Finding something to do during summer may prove itself a challenge for students unaware of the local activities available. In an effort to try to make everyone’s summer a better experience, this list has been compiled, listing 10 things to do while out of school to make the best of vacation. Dinosaur...

1. Prairie Lights Located in Grand Prairie, Prairie lights is open through New Years Eve every night of the week. During the week the hours are from 6-9 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday the hours of admission are 6-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday the cost is $20 per car and Friday through Sunday...

[original post date: Nov. 11, 2011]  In the past years the Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination has not been a requirement to attend any high school or college in North Texas. Recently the requirements have changed and college students must have to be vaccinated to attend the school of their choice....

Senior Elizabeth Shine wakes up in the morning with a plethora of things to do throughout the day including school, choir, work, tutoring and sand volleyball. “There’s never down time for me, ever,” Shine said. Shine has been participating in music and theatre for the majority of her life....

Sophomore Tiffany Miller and senior Austin Glavin leave every day during ninth period to go to the golf course and practice putting and driving golf balls around the green. Miller started to play golf in seventh grade because her dad suggested it. “I like playing golf because it keeps my mind...

Freshman Catie Williams steps onto the stage. She easily slips into a whole different world as a different person with a different life and a new personality. “The feeling of being able to be anyone [interests me.] I love attention too, so having a huge group of people watching me makes me feel...

Manager Jessica Ray sits energetically in the bleachers as she times the varsity basketball boys Brooks Bacchus, Marchie Murdock and Jordan Taulton along with the other players while they sprint up and down the court practicing plays such as ‘the maverick’ and ‘the head-tap,’ during basketball...

As freshman Abigale Standefer walks into Teen Leadership, she sits in her assigned airplane seat and begins to talk with her fellow peers while waiting for Mrs. Dena Schimming to prepare the class for take off. “It’s a class where kids get to learn who they are, where they come from and how to...

The possibilities of something actually happening and the world going into complete chaos on Dec. 21, according to most people, are slim. Even if the chance of this event occurring is unlikely, thoughts of the world bursting into flames, all civilizations losing electricity or zombies taking over still...

1. Inner Space Cavern For $19.95 per adult and $11.95 per child, explore an ancient cavern that dates back to prehistoric times. The cavern is located in Georgetown- about a two hour drive southbound on Interstate 35. http://www.myinnerspacecavern.com/home.php 2. Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum Decipher...