In Texas, you can easily acquire a license at the age of 16 and renew it whenever needed by simply submitting documents to your local Department of Public Safety office. To many people, driving is a necessary privilege to work, run errands or go anywhere at all with a heavy lack of accessible public transportation. The United States has the highest vehicle usage in the world. Naturally, there will be more drivers on the roads and this will only increase as the years go by. This also means there will be an increase in incompetent drivers. This incompetency...

“Outer Banks” premiered on Netflix in 2020 and quickly rose in popularity. With the need to stay home because of COVID, it’s easy for younger viewers to get lost in the weekly adventures and relationship drama that the show did a great job of portraying. The next two seasons did not disappoint and provided more high-intensity action.  “Outer Banks” season four skyrocketed with the first of five episodes – part one – aired Oct. 17 and part two, the remaining five episodes, beginning Nov. 7. It’s already number one on Netflix's...

On this episode of The Round Up Podcast, Raymond Laurey (11), Joy Atkins (12) and Colton Bassett (12) discuss the misconceptions of Journalism, JROTC and golf.

  On this episode of The Round Up Podcast, Senior Salvator Biundo and juniors Marc Robinson and John Johnson discuss the impact journalism classes have on their lives.

Buffalo native, Westside Gunn, continues his series of albums kickstarted by “Pray For Paris” with the new installment “Still Praying”. Following last year’s installment, “And Then You Pray For Me”, Gunn released two projects in 24 hours with “Still Praying’s” predecessor “11” coming out the night before. With “And Then You Pray For Me” being a switch-up from his usual work, fans built skepticism on Gunn’s future succeeding the album. Gunn quickly put this narrative to rest with this album.  First off, the mixtape...

PTSA cookie sales returned for the 2024-2025 school year Sept. 25. Their return altered how the cookie sales work and the overall price per cookie. These changes benefit the PTSA and should not be changed back to the way previous years’ sales worked.  Unlike past years when PTSA sold two cookies for $1, a single cookie now costs $1. PTSA implemented these price change because of the need to raise more money for PTSA and to cover the cost of cookie supplies. The increased cost also benefits the PTSA which spends the money by putting it back...

12. LSU After losing last year’s Heisman winner Jayden Daniels to the NFL draft many fans speculated that the Tigers offense wasn’t going to be as productive as the previous years. LSU shattered expectations and has balled out so far in the season. With stars like offensive tackle Will Campbell, running back Caden Durham and quarterback Garret Nussmeier the Tigers offense looks spectacular. Although not having a defense not quite on the same level as their offense does affect them, Whit Weeks leads the defense and the Tigers into the 12th...

On this episode of The Round Up Podcast, Rain Maakestad, 12, and Kaiden Wynne, 12, discuss the issues Gen Z is voting on in the 2024 election.