School Implements New Advisory Period
Diana Leyva, reporter
October 22, 2020
In light of Coronavirus, this year, GISD implemented an advisory period at North Garland to address the social and emotional needs of students, and target academic gaps, created by the shutdown/lock down after March. So far in advisory, students have been learning about colleges, academic strategies and learn...
Teaching in the Age of Coronavirus
October 2, 2020
Broadcast senior Kaison Thepbouri interviewed Graphic Design teacher Cryss Godoy-Diguette about her experience with the new hybrid education model implemented as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....
GISD to Begin First Intersession Week October 6th
Gelila Negesse and Devorah Segura
September 28, 2020
From October 6th to October 9th, after the last week of the new nine week grading cycle, GISD will have an intersession week. Created by Garland ISD’s Superintendent, Dr. Ricardo Lopéz, and Board of Trustees in order to address learning gaps created by the COVID disruptions, the week is meant to...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy
September 24, 2020
Listen to sophomore Olli Ibarra's thoughts on the death and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Life Under Isolation Takes Hit on Teens’ Mental Health
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2020
On April third, the Garland Independent School District (GISD) announced that the rest of the school year would be closed and completed through online learning in response to the growing COVID-19 threat. For teens in Dallas and all across the world, this means the engrained day to day routine of s...
Essential Workers on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
Gabriella Rodriguez-Sanchez, Photo Editor
May 12, 2020
Millions of essential workers are responsible for providing as well as transporting resources for people nationwide during the COVID-19 global pandemic. According to the Department of Homeland Security, essential workers are anyone who works in communications, chemical, critical manufacturi...
All Things COVID-19: General Info
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2020
With the novel COVID-19 virus, better known as the pandemic coronavirus, spreading rapidly, countless measures have been taken around the world to reduce infections. Below is a simplified guide to information, precautions, and rules regarding the coronavirus. Click HERE for a school, local, and statewid...
All Things COVID-19: Regional Updates
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2020
NATIONAL UPDATES Taking the lives of thousands and living millions in quarantine, whether self-isolated or in hospitals, the coronavirus has taken hold of the U.S, with the number of cases reaching number one, passing Italy and China. The Numbers: The United States has a total of 1,622,114 c...
Companies Confront COVID-19
Katie Keovongphet, Reporter
April 7, 2020
With the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, quickly spreading across the United States, many industries have faced hardships and medical supplies, such as masks, have become scarce. As a result, companies like Tesla, Google, Apple and others have teamed up to help fight COVID-19 worldwide. “We have extr...
COVID-19 and Our Impact on its Spread
Julius Perez, Reporter
April 7, 2020
As media coverage on the global pandemic increases, terms like social distancing and “flatten the curve” have been thrown around on news networks and social media to describe the speed and spread of the coronavirus strain COVID-19. With so many different outlets of information readily available ...
Switching Up Solar Energy
Katie Keovongphet, Reporter
February 26, 2020
The world’s first solar panel appeared in 1883, yet it only accounts for 1.6 percent of the United States’ total electricity generation. Hopeful for a future society that will primarily run using clean energy sources, researchers at the University of California, Davis are working on a prototype of a ...
Chinese AI Prevents Suicide
Katie Keovongphet, Reporter
February 21, 2020
Approximately 800,000 people worldwide commit suicide every year, causing the World Health Organization to encourage governments worldwide to take preventative action. In China, Huang Zhisheng, a professor at Vrije University of Amsterdam, created a nonprofit artificial intelligence (AI) bot that helps...
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