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CCHS Press

The student news site of Cypress Creek High School

CCHS Press

The student news site of Cypress Creek High School

CCHS Press

Locked in a cell

Story by: Sam Billings, News Editor February 21, 2017

  The world contains over 500 defined phobias. Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. Verminophobia, the fear of germs. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, the fear of long words. A new phobia has...

Junior Varsity forward Eric Harris, 11, strides for two easy points for the Cougar basketball team.

Calling a technical on stress

Story by: Kai Fortner Newby, Reporter February 20, 2017

Athlete life is not easy. Student athlete life is harder. Student athletes not only have an expectation to hit that clutch three-pointer or catch the game-winning interception, but they also have...

Timing doesnt have to be perfect

Timing doesn’t have to be perfect

Story by: Brooke Bettes, Reporter February 10, 2017

Already having drastic changes in her life, Jill Burkey’s emotions heightened when she discovered that she would not start the school year off as a teacher, but as a mother instead. Getting past the...

Students help create posters for the event.

Rally for the cure

Story by: Emma Ruggiero, Opinion Editor February 2, 2017

Even though he could not cure cancer, he decided he had to help.   Hosted by the members of Key Club, with sponsor William Lally, the breast cancer awareness marathon and field day event will...

Beloved cheer coach retires from coaching cheer

“She’s Cheer Captain and I’m on the Bleachers”

Story by: Alexis Garrison, Feature Editor December 8, 2016

The full stadium. The roar and energy from the crowd. The steps practiced to perfection. Nicole LeClaire spent her youth cheering with all her might in her hometown in El Paso, proudly and consistently...

Junior Victoria Carlson participates in community theaters production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Cy Creek student performs in community theatre production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Story by: Lydia Estepp, Design Editor November 22, 2016

The musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” showed at Stageworks Theatre on Grant road, Friday Nov. 3 through Sunday Nov. 6. The show featured junior Victoria Carlson who played a disgruntled...

Club members gather around to discuss club activities

Play your cards right

Story by: Alexis Garrison, Feature Editor October 29, 2016

The group of friends gathered around each other as they brought out a card game from a beloved cartoon onto the table. Proudly displaying its brand, the bright and colorful cards unfolded themselves as...

A scrapbook of memories

Painting Africa

Story by: Paloma de la Riva, Reporter October 24, 2016

Angela Guy climbed into a packed, old, broken-down van, known as a ‘tro-tro truck’, and took an eight- hour road trip to where she would spend the next year of her life. Children crowded into a stifling...

‘No words’

Story by: Sam Billings, News Editor September 11, 2016

The day started as another bright, normal, Brooklyn day for Annette Mann as she dressed her daughter Imyiah for school. After getting ready with her daughter, Mann travelled to work where she meets with...

Meet Norwina

Meet Norwina

Story by: Libby Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2016

Crowds part for the new couple walking down the hall. People stare in awe and wonder, but must keep their distance from the new top dog in school. As a Girl Scouts Gold Award project and FFA project...

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