With sweat dripping down her forehead and the relentless sun striking her back, Emely Romero’s heart races as she revs up to take the shot. The soccer ball bounces between her feet, and the goal is in...
An 11 minute drive or 2.3 mile walk from CVHS, a grid of one way streets covers downtown Houston. Old and new buildings line the sides of the roads. While driving through downtown and looking out of the...
Senior John Nguyen’s face lit up with excitement when he received a call asking what his favorite color was. “Maroon!” John Nguyen replied. That same evening, senior Nicholas Cordova read and reread...
Walking past room 224, you’ll hear the sound of chatter and crinkling bags of food overwhelming your senses and drawing you into not just any classroom, but Antonio Arredondo’s classroom-- the school’s...
A rather large group of sophomores huddles together at the front of the art classroom with the projector screen on. On nearby tables, a large assortment of different ingredients and supplies, such as pretzel...
Beverly Wilson wasn't always a school business manager.
“When you leave in the morning, it's dark. When you come home at night, it's dark. When are you going to have time for us?”
Skeptical at...
Waltzing through the forest, pondering the vast expanse of the outdoors, wondering how nature and the world fit together, Paul Mata and his three siblings were curious from a young age and led by their...
From being a NASA intern to a wardrobe stylist, an artist, and now an English teacher, Ariann Burley is a true Renaissance woman.
Burley was born in Houston, grew up in Dallas, and then returned to...
Imagine you’re on your way through the cafeteria and subconsciously think to yourself, “Wow, the floor’s really shiny and clean.” All of a sudden, a colossal navy blue automaton whirrs up behind...
If Maisha Turner’s life was a Free Body Diagram, her family would be the center of mass, with outside forces from every angle. Her life would have a positive magnitude of acceleration, but with an ever-changing...
In 2019, CVHS teacher Miguel Inchaurregui received a call from CVHS dean of instruction Melissa Matsu informing him that he had gotten the position as a math teacher for the 2019-20 school year. Since...
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The vivid lights. The skillfully fashioned costumes. The meticulously...
