Campus Life – WINGSPAN

History club members host review lectures

Lucas Barr, Editor-in-chief

April 23, 2019

History club public relations officer and junior Sam Mills has been working with fellow officers and teachers to organize review lectures in the lecture hall before and after school for AP U.S. History and AP World History just weeks out from the tests on May 10 and May 16 respectively. “I remember last...

Teaching through pain

Akhil Katuri, WTV Staff Reporter

April 23, 2019

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Teaching is may not be an easy profession for everyone and comes with its own challenges. It can take a lot of time and effort to be able to teach not just one, but several classes five days a week, and grade assignments, as well as create assignments for the class in the future, and maintaining a p...

Rolater Street to get a spring cleaning

Yael Even, Staff Reporter

April 18, 2019

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Student Council is hosting “Clean It and Green It” in honor of Earth Day with students invited to help clean Rolater Street Monday from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. “I’m looking forward to spending a beautiful morning with my friends while doing good and helping the community,” senior Austin Widner said. “We’ll be meeting at Liberty at 10 am, and then we’ll dri...

Two FFA teams advance to state

Melody Tavallaee, Managing Editor

April 17, 2019

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It’s on to state for two Future Farmers of America team as they advanced from Tuesday’s area level of competition. “Our students did very well we had four teams competing in four different contests and each team is comprised of up to four individuals and the score’s combined for a team s...

Final tryouts for varsity debate Wednesday after school

Aliza Porter, Assignment Editor

April 17, 2019

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The last day of tryouts for debate students who want to move up to varsity is Wednesday after school. Students will be assigned a position on the United States having a moral obligation to provide universal health care for its citizens in which advanced debate students will be judging. “Tryouts ar...

Targets acquired

Kasey Harvey, Editor-in-chief

April 16, 2019

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Stalking their prey, they scan their hit list, and wait. They wait for the perfect opportunity to strike. Ambushing their victim, they draw their weapon and pull the trigger. Screaming, they reel back in shock as they look down and see they’ve been hit. Drenched with water, it’s game ov...

Learning Spanish through music and dance

Shreya Jagan, Guest Contributor

April 15, 2019

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Learning more than just vocabulary and grammar, Spanish 2 Pre-AP classes are diving in deeper to the culture of Spanish speaking countries with students being asked to research a country and learn its traditional music and dances. “We have a special theme where they make a real world connection toward it...

AP Human Geography students hope practice makes perfect

Ashika Deshpande, Guest Contributor

April 12, 2019

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Many sophomore, juniors, and seniors in AP classes have gone through the what it’s like to sit through a test that could result in college credit, but for freshman, it’s a brand new experience. But on Saturday, students in AP Human Geography will be taking a mock exam from 8 - 10:30 a.m. in the cafeteria...

Voting open for 2019-2020

Sydney Bishop, Guest Contributor

April 11, 2019

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For the first time in more than four years, the two candidates running for student council president are both female. Juniors Rileigh Horcher and Emma Hancock are campaigning this week in the hope of taking over for current StuCo president, senior, Wade Glover, as voting opened Thursday at 9:00 a.m. “I...

Full course of AP classes fills senior’s plate

Kanz Bitar, Guest Contributor

April 11, 2019

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Many students like to think junior year is the hardest, but senior Jessica Komarovsky could probably argue a different point. Taking nine AP classes, Komarovsky is doing her best to hold on to her class rank of number 8. “I wanted to challenge myself so for the mandatory courses, I like them to be mo...

Math inspires ceiling tile art

Abby Wang, Guest Contributor

April 10, 2019

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Decorating ceiling tiles to reinforce the conics unit is an annual project for precalculus students with this year’s assignment due Friday. “Math and art,” precalculus teacher Kortney Smith said. “Students will combine the four conic sections and incorporate them into their picture. We are alwa...

Free breakfast for students on Thursday

Shreya Jagan, Guest Contributor

April 10, 2019

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With the intent of helping students reach their maximum potential during testing, and to make sure that all students have the proper nutrition for STAAR testing, students can get a free breakfast in the cafeteria on Thursday. “The Child and Nutrition department at the district office decided that for STAAR and...