Teacher Tea: Mr. Mennsfield
Leila Olukoga, Reporter
January 30, 2020
Eight-year-old Valento Mennsfield always wanted to emulate his father. He found his father’s work ethic to be his best quality. One night, Mennsfield curiously walked into the living room to find his father sitting in front of the dimly lit television, sketching something on a big yellow notepad. As he ...
Vaulting to Success
Hailey Dirks and Kate Knauff, Reporter
January 28, 2020
As junior Lucas Huckeba sprints down the lane as fast as his legs can take him, the world blurs around him. He focuses on his hands holding on to the pole that will, in seconds, launch him ten feet into the air. At the last second, he plants the pole into the ground and launches into the air. His stom...
Bake it ‘til you make it
Leila Olukoga and Malley O'Carroll, Reporter
January 24, 2020
Her passion for baking started with helping her family in the kitchen at Christmas time. Her first baking responsibility was getting to mix in the chocolate chips into the cookies. It was one time of the year where she got to see her green snowman spatula and it always brought her joy. Sophomore...
A Unique Streak
Kate Haas and Henry Hays
January 23, 2020
The conductor takes his bow and holds up his baton. The full symphony orchestra readies itself to tell the story of a man yearning to be free. The violinist feels the weight of the music -- the powerful moment of sharing someone’s story with the world. She thinks to herself, “I’m going to miss...
Teacher Tea: Nickerson
Mia Nguyen, Reporter
January 9, 2020
Everything about New York is bustling. Busy streets, businessmen hastily getting on the subway or hailing a cab and a multitude of people moving where there is adventure. Many people dream about moving to the Big Apple seeking opportunity, English teacher Kimberly Nickerson traded New York for the comfort...
End of a chapter
Leila Olukoga, Reporter
December 20, 2019
After 26 years of librarianship, 10 served at Hebron, librarian Liz Harrison has decided to retire. Harrison said she chose to retire to travel across the world with her husband. “My husband is an executive for HPE, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, and he is the director of all the Americas,” Ha...
Charging into the Big Ten
Leila Olukoga, Reporter
December 20, 2019
It’s an ordinary day for 16-year-old Darius Snow: attending classes, chatting with friends and preparing for the game after school. That is, until head football coach Nick Saban of the University of Alabama took a trip all the way to Carrollton to pay Darius a personal visit. Saban pulled Darius from...
Stressed out: students reflect on stressors in school
Hailey Dirks and Yasmin Haq
December 19, 2019
Working Student: Junior Hannah Davis After an eight-hour school day, it’s straight home to change into her work uniform and then out the door for the long drive to work for junior Hannah Davis. Davis works around 30 hours a week as a shift manager at Blaze Pizza in Frisco. She ...
A change in character
Ashna Haiderali, Reporter
December 18, 2019
He walks into the small, cramped classroom, staring at the disheveled floors 135 orphaned girls sleep on every day with two thin blankets to cover them. Cooking themselves three meals a day and without a single clue about menstrual hygiene, they live in fear not knowing if they will get out. Sadness t...
Teacher tea: Coach Hill
Leila Olukoga, Reporter
December 11, 2019
He parks his car in the driveway at about 5:30 every night after school. He exits the car and walks toward his favorite tree: the worry tree. He rubs his palm on the tree, relieving himself of all the worries and stresses of his day before he enters his home. He does this so he has ample energy when he ...
Making history
Leila Olukoga, Reporter
December 6, 2019
Making it big in the dancing industry was 13-year-old Mariah McCardell’s dream. Ever since she was 2 years old, she was dancing in her living room, asking her mom if she could become a ballerina. Her mom would always respond with, “OK, you have to get potty trained first.’’ McCardell wanted n...
Classroom to Catwalk
Katlynn Fox, Reporter
December 2, 2019
She sits backstage at her very first fashion show: shaky, shivering, adrenaline pumping. She tells her mom she doesn’t know if she can do it, but as soon as she steps onto the runway, a rush of excitement takes over as the cameras start flashing. Junior Cinta Isom officially started modeling during her sophomo...
Hailey Dirks, Managing Editor
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Where most of the student body is located, it’s common to have to drive to Legacy in Plano or The Star in Frisco in order to have a variety of shops,...
Christa Jophy, Reporter
October 16, 2020 • No Comments
After weeks of listening to the advertisements for the new horror show that would interrupt my Spotify playlist, I finally got to watch “The Haunting...
Mia Nguyen, Web Editor
October 16, 2020 • No Comments
Producer, writer and performer Alexander 23 quickly became a rising artist after releasing his debut song, “Dirty AF1s.” His popularity continued to...
Ian Wright, Reporter
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Henry Hays, Reporter
October 6, 2020 • No Comments
The tennis team continued its season with its seventh invitational tournament against Coppell on Oct. 2. The team lost overall, winning four matches and losing 15, bringing its season record to five wins...