrated the opening of Texas’s first Education Village by dedicating Bayside Intermediate and Clear Falls High on October 17, 2010. “It’s great to be able to dedicate the education village to the community. Students will go far, especially because they... Read more »