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Damodar Kamani, a CVHS senior who aims to use his programming skills to make a social impact

Programming with a Purpose

By Siddharth Dasari, News Editor March 24, 2025

While the world came to a standstill during the COVID-19 lockdown, senior Damodar Kamani’s world was just beginning to expand. Like many teenagers, he spent hours on social platforms trying to stay connected...

A visual representation of birds migrating over big cities at night.

Bird migrations in Houston: Is there more than what meets the eye?

By Vivian Buchanan, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

Long after the sun sets and the city has fallen asleep, the darkened skies over Houston fill with billions of birds silently on their spring and fall migration. Ruby and emerald jewel-toned hummingbirds...

SFR members at their monthly Peace Farm volunteering

Students for Refugees: combining compassion and action

By Vaani Gupta, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

What if you had to leave everything you have ever known behind—your house, your friends, your school—and start over in a foreign country with nothing? What would you do? Unfortunately, this scenario...

Stephanie Chen spins a diabolo at Harvard Yard in the summer of 2024. Chen was in the New England area to watch the 2024 USA National Diabolo Competition. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Chen)

Flying Colors

By Jerry Fan, Managing Editor March 24, 2025

Blink and you may just miss it. A spinning blur of color dashes through the air, flying in circles every which way. After captivating everyone in the audience, the object lands. The crowd roars, erupting...

Jose Molina, Carnegie Theater Company's Head of Lighting and February 2025 Thespian of the Month

Behind the Scenes with Jose Molina: February Thespian of the Month

By Ava King, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

Looking upon the stage of CVHS’ own Carnegie Theater Company during one of its memorable plays, audiences will see not only the talented actors who draw them into the story through captivating dialogue...

Senior Abhiram Jyousyula practicing his batting after school.

Abhiram Jyosyula launches CVHS first cricket team

By Andrew Lee, Sports Editor March 24, 2025

As you peruse the sporting activities scattered around the school, you would see sports spanning from basketball, volleyball, baseball, soccer, track, and cross country. However, a sport that has long...

285C's robot on Feb. 15 after four consecutive days of hard work from Dnyanesh Ramade to prepare for the state-level competition the following week.

Gears turning and minds churning: Carnegie’s robotics team

By Adelynn Rubio, Feature Editor March 22, 2025

The room stung with tension as CVHS’s robotics team, 285C, was preparing for the upcoming competition, the final stop before moving on to Worlds. CVHS senior Dnyanesh Ramade, a robotics club member and...

Melissa Matsu: A 25-year journey through the world of education

By Adela Nicolae, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

You may know her as the voice that rings through the loudspeakers in the mornings. Or you may know her as the administrator who returns lost phones. What you may not know about Melissa Matsu, however,...

Cabral and her tía pose with Handsome Dan, Yale University's mascot, during Yale's Family Weekend in September 2024. (Photo credit: The Mead Visitor Center)

Sasha Cabral: Where is she now?

By Adela Nicolae, Staff Writer March 2, 2025

Weaving between Gothic architecture, as gusts of chilly air rustle fallen leaves, college freshman Sasha Cabral makes her way from her art class to her political science class while reminiscing about her...

Papers explaining containment and other key terms hang against the lockers. Nathan Wendt uses the gallery walk activity to review vocabulary.

Living History

By Jerry Fan, Managing Editor February 24, 2025

Cannonballs rip through the air. The formidable enemy stands just 100 feet away, thinly veiled by the shrubbery dotting the hilly battlefield. The World Wars class is now officially waging war against...

The three Posse scholars celebrating their acceptances at the Posse Scholarship Ceremony. Pictured from left to right: John Nguyen, Julian Nguyen and Nicholas Cordova.

Three seniors awarded Posse Scholarship

By Andrew Lee, Sports Editor February 7, 2025

Senior John Nguyen’s face lit up with excitement when he received a call asking what his favorite color was. “Maroon!” John Nguyen replied. That same evening, senior Nicholas Cordova read and reread...

AP Seminar and AP European History teacher, Jane Schulz. (Former AP World Teacher)

Jane Schulz: Learning to instill a skill

By Lauren Tooms, Staff Writer January 26, 2025

Upon entering room 123, students notice a colorful map of the world near the far corner of the room, and shelves adorned with various objects of cultural significance. Although they may be an interesting...

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