Head over wheels for robotics

Samuel Teas, Staff Writer
March 23, 2015
Filed under Clubs, Features, Top Stories

It’s 7:00 pm on any weeknight. Club members enter the build site and gather around the whiteboard. Students begin to work on drive trains, elevators, and software. Everybody is doing something. These students aren’t playing around. These students are on the CRyptonite Robotics Team. “The...

A penny for their thoughts

Roba Abousaway, Staff Writer
March 20, 2015
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Since ancient times, people have questioned the fundamentals of human life. Philosophy, the study of thought, helps influence theories that revolutionize the way people think. The members of the philosophy club hope to develop a deeper mentality by gaining new perspectives on controversial topics with...

German Club hosts Houston Consul General at student event

Emily Burleson, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2014
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Ricarda Redeker, the German Consul for Houston, presented a video messaged during Deutscher Samstag, an enrichment event for German language students, on Nov. 15. As keynote speaker, Redeker presented a  speech and played a video message from astronauts on the International Space Station. “She was ver...

Photo story: Freshman takes first place in Poetry Out Loud contest

Abdalla Khalil, Staff Photographer
November 20, 2014
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In true Cinco style

Sara Saavedra, staff writer
April 11, 2014
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Fashion. One word with infinite possibilities. It channels the phases throughout life and serves as a way to express personalities. Most people follow the trends, yet there are few that take them to a whole different level and strive to inspire others. Although fairly new, the Cinco Fashion Club has...

Gags, guffaws, giggles: Comedy Sportz enters tenth season of high school improv

Snovia Moiz, Staff Writer
February 15, 2013
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It is fast paced and funny. It requires acting without thinking. It is Comedy Sportz. “Comedy Sportz is an improvisation comedy show that is set up with a match based competition style,” Theatre Tech teacher Stephen Brown said. “Acthletes, as they are called, perform in special games using...

Photo Gallery: Austin Crosby leads prayer at the REACH worship group gathering

January 29, 2013
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Guard tosses, spins into winter competition season

Snovia Moiz, Staff Writer
December 11, 2012
Filed under Clubs, Features, Sports

The sound of applause begins to fill the dimly lit gymnasium as the music comes to a stop. As The members of the Winter Guard leave the performance floor, however, the excitement in their eyes remain  even after the performance has ended. This is their time. This is their moment. Winter guard is an ...

Growth through worship

December 9, 2011
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The Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth Club, better known as the BIBLE club, emerged from a group of Cinco students that attended a Fellowship Church camp. These members agreed that students at Cinco should be able to come together and study the Bible. One of the members of the BIBLE club, senior...

Club’s holiday traditions

Camryn Fuller, staff writer
December 9, 2011
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 Everyone has their own holiday traditions; some sing carols, some eat food. Well, clubs have traditions too. These traditions make the clubs unique. The Cougar Star dance team holds an event on Dec. 1 and 2 called Progressive Dinner, where the girls sit on a hay ride in groups of about 12. Home own...

Spanish Honor Society holds Latin dance lessons

Daniela Plata, Business Editor
November 11, 2011
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Spanish Honor Society held salsa lessons for $2 on Nov. 8 with a certified instructor from Life Time Fitness. In order to participate, members were required to bring canned foods to donate to Katy Christian Ministries for Thanksgiving. In all, SHS collected 89 cans. By the end of the hour-long...

Blazer Up: Gentlemen raise enthusiasm level at sporting events

Ebone' McCall, Entertainment Editor
November 2, 2011
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The Cinco Gentlemen is not an ordinary school pep or cheerleading squad. These blazer-wearing men are students from all grade levels, who go out to school games and cheer for the Cougar teams. Before the group was created, other district schools noticed the intensity and loudness of the student section...