“We let the students set the term,” Dr. Hunter said.

To join HOSA the student has to be in 10^th to 12^th grade and pay $35 that will cover the picnic at the end of the year, district, state, and nationals competitions and transportation. Being in HOSA also gives you one more thing to put in your résumé when you go look for a job after high school. North Garland’s HOSA is the only group in the district that has won nationals.

“North Garland High School HOSA has the very best students,” sponsor Nancy Stewart said.

If you are interested in joining HOSA, stop by rooms 115 or 116 for more information on the meetings HOSA has for old and new students.

“We are doing all sorts of stuff this school year,” sponsor Mr. Dustin Barth said.

Some of the activities he mentioned were the election of Homecoming King and Queen, weekly meeting with the members, and ordering T-shirts for the members of Beta Club.

 “We meet every Wednesday after school,” Mr. Barth said. “We start at 2:30 p.m.”

He also pointed out the Beta Club officers. They are Huma Butta, Patricia Yu, Nabil Saipullai, Tejal Rana, Esmeralda Torres, and Vanessa Acosta. Some of his goals for this year are to participate in the community and to have an awesome year.

“Be ready for talent show auditions,” Mr. Barth said.

“The theme is games,” Mr. McBride said. “In all the years I’ve been here that is the most original. Last year, I think, was school spirit.”

Show your Raider pride, and purchase some Raider spirit items. He is the man you want to see; he has a student store in the back of his classroom.

The National Honors Society, or NHS, is an extra-curricular organization for recognized academic achievers. Members help middle schools, chaperone dances, perform public services, and work with Student Council and HOSA to raise money. The sponsors for NHS are Mr. Keene and Mrs. Brown.

Now, there are a few qualifications to join NHS. First of all, you must be a junior or a senior. And second, you must have a GPA of 3.50 or higher. This may sound simple, especially to you freshmen, but it can be very trickery to obtain a high GPA, and keep it high for two whole years.

Over the next two weeks, NHS has a variety of goals planned. On Sept. 11, they will aid in the Jackson Middle School Vikings Pride Fun Run, and on Sept. 17, they will chaperone a Jackson dance.

These are the current officers in NHS.

                        President: Kimberly Hinh

                        Vice President: Renson Abraham

                        Senior Secretary: Jennifer Cao

                        Junior Secretary: Michelle Cao

                        Treasurer: Gerry Meach

                        Historian: Jamie Danmai

If you are interested in joining, or have any questions about NHS, talk to Mr. Keene in Room 216, Mrs. Brown in Room 214, or any of the above officers.

            Hopefully, all of you freshmen have found another reason to have a high GPA. So, get good grades, and go Raiders.

Over the next two weeks Mrs. Gibson said the drama club would be holding auditions and rehearsing for the Little Theater Show.

The officers of this club this year are Kyle Evans (president), Micheal Proctor (Vice president), Annika Hernandez (Secretary), and Nickolie Bonds (Historian).

Written by Genesis Escamilla Millan

Mr. Puente said that last school year there were about 130 students involved in HYO, and this year – so far- has at least 50 members. But Mr. Puente said he plans on having more members throughout the school year.

“HYO is for everyone; it is not only for Hispanics,” Mr. Puente said.

Thanks to some reorganization, the books will be $40, instead of $50.  In the past, the yearbook has automatically come with a DVD and an additional 16-page supplement that comes out in the fall.

Now it is up to the buyer to decide if they want to pay extra for the DVD, that has over 600 pictures, plus video, that are set to music.

“I love the DVD,” yearbook adviser, Mrs. Audrey Smallwood said. “I could watch it over and over again.”