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Summer Rains, VOW entertainment editor

Summer is a junior, three year journalism student and all state journalism staff member. She is part of the UIL journalism team and the entertainment editor as well. She plans to study creative writing when she goes to college. You can reach her at [email protected].org
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Enter the Grishaverse with new Netflix show ‘Shadow and Bone’

May 13, 2021
STATE CHAMP. WIth their Leaguetown Press shirts on, juniors Stephanie Keele, Summer Rains and Heather Jackson take a picture at Cy Woods High School, a hub for the state academic UIL meet. Jackson won the 6A state championship in news writing. Leaguetown is the fictional high school that serves as the setting for all UIL journalism stories.

Journalism student claims state championship

May 10, 2021
Stunning shows. Netflix adds new documentaries to platform.

Diving into documentaries

April 11, 2021
Final exam schedules begins May 13th and all senior grades are due May 18th by 4 pm.

End of year testing schedules now available

April 1, 2021
1 2 3 RALLY. Pitching for the Ladykats softball team during the tournament was senior Marissa Fletcher.

Varsity softball ready for district play

March 23, 2021
LOOKING FOR THE STRIKE. Senior Jordan Wright and the bowling team gets ready for regionals while competing at 300 Bowl.

Alley Kats headed to regionals, sets sights on state

March 11, 2021
TOXIC RELATIONSHIP. Stella embraces Stanley in the dark of night after she left their home after he slapped her in an argument.

One Act Play cast tackles difficult show

March 10, 2021
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March 10, 2021
TOXIC RELATIONSHIP. Stella embraces Stanley in the dark of night after she left their home after he slapped her in an argument.

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March 10, 2021
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March 10, 2021
EXPLORING DARK THEMES. Senior Jill Berger's character, Blanche, tries to conceal her sordid past while on a date with Mitch.

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March 10, 2021
FEMALE EMPOWERMENT. During the month of march, there will be a series of story posted about feminism and women's history.

Stereotypes of feminism hinder equality movement

March 5, 2021
#RISE UP. A GoFund Me has been set up for sophomore Mazzy Heyer and her family. Heyer has recently been diagnosed with AVM and will have surgery today.

Softball team rises up to help teammate through difficult time

February 23, 2021
BE READY. A bulletin board created by yearbook staff members advertise upcoming school pictures.

[Photo] Wildkat yearbook strives to capture every student’s story

February 15, 2021
SUPPORTING THEIR OWN. Members of the wrestling team support senior Emilee Buhl sign her letter of intent to play at Kansas Wesleyan to play football.

[Photo] Signing day 2021

February 11, 2021
MEASURE A YEAR. During the opening number of the musical, junior Katherine Lee sings a song from the 90's hit

Fine Arts department comes together to entertain with ‘Cabaret’

February 8, 2021
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February 8, 2021
ALL-STATE HONORS. During the halftime performance against Hunstville, junior Angel Garcia plays with the band. Garcia was named to the 2021 TMEA All-State band after a taped audition process.

[Photo] Passion drives junior to achieve all-state band honors

February 2, 2021
WRITING WORKSHOP. During academy time, World History AP teacher Michael Robinson goes over the rubric for the DBQs portion of the exam. Robinson uses the Academy time to hold intensive writing workshops and gets former students to help.

[Photo] Academy time enriches school day with time to remediate, recharge, review

January 26, 2021
CHECKMATE. The timeless board game, Chess, is making a come back after the release of

Netflix Effect changes audiences perspective on binge watching

January 21, 2021
REVISITING THE PAST. Marvel Studios' new series,

Marvel’s superheroes swing into action in 2021

January 14, 2021
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[Photo] Cheerleaders ready to leave ‘hearts on the mat’ at state competition

January 13, 2021
THE HEART OF THE MATTER. Closing out the induction, Principal Stephanie Hodgins addresses the inductees on taking life's opportunities and living their best lives.

[Photo] NHS ceremony focuses on core values of organization

January 12, 2021
UTILITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR. During the game against Grand Oaks, junior Jadarius Brown makes his way down the field. Brown was named Utility Player of the Year for 13-6A.

[Photo] Brown leads all district honors with Utility Player of the Year title

January 12, 2021
Senior Bella Cantara.

[Photo] Volleyball players honored

January 6, 2021
SAVING LIVES. Senior Kayla Lyons waits to give blood in the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center Bus.

Blood drive perseveres to save lives

January 6, 2021
SIX MORE POINTS. After crossing into the endzone in the play-off game against Spring Dekaney, junior Jamarious Wells celebrates with junior Tanner Hayes.

[Photo] Kicker crowned champ for 57-yard field goal

December 15, 2020
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE. A senior's knowledge of the Heimlich maneuver helped another student to breathe again.

Senior’s quick thinking saves classmate’s life

November 19, 2020
STAND FOR OUR COLORS. They link pinkies for the school song.

[Photo] Homecoming celebrations honor seniors

November 17, 2020
YEARBOOK BELLE AND BEAU. Seniors Sure Ibukun and Andy Parker pose for a picture while waiting for Fire Up the Kats to start.

Clubs spotlights seniors with belle, beau honors

November 16, 2020
READY FOR COMPETITION. Practicing the drill at the hoco game, junior Karen Dio smiles during the show.

[Photo] Band faces obstacles as they prepare for contest season

November 16, 2020
SIDELINED. After his injury during a scrimmage against Cy Woods, senior Patrick McConnell-Tasch watches in the action against College Station from the sideline.

[Photo] Sports injuries sideline athletes

October 26, 2020
KANSAS BOUND. Warming up before the game against Huntsville, senior Emilee Buhl gets ready with the team. Buhl has committed to Kansas Wesleyan as a member of the flag football team.

[Photo] Senior set to play flag football at Kansas Wesleyan

October 23, 2020
NUTS AND BOLTS. Working on inventory, sophomore Javier Banda, Nathaniel Navarrete, Robert Patteson and junior Kendall Cobb are sorting through all the equipment in the robotics room before they start building their bot.

Robotics club prepares for the unknown upcoming season

October 23, 2020
THESE DAYS. The new alternative music group, Wallows has an exciting lineup of music including their song

Are you bored yet with old tunes?

October 16, 2020

Volleyball team under quarantine after player tests positive for COVID-19

October 10, 2020
NEW TO WATCH. Tenet and Enola Holmes both add a little of the extraordinary to the movie world.

NEW TO WATCH: ‘Tenet’, ‘Enola Holmes’ perplex, entertain viewers

September 28, 2020
BACK UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. Members of the Wildkat defense line up against Cy Falls in the scrimmage on September 18th. It was the first time the team played under the lights of Berton A. Yates Stadium this year.

[Photo] Football season kicks off against Tomball tonight

September 25, 2020
MAKING ADJUSTMENTS. Doing his best to keep band members at a safe distance, assistant band director Joseph Ditfurth sets the seating arrangement at Friday night's scrimmage against Cy Falls.

Band director vacancy filled by familiar face

September 24, 2020
SICKO MODE. The new Travis Scott meal is available at McDonald's for a limited time.

New Travis Scott collaboration: less about beats, more about barbecue sauce

September 21, 2020
WANDAVISION. Marvel and Disney Studios have just officially announced one of their first moves for phase four of the MCU. The first Marvel original series, WandaVision is set to be released on Disney +, December 2020.

Marvel breaks silence, announces WandaVision release date

September 21, 2020
DEVIL ALL THE TIME. The new southern gothic thriller, The Devil All the Time based on the 2012 novel by Donald Ray Pollock, is a Netflix film that is sure to make you feel a plethora of emotions.

Netflix release brings dark themes of novel to small screen

September 21, 2020
UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. Until the football season starts, there are some great movies to fill the void.

Movies to cure Friday Night Light blues

September 16, 2020
KATS JOINED FOR HOPE. A new club on campus hopes to saves lives and bring hope to students who are going through tough times.

New club focuses on saving lives, giving hope

September 16, 2020
KATS JOINED FOR HOPE. A new club on campus hopes to saves lives and bring hope to students who are going through tough times.

[Photo] Suicide prevention month aims to save lives

September 16, 2020
BACK TO THE SHOW. Movie theaters are slowly reopening. Movie goers can catch new movies including The New Mutants and Unhinged. Some classics are also returning to the big screen during the reopening.

Theaters open up with new releases, classics

September 14, 2020
NEVER FORGET. Nineteen years after the tragedy of 9/11. America should honor the men and women who died that day.

[Photo] Remembering 9/11: never forget how Americans came together

September 11, 2020
NEVER FORGET. Nineteen years after the tragedy of 9/11. America should honor the men and women who died that day.

Remembering 9/11: never forget how Americans came together

September 11, 2020
WALKING ON SUNSHINE. The first day brings mixed emotions for the new senior class but they were enthusiastic about the day ahead of them. Seniors Kayla Lyons and Aubrey Russell meet up to spend their last first day together and watch the sunrise. “Waking up this morning I was thrilled to spend this time with my senior class, but I also was very reflective on my last three years so far at the high school. I was sad, excited and nervous, but so ready to start the year,” Lyons said

Senior class celebrates despite missing traditional start

August 13, 2020
Sophomore Summer Rains and her mother Rhonda Adair model their new masks ordered from Carlis Closet. The CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.

Local seamstresses react to crisis by making masks

April 6, 2020
Staff member Summer Rains explores how students can find the positive side of the craziness caused by the coronavirus.

Finding the silver lining in coronavirus chaos

March 28, 2020
Working with her steer, senior Grace Hoegemeyer spends time preparing for the show at the Houston Livestock Show. She and thousands of other FFA and 4-H members cannot show their projects due to the closure of the event.

Houston Rodeo closure due to COVID-19 has major effect on local livestock projects

March 12, 2020
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