Unity in diversity
by Riya George and Mustafa Syed
February 12, 2020
The Muslim Student Association hosted the annual World Hijab Day event Friday, Feb. 7 in the cafeteria by handing out free headscarves to students. Event organizers want to dispel common misconceptions about Muslim women by having students experience firsthand what it is like to wear a hijab. ...
Learning for life
by Riya George, Reporter
January 30, 2020
As the semester resumes in a blur of assignments, one teacher has double the workload. Dean Malabanan balances both teaching U.S. history and working toward a Masters of Liberal Studies from Southern Methodist University. After three years of AVID tutoring and teaching world history, American stud...
Furry friends
by Joelle Tindal, Reporter
December 21, 2019
The IB World School received two new pets over the summer, courtesy of IB coordinator Karen Stanton: “Teddy” Slimfire and “Gus” Brick C. Port. The rats’ unconventional last names come from acronyms for two well-known acronyms within IB. “I think [the rats] kind of give the IB office more ...
Racing to success
by Jad Baajour, Sports Editor
December 5, 2019
Senior Grant Wilcox committed to a Division I college for cross-country on Oct. 21 after receiving an athletic scholarship from Oklahoma State University. “His goal has been to run at a Division I school,” mother Lauri Wilcox said. “I think he’s thrilled that he’s good enough that some amazing program...
Openly transgender student faces issues with identity, policy
by Myh Seyoum, Reporter
December 4, 2019
Mid-last year, junior Max Mosely came out to his friends as genderfluid. He questioned his gender prior to coming out but wasn’t sure of exactly how he identified. He says it helped him emotionally to express how he felt to his friends about exploring his gender identity, though at first, he was afraid ...
Fresh start
by Carrieona Moncure, Reporter
November 13, 2019
There’s been modest changes this school year, including the new cheer coach Cheyanne Rose. With a strong ambition to know her future, Rose has always wanted to be an English teacher and cheer coach. “I always wanted to do this; now I'm living my dream,” Rose said. “It doesn’t even feel like ...
Golden boy
by Makayla Herron, Copy Editor
November 6, 2019
Junior Charles Igbo stands with the other managers, discussing the agenda for the practice and watching the dancers warm up, occasionally cheering them on. They meet the directors at the front to help gather supplies, which Igbo quickly jumps at the chance to do. His co-managers and the dancers all smile at hi...
Drill team lieutenant, Pom Squad
by Isis Martin, Reporter
October 24, 2019
Golden Girl and Senior Lieutenant Kaytie Cooke may look like an average dancer at pep rallies and football games, but beyond the field Cooke is preparing for a spot on Texas Tech University’s Pom Squad. “It was really intimidating being next to the Pom Squad,” Cooke said. In early September, C...
Artist’s adieu
by Saifiyah Zaki, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2019
After seven years of teaching at the school, AP drawing and IB visual arts teacher Andrea Weide spent her last day on campus Tuesday, Oct. 1 before moving to Seattle, Wash. for her husband’s job. “I’m going to miss the community here [and] the relationships I have with my students,” W...
Bigger than football
by Jad Baajour, Sports Editor
September 13, 2019
Following his cardiac arrest that occurred on Aug. 16, Assistant Football Coach Tom Rapp returned to both teaching and coaching on Aug. 20 while continuing his recovery process. Rapp is entering his 44th year of teaching economics and coaching football as they have both become a major part of his lif...
Alexander in action
by Gracie Warhurst, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 6, 2019
As the new school year commences, bringing 37 new teachers with it, Kristy Alexander has taken on new responsibilities as an American Studies and Senate teacher, as well as one of four teacher mentors. Three of the four American Studies, or AmStud, teachers from the 2018-2019 school year accepted n...
Choosing Globalism
by Saifiyah Zaki and Abby Blasingame
May 22, 2019
A ceiling decked with flags from all around the world, hallways lined with phrases in Mandarin and Spanish, and walls promoting worldly connections greet visitors as they walk into Huffman Elementary. This spirit of internationalism comes from the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) e...
