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Snow covers the entrance to CVHS

Winter storm Enzo strikes Houston

By Tarun Bhambhani, Staff Writer April 8, 2025

On January 21, the community of Houston was hit by a historical snow storm “Enzo.” This storm brought approximately four inches of snow, an amount that has not been seen since 2021, causing a mess...

Seniors (left to right) James Coulson Batchelor, Siddharth Dasari, Shanti Majumder and Brandon Strug place first overall at the Academic WorldQuest. (Photo courtesy of Siddharth Dasari)

Taking on the world: CVHS World Affairs members to head to nationals

By Mari Sakai, Staff Writer March 26, 2025

CVHS students emerged as the top scorers for the Greater-Houston Academic WorldQuest competition, with CVHS’ teams placing first, second and third among 59 teams.  The students competed at the Astros’...

Kelvey Flynn's dog Harley enjoys the sun as he plays in the field.

Rescuing, rehabilitating, rehoming

By Thorne Mays, Staff writer March 24, 2025

On January 17, 3-year-old Husky mix was found in northwest Houston off of TC Jester Blvd. The dog was found shot with several bleeding wounds. The Houston SPCA, an agency specializing in rescuing animals,...

Pep rally hosts (left to right) Samir Kassam, Ethan Sims and Justin Leahy brought the energy with their lively commentary, keeping the crowd engaged the entire time. Their jokes, enthusiasm, and quick wit had the audience laughing and cheering throughout the event. As they hyped up each performance, they fueled the excitement in the room, making sure everyone felt connected to the performance.

Spreading the love: Carnegie’s annual Valentines Pep Rally

By Mari Sakai, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

On Feb. 13, CVHS's Spirit Team hosted the annual Valentine's Day pep rally in the gymnasium. This pep rally quickly became memorable as it was one filled with laughter, games and performances that were...

Camp RYLA group picture from the beginning days of camp!

Camp RYLA: Leadership experience for high school students

By Anushka Ghimire, Feature Editor March 24, 2025

From Feb. 7 to Feb. 9, high school students from Rotary District 5890, including students from CVHS, attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp at Carolina Creek in Huntsville, Texas. This...

Students observe a calm gorilla in his exhibit from above

CVHS Seniors Roam the Houston Zoo for a Day of Exploration

By Ella Pham, Copy Editor March 24, 2025

On Feb. 25, CVHS students embarked on a field trip to the Houston Zoo, trading their typical classroom environment for up-close experiences with wildlife. Justin Leahy, the student council president, reinstated...

Senior girls Deniz Caliskan, Claire Plante, Aretha CC-Okeke, Ariyanna Thottam, and Sophia Santiuste pose for senior night.

CVHS Girls basketball team celebrates senior night

By Anjali Martinez, Editor-in-chief February 7, 2025

On January 24, the CVHS girls basketball team played against Michael E Debakey’s girls team. Despite a tough loss of 25 to 9, the girls joined the CVHS boys basketball team to celebrate Senior Night. Senior...

The CVHS library from the front entrance and decorated for the holidays.

CVHS library: resources and services for students

By Vivian Buchanan, Staff Writer January 28, 2025

CVHS students use the library almost every day during lunch period and sometimes during advocacy. For the 2024-2025 school year, the library has many different services and unique ways of gaining information...

President Justin Leahy, Vice President Abhiram Jyosyula, Secretary James Batchelor and Treasurer Oduna Akonzee

CVHS STUCO leaders pursue change

By Alice Shen, Staff Writer January 13, 2025

The council elections brought new faces for the 2024-2025 school year, with President Justin Leahy leading the way, along with Vice President Abhiram Jyosyula, Secretary James Batchelor, Treasurer Oduna...

Chromebooks (lower) replaced the old Windows laptops (upper) at CVHS, starting with the 2024-2025 school year.

Chromebooks make debut at CVHS

By Jerry Fan, Managing Editor December 19, 2024

In a departure from years past, CVHS students started the school year with district-issued Chromebooks, a line of computers running Google’s lightweight ChromeOS, as the Windows laptops from previous...

Mrs. Turner teaching her seventh-period class AP Environmental Science.  (photo credits to John Nguyen)

Teacher turnover reshapes AP courses at CVHS

By John Nguyen and Ella Pham December 19, 2024

The effects of the teacher turnover within HISD have posed challenges for CVHS teachers and administrators, who prioritize meeting student demand for particular AP courses, including AP Psychology and...

Boys and girls cross country teams at their state competition

Divided for growth: CVHS cross country team thrives under new structure and leadership in 2024 season

By Vaani Gupta, Anna Lo, Staff Writers December 19, 2024

The CVHS cross country teams are deep into their fall 2024 seasons, but there have been significant changes this year in the CVHS cross country program, particularly in separated teams and new coaches.  The...

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