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The Student News Site of Carnegie Vanguard High School

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CVHS unveils 24-hour courses for students

CVHS unveils 24-hour courses for students

By Adela Nicolae, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

In an effort to meet student demand for more rigorous courses, CVHS has announced plans to make 24-hour courses available to student for the 2025-2026 school year. Currently, CVHS offers a wide selection...

College board's new course, AP Nap, now has a page on AP Classroom

College Board introduces AP Nap course; student approval nowhere to be seen

By Lauren Tooms, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

On April 1, College Board announced the launch of AP Nap, a new course dedicated to the art of napping. Set to debut in the 2025 - 2026 school year,  AP Nap is designed to help students master the intricacies...

Teacher Samantha Johnson disguised as a student in her own classroom.

Undercover teachers experience student life

By Thorne Mays, staff writer April 1, 2025

On March 24, a group of social studies teachers at CVHS agreed that for the upcoming week, they would be undercover as students. In order to not raise suspicions, the teachers participating had substitutes...

A representation of CVHS's fall from grace.

CVHS has failed to fail, district says

By Sundari Maharajh, Copy Editor April 1, 2025

HISD recently issued a failing performance evaluation to CVHS, citing the school’s refusal to stop producing perfect, high-achieving students. The district's performance rating system is designed...

The district's move to rebrand Carnegie Vanguard turned the smiles of students into frowns (CVHS Facebook)

Carnegie Vanguard High School Renamed Carnegie Vocational High School

By Siddharth Dasari, News Editor April 1, 2025

In a move that has left educators and students alike scratching their heads, the Houston Independent School District came to a decision to rename Carnegie Vanguard High School into Carnegie Vocational...

College Board will not be offering AP Environmental Science in coming years.

APES removed as course nationwide

By Neha Ravi, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

On March 23, College Board released a statement that removed AP Environmental Science (APES) as a course. They disclosed that there was “no environment left to study” and that APES would stop being...

A shiny new beginning welcomes students at CVHS and other schools in the district (Photo by Bernard Tuck on Unsplash)

From yellow buses to black limos: CVHS students ride in luxury

By Anjali Martinez, Editor-in-chief April 1, 2025

Following recent budget cuts in the HISD department of transportation, the district has made an unexpected change - swapping traditional school buses for limousines. Starting March 31, 2025, students...

A typical CVHS student's planner with daily reminders.

CVHS ranked least stressful high school in the US for 2024-2025 school year

By Vivian Buchanan, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

On April 1, CVHS was ranked the least stressful high school in the U.S. for the 2024-2025 school year by the US High School Anti-Stress Organization.  “Honestly, I can’t really lie, I kind of expected...

High school students find out about the dart throwing.

College Admissions Officers Admit: ‘We Just Throw Darts at a Wall’

By Vaani Gupta, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

For years high school students have sacrificed their sleep, sanity and social lives in pursuit of a perfect GPA and a 1600 on the SAT. They do all of this in order to get into a "good" college. However,...

Screenshot showing AP Cheating and AI Solutions on the AP Classroom website.

College Board unveils new course AP Cheating and AI Solutions for 2025-2026 school year

By Uwa Igbinomwanhia, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

On April 1, College Board announced that it will be implementing a new AP course called AP Cheating and AI Solutions for the 2025-2026 school year. This course will be introduced to all high schools across...

An artist's rendition of the chaos at College Board printing and storage facilities.

Termite infestation forced exams to go digital, College Board says

By Jerry Fan, Managing Editor April 1, 2025

The 28 Advanced Placement exams that will be partially or fully administered online in May 2025 are being forced to go digital due to termite infestations at College Board printing and storage facilities,...

The student group chat leak of the century.

Student group chat leak exposes shocking truth: Students actually like their teachers?

By Jillianne Lantanea, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

A leaked student group chat has exposed the conversations happening behind the closed doors of teenagers’ phones. Instead of the usual complaining about homework, pop quizzes and “teachers ruining...

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