Lone Star shooting spurred by hallway bump

Staff Reports
January 22, 2013
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FINAL UPDATE: The shooting at Lone Star College reportedly was the result of a fight that erupted over a simple bump in the hallway. According to police, one man - who had a concealed handgun license - took out his pistol and opened fire. Two people were shot and a third suffered an injury during... Read more »

Are you on the right track for college?

Deja Ballard, Staff Writer
November 19, 2012
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Junior year can be stressful; it's the year for competition between fellow students. Whether you're a top 10 percenter or below the 50 percentile, there are a list of things that can help you make sure you are on the right track to college. Senior life can be just as hectic with college just around the... Read more »

The Next Generation iPhone is here

Deja Ballard, Staff Writer
November 9, 2012
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Get in line. Apple has revealed the thinnest, lightest iPhone ever. AT&T and Verizon employees have been requesting days off to avoid the bombarding of stores. "iPhone 5 is the most beautiful consumer device that we’ve ever created," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide... Read more »

Wood Shop goes vocational

Alexis Aguilar, Staff Writer
November 6, 2012
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Wood Shop teacher John Toreson is ecstatic for the improvements being made in his class. New vocational training methods will allow his students to be better prepared entering the workforce after high school. Toreson has been working intensively to establish this program for students because he knows... Read more »

District launches open wifi on campuses

Leanne Haas, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2012
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It’s the age of technology. iPads dominate students’ backpacks. iPhones live in their pockets. iPods, whether teachers like it or not, are constantly finding their way into kids’ hands all day long. Through the years, technology has gained favor in the world. Over the summer, TISD spent $115,000... Read more »

Lone Star College receives bomb threat

Staff Report
October 24, 2012
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A bomb threat was phoned into the Tomball Lone Star College campus shortly after 1:30 p.m. today. The campus has been evacuated and classes are cancelled, according to area news reports. Students and people are advised to stay away from the campus. So far, there is no impact on tonight's Tomball... Read more »

THS grad dies in crash

Leandra Carty, Staff Writer
October 18, 2012
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Itzel Trejo, a 2012 Tomball High School graduate, died in a traffic accident last night with a friend when their car slammed into a concrete pillar under the north Sam Houston Parkway in northwest Harris county. According to the Houston Chronicle, it was around 8 p.m. as Trejo and Alberto Benavides... Read more »

THS grad dies over weekend

September 11, 2012
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Former Tomball High School student Matthew Steinmetz, who graduated in June, died over the weekend at his home. He was 18. Odalis Sanchez, Matt’s girlfriend at the time of his passing, described the news as astonishing, “My heart broke,” she said, “I couldn’t believe that he was gone.” What... Read more »

Obama reaches youth via Reddit

Leanne Haas, Co-editor-in-chief
August 30, 2012
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President Obama posted an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit.com on Thursday, providing proof of his authenticity with the link to his post on his official twitter account, and a picture of himself sitting on his laptop in a private room as further proof that it was actually him. It’s no surprise that... 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 »