The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Story by: Garrett Fugate, Reporter
October 19, 2020
The 2020 hurricane season created a ‘perfect storm’ for tropical depressions and hurricanes forming along the Gulf of Mexico. USA Today wrote that this 2020 season had brought nearly 15 hurricanes and just over 23 tropical storms. These series of storms have brought upon many safety and health conc...
Brain-Eating Amoeba Threatens Lake Jackson
Story by: Savannah Negron, Reporter
October 7, 2020
On September 8, 6-year-old Josiah McIntyre died after a brain eating amoeba by the name of Naegleria Fowleri entered his system. Josiah’s mother, Maria Castillo, noticed her son was feeling under the weather and started to experience flu like symptoms. Castillo did not become concerned until her son ...
The Aura From California
Story by: Vincent Ruggiero, News Editor
October 6, 2020
California, the nation’s most populous state, never fails to find itself without fumes -- both literally and figuratively. Californians continue to see constant change and chaos within their borders, for better or worse. However, in recent weeks, certain instances of chaos have become nationwide to...
The Strategy Behind Capacity
Story by: Garrett Fugate, Reporter
October 2, 2020
Since the explosion of Covid-19 cases in late 2020, the CDC and other health organizations have instructed restaurants and businesses to operate at a certain percent capacity. Harris County has imposed very strict rules relating to this subject, mandating a maximum 50 percent capacity in stores and ...
The Secretive Sale
Story by: Vincent Ruggiero, News Editor
September 30, 2020
No high schooler can truly understand what goes on behind the scenes in the business and political world, but it shouldn’t have the clarity of a smokescreen either. In an essential issue for a plethora of teenagers, the sale of TikTok and its possible ban has gotten a bare-bones explanation not ev...
BLM: A Modern Day Civil Rights Movement
Story by: Anisa Tran, Reporter
September 23, 2020
On May 25, 2020, a store employee in Minneapolis, Minnesota called the cops on a black man he suspected of using a counterfeit bill, to buy cigarettes. The employee noted that Floyd was not in control of himself and appeared drunk. With police called, Floyd was aggressively approached by Officers Derek Ch...
Coronavirus Spreads to the US
Story by: Kirsten Hill, Reporter
February 10, 2020
What started as a small viral outbreak in the Wuhan district of China has turned into a global emergency that claims lives in the hundreds and infects by the thousands everyday. The Coronavirus, a respiratory illness that has turned fatal, has killed over 500 people and infected upwards of 30,000. ...
A Tasty Evening
Story by: Chloe O'Dell, Reporter
February 10, 2020
On January 30th Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District hosted their annual food tasting at the Berry center. Parents and students were invited to attend and try new food items for next year’s menu. This year, items from both breakfast and lunch were showcased. Starting at 4:30pm, parents and students fil...
Stealing Home
Story by: Vincent Ruggiero, News Editor
January 31, 2020
On January 13th, Major League Baseball punished the Houston Astros for using cameras to steal signs. The Astros were fined $5M and had four draft picks stripped from them. Additionally, general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch were suspended for the 2020 season. Subsequently, Luhnow and Hinch ...
Loss of a Legend
Story by: Vincent Ruggiero
January 30, 2020
41-year-old NBA legend Kobe Bryant, among eight others, died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26. The helicopter crashed into a hillside, killing all nine people on board -- including Bryant's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Kobe Bryant was on his way to a travel basketball game with G...
Valentin Carrillo Takes on Homecoming
October 19, 2020
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season
October 19, 2020
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