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Roxell Bonilla

Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor

Roxell is a senior at CVHS. She loves sports of all kinds, especially soccer and volleyball, and even runs some sports clubs here at Carnegie. She also loves frogs, with the cute tree frog being one of her favorites. She has three dogs and four cats at home—one of which is named Kiwi.

All content by Roxell Bonilla
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
Photo of Gypsy Rose Blanchard as a teen with her mother Clauddine Blanchard (on right).

‘The Act’ vs. ‘Mommy Dead and Dearest’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s story

By Daniella Lopez and Roxell Bonilla
April 21, 2024
Duchess of Twilight: A CVHS Production official poster for marketing.

Review: Duchess of Twilight

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
March 31, 2024
CVHS Boy's Volleyball team after winning their second game against Kipp East End 3-0.

Behind the Scenes: Boys’ volleyball managers leading their team to glory on the court and beyond

By Roxell Bonilla and Sasha Cabral
March 4, 2024
Last year's Houston Rodeo and Livestock show from the inside of the NRG stadium

Op-Ed: The Houston Rodeo and its outdated charm

By Roxell Bonilla and Daniella Lopez
February 19, 2024
CVHS seniors Roxell Bonilla (left) and Audrey Piczak (right) face off in an epic battle to out-cord eachother

Op-ed: The clash for cords

By Audrey Piczak and Roxell Bonilla
February 5, 2024
Arriving to our very first day at the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Personal Column: rocks, rocs and Rox?

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
January 22, 2024
Carnegie's three Questbridge Match Scholars, Israel Garcia, Sasha Cabral, and Ishaan Sanghvi (left to right), posing with their finalist acceptances.

Questbridge selects 3 CVHS seniors to be matched with the nation’s top universities

By Audrey Piczak, Roxell Bonilla, and Daniella Lopez
December 10, 2023
CVHS JV Volleyball team wins against their biggest opponent in the season, ending the final set at 25-23, after being behind 7 points.

CVHS JV Volleyball team sweeps their way to being undefeated

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
December 4, 2023
Flier for CVHS Boo Bash hosted by Senior Committee on October 27th at 7 p.m.

[Photo] CVHS Senior Committee’s first annual Boo Bash

By Daniella Lopez, Copy + Opinions Editor
December 4, 2023
CVHS Baseball after winning their game 12-2 against Sterling High School

CVHS Baseball throws a curveball with the new players and new season

By Roxell Bonilla and Ava Lim
April 24, 2023
HISD's most recent post about the change in the 2022-23 school year.

HISD adds an additional week to the 2022-23 school year

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
March 31, 2023
Ryan Garcia mesmerizing the crowd during the Valentine's Day pep rally with his spooky zombie-thriller hip-hop routine.

CVHS Senior Ryan Garcia stole all our hearts during his Valentine’s Day performance

By Roxell Bonilla and Audrey Piczak
March 10, 2023
CVHS's mascot, The Rhino, at the 2023 Valentine Pep Rally.

CVHS’s first look post-COVID

By Roxell Bonilla and Ivan Salazar
February 16, 2023
Ginny and Georgia S2 E9. Ginny and Georgia after Paul gets upset about Georgia taking charge of the meeting.

“Ginny and Georgia”: Not your perfect mother-daughter relationship

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
January 27, 2023
This is me watching Gilmore Girls thinking how I wish they were me and my mom.

Personal Column: Gilmore Girls is fictional, but my mom’s love isn’t

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
December 13, 2022
A few books Robert Houghton and Erica Harris gave me to read on my own time, for class, or for this review. Slaughterhouse five, Foundation, On Earth We're Briefly Beautiful, How Proust Can Change Your Life, and Everything I Never Told You.

To all the books our English teachers live by

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
November 14, 2022
This was CVHS UIL tennis’ first time competing at regionals in the girls' doubles as one of the only teams representing HISD.

Junior Selin Atakan is serving tennis skills as the UIL girls tennis captain

By Roxell Bonilla and Audrey Piczak
October 20, 2022
CVHS Teacher, Julea Brode, hangs "No AirPods In Class" sign for students to see when they walk in

CVHS teachers enforce no listening devices in classrooms

By Roxell Bonilla and Cindy Cui
September 23, 2022
Putting a smile on to deceive the public is apart of having imposter syndrome. photo courtesy of Somerville - University of Oxford student story, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Personal Column: Carnegie Imposter

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
May 27, 2022
Sophomore Marvin Johnson dunking during warmups before the final game.

Marvin Johnson, Jesse Gee, Peter Jackson, and Ethan Ngo win March Madness

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
April 20, 2022
Kayne has some tried and true tips for wooing back that special someone.

Kanye’s Guide to Wooing Your Girl

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
March 31, 2022
Texans protest Governor Greg Abbott after he issued an order for the TX Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate child abuse claims against parents who support gender-affirming care for their children.

Abbott orders investigations for child abuse against parents who support gender-affirming care for their children

By Ava Lim and Roxell Bonilla
March 9, 2022
Chelsie Kryst, Miss USA 2019, took her life on February 2, 2021.

Op-Ed: What’s behind a crown and a smile

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
February 22, 2022
Art by ARTQU/iStock

Open carry laws will only increase gun-violence related deaths

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
February 1, 2022
Picture from Instagram story from Barbara Butali

CVHS junior Barbara Butali addresses need for feminine products in restrooms while state balks

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
October 24, 2021
Courtesy of Roxell Bonilla

Op-Ed: Travis Scott needs to be held accountable

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
December 8, 2021

Get your boba fix at Kung Fu Tea near CVHS

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
November 8, 2021
Girl's soccer shoot to enter UIL for the next school year

Girl’s soccer shoot to enter UIL for the next school year

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
September 28, 2021

With hope for a return to normalcy, CVHS admin and PTO keep plans open for next year

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
May 31, 2021
Derek Chauvin is escorted out of the courtroom after being found guilty of three charges April 20.

CVHS students react to the verdict of Derek Chauvin

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
April 28, 2021
Uh-oh! CVHS students share embarrassing moments when they didn't realize their camera was on

Uh-oh! CVHS students share embarrassing moments when they didn’t realize their camera was on

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
April 9, 2021
Award winning scholastic submission by Chloe Beaudreau Frames won a gold key in photography.

CVHS Students Sweep the Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards, Winning 104 Awards

By Roxell Bonilla, Katherine Linares, Alvaro Alvarez, and Aridian Martinez
March 9, 2021
Tiffany Dover before and after receiving the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine

We need full disclosure and transparency on COVID vaccines side effects

By Roxell Bonilla and Chiemelie Chinweuba
January 22, 2021
Fries and Asian spicy wings for under $15 at Barnaby's

Eating around CVHS for under $15

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
December 16, 2020

Freshman dropped off the grid

By Roxell Bonilla, Sports Editor
November 22, 2020
Javier Rodriguez displays his congratulatory email letter from Questbridge Scholarship, showing he is a 2020 recipient.

Senior Javier Rodriguez- Son of Immigrants- Is Awarded a Full Ride as a Questbridge Scholar

By Judith Carrizales and Roxell Bonilla
November 12, 2020
HISD distributes 36,298 hotspots to students without internet

HISD distributes 36,298 hotspots to students without internet

By Judith Carrizales and Roxell Bonilla
October 14, 2020
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