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The HISD board meeting, as community members gather around to address the board of managers.

Changing the Community: Looking inside HISD’s board meetings

By Anjali Martinez, Editor-in-chief April 3, 2024

On March 21, families, students and teachers from all over the Houston Independent School District protested for hours before gathering inside the HISD board auditorium for an almost four-hour board meeting. Upon...

Barbers Hill junior Darryl George recently lost his case against Barbers Hill ISD after being suspended for the length of his hair, CVHS students respond.

CVHS students respond to Darryl George decision

By Joseph Mutagaya, Arts and Entertaiment Editor March 4, 2024

On Feb. 22, Barbers Hill High School Junior Darryl George lost a case against his former school district, Barbers Hill ISD, after being suspended for his hairstyle, known colloquially as barrel twists....

A look inside HISD's board meetings.

Op-Ed: Why you should go to board meetings

By Anjali Martinez and Bela Jotwani March 4, 2024

The second Thursday of every month brings together a community of parents, teachers, activists, and most importantly — HISD board members. Located in the Hattie Mae White building, around 15 minutes...

Cell phone "pockets." Even before the ban, teachers were given tools to regulate phone usage.

HISD’s cell phone ban: Mixed opinions from students and teachers

By Natalia Nguyen and Neela Ravi February 21, 2024

On Tuesday, Feb. 6, Carnegie began enforcing a cell phone policy banning cell phone usage on school campuses for all students across the Houston Independent School District (HISD). This policy was officially...

Ariann Burley on her Welcome to Carnegie page.

Ariann Burley: NASA superstar, photographer, and Pre-AP English teacher

By Bela Jotwani and Naadiya Walji February 20, 2024

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...

A shorter summer, and a longer school year

Did we lose our summer? HISD unveils calendar for the 2024-25 academic year

By Anjali Martinez and Chloe Tran February 19, 2024

On Feb. 8, 2024, HISD held their monthly Board of Management meeting to address and vote on the new calendar for the 2024-2025 academic year, as a result, we now see the newly implemented calendar in the...

Mrs. Williams's office is neatly organized and is the home of her favorite doll.

Tiffany Williams unwraps a new chapter as CVHS’ new Wrap-Around Specialist

By John Nguyen, News Editor December 3, 2023

Everyone is scared of change, but for CVHS’ new Wrap Around Specialist Tiffany Williams, change came naturally. When she entered the Carnegie building, Williams welcomed her new workplace with open arms....

Carnegie students walkout with posters in order to protest the TEA takeover

CVHS students organize walkout amid TEA takeover

By Adrianna Guadalupe and Ava Manchac April 24, 2023

CVHS students participated in an admin-approved district-wide walkout to protest the TEA takeover on April 6.  The walkout, which took place during lunch, comes as a response to the TEA takeover, which...

HISD unveils a prototype of the new potato laptops set to debut in the 2023-2024 school year.

New potato powered HISD laptops to ‘make dollars and sense’ at CVHS

By Jerry Fan, Managing Editor March 31, 2023
HISD has announced plans to adopt potato-powered laptops for the 2023-2024 school year to replace the current fleet of PowerUp devices.
Interact's leader Elissa Merhi helping set up "I-Fest," an event celebrating cultures and good food.

School organizations talk about district’s fundraising policies

By Ivan Salazar, Staff Writer March 10, 2023

As of 2014, the Texas Department of Agriculture repealed the Texas School Nutrition Policy, a policy requiring that schools follow nutritional standards for competitive foods, as outlined by the U.S. Department...

HISD posted this graphic to several media outlets the night before January 24, on which parts of Houston faced harsh rains and tornado warnings.

HISD inclement weather cancellations: who makes the call, and how?

By Ava Lim and Neela Ravi February 19, 2023

On January 24, HISD announced that they were “monitoring weather conditions” in regards to the heavy rain predicted for the Houston area the next day. The statement was released at 8:34 PM January...

The district's "Page Blocked" and "reset" pages are infamous among students.

Behind the Firewall: Why HISD blocks websites

By Jerry Fan, Managing Editor January 27, 2023
HISD blocks a plethora of websites for various reasons. But what happens when a legitimate website is blocked?
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