Picnic takes first in bi-district, area
by Austin Graham, Assistant Editor
April 11, 2016
Filed under Fine Arts, School News
OAP advances to area With the UIL competition for one act play, there are three judges watching the competing shows. After viewing all six or eight shows depending on the competition, they are ranked from one-six/eight. At the bi-district competition, Picnic received all ones from the judges, winn...
FDA changes abortion pill regulations
by Brianna Sabrsula, Staff Writer
April 11, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World
The Food and Drug Administration has changed the guidelines for the abortion pill in the last month. This will allow women in Texas to take the pill further into the pregnancy and have fewer doctors visits. The change reduces the dosage of the drug, mifepristone, by 400 milligrams, increasing the wi...
We Are Leander
by Kyle Gehman, Assistant Editor
April 8, 2016
Filed under Club Notes, School News
After five work nights where they stayed up at the school until around 11 p.m., hundreds of hours, thousands of pictures and plenty of frustrating moments, the yearbook has been finished and sent off to publisher company, Balfour. They currently cost $65 but will go up to $70 on May 2nd if any books...
Mental health crisis center goes under construction
by Garrett Gage, Staff Writer
April 7, 2016
Filed under Community
Austin Travis County Integral Care began construction of the Judge Guy Herman Center for Mental Health Crisis Care a few days ago. It has been created to help with the lack of emergency psychiatric care in Travis County. It is expected to be finished in early 2017 and the center is named after Guy Herman,...
April: The month of sexual assault awareness
by Austin Graham, Assistant Editor
April 7, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World
April is the month of sexual assault awareness. Sexual assault is defined as “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.” Victims of this act can suffer from psychological, emotional and even physical effects. These are difficult things to deal...
A final statement
by Kyle Gehman, Assistant Editor
April 6, 2016
Filed under Fine Arts, School News
In their last competition of the year the varsity Winter Guard finished second in the State Championships in College Station. “I was pretty excited,” junior Emma Vestal said. “Considering we got fourth the year before, moving up two places was great. It’s a great way for our season to end...
Now we’re stressed out
by Kyle Gehman, Assistant Editor
April 5, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World
It’s constantly on students minds when they’re up at 2AM finishing their homework, five minutes before the big test and attempting to balance a busy schedule. Stress affects millions of people worldwide, according to APA, in a variety of ways which is why April is marked as National Stress Awaren...
UT creates blueprint to help victims of sexual assault
by Garrett Gage, Staff Writer
April 1, 2016
Filed under State/Nation/World
The University of Texas Police Department will be responding to sexual assault cases on a victim-centered approach with a blueprint created by the university’s Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The blueprint asks to keep looking for corroborating evidence by looking through social...
Lights, camera, prom
by Jack Densmore, Editor-in-Chief
March 30, 2016
Filed under School News
Prom will take place on April 9th at the University of Texas at Austin Club. The annual prom this year will have contracts that students have to sign in order to purchase prom tickets. Prom tickets are $30 starting next week, and the price will increase as prom gets closer. “I believe that the...
Children’s Advocacy Center helps with child abuse
by Aimee Bozoudes, Staff Writer
March 30, 2016
Filed under Community
Stationed in a 1300 sq.ft converted house, the Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center was founded in 1997 and created for the service of victims of child abuse from birth to the age of 17. With as many as 55 or more cases per month, the center provides a child friendly and secure place to discuss and...
Gay-Straight Alliance opens
by Michelle Parker, Staff Writer
March 29, 2016
Filed under Club Notes, School News
The Gay-Straight Alliance club (GSA) was created by freshman Roy Butler last month. The club meets every B day during Pride Time in room 2115. Currently the group has an average of about 18-20 students attending. In the club, members talk about issues in the LGBT community, at school, and personal pr...
Picnic takes first
by Austin Graham, Assistant Editor
March 28, 2016
Filed under Fine Arts, School News
The one act play, went up against seven other schools for the district competition last week. Picnic won first place at district with many of the students winning awards. Juniors Cullan Payne and Evan Hays received the Honorable Mention award. Juniors Sarah Hayes, Ana Arthur and senior Olivia Baker received...
Seniors say goodbye
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
High school can be an interesting time. It’s filled with ups and downs; of homework and stressful tests; old friends that can disappear and new ones that pop up; and of le...
June 2, 2017
Finals fiasco
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
As always, the finals exemption list has been rolled out, and students have been filled with either relief or dread as the check to see what end of year test they will have...
May 28, 2017
Rallying as Roadrunners
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
The University of Texas at San Antonio, or more commonly referred to as UTSA, will have several students from the school joining the class of 2021. The now-Lions will be ...
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