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Only 24 hours until complete freedom, my friends. I have never been so ready for a 14-day break in my life. After such a hectic and crazy first semester of senior year, I have successfully made it...
As I enter my last holiday season at home, I can’t help but look back and think of all the times I’ve had growing up in McKinney alongside my friends and family. I have never felt so thankful and...
I didn’t fully understand the term Senioritis until after my first few weeks of senior year. After three busy weeks of AP classes, tests, starting the yearbook, dance classes, work, college...
The first day of school. Parents take pictures. Girls wake up extra early to make sure their hair and makeup are perfection. Guys actually put an effort into their appearance. It’s all the same,...
Athletes who sign to play in college don't always know what to expect prior to arriving on campus. The first day of practice has yet to arrive, the new experience has yet to begin, so what comes...
“Would you like to pay a fine or complete community service?”
When the judge asks this question to any young adult who is facing a conviction in court, the answer is simple:
Community service...
“Take a look at everyone around you. This is the last time we will ever be together as a class.”
McKinney High School salutatorian Jennifer Zotz said those words that made everything surreal....
After waiting for what seems like an eternity, it’s finally here! Graduation. It’s time for all of our hard work to pay off and walk the stage with our peers on Friday, June 1. With all of the...
McKinney’s own Idol Hollie Cavanagh bid her farwell on American Idol on Thursday night, but the hype of having a celebrity in our town was beyond exciting for local teenagers.
“I think it’s...
Senioritis is a common disease in high school seniors when there is a lack of motivation to try to finish high school. From a teacher’s point of view, senioritis is a nightmare. Seniors don’t try...
