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PREFECT SLICES. At the team's practice this week, sophomore Trystyn Cox slices ribs. The team will compete at Ft. Worth this Saturday.

Pit Kats head to Ft. Worth for regional cook-off

by Sujeidy Ortiz, VOW editor Nov 7, 2025

As the sun begins to peer over the horizon, the team has been working for hours. The smell of the fires make the cookers feel at home. Pits of all shapes and sizes fill the parking lot as the cook-off...

NO HIGHER NAME. During the event held at Willis High School's Fields of Faith, the attendees engaged in collective worship, praising the word of God as students publicly showcased their deeply held beliefs. Many people of all age groups big and small attended and no one was excluded.

Wildkats gather to worship at FCA-sponsored Fields of Faith

by Sujeidy Ortiz, VOW editor Nov 7, 2025

Under the soft glow of the stadium lights, students, teachers, and families gathered on the field, not for a football game, but for something far greater. The Fields of Faith event, hosted by the Fellowship...

Injured Palestinian Hassan Qlob, 18, who his father says was shot in the head more than two months ago while out seeking food, lies on a bed as he waits for the Rafah crossing to reopen so he can receive treatment abroad, as his father Ibrahim tends to him, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

List of Israeli War crimes from statehood to May 2023

by Katelyn Davies, VOW staff Nov 7, 2025

The Israel-Palestine conflict didn’t start in 1948 when Israel declared statehood. The land Israel currently occupies has been disputed for hundreds of years, dating all the way back to the Crusades....

VICTORY LINE. As the team prepared to take the field, senior cheerleaders and their dad lined up. The duos dazzled the crowd with their jumps and stunts before the game.

Senior cheerleaders share last game with dads

by Jordynn Sager, VOW contributor Nov 7, 2025

Senior night is about traditions. Moms and dads walking their senior down the track. Seniors locking arms as the walk the field on last time. For the cheerleaders, having their dads cheer with...

WORTH THE PRICE.

Life without fearing the knock

by Sujeidy Ortiz, VOW editor Nov 4, 2025

As a daughter of immigrants, I know the ache of quiet fear, the waking mornings when my parents pull on shoes worn down by labor, the nights they lie awake wondering if the sirens outside spell danger...

LONE STAR BRAGGIN' RIGHTS. The state will be watching when the Aggies and Longhorns meet on Nov. 28.

Aggie football hiding behind flashy scoreboards, highlight reels

by Nolan Paugh and Elizabeth Bracken Nov 4, 2025

Texas A&M football is undefeated, ranked in the top five nationally, and riding a wave of momentum. On paper, the Aggies look like a legitimate College Football Playoff contender. But beneath the surface...

English teacher Chelsie Bennett

MEET THE KATS: Chelsea Bennett

by Caden Canavan, VOW staff Nov 4, 2025

Chelsie Bennett English 3 4 years as a Wildkat 5 things about Mrs. Bennett I have wanted to teach since I was a young child. My brother had dyslexia, and the school he was attending didn't...

HBCUs are more than just school. They are symbols of our resilience inside and out.

HBCUs reputation marred by crime, chaos

by Mia McGowen, VOW staff Oct 31, 2025

Big, bold and bright. That’s what I see when I picture Historically Black Colleges or that’s what’s being advertised for HBCUs. As an African American female in high school, I’ve always admired...

BOO! Halloween night is full of fun activities. Most of the students surveyed will be at the football game or hanging out with friends.

Teens aged-out of trick-or-treating fun

by Finley McDonald, VOW staff Oct 31, 2025

Trick-or-treating is now turning into parties hosted by teenagers. The joy of halloween is determined if you were invited to the party or not instead of how much candy you got in your basket.  Some...

PODCAST: Halloween

by Ryder Sciba, VOW contributor Oct 30, 2025

AWS logo and broken ethernet cable are seen in this illustration taken October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

AWS shutdown shatters myth of cloud safety

by Alexzander Talkington, VOW staff Oct 28, 2025

On October 20, 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a sweeping outage — one that didn’t just ripple through the cloud infrastructure but blasted a giant hole through our assumptions of how resilient...

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