The student news site of Cypress Creek High School

CCHS Press

The student news site of Cypress Creek High School

CCHS Press

The student news site of Cypress Creek High School

CCHS Press

Book Den reviews: “Stay”

Story by: Libby Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief December 16, 2016

After reading “The Art of Racing in the Rain” and “A Dog’s Purpose” I tried my best to stay away from dog books. Dog books have a tendency to help me reach a new level of devastation, and feeling...

Players cool down during a heated game

Can’t take the heat

Story by: Kai Fortner Newby, Reporter December 1, 2016

The sun beamed down on the player's skin causing a glossy shimmer visible from across the field in the scorching hot weather. Lack of hydration could not only slow them down physically, but mentally as...

Sometimes people take their costumes to the next level, but that isnt always a good thing.

When Halloween costumes go too far

Story by: Paloma de la Riva, Reporter October 28, 2016

Halloween- a time when couples make up adorable puns and turn them into costumes, a time when children get to prance from door to door as superheroes, zombies and princesses, and a time where sexualizing...

Witches

October 26, 2016

One of the older superstitions about Halloween night involves the solicitation of witches by way of wearing clothes inside out and walking backwards. Why someone would want to meet a witch on a night like...

Cemetaries

October 26, 2016

The final resting place of hundreds can only elicit fear and for good reason. Just underfoot lie the dead, commanders of fear and respect since the dawn of time, on a night where even children seek strange...

Ghosts

October 26, 2016

On the subject of spirits, some believe the dead feel closer to the world of the living than usual on Halloween night. The belief likely stemmed from Halloween sharing a date with one of the Days of the...

Jack O’ Lanterns

October 26, 2016

Nearly everyone puts out a carved pumpkin when the sweetest and scariest night of the year grows near, but few know why past that they have always done it. As it happens, some say the candle illuminating...

Bad luck black cats

October 26, 2016

Black cats get a raw deal on Halloween. People always say they bring bad luck with their crossings, but on a night of fun and frights the assertion comes through tenfold in such a way that owners of black...

Keeping up with the verbal pitches

Story by: Rayya Gordon, News Editor February 23, 2016

Baseball season has arrived, and understanding the games goes hand in hand with the fun of America’s favorite pastime. Use these handy buzzwords to follow along as the baseball diamond heats up. Ace...

Senior Amber Ivy at National Signing Day on Feb. 3.

Runs in the family

Story by: Chloe Trejo, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 4, 2016

Years after committing herself to track, senior Amber Ivy now finds herself committing to a bigger dream to run at collegiate and professional levels. Inspired by her mother and father, who both ran...

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