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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...

Students line up outside the west end of the CVHS building to board their buses on time.

HISD bus cut sparks controversy regarding accessibility and safety for students

By Adelynn Rubio and Callie Mays December 19, 2024

To improve budget sustainability, HISD cut 85 bus routes between June and July, greatly impacting students in the School Choice program. The change marked a 17% decrease in the number of bus routes...

School lunch trash is left on a cafeteria table by CVHS students.

Carnegie struggles with increased litter as custodial staff shrinks

By Adrian Jimenez, Sebastian Zierlein December 19, 2024

In May 2024 HISD proposed a new budget that would implement a cut of $500 million. This plan led to cutbacks in many areas, including new hires, laptops, supplies, and staff, including many custodians.  The...

Seniors Diyanah Uddin and Angelica Sarmiento-Cala collaborate on an assignment during advocacy.

Advocacy time adjusted amid shortened school day

By Anjali Martinez and John B. Covington December 19, 2024

For the 2024-25 school year, there will no longer be a thirty-minute advocacy period before the first class of the day. This change in advocacy time is accompanied by the shortened school day made effective...

The 2024-25 school year was shortened by two weeks and less professional development days were set for the beginning of the year, as compared to previous years. (Photo credit: Adela Nicolae)

HISD’s early return to school impacts CVHS

By Adela Nicolae and Sebastian Mendoza December 19, 2024

HISD’s School Board modified the 2024-25 school year to begin two weeks earlier than previously anticipated, causing students to cut their summer plans short and teachers to voice their concerns regarding...

Students in the cafeteria getting ready for movie night at Freshman Lock-In (Esha Bhavsar)

CVHS holds first sleepover: Freshman’s Lock-In replaces Fish Camp

By Anushka Ghimire and Sundari Maharajh December 19, 2024

This year, CVHS hosted its first-ever Lock-In, a schoolwide "sleepover" for incoming freshmen. The event ran from after school on Friday, Aug. 23, until the morning of Saturday, Aug. 24. It replaced Fish...

Carnegie’s Student Council for the 2024-2025 school year. Pictured from left to right: Secretary Coulson Batchelor, President Justin Leahy, Vice President Abhiram Jyosyula, Treasurer Oduna Akonzee. Credit: @carnegievanguard

Student Council Plans for 2024-2025 School Year

By Siddharth Dasari and Eyob Demess December 19, 2024

For the 2024-2025 school year, the CVHS Student Council (STUCO) aims to reinvigorate school spirit through its new initiatives. Currently, STUCO is planning to enhance student engagement by implementing...

A picture of team 16 right after taking the win for the 23-24 Battle in the Sands Tournament

2023-2024 Champions: Battle in the Sands

By Roxell Bonilla, Audrey Piczak, and Daniella Lopez May 9, 2024

On Monday, April 22, Carnegie students and faculty could be seen arriving in masses at the sand volleyball court, its sand glowing with the prospect of victory, competition and good sport. Amidst the...

A screenshot of the home page of Senior Sophia Singley's college applications website.

Senior Sophia Singley creates website of class of 2024 college profiles

By The Upstream News, Editorial Board May 7, 2024

Senior Sophia Singley made a Google Sites after interviewing several seniors about their college application experience, stats (i.e. SAT/ACT scores and GPA), extracurriculars, and final college decision....

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