75 Years Later, A Holocaust Survivor Tells His Story
Yoonsoo (Seth) Choi, Staff Writer
June 17, 2020
Erwin Forley is getting on board a train bound for Auschwitz. The year is 1944, and Forley is a 16-year-old Jewish teenage boy living in Nazi-occupied-Hungary. The cattle car is cramped and has 100 passengers. Forley smells the rotting flesh of the ghastly prisoners, who have died because of a lack of food and w...
Ronan McQuillan
Donovan Nichols, News Editor
May 30, 2020
“I’ve been doing gymnastics since I was six; it’s a big part of me. I’ve made lifelong friends in the gym.” Senior Ronan McQuillan will be attending the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, this fall, where he will continue his career in gymnastics. “My initial interest w...
Andy Lee
Donovan Nichols, News Editor
May 16, 2020
“I always wanted to fly growing up; I’ve always been fascinated with planes.” This summer, senior Andy Lee will take the first steps towards realizing this dream, as he attends the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in hopes of eventually becoming a pilot. “I got to copi...
Lifted Lamai
Gabrielle Fletcher, Staff Writer
May 15, 2020
Down the runway she walks. Senior Lifted Lamai began her senior year with a modeling career in the making. Lamai dreamt of becoming a successful model since she was a toddler prancing through Lagos, Nigeria and she has traveled far to do so. Lamai has moved overseas to America to further her chanc...
Fran Centron
Nicole Campbell, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
As summer, and soon a new school year approaches, anticipation and eagerness fills the air. College choice is decided and boxes get packed. For senior Fran Centron, this excitement includes attending the University of Texas at Austin, where she plans to major in public health and minor in Spanish. He...
Tejas George
Donovan Nichols, News Editor
May 12, 2020
Senior Tejas George says he practically eats, sleeps, and breathes robotics; a dedicated member of the CRyptonite robotics team, he estimates he puts in nearly 400 hours every spring semester, January through April, working on the robot during build season, preparing and updating it between and at comp...
Haley Jeansonne
Esha Nigudkar, Contributing Writer
May 11, 2020
They say the way into a person’s heart is through their stomach, and there couldn’t be a more true statement made today. People create new connections over a bite, reconcile with partners at dinner, and strengthen friendships all while munching on some snacks. Yet for senior Haley Jeansonne, cul...
Matt Mohn
Yoonsoo (Seth) Choi, Staff Writer
May 9, 2020
After attending Duke TIP summer camp the summer before his sophomore year, senior Matt Mohn fell in love with the university’s people, culture and campus. Last fall, he applied to Duke and was accepted. Mohn will be majoring in Public Policy at Duke. Public policy looks at how governments imple...
Ahriel Tyson
Joshua Piper, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
While many students express they are “reaching for the stars,” Senior Ahriel Tyson wants to reach for the stars literally as she embarks from Cinco Ranch to pursue a major in Aerospace Science. Since eighth grade, Tyson has been enthralled by the final frontier, hoping to one day work with NASA and...
Paul Schrieber
Donovan Nichols, News Editor
May 4, 2020
Like all seniors, Paul Schrieber’s time in school has been unexpectedly cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, his time at Cinco will be far less than other seniors, by an entire year. Schrieber loaded up on graduation requirements to be able to graduate in only three years, taking both junior and s...
Luana Muñoz
Jordyn Guzman, Co-Editor
May 4, 2020
In this world, humans must coexist with millions of creatures that dwell on the land, in the depths of the sea, and in the air as well. Senior Luana Muñoz, an aspiring animal science major with a passion for animals, intends to do just that as she branches into college with hopes of becoming a veteri...
Ina Bruno
Nicole Campbell, Staff Writer
May 2, 2020
The future has a different definition for everyone. For some people it’s being an artist or a scientist, but for senior, Ina Bruno, it means going to college and becoming a physical therapist. She plans to get her associates degree at Houston Community College, and then transfer from there. “ I...