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Brittany, the first female robot of the CVHS robotics team, wears her signature bow.

Robotics team unveils female robots to solve gender issues

By Jessica Lin, Feature Editor March 31, 2022

Only 23% of VEX Robotics (a worldwide robotics program for students) participants are female, and the percentage on the CVHS robotic team is even lower. To address complaints of gender inequality in the...

10 Best places to cry on campus

10 Best places to cry on campus

By Hilary Nguyen, Opinion Editor March 31, 2022

Crying on campus is arguably a quintessential part of the CVHS experience. There’s no shame in the game- crying is self-soothing; it takes away pain and allows for you to restore emotional balance. So...

Sofia’s Friendly Guide to Spotting a Maskfish

Sofia’s Friendly Guide to Spotting a Maskfish

By Sofia Hegstrom, Contributing Writer March 31, 2022

Coming back to Carnegie after an 18-month break was nerve-wracking, exciting, and welcomed for many. And to the delight of many students, and disgust of others, so did return the wonderful adolescent...

How to escape a cult, or not

How to escape a cult, or not

By Brooke J Ferrell and Brooke Bushong March 31, 2022

Dark blood slips down my arm. It pricks between discomfort and pain, swirling sensations together until I can’t distinguish any thoughts besides a desire for more. I squeeze my fingers together, and...

People begin purchase mass quantities of energy and caffeinated products after recent studies reveal the immunity to FDA-approved energy drinks. | Image Credit: Ellis Calleri

Battery acid isn’t bad, you’re just doing it wrong

By Nadia Talanker and Judith Carrizales March 31, 2022

A recent study conducted by the School for Sleep Deprivation and Coffee Bean Craftery reveals that teenage students have grown immune to the majority of FDA-approved caffeinated drinks. With an overload...

Gas prices around the US have been on a rise, so much they now cost an arm, leg, or even both.

Rising Gas Prices: Alternative ways to get around Houston even though you have nowhere to go

By Vivian Huynh and Jahrel Noble March 31, 2022

4.20, 4.41, 4.98, 5.09. These are not just a random collection of numbers that happen to be higher than your GPA. Instead, they are something far more frightening: a reflection of the rising gas prices...

Matthew Manders poses stoically in his suit on the set of "The Batman".

Meet lead actor in next Batman movie- CVHS junior Matthew Manders

By Danielle Yampuler, Co-Editor in Chief March 31, 2022

When Warner Brothers announced the controversial casting for the new Batman movie all the way back in 2019, many doubted the skills of the actor the studio had chosen to play the movie’s titular character....

An image of CVHS senior
Leah Ghebreyesus focused on a challenging and intensive sleep assignment.

New AP Nap class to be offered at CVHS starting Fall 2022

By Nour Chibani and Hannah Mansour March 31, 2022

Attention sleep-deprived Carnegie Vanguard high schoolers!!! On March 22th, 2022, the Houston Independent School District announced that select HISD high schools–Carnegie Vanguard High School and...

Vampires denounce the new Daylight Savings bill

Vampires denounce the new Daylight Savings bill

By Isabel Hoffman and Zainab Zaman March 31, 2022

On Sunday, March 13th, 2022, the world clock jumped forward an hour, prompting "spring forward" worldwide. At this time, each and every person lost an hour of sleep in order to account for the sun's longer...

As of March 6th, 2022, TikTok implemented restrictions on users in Russia

Without access to Tiktok, droves of Russian teens admitted to mental hospitals

By Sasha Cabral, Editor-in-Chief March 31, 2022

In response to Russia’s “fake news” law, TikTok has placed restrictions on the country’s users as of March 6th, 2022. Users in Russia no longer have access to live streams and new content, which,...

Yayyy, is time for school guys!!

HISD announces, “no more school closures, ever”

By Ashely Becerra and Carmille Marlin March 31, 2022

“AMAZING! Fellow students, starting today, HISD has come up with the brilliant idea that there will no longer be school closures during inclement weather. Many HISD representatives have seen that school...

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