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Le Crème de Face

Juliana Gary March 19, 2014

Throwing a pie as hard as you can at a faculty member’s face of your choice is engaging enough, but there is an actual cause fueling the humiliation. Le Crème de Face is the National Honors Society's...

Theatre hit with bad luck

Joshua Thomas March 17, 2014

Theater students and the directors are annoyed after a year that some describe as unlucky. Raider Theatre began the year with the Children’s show Beauty and the Beast with few problems, but every show...

Quench your thirst: Dehydration and its effects

Connie Ho March 4, 2014

A person’s body becomes dehydrated and out of balance when they do not drink a lot of water. Dehydration takes place when the loss of body fluids is greater than the amount taken in. Many factors...

Obamacare legislation explained

Obamacare legislation explained

Amy Pham March 4, 2014

Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act, is a healthcare law that works between a person and an insurance company. Obamacare is meant to make healthcare available and affordable for all Americans....

HOSA implements study hours

Elise Coleman, Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2014

Due to the realignment of Area 3 HOSA, North Garland HOSA is competing with more high schools for spots at competition. This year, NG HOSA began implementing study hours to stay competitive in Area 3. Secretary...

School board proposes new school start times

Elise Coleman, Editor-in-Chief December 18, 2013

In light of recent studies suggesting that later start times improve student performance among high school students, school board president Larry Glick put the suggestion on the school board’s agenda...

New Age Nicotine

New Age Nicotine

Ashley Flores November 26, 2013

Smoke swirls above the restaurant table, but no one is complaining. It’s not nicotine being released into the air; instead it’s a sweet strawberry smell. It’s an electronic cigarette. E-cigs are...

Guiding the blind into the LIGHT

Guiding the blind into the LIGHT

Anahi Castro November 26, 2013

The new guide dog in the school is here and anxious to learn. Zola, a black Labrador puppy, will spend the next school year wandering the halls, and LIGHT counselor, Karen Gordon, will be the person in...

Lots of Love for Locks of Love

Lots of Love for Locks of Love

Juliana Gary November 26, 2013

Right before the hairdresser chopped 10 inches off of her head, senior Isis Muñiz experienced a brief moment of doubt as she realized just how short her donation to Locks of Love would leave her...

Raider Riders; New horse riding club takes off

Raider Riders; New horse riding club takes off

Nayely Vallejo October 16, 2013

To share her love of horses with her students, science teacher Rachel Carey created the Equestrian Club, Raider Riders. “I work at a horse rescue, and my [students] last year always asked me to...

Apple room added to benefit MST students

Connie Ho October 14, 2013

With the recent expansion of the school, the addition of the Apple room in the 500 hallway allows students to work with advanced technology. MST coordinator Emilie Baxter said the Apple room is a place...

HST program expands with new wing, equipment

HST program expands with new wing, equipment

Connie Ho October 14, 2013

Because the Health Science Technology program was getting bigger, the new HST area was built over the summer in order to accommodate the students in the program. HST teacher Kevin Hunter says the HST teachers...

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