Journalism publications medal at state convention
April 30, 2012
Cinco Ranch journalism students traveled to Austin, Texas on Apr. 27-29 for the UIL Interscholastic League Press Conference State Convention (ILPC) where their published material over the past year earned numerous individual awards. Both County Line newspaper and Panorama yearbook received ILPC’s highest... Read more »
Golf advances to state for second consecutive season
Madeline Brisson, Staff Writer
April 20, 2012
Following their first place district finish on April 4, the girls’ varsity golf team placed first at the Class 5A Region III Tournament for the first time in school history while the defending champion boys’ team finished in second, winning a bid for the state tournament. Individually, seniors Abby... Read more »
Cougar tennis team scores in UIL districts
April 19, 2012
The Cougar tennis team competed in the UIL District 19-5A tennis competition on April 5th, and several Cinco Ranch athletes placed in the tournament. “We played some really good matches and had exciting points,” junior Caitlin Alverson said. “Although not many people placed, we all still played... Read more »
Student Excellence Awards
Trevor Nichols, staff writer
April 5, 2012
The Katy ISD Student Excellence Awards are presented to seniors throughout every high school in the district. The twelve seniors from each high school who are deemed to have reached the highest level of achievement within their awarded subject area are recognized, along with their parents, at a district... Read more »
Texas’ unique primary issue
Taral Patel, News Editor
April 5, 2012
Texans will cast their votes during early voting from May 14-25 or on the primary election day on May 29 to decide on the Democratic or Republican nominees for President, United States Congress, Texas Congress, and other statewide and local elected positions. Typically, Texas’ primary date is April... Read more »
Majority rules when it comes to top stories
Shiva Mirzahaidar, Staff Writer
April 5, 2012
As matters such as the presidential election, violence corrupting third world countries and strings of heroism continue to be the main points emphasized in the media, many people begin to form opinions on such issues. However, these viewpoints may be distorted, and influenced heavily by the majority. This... Read more »
Crowd funding creates medium for collective success
April 5, 2012
In a capitalist society, the general public is trained to believe in the idealistic vision of prosperity and success through hard work. Thus, in past generations the American dream inspired people to embody the notion of upward social mobility through self-sufficiency, abandoning those in poverty under... Read more »
Seniors welcome President Obama to Minute Maid Park
Molly Wade, staff writer
April 5, 2012
On Friday, March 9, several students traveled to Minute Maid Park in order to hear a speech by President Obama. People paid hundreds of dollars to attend the event, but students were granted a discounted rate to hear the President. The event was a formal fundraiser for the 2012 Presidential re-election... Read more »
Panzer proves with points
Taral Patel, News Editor
April 5, 2012
The CRyptonite Robotics team won the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology’s (FIRST) Bayou Regional competition in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 15-17. The CRyptonite Robotics team totaled a score of ten-to-one, after the qualification matches, ranking them as the second place... Read more »
On the pursuit of happiness; how depression can interfere
Shiva Mirzahaidar, staff writer
April 5, 2012
Depression: a ten-letter word that carries the weight of ten tons. It is used to express a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal. This psychological illness is made up of “feelings of hopelessness and helplessness,” psychologist Gayle Fuller said. “It is a depressed mood that... Read more »
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