From 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kristen Davis-Owen is surrounded by the laughter of teenagers, calls from admin walkie-talkies, and instruction of teachers from all around the school. Although the day is long...

Walking down the English hallway, one might hear the familiar hum of lo-fi beats. The music leading to Alexandra Okechi’s room, carefully decorated to feel like a magical fairyland, and to create...

Walking into Jamie Ford’s classroom, you might notice that there’s a large sticker of octopus tentacles behind her Smart TV. She says it's her favorite animal: they’re intelligent enough to make...

There are an infinite amount of ways to prepare macaroni, but which is best? There have been many reviews of different celebrity macaroni recipes but Shaq’s in particular caught my attention. The story...

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...

If 75% of statistics are made up on the spot, then James Barnes had a 33% chance of picking the right career on his first try. And he didn’t. Barnes has lived a life of unlikely decisions and numerous...

Larry Trout became a teacher so he wouldn’t have to milk cows for the rest of his life. But that wasn’t the only reason. Trout grew up on a dairy farm in rural Minnesota, milking cows and throwing...

In January, CVHS's English department welcomed a new face, Laura Jean Williams. Recently retired from her 20-year-long career at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), she embarks...

To Rachel Bohenick, CVHS English I and Photography teacher, it’s not atypical to come home with a lot on her plate. She comes home from teaching to take care of her three young children, as well as house...

During lunch, Pre-AP and AP Biology teacher Mrs. Thao sits down behind her computer, the top of her head just visible over the monitor. Students are scattered throughout the grouped desks in the bright,...

While Houston Independent School District (HISD) scrambled to fill over 800 teacher vacancies as school started, CVHS hasn’t experienced the same issue. The school had two vacancies over the summer,...