Bright lights. Pounding hearts. Juniors Aracely Ramirez and her partner, Jalissa Aguilar, walk the stage, ready to receive their award. Both scored perfectly on the 20-page written portion and only received one point deduction on their 15-minute presentation, leading to them becoming the state champions....

Walking down the fifty-yard line, senior Courtney Richardson celebrates football senior night with his grandma and grandpa on his left and twin brother, Kareem Richardson, on his right. Courtney reflects and expresses gratitude for the last four years of high school and his involvement in football and...

Anxiety fills history teacher Abbigayle Marion as she answers the ringing phone. She knows what it means – the air force deployed her sister. Military deployment, both past and present, impacts many people throughout the school. “It's pretty crazy, especially because it's my younger sister,”...

Clipboard and pen in hand, science teacher Mr. Jason Shackelford, also known as Coach Shack, prepares to instruct a student at Mansfield Driving Academy. Although he taught high school classes for eight hours earlier that day, he stays motivated to provide his students with his full attention to help...

In 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2060, establishing an advisory council for the usage of Artificial Intelligence in Texas education. According to Programs, a cybersecurity education and career guide, there’s been a significant increase in the usage of AI, with 30% of K-12 students using...

A feeling of achievement spreads through senior Anneliese Robertson as she completes the final stitch in her project during her AP 3D art class. Throughout the 2025-26 school year Robertson, along with her peers, has been perfecting her AP 2D and 3D Art portfolios to submit in hopes of earning college...

Doctors milled about, looking at test results and whispering furiously. Sophomore Cirye Carpenter sat amidst the beeping machines and bright lights, anxiously anticipating the diagnosis she had waited on for a month.  In December 2024, doctors told Carpenter she had Anomalous Aortic Origin Of The...

The slowing of footsteps sounds as freshman Reese Broyles finishes her run. Sweat drips from her face while her heart beats at a blinding rhythm. She steps off the track and quickly walks to her mother’s car so that she does not miss dance rehearsals. During the 2025-26 school year, Broyles ran in...