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The Voice of the Wildkats
The Student News Site of Willis High School

The Voice of the Wildkats
The Student News Site of Willis High School

The Voice of the Wildkats
Isabella Melin

Isabella Melin

Isabella is a junior at Willis High School. This is her first year on the newspaper, and she is very passionate about sharing her's and other students’ stories on campus. She loves to be involved in her community and stay informed on current events. In addition to Wildkat Media, Isabella is a member of Student Council and values her education highly. She loves to help others, because of this, when she graduates, she wants to study and find a career in Psychology.

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LEARNING BY DIONG. Sophomore Tavan Barzar practices his photo techniques in journalism class. Students learned different composition techniques before taking pictures in small groups.

Journalism students capture school life as class project

by Isabella Melin
Apr 22, 2024
STORYTELLER. History teacher Whitney VanCleave teaches a DC U.S. History class. VanCleave was nominated for a Humanities Texas’ Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award by a former student.

School-wide loved history teacher nominated for award

by Isabella Melin
Apr 13, 2024
FDA APPROVED BIRTH CONTROL. Opill is the first over the counter birth control pill approved by the FDA. It will soon be available at local drugstores across America.

FDA approves first OTC birth control Opill

by Isabella Melin
Apr 13, 2024
LEARNING LIFE SKILLS. Schools in Japan make students clean up the school each day. This practice teaches students important life skills as well as to respect their surroundings.

Japanese schools teach students life skills

by Isabella Melin
Mar 29, 2024
DEDICATED. During class English teacher Bridgett Thomas is teaching her students about poems. Thomas has been teaching for 17 years.

[Photo] English teacher named top in school

by Ashley Briones
Apr 22, 2024
SHARE WOMENS STORIES. National Womens Month is a time to celebrate the contributions women have made to this country.

Women’s history month inspires young girls

by Isabella Melin
Mar 25, 2024
HOW TO ADMINISTER NARCAN. step by step instructions that could save lives. More than 130 people die every day from opioid-related drug overdoses.

Narcan could be key to saving lives

by Isabella Melin
Mar 1, 2024
$7 MILLION DOLLARS FOR 30 SECONDS. The price of Super Bowl commercials is outlandish and oftentimes a waste.

Super Bowl commercials not worth the money

by Isabella Melin
Feb 23, 2024
KINDNESS TREE. Placing a post-it on the tree, sophomore Morgan Smith adds a word of encouragement.

Kats Joined for Hope makes kindness tree

by Isabella Melin
Feb 14, 2024
WHO WOULD YOU VOTE FOR. students around campus were asked who they wanted to vote for in the upcoming election. there were some unexpected results.

Students share surprising opinions about presidential candidates

by Isabella Melin
Feb 5, 2024
DANCING QUEEN. Tori Vanschuyver posing for professional dance photoshoot. Vanschuyver serves as the LT. captain on the Sweethearts and was chosen to be an All-State dancer. Courtesy of Tori Vanschuyver

Sweetheart joins All-State dance team

by Isabella Melin
Jan 25, 2024
ONE WORD FOR 2024. The students of Shelby Thiels class started off the year with a one word activity. Their words are displayed in the window of her CTE classroom.

Wildkats’ replace resolutions with words to guide year

by Isabella Melin
Jan 11, 2024
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN. eleven dress-up days leading up to winter break.

Holiday dress-up days to raise school spirit

by Isabella Melin
Dec 5, 2023
SHOP SUSTAINABLY. Some simple ways to buy clothes ethically and support the community

Shein receives F rating

by Isabella Melin
Dec 1, 2023
WORKING TOGETHER. Joining other Joined for Hope clubs, members from Kats Joined for Hope, senior Addison Lyons, junior Carli Murray and junior Mallori Mitchell donate toys at the Into the Darkness Walk.

Students join for hope at Out of The Darkness Walk

by Isabella Melin
Nov 14, 2023
WINTER BLUES. The shorter days and less sunlight can cause a chemical change in the brain leading to fatigue, depression and social withdrawal.

Beating seasonal blues

by Isabella Melin
Nov 9, 2023
CANDY KILLS. Parents worst nightmare on Halloween is fortunately untrue, but there are still very real concerns.

Candy kills…not really

by Isabella Melin
Oct 27, 2023
CHALK THE WALK. KJ4H members write kind words on the sidewalks for students to see on their way to class.

Kats Joined for Hope returns to campus

by Isabella Melin
Oct 19, 2023
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT. The best way to kick off Spooky Season is a movie night with friends and family.

Movie nights best way to spend spooky season

by Isabella Melin
Oct 6, 2023
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT. The best way to kick off Spooky Season is a movie night with friends and family.

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YOUR FUTURE... maybe. View from Fondren Library at Rice University.

Increasingly competitive college admissions process causes student stress

by Isabella Melin
Sep 27, 2023
70S DAY. Ava Hardin and Isabella Melin dressed for the 70s.

Homecoming 2023 feature iconic dress up days

by Isabella Melin
Sep 15, 2023
WHATS THE BEST PART OF FALL? Halloween won by a landslide.

Fall kicks off cooler weather, new beginnings

by Isabella Melin
Sep 11, 2023
GOING PLACES. Sophomores Kamryn Davis, Amy Roberts and Rebecca Vaughn use the Wildkat backdrop to take a picture at College and Career Night. Forty four different colleges and programs came out to represent.

Wildkats are going places

by Isabella Melin
Sep 5, 2023
DONT RISK IT. House bill 114 attempts to fix the vaping epidemic.

New law jeopardizes students’ education

by Isabella Melin
Aug 24, 2023
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