A Pie of the Times
By Matthew Manders, Staff Writer
April 27, 2020
COVID-19 has put us in many tough situations and my tough situation is food. Food is very important. It is delicious, and I am no chef, therefore I go out to places to eat, but COVID-19 has stopped me from even leaving the house. Because of the pandemic, I must become the chef and make the delicious...
Corona Changes Time
By Matthew Manders, Staff Writer
April 14, 2020
By late afternoon on March 12, 2020, HISD announced that the district would be closing for a quite long period of time due to the rapid spread of Coronavirus. This was the beginning of a downfall. Spring Break was just starting and kids and families were asked to stay put. My Mother was still working...
Join a man and his dog on an emotion ride in Call of the Wild
By Matthew Manders, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
20th Century Studios The Call of the Wild was first a book written by Jack London. Fans were thrilled to hear that there would be the second remake of this heartfelt story. A special dog has a calling and you see the miraculous journey he goes through.With such a beautiful sto...
Birds Of Prey Review – a crazy, sadistic, action packed film
By Matthew Manders, Staff Writer
February 14, 2020
Birds of Prey- The first R rated movie of the DC Extended Universe is an irresistible comedic and action packed, leaving you with satisfaction of the film, unlike other DC films. The last time we saw Harley Quinn in action (2016's Suicide Squad) she was not loved by critics. Other DC movies, like “S...
RED Is The Word
By Matthew Manders, Staff Writer
February 3, 2020
Carnegie Theatre Company: RED, Drama, Play closed on January 18, Carnegie Vanguard HS, 1501 Taft St, Houston, TX 77019 “RED,”- the play that will spark conversation and make you think about art’s meaning. Quietly opening on Friday night, it gets right into a deep conversations between ...
First dance for underclassmen brings mixed reviews
By Matthew Manders, Staff Writer
January 7, 2020
As classrooms came to a close at the end of the first semester, one place in the school didn’t. CVHS had one last event before officially closing school for the year, and that was the hyped up Snowcoming Dance. Snowcoming was the first dance of the school year for freshmen and sophomore stud...
A Golden Glaze: A Morning Quest for the City’s Best Donuts
By Matthew Manders, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019
It was a Saturday morning and I was out to find the best doughnuts in town. From big companies like Krispy Kreme and Shipley Donuts to a mom and pop shop named Christy's donuts, these stores have a variety of options, but when comparing, it needed to be narrowed down. Three glazed donuts from three d...
A Show of a Show- Theater Review: The Flick
By Matthew Manders, Staff Writer
October 20, 2019
Carnegie Theatre Company: The Flick by Annie Baker, a Pulitzer-prize winning play. The play closed as of September 28, 2019. 1501 Taft St, Houston, TX 77019 Teenagers in this day and age normally wouldn’t have the attention span to find a play about young adults who don’t know what to do with...