Examing the real cost of weed

Rain Shanks, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2013
Filed under Best of CC, In-Depth, News, Top Stories

It’s an herb, it’s medicine; it’ll get you addicted, lazy, and fat. According to WebMD, the short-term side effects include distorted sense of time, paranoia, "Magical" or random thinking and short-term memory loss. People misunderstand the freedoms in America. Yes, smoking pot is illegal (at... Read more »

Superintendent Neubauer retiring after 4 decades

Leanne Haas, co-editor in chief
February 13, 2013
Filed under Best of CC, News, Top Stories

John Neubauer has been with TISD for 46 years, starting his career in education in 1967 when the Cherry Street campus was an intermediate school as he taught sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. On Monday, Jan. 14, he turned in his letter of resignation from his position as superintendent. “The people... Read more »

One Small Step

Leanne Haas, co-editor in chief
February 12, 2013
Filed under Best of CC, Features, In-Depth, Top Stories

He sat in his usual spot - a red and blue plaid rocking chair placed in the corner of the room, next to the kitchen in the home that he built himself. The television is muted; he is watching the news, his usual station. Occasionally, he leans in and cups his hand around his left ear. “I’m sorry,... Read more »

Dealing with doomsday

Click to view graphic on previous dire predictions (courtesy OnlinePsychologyDegree.net)

Leanne Haas, co-editor in chief
January 9, 2013
Filed under Best of CC, Features, Uncategorized

Grab your grocery carts, doomsday preppers. Canned corn is aisle 3. Ramen noodles, aisle 2. Surviving the apocalypse for dummies can be found in the book section. And if you just took the previous sentences seriously, you are probably building your bomb shelter as this is being read. No need to panic,... Read more »

A familiar stranger

Leanne Haas, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2012
Filed under Best of CC, Features, Top Stories

Bailey Swanson doesn’t know him - not really, anyways. She wishes she did. So does her twin sister, Tyler. Once upon a time, they had a vague idea of what he looked like - a picture shown to them when they were six. What they do know, however, is his name; the one that signs every check, which eventually... Read more »

New district previews: Small town strangers

PJ Meyer, Sports Editor
July 4, 2012
Filed under Best of CC, Sports, Top Stories

Tomball meets some new opponents, District 22-4A A new district means new competition for Tomball sports teams next year.  Predictions are being made as coaches prepare for a different level of play.  Without and previous experience against these other schools, the Cougars will really have to... Read more »

Farewell to the Queen

Leanne Haas, Staff Writer
May 24, 2012
Filed under Best of CC, News, Top Stories

She was known as "The Queen." She sat on her throne, "Stomping out Ignorance" as she had dedicated her life to doing. She taught history as if she had lived it. She was Greek. She was French. She was African. Her best friends were Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc and Socrates, to name a few. She time... Read more »

Reputation: Judging books by their covers

Alexis Aguren and Bianca Zaragoza, editors-in-chief
April 24, 2012
Filed under Best of CC, Features

“Who here has ever been called a slut? Who here has ever called a girl a slut?”  For the Mean Girls fanatics, this quote may sound familiar. It may be hard for some to find meaning behind the comedy.             Of course, our school won’t have an awkward math teacher hold an... Read more »

Reason behind the Red

Alexis Aguren
October 21, 2011
Filed under Best of CC, Features, Top Stories

Among the few things students actually look forward to in school is the infamous Red Ribbon Week. It becomes almost a competition as to who can dress in the most creative and astounding way to fit the daily theme, and at times it seems the concept behind the spirit-filled week is lost somewhere in the... Read more »

Students often choose phones over sleep

Mayeli Cuenca, Staff Writer
October 14, 2011
Filed under Best of CC, Features, Top Stories

              It’s 2 a.m. on a school night and sophomore Vanessa Casillas has yet to go to bed. It’s getting late and sleep is the last thing on her mind. She silently reaches to grab her phone, her eyes glance downward as another text appears. It has become a routine, even though... Read more »