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The Student-Run News Site of Carnegie Vanguard High School

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Olutobi Adeyeri receiving 2023 NCWIT Award. She is amongst the 40 national winners of the award, which is given to female, genderqueer, and non-binary students who demonstrate excellence in technology and computing.

Tobi and Type Along: How one CVHS senior aims to make reading fun

By Siddharth Dasari, Staff Writer December 11, 2023

3…2…1. Prep time is up! Senior Olutobi Adeyeri and her team proceed to make their way up to the stage, ready to face the daunting task of convincing investors to invest in their company, Type Along,...

Behind the Scenes: CVHS Counselors Chapman and Frau talk life and work

By Joseph Mutagaya and My-Tran Vo December 11, 2023

    Olympic runners spend months working closely with physical therapists, strength trainers, and even therapists to prepare for the race of their lives.  For many CVHS seniors,...

Cory Yan leads his team on the court playing basketball in the CVHS gymnasium.

Senior athletes: Leaving a lasting legacy on the field and beyond

By Adelynn Rubio, Nina Pinglay, and Charlie Smith December 11, 2023

Her heart racing and eyes darted forward, she steadied her feet, preparing for the signal. Then a moment of silence, and following it was a booming gunshot that rang out. Go! Go! Go! Bela Jotswani, a senior...

Mr. Ngos poster in his office!

A seamless transition: Mr. Ngo joins the rhino family

By Anushka Ghimire, Staff Writer December 11, 2023

When the 2023-2024 school year kicked off at Carnegie Vanguard High School, a wave of new faces flooded the campus, ranging from fresh English 1 instructors to unfamiliar AP Physics teachers. CVHS’s...

Members of CVHS World Affairs Club at a World Affairs Council of Greater Houston meeting with Nancy Pelosi

Carnegie Vanguard’s World Affairs Club: From last-minute triumph to lasting impact

By Lorena Chavez, Staff Writer December 11, 2023

Last year, the founders of Carnegie Vanguard’s World Affairs Council chapter crammed a library’s worth of knowledge into one week. With scarcely a week to prepare for their first Academic WorldQuest...

Horn posing with a Chucky doll outside the Carnegie’s 2023 Halloween pep rally (doodles by Kaylee Yang)

Michael Horn: Our school’s lock-up and campus friend

By Chloe Tran and Kaylee Yang December 10, 2023

Imagine you’re on your way through the cafeteria and subconsciously think to yourself, “Wow, the floor’s really shiny and clean.” All of a sudden, a colossal navy blue automaton whirrs up behind...

Julian Nguyen working with Abbie Kamin during the Summer on July 2, 2023

Julian Nguyen: Breaking barriers in the Houston community

By John Nguyen, Andrew Lee, and Ella Pham December 10, 2023

Houston's vast city landscape panned out in front of him. Buildings raced across his eyes and the familiar city lights dimly illuminated the evening sky. He was left alone again to the familiar hum of...

Carnegies three Questbridge Match Scholars, Israel Garcia, Sasha Cabral, and Ishaan Sanghvi (left to right), posing with their finalist acceptances.

Questbridge selects 3 CVHS seniors to be matched with the nation’s top universities

By Audrey Piczak, Roxell Bonilla, and Daniella Lopez December 10, 2023

On October 18th at 3:10 PM, CVHS senior Sasha Cabral let out unbridled cries of joy in the middle of her Spanish class. Meanwhile, after school, fellow senior Israel Garcia decided to find his way to the...

Shanti Majumder Junior at Carnegie at the HUDL City Championship Debate competition.

Shanti Majumder: balancing school, extracurriculars, and hobbies

By Erwin Morales, Staff Writer December 10, 2023

The students of Carnegie are all very familiar with being on a time crunch, especially because of schoolwork. It’s safe to say that every one of us at one point or another had to pull an all-nighter...

Juan Pena and his family. From left, Pablo Pena, Hiroe Shirai, and Mr. Pena.

Juan Pena reflects on a journey of culture, teaching, and family

By Anjali Martinez and Sundari Maharajh December 10, 2023

With gleaming eyes and a curious mind, a young Juan Pena walked to the front of his sixth-grade classroom. It was filled with chatty kids and the teacher who would change the trajectory of his life. Encouraged...

Mrs. Williamss office is neatly organized and is the home of her favorite doll.

Tiffany Williams unwraps a new chapter as CVHS’ new Wrap-Around Specialist

By John Nguyen, Staff Writer December 3, 2023

Everyone is scared of change, but for CVHS’ new Wrap Around Specialist Tiffany Williams, change came naturally. When she entered the Carnegie building, Williams welcomed her new workplace with open arms....

Turner and her husband at their wedding in 2003

Maisha Turner: from rejecting rejection to inspiring CVHS students in STEM

By Natalia Nguyen and Cindy Cui December 3, 2023

If Maisha Turner’s life was a Free Body Diagram, her family would be the center of mass, with outside forces from every angle. Her life would have a positive magnitude of acceleration, but with an ever-changing...

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