Spring seems like the season to finally get some relaxation with the weather getting warmer, the sun escaping the clouds, and the flowers blooming, but for students it signals end of the year standardized...
Mental health has had a grip on high school students the past two years due to COVID-19 lockdowns. More than 25% of high school students reported worsened emotional health when in quarantine. With a rough...
Mekuria Huluka, an accountant and a dad of 3, wakes up at 6 am and starts to prepare for the day. An hour later, Betanya Assefa, a 7th grader at Austin Academy of Excellence, wakes up at 7 am to wake up...
He sat there in his car, whispering a silent prayer in his head. “Lord just please give me some encouragement,” he said. “I’m hungry to know that I'm not alone, that I'm doing something right....
By: Michelle Montanez
On March 12, GISD students’ worlds were turned upside down as school began closing to curb the spread of COVID-19. Since the closure of schools in the Spring semester and into...
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...
