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Big Fish production members take a bow after their final dress rehearsal.

Go Big or Go Fish

Gabrielle Fletcher, Staff Writer February 26, 2020

Choir, orchestra, theater, and band came together for a collaboration to present “Big Fish” the Musical. All fine arts participants prepared for the biggest show of the school year and the time came...

Rachel Sobylya teaches AP Lang and Houston Community College English along with writing poetry.

“Dear River” Review

Joshua Piper, Staff Writer February 24, 2020

Cinco Ranch English Teacher Rachel Sobylya, has had her first book published. Dear River, Sobylya’s debut poem chapbook, conveys how her childhood in Appalachia affects her perspective of the world and...

HOSA State Qualifiers

HOSA State Qualifiers

Joshua Piper, Staff Writer February 24, 2020

Cinco Ranch’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Club recently competed in the Texas Area HOSA competition on February 7th and 8th which resulted in five students advancing to the State competition....

Sophomore Vivinnia Aguilar

New Voices

Celeste Hoover, Co-Editor-In-Chief February 24, 2020

“I just wanted my voice and my grandfather’s voice to be heard.” Sophomore Vivinnia Aguilar, new this year to Cinco Ranch High School, joined the Debate class because she wants to become a...

The team poses after winning third place. From left to right: senior Camila Santos, junior Julie Rojas, senior Ria Salway, senior Laurie Dong, senior Ahriel Tyson, junior Hana Chaudhry, senior Christopher Ulrich, senior Danielle Defreitas, senior Theodora Urquhart, and junior Daniel Yang.

Academic Decathlon Takes Third Place at Regionals

Donovan Nichols, News Editor February 23, 2020

The Academic Decathlon team took third place at the Region VII Academic Decathlon meet, scoring a new school record of 44,900 points, as well as winning second place in the Super Quiz event. Many team...

Sophomore Henry Ding and Anabelle Du pose with their public forum trophies.

Speech and Debate Takes Home Individual Wins at Final Tournament

Donovan Nichols, News Editor February 21, 2020

The Speech and Debate team took home a host of trophies at the Seven Lakes High School Tournament on February 7 and 8. In speech events, freshman Victoria Wong won third place in the prose competition,...

Founded in 1980, Houstonfest is an annual competition for Houston-area students in grades 8 through 12 who are learning German.

Hallo Houston!

Celeste Hoover, Co-Editor-In-Chief February 21, 2020

What competition requires lederhosen, bratwursts, and sauerkraut? The UIL german competition, Houstonfest, an annual event that quizzes students in German classes from across the Houston-area on topics...

How has the media influenced your view of Valentines day? 
I personally don’t like Valentine’s Day, really because it is one big advertisement to buy things for someone you like when it should be little surprises year round.
-Ryan Hutson, 12

Humans of Cinco

Jordyn Guzman, Co-Editor-In-Chief February 7, 2020

English teacher Rachel Sobylya grades at her classroom desk. Sobylyas collection of poetry is available for pre-order online.

Stanzas By Sobylya

Jordyn Guzman, Co-Editor-In-Chief November 20, 2019

Writing allows for true expression of one’s thoughts, ideas, and emotions. Though there exists many styles and forms of writing, arguably the least restrictive in terms of set rules and guidelines is...

Junior Desheng Liu also plays in the Houston Youth Symphony.

A ‘Note’-able Feat

Donovan Nichols, News Editor November 18, 2019

Nearly 100 sets of eyes are on Desheng Liu as he walks up and sets his music on the stand. It’s not the many eyes that concern him, however, but the few sets of ears hidden from view behind a curtain,...

Anuraag Routray and Aatreya Tewary won first place in the public forum competition at the New York City Invitational Debate and Speech Tournament on October 19 and 20.

The Dynamic Duo

Benjamin Bradford, Contributing Writer November 12, 2019

Time is ticking. Your pen is tapping, your teeth are grinding, and your hand is aching. Your voice is hoarse, your tie is loose, and your hair is a greasy mess. The case has been read and the arguments...

Quiz Bowl Cougars Have Great Start to 2019 Season

Quiz Bowl Cougars Have Great Start to 2019 Season

Irene Arinze, Staff Writer October 18, 2019

Cinco Ranch High School hosted the Bayou City Jamboree on September 21, where three of the Cinco Ranch Quiz Bowl teams competed against other state teams in the Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance (TQBA). After putting...

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