National English Honor Society enters hiatus

Trevor Nichols, News Editor
April 12, 2013

The local chapter of National English Honor Society will be discontinued next year. NEHS’s hiatus is due to a lack of membership and participation over the past year. “We’ve had some problems with attendance,” sophomore English teacher Marcia Simmons said. “About a third of our membership shows... Read more »

Junior John Liner places at state Poetry Out Loud competition

Ana Gutierrez, staff writer
March 5, 2012

After winning the school-wide Poetry Out Loud competition on Nov. 4, junior John Liner moved on to the state competition,  held at the Downtown HCC Campus this past Saturday, Feb. 25, where he placed among the top five of the 26 total competitors. The Poetry Out Loud contest, created by the National... Read more »

Junior class president wins Poetry Out Loud

Shaun Lal, Sports Editor
November 10, 2011

National English Honor Society hosted its second annual Poetry Out Loud competition on Friday, Nov. 4. Five students competed in the poetry contest, and junior class president John Liner came in first place, reciting “Football” by Louis Jenkins and “The Birth of John Henry” by Melvin B. Tolson. “I... Read more »