The Crimson Connection May 2019

CYPRESS WOODS HIGH SCHOOL

THE CRIMSON CONNECTION

MAY 2019

SHOOTING FOR THE STARS

NORTH STARS ADVANCE TO NASA’S CULINARY HUNCH FINALS

STICKING THE LANDING THREE GYMNASTS’ JOURNEY TO THE ELITE TEAM CUP

WILDCAT ON THE NEWS SENIOR WINS SCHOLARSHIP FROM CHANNEL 2 NEWS

ALOHA NATIONALS

CRIMSON CADETTES NAMED NATIONAL GRAND CHAMPIONS

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Wildcats, I hope you all enjoy this year’s final issue of The Crimson Connection! With this being my last issue as editor-inchief, there were a lot of emotions put into the making of this magazine! There are five seniors on staff this year, and in honor of their last issue and graduation coming up, we’ve highlighted these staffers below! This issue has summer and graduation written all over it, so seniors, get ready. This issue’s cover story highlights our incredible drill team and their huge victory (pictured, sophomore Sydney Lovett). We also discovered a lot about healthy summer food options and played around with designing my first food-oriented layout, which was a lot of fun. I hope every has enjoyed this year’s magazines, and I am confident that the new and returning members will only improve from what we’ve made this year.

FROM,

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SARAH WHEELER

STAFF EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor-In-Chief Sarah Wheeler Business Manager Ella Pulido Co-Online Editor Erin Ellis Co-Online Editor Caroline Stiff Photo Editor Paige Romig Copy Editor Daphne Tett

STAFF REPORTERS Junior Jerah Bevill Senior Aaron Blevins Senior Madison Friedhoff Sophomore Cooper Griffin Sophomore Justin Paez Sophomore Kaitlyn Orman Senior Sara Zaki

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The Crimson Connection is published five times a year and is distributed free by the Cy Woods Journalism Department.

The mission of the Crimson Connection newsmagazine is to entertain and inform the Cy Woods student body on topics ranging from a local to global scale. We aim to be an unbiased singular voice for our school and community. The editorial board consists of three print editors. The board determines stances on editorials, as well as the content of the newsmagazine. Letters, comments and concerns are welcome and encouraged, and should be sent to room 1866 at the school address. To be printed in the paper, the letter must be signed and legible. The editor reserves the right to edit letters. The opinion of the staff does not necessarily represent the opinions of the faculty of this school or this district.

Make your voice heard. The Crimson Connection staff wants to know your questions, concerns or comments. If you would like to contribute to the next issue of The Crimson Connection, please contact us at cwhsjournalism@gmail.com

SO LONG, SENIORS!

AARON BLEVINS

Aaron Blevins is a first-year reporter, his passion and talent for sports writing will be greatly missed. He intends to further his journalism career at the University of Houston.

He wants to pursue sports journalism and hopes to one day host his own sports radio show.

MADISON FRIEDHOFF

Madison Friedhoff is a first-year reporter, and she has been a very dedicated and creative addition to the staff. After years of theatre productions and dance classes, she will attending Ohio Northern University. She will be majoring in musical theatre and double minoring in dance and communications.

DAPHNE TETT

Daphne Tett is a two-year staff member and is the current copy editor. Her knowledge about journalistic writing has made her a crucial staff member. She will be attending Trinity University and majoring in English.

SARAH WHEELER Sarah Wheeler is a three-year staff member and is the current Editor-In-Chief. She will be attending Purdue University and will be majoring in business and minoring in dance.

SARA ZAKI

Sara Zaki is a first-year reporter and talented designer. She will be attending the University of Houston and studying mechanical engineering.

TABLE OF

4 STICKING THE LANDING

THREE GYMNASTS’ JOURNEY TO THE ELITE TEAM CUP

5 WILDCAT ON THE NEWS

SENIOR WINS SCHOLARSHIP FROM CHANNEL 2

6 WHAT’S YOUR LEGACY?

SENIORS DISCUSS THEIR MARK ON THE SCHOOL

8 STEP BY STEP

STEP TEAM’S FIRST YEAR TO TAKE ON DISTRICTS

9 PAPER NAPKIN

DISHING WITH KELLY HINES

10 SHOOTING FOR THE STARS

NORTH STARS ADVANCE TO NASA HUNCH CULINARY FINALS

12 FLIPPING INTO THE FUTURE

TUMBLING AND ACRO WITH SENIOR HANAN VASQUEZ

13 ALOHA NATIONALS

CRIMSON CADETTES WIN NATIONAL GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

14 CRUSH CITY

A PREVIEW ON THE ASTROS 2019-2020 SEASON

15 NBA MVP PICKS

PICKS FOR THE 2018-2019 NBA KIA MVP AWARD

16 SUMMER SPOTS

THE PERFECT PLACES FOR SUMMER PICTURES

17 SOUNDS OF SUMMER

UPCOMING SHOWS AND CONCERTS

18 MOVIE REVIEWS

FIVE FEET APART AND CAPTAIN MARVEL

19 SUMMER PLAYLIST

THE PERFECT MUSIC FOR ENJOYING A SUMMER DAY

20 SUMMER’S FRESH START HEALTHY SUMMER RECIPES

22 GIRL CODE/GUY CODE GRADUATION EDITION

23 THANK YOU NOTES/RANT IN 212

STICKING THE LANDING THREE GYMNASTS’ JOURNEY TO THE ELITE TEAM CUP

BY STAFF REPORTER JUSTIN PAEZ

In order to be a great gymnast, you have to be one of the most precise and athletic people in all of sports. When we watch gymnasts through a TV screen, we see a perfected piece.

However, we do not see the countless hours of hard work and determination that it takes to do great in a competition.

This is shown through the immense accomplishments of senior Jack Freeman, junior Garrett Braunton and junior Zachary Nunez. These three gymnasts recently were selected to represent Cy Woods and Region 3 at the Elite Team Cup competition.

To describe how rare this accomplishment is, only eight people are selected to compete out of six states, including Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana.

Those six states are combined to make up Region 3.

“Being selected for Elite Team Cup made me realize that I’m better than I think I am,” Nunez said.

A huge reason that helped these athletes got to the Elite Team Cup is the leadership and advice given to them by

Photos provided by senior Jack Freeman, junior Garrett Braunton and junior Zachary Nunez

their gymnastics coach Tom Meadows.

Meadows was able to teach great names like Chris Brooks, Raj Bhavsar and Jonathan Horton, who all eventually became USA Olympians. The guidance Meadows gives to his athletes is difficult b u t

said.

In order for Nunez, Braunton and Freeman to be ready for competitions like these, they must go through hard-core training to get them in shape for their events.

“Along with those two events we do high bar and floor one day,

“[ELITE TEAM CUP] IS ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS YOU CAN HAVE IN GYMNASTICS BECAUSE IT PROVES YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST OF THE BEST.” JACK FREEMAN necessary in order to become a successful gymnast. “[Meadows] keeps [us] on a rigorous schedule, allowing for little rest so that our bodies can develop the endurance to compete at these big and strenuous competitions,” Braunton

“IT WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT WITH MY BROS AND KICK SOME BUTT.” -GARRETT BRAUNTON LEFT: Junior Garrett Braunton trains on the bars for a competition.

RIGHT: Junior Zach Nunez trains on the rings for a competition.

then the next day we do vault and rings. We alternate back and forth every day,” Braunton said. “We train everyday except Saturday.”

Daily workouts usually go from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. In these workouts the gymnasts are given a physical task, and after

each assignment is completed with the approval of the coach, then they can move on to the next. Each day they usually go through four assignments and then do a heavy strength training.

With these difficult and laborious workouts, nothing helps these guys more than their teammates around them.

“Being out on the floor in such a big arena was definitely terrifying at first, but having my teammates by my side slowly calmed my nerves and allowed me to compete to the best of my ability,” Freeman said.

The connection these athletes have for each other is so crucial to them being successful, and that is why they were all able to be selected to the Elite Team Cup. With all this teamwork and determination, this led Region 3 to winning the competition for the fourth year in a row.

This accomplishment made

by Freeman, Braunton, and Nunez is nothing short of amazing and being a part of the competition will lay out more and more opportunities for these young and upcoming gymnasts.

“TO BE HONEST, MY TEAMMATES INSPIRE ME. THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS ENCOURAGE ME TO BE AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER”

-ZACH NUNEZ

WILDCAT IN THE NEWS

Senior wins scholarship from Channel 2

BY COPY EDITOR DAPHNE TETT Late in February, it was announced that senior Sebastian Aguirre would be receiving a KPRC Senior Scholarship from Channel 2 KPRC. He was one of 20 students across the Houston area to receive this scholarship.

The check, which was worth $2,500, was delivered to him by a news crew who surprised him during class.

“I honestly didn’t know I was getting the scholarship until the day of,” Aguirre said. “I had applied for it a long time ago, so I had kind of forgotten about it.”

Aguirre was nominated by college and career counselor Stephanie England, who helped him through the application process.

“The application was fairly simple thanks to Mrs. England’s help,” Aguirre said. “I couldn’t have done it without her.”

England was contacted directly by Channel 2 to tell her that Aguirre had been selected for the scholarship and that a news crew would be on campus

to give it to him.

“I was full of anticipation for having a news crew here on our campus,” England said. “Once I got past all the logistics of how to manage having a film crew and a news anchor, then everything fell right into place.”

England is unsure as to exactly how many students applied, but she guesses that it was very large.

“The invitation to nominate students went out to most of the high schools in the Houston area,” England said. “I think each school could nominate two students or so, so there was probably a large pool of applicants.”

Aguirre was picked because he is second in his class, helped to clean out homes after Hurricane Harvey and did research at Stanford University.

“He’s a great student,” Aguirre’s forensic science teacher, Shannon Shadoan, said. “He does his work, and he’s very friendly to the other

Aguirre’s forensics classmates celebrate as he is presented the check for $2,500. Photo provided by CFISD correspondent Angel Verdejo

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Sebastian Aguirre hugs his mother, Erika, who also came to surprise him with the scholarship. Photo provided by CFISD correspondent Angel Verdejo

students. He’s always helpful to the other students, and he seems like he’s very interested in what he’s doing.”

Shadoan was the teacher whose class was interrupted so that the news crew could present Aguirre with his award.

She was notified about the news crew beforehand. Aguirre, however, was not.

“My initial reaction was shock and embarrassment as I really wasn’t expecting the news to come in,” Aguirre said.

Aguirre is very happy that he was one of the 20 selected out of the large pool of applicants to receive this scholarship.

“It feels great to be one of the 20 students picked for the scholarship,” Aguirre said.

“More than anything I’m really thankful for it. It meant a lot for me to be able to share the news with my family after all the support they’ve given me for the past 17 years.”

Aguirre plans on attending

college at Stanford University, and he plans on studying chemistry and mathematics.

“I’ve always had an inclination towards math and science as I’ve done summer research in the past,” Aguirre said.

With the ever-rising prices of college students are currently facing, England emphasizes the importance of applying for scholarships.

“Scholarships are important because college is expensive,” England said. “Even if it’s $1,000 or $500, that’s money going to help reduce of attending school for that year.”

Though it might seem difficult to qualify for a scholarship like Aguirre’s, it shouldn’t deter students from pursuing scholarship opportunities.

“My advice for others applying for scholarships is don’t be afraid to put yourself out there,” Aguirre said.

“You never know what might happen.”

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“what is your legacy?”

senior legacy videos

participating in a bunch of different things, clubs, organizations [and] sports.”

Marie Kubezca future legacy?

Kubezca: “I want to be a teacher and teach psychology eventually. People want to make a difference in the world and change the whole world, but that’s almost not possible.

By being a teacher, I can impact at least a few people.”

Samuel Torres Q: What has been the best thing about high school?

Kubezca: “Honestly, the group of friends I’ve made with the band and being involved with extracurriculars.”

Q: How do you want to be remembered and why?

Kubezca: “As being helpful and being there. I’m not on varsity [band or] anything, so being the one who is always there for people, or giving them help when they need it [is how I want to be remembered].”

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Q: What kind of impact do you want to leave on your fellow students?

Torres: “I guess just an impact of high academic standards,

Q: What has been your favorite thing about being at Cy Woods?

Torres: “Probably the people, the students [and] the teachers.

I’ve made a bunch of new friends, and I feel like I’ve made a connection with a lot of my teachers.”

staying after school to hang up fliers for my club, and I saw people that I was friends with. Then I went to talk to my teacher, and it just felt like I was a part of a community. It’s not like a super huge memory, but I like that a lot.”

Camilla McIver

Q: What do you want your legacy to be?

Torres: “I want to leave the world as a better place than it is. Right now I’m planning on majoring in economics and mechanical engineering. [I want to do engineering] because I like problem-solving, and [I’m] kind of hands-on and [I want to do] economics because it’s really interesting, and you see it in your day to day life.”

Q: Do you have any advice for younger students?

Torres: “Do your work. I think as long as you show up and do your work you will be good.”

Q: What is your favorite memory of high school?

Torres: “Just yesterday I was

Q: What kind of impact do you want to leave on your fellow students?

McIver: “I hope that the people who have looked up to me and seen me work hard over the years understand the importance of working hard and how when you work hard,

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you really can achieve your dreams. The more you work, the more success you will receive.”

Q: What do you want your legacy to be?

McIver: “I really want to get into the world of business in the future, and I hope through that I can advocate for women, their education and their rights. I hope that I am remembered as someone who has made a change in the world through women’s education in underdeveloped countries.”

Q: What do you want younger students to know?

McIver: “Your GPA matters.

Freshman and sophomore year are important, and it’s very easy to slack off because you don’t think it’s a big deal, but it is.

Also, don’t stress about the little things. Have fun and make the most of your four years because they do go by fast.”

Rhett Seagler

Seagler: “As someone who is respected and as someone who chases their dreams. Too many people dream too small, and they don’t chase [their dreams] and they no ambition. I think someone who does is very rare, and I’d rather stand out that way.”

Q: What do you want younger students to know?

Seagler: “Respect your teachers, focus on school and just keep your grades your priority.”

Q: What do you want your future legacy to be?

Seagler: “I want to start a real estate empire and expand to multiple countries down south and to have multiple real estate properties as well, maybe I’ll be a lawyer.”

Q: What has been your favorite memory in high school?

Seagler: “Probably making my Eagle Scout. Coming here versus there [my old school], I have it made.”

Reagan Bob

Bob: “Probably all of the new people that I get to meet. Everyone is so cool, [and] everyone has their own personality, so there are so many different types of people, and most of them are accepting.”

Q: How do you want to be remembered here and why?

Bob: “As a cheerful person, someone that can lighten the mood.”

Q: What is your legacy?

Bob: “I got a full ride scholarship through volleyball to college, and [after volleyball], I want to go to medical school [because] I want to become an orthopedic surgeon to make enough money in order to have another house

for my dogs, for all the dogs I want. That’s really all of my goals right now.”

Q: What should younger students know for the future?

Bob: “Pay attention to your grades while you’re in freshman [and] sophomore [year], and still keep working hard in your junior year. It might feel awful, but keep going through it.”

Q: What has been your favorite memory in high school so far?

Bob: “Mrs. Carter pre-cal dual credit and Mrs. Marsh’s fashion design classes because they’re awesome teachers.”

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Q: What kind of impact do you want to leave on other students?

Seagler: “Always chase your goals. Even if people put you down, if you have a dream, go for it.”

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Q: What has been the best thing about going to this school?

Seagler: “Making new friends and seeing people smile.”

Bob: “Just a cheerful, upbeat [impact], I want to let [other students] know that they can get through it.”

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Step Team’s First Year As A Group, Taking On Districts And Their Own Way Of Dance

STEP BY STEP

Chant. Stomp. Clap.

What started as traditional African gumboot dance now beats along the hallways of our high school: step dancing.

In November of 2017, seniors Mia Jones, Lauren Daughtery and Catherine Roberts decided that something was missing in the culture of their extracurricular experience: a step team. Stepping or stepdancing is a form of percussive dance in which the participant’s entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word and hand claps.

“It is like performing without the original dances. It’s like singing acapella, but making noises with your body,” senior team member Elianah Ogletree said.

Ogletree speaks on the unique style of stepping compared to other forms of dance seen at school by saying how, “Performance wise, other dance teams pick the songs everyone goes to. All of our songs are old rap music, something that we like that we can get hype to. Chappa style is my favorite. We do a stroll to it, and I love that song.”

By taking a glance at this family- like team, you would assume that they are there purely because of their love for each other and the steps they create, but these girls have a major competitive edge tucked away in their spirits. After only one year of organizing a team at Cypress Woods, several of the members have managed to

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make it on the district wide step team.

“We have a step team as a club, and then we have a districts team. On the step team we have a little more than 20, and then on the districts team it’s about 12 kids,” Ogletree said. “We’ll be competing against the other Cy Fair schools on April 13.

Anyone that has a YLPA (Young Ladies of Positive Attitudes) organization, which is basically the HOLA and step clubs, can try out to compete. Not every school has dance teams for this, but if you do, you go to districts to compete that.”

Although learning and competing on the district level seems intense, many of the team members speak on the memories the district level has created for them.

“Learning some of the stuff for the district show, we were really into it. For me, I’m an outsider in that group, so that was the first time they actually talked to me and communicated to me (on the district team). You have to audition and interview to make the district team, and make your own step,” junior team member Jesslyn Bogas said.

But don’t knock it till you try it, these district team qualifiers commit a good amount of their week to making their step routines finely tuned, aside from the other activities that a number of them are involved in. The school team practices Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:20-4:30, with occasional Tuesday practices.

Plus, these girls give up several weekends for district team and/

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or competitions against other schools.

“It’s kinda like a family. We all became really close hanging together, and after every performance, we all go to McDonald’s together and get food,” Ogletree said. “It is difficult because every step is different, especially when you do a four part, they all go to the same beat, it’s just different movements,” Ogletree spoke of the detail it takes to master a routine. “But when everyone does the same thing at the same time like we’re supposed to do and we’re all in sync, it turns out really good because the sounds are in sync, so you don’t have a popcorn effect where she starts and you start, and it just looks really good when everyone’s on the same page.”

But this attention to detail

hits a home run with the girls once they finally master a routine.

“It feels so good to finally actually get the step down and do it over and over again to the point where you can’t mess it up,” Bogas said.

Despite the progress the team has already made in its first year, they carry many aspirations for the future. Many of them hope to one day get a boy and a girl team, as well as inspire students of different races to start stepping with them. Additionally, they hope to one day carry the reigning first place district champion title that Cypress Lakes High School currently holds.

“Everybody’s seen HOLA and everybody’s seen the dance team,” Bogas said. “I think our step team adds a little bit of flare to it. They’ve never seen a step team before or know what it is and so we add that aggressiveness of ‘we’re here and this is what we can do.’”

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PAPER NAPKIN with Kelly Hines Grade: Senior

Clubs & Activities: Soccer Hines displays the District Champs trophy.

BY JERAH BEVILL STAFF REPORTER

Dishing with

Do you plan on playing college soccer? If so, where?

Yes. I am playing college soccer at McNeese State University. It’s a D1[Division 1] program in Louisiana.

Last thing you wrote on a paper napkin?

I drew a cat kicking a soccer ball.

Photo provided by Kelly Hines

We talk soccer and being team captain.

How do you feel about this soccer season?

I love this soccer season because it’s been really fun.

I love this team. They are so much fun to be around, and we’ve been winning. It’s been a great feeling.

How did you become captain, and what do you like about it?

I became captain because I am a goalkeeper, so I yell a lot and I think people already looked up to me to be a leader. I love being captain. I love wearing the armband. I think it’s so cool-looking.

What was the main thing that prepared you to step into this position?

Coach Trocquet helped a lot. She’s always there for me, and she believes in me. She gave me that confidence, and then goalkeeping in general expects a lot out of you.

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SHOOTING FOR THE STARS (right) Photo by Pixabay user skeeze

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Center: The North Stars outside the Cy Woods kitchen Photo by Tami Hunt

NORTH STARS ADVANCE TO NASA CULINARY HUNCH FINALS

BY CO-ONLINE EDITOR CAROLINE STIFF The Hunch program provides a unique opportunity for high school students to partner with NASA. Through engineering to interior design, all CFISD schools participate in some way and allow the progression of this program.

However, Cy Woods is the only school within the district to compete in the NASA Hunch Culinary competition.

During all their years of

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competing, the Cy Woods culinary team - dubbed the North Stars - has continuously advanced to the finals. The 2019 North Stars consist of Presidents senior Duncan Boone and senior Alex Parra, Vice President junior Andre Burton, and new members sophomore Falon Bekiri, senior Carly Berry and sophomore Preston Scott. They recently advanced and competed in the Hunch Culinary finals on

April 15.

In practice, every team member naturally fell into a position that allowed the group to complete their tasks effectively.

“At first, we just went with the flow but over time, we were like ‘We really have to make a plan’. I was chopping, [Berry] was on spices, [Boone] was sautéing, [Scott] was also sautéing, [Burton] was working with the words and

[Parra] kinda just helped all around,” Bekiri said.

The setting for the finals came as a shock to some of the North Stars.

“I wasn’t expecting it to be in the middle of the food court. Like, I thought we were going to be in a separate room. I didn’t expect people [who were] just in the Space Center visiting [would be allowed to] see what we were doing,” Berry said.

The environment for the

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Boone and Burton learning about different aspects of the JSC food lab.

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finals was a surprisingly different experience than what the team grew to expect from the preliminary rounds. “[The finals were] way more [than the preliminary round]. In the preliminaries, it was just kinda more chill.

Everyone was cooking in one room, and then they judged you in another room. In finals, it was one huge room. You would be cooking and then people would be judging. That’s a big difference. You heard everything in finals; every detail and all the questions

The team preparing their dish for preliminaries in the JSC food lab.

Photo by Tami Hunt

[the judges] asked [the other groups],” Bekiri said.

After progressing through the preliminary rounds, the team thought they were ready for any challenges the finals would throw at them.

“It was so weird. I thought when I went to finals ‘I already did this, I’ve got this, I’ve got it down.’ But then once I saw the whole row of judges I was like ‘Whoa man, this is really big.’ We had a bunch of cameras on us, everyone was watching [us]. Even if you tripped, everyone would start laughing. Nothing went over

people’s heads,” Berkiri said.

During the finals, the team grew to support each other in various stressful situations.

“It was very nervewracking to go up to the judges; being front and center. But also, everyone [on the team] just had each others’ backs. Whenever Andre would freeze up, we would jump in; we would make him not nervous anymore,” Berkiri said.

From their involvement in the competition, the North Stars were able to come together and bond in a

The team plating their ratatouille for finals in the Space Center Houston cafeteria.

Photo by Tami Hunt

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unique way.

“I think just meeting people [and] just having fun [was the best part of this experience]. We’re all just totally different, all of us, like our whole group, and we just came together and we worked through it and we worked hard together. That’s my favorite part, just making new friends,” Berkiri said.

This is one experience that will stay with all the team members forever.

“It was definitely something most kids don’t get to say they got to do,” Berry said.

Berry and Berkiri preparing their dish for finals in the Space Center Houston cafeteria.

Photo by Tami Hunt

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FLIPPING

FUT Senior Hanan Vasquez does a pike in the air.

Photo provided by Hanan Vasquez

The school year of 20182019 is coming to an end, and the graduating class of 2019 is getting ready to go off to college.

Senior Hanan Vasquez is going to college for tumbling and acro, something most people would not expect.

Tumbling and acro are basically different forms of cheer, involving floor, stunts and pyramids. Not many colleges in Texas offer a program for tumbling and acro, so this was not a very long decision process for Vasquez.

“There [are] only about three colleges in Texas that have a tumbling and acro program, and I didn’t really know much about it,” Vasquez said. “So an administrator from the University of Mary HardinBaylor [UMHB] found me on Instagram with my gymnastics background, and they direct messaged me. I went to visit the campus, and I verbally committed recently.”

Vasquez has a long history with the competitive gymnastics field, but she only recently started competing in tumbling and acro.

I only started doing tumbling and acro around the time when the UMHB [administrator messaged] me, so only for about four or five months now, but I’ve been doing gymnastics for 10 years,” Vasquez said.

Even though Vasquez has been doing gymnastics much

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INTO THE

URE Tumbling and acro with senior Hanan Vasquez

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longer than she’s been doing tumbling and acro, she’s very excited about the new challenge.

“Whenever they were recruiting me, she had me watch a bunch of videos of [their team] doing their competitions, and it looked really fun,” Vasquez said. “Tumbling and acro is more of a group thing, whereas gymnastics was just one person, and I think it’ll make it more fun and makes it easier to compete.”

Because she has done gymnastics for so long, Vasquez has made many lifelong memories.

“My favorite memory was when I had a competition at the NRG Stadium,” Vasquez said. “It was the first time I had ever won first all around, and I was competing against people across the nation, so it was pretty cool.”

Vasquez had always wanted to go to college for gymnastics, but many obstacles got in her way.

“My gym where I train actually went bankrupt about a year and a half ago and I didn’t have any place to go, so I stopped training for a long time,” Vasquez said. “Whenever I was getting back into it, I ruptured my achilles, so I had to have surgery and stop again while I recovered.”

Vasquez has also suffered many other serious and minor injuries in her gymnastics

journey, but nevertheless she kept going.

“I ruptured my achilles over a year ago, and I’m still getting back into it,” Vasquez said.

“I also have major strains on both achilles, and have hyperextended both of my elbows. I’ve been in wheelchairs at school and crutches three times.”

With these injuries came doubt about living out her lifelong dream: collegiate gymnastics.

“It was always my dream for the longest time, except whenever I hurt myself and when my gym closed, I decided I would figure something out with music,.” Vasquez said.

“But a couple months ago, that dream revived when [UMHB] messaged me, and it’s so cool to think I’m actually training now that [my dream is] coming back to life again.”

Vasquez has gotten lots of support from her friends, family, and even her coach about her decision.

“My parents have both been super supportive because they’ve never had a child with a big college experience,” Vasquez said. “I have an older brother, but he never got that big experience with all of the talking and colleges wanting to recruit, so they’ve been helping me a lot. My coach has also been supportive by letting me train at his gym for a couple days a week, helping me with

what skills I need to have, and if it’s going to be the right match for me in college.”

Many students have extracurricular activities they need to balance with their school work, which can often be difficult.

“It’s really rough, but during the day I have my planner with everything on it, and I get to classes a bit early so that I can get some homework done that I won’t be able to do that night,” Vasquez said. “Anytime I have a free moment, I’m doing homework and studying, but other than that I’m at practice.”

Many college courses involve a lot of after school assignments, which may be hard to balance with her tumbling and acro competitions.

“I’ll be traveling around the U.S. a lot next year, and I’ll still have my other classes that I have to do work in, so I think that’ll be the most difficult thing,” Vasquez said.

With going to college brings new people, a whole new campus and new opportunities.

“I’m excited to get all the different courses you can try because I want to do art and music and also being a little bit more free from my parents even though I’m very dependent on them,” Vasquez said. “Also just having that team, since I’ve never really been in a team per say. I’m just really excited for the whole experience.”

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CRIMSON CADETTES NAMED NATIONAL GRAND CHAMPIONS After three hours of practice every day for seven months, the Crimson Cadettes were ready to take on their national dance competition. They signed up for nationals at Hawaii very early on in the year in order to secure their spot. The junior Cadettes were surprised when the senior officers told them they were heading to Hawaii. The trip was over spring break, and they brought back their nationals’ rings.

The Cadettes have been preparing for nationals since the beginning of the year, staying after school every day to get as much practice as possible.

“We’ve been practicing since October for contest season, but after football season our practices went until 5 every day of the week,” said senior Sarah Bruce.

They competed against four other schools that included schools from Texas as well as other places across the United States.

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“There was Tustin High school from Orange County California; they were actually on ‘World of Dance.’ That’s who we beat,” Bruce said. “There was also Lake Travis from Austin, Odessa High School from Odessa, Texas and the fourth was a Hawaiian school.”

Taking the trip to Hawaii was not cheap, it took multiple fundraisers to help pay for the entire trip. Not only that, but they also had to ship their props to Hawaii as well as buy more when they arrived.

“To help pay for the trip, we had contests at school where venders come and other schools come and they pay our school [to compete], so that went towards the trip,” said senior Peyton Gullickson.

They enjoyed many activities before the competition including snorkeling, surfing and hiking as well as eating many different foods.

“We went to a bay, and we snorkeled,” said junior Kaitlyn

Laird. “We also hiked Diamond Head and went to Pearl Harbor.”

Although they enjoyed many activities, there was only one goal in mind. Their focus was to win. The Cadettes competed at Nationals last year and got second place, but this year, they were determined to win.

“We performed four [dances] and they were all different types of dances, [including] lyrical, jazz, pom, and novelty,” said junior Allison Hinamen.

One of the most challenging parts of the competition was facing their biggest rival from Texas as well as performing on carpet, which was different than the gym floor that they were used to dancing on. No matter the differences, they overcame them. The most difficult part of it all was nerves.

“We were really nervous, but we competed really well all year, so we went in with a sense of confidence,” Hinamen said.

“Before every contest, we have a

routine as a team where we sit together in a circle, listen to the music, work through the dance, pray and then we jump up and down to hype ourselves up to help with the nerves.”

When they were announcing the winners, it was between the Cadettes and Tustin High School. Once they heard that Tustin got second overall, they sighed with relief as they realized they won before being called.

“At first they announced the highest scoring routine and we placed second, so we got kind of scared, but then when they announced the second overall team, Tustin was called; we knew we had won,” Bruce said.

No matter what came in their way, they danced their hearts out, and it paid off.

“I felt so relieved that we won,” Laird said. “It felt like all the late-night and earlymorning practice since August, hard work, sweat and tears finally paid off.”

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A preview of the Houston Astros 2019-2020 season

BY STAFF REPORTER AARON BLEVINS The Houston Astros have just started their 2019-2020 season, and I’m here to preview what will happen during the course of that season and answer the ultimate question: will the Astros bring home their second title in three years? That question is what permeates every Astros fan’s brain and brings hope in their baseball fandom.

The Astros got stopped right in their tracks on their journey to back to back titles by ex-bench coach Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox. The

powerful hitting Red Sox led by AL MVP Mookie Betts and RBI leader J.D. Martinez seemed to be a 2018 version of the 2017 Astros, and both teams won the title. The 2019 Astros are coming out ready to play with third baseman Alex Bregman saying they’re gunning for the defending champs Red Sox right out of the gate. The Astros have gotten even better in the offseason with them signing Michael Brantley to bolster an already star studded outfield.

The Astros also signed former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher

Wade Miley to make up for the loss of Dallas Keuchel.

The Astros are easily the best team in baseball talentwise; there's not a hole in their batting lineup. Starting pitchers Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole should hold up the pitching side of things with both of them having been in consideration for the American League Cy Young award last season. Everything points to the Astros being your 2019 World Series Champs: great

offseason acquisitions, great batting lineup and Cy Younglevel starting pitching. The only team who can stop the Astros is the Astros. Honestly, the only way they stop themselves is if injuries strike again and derail another championship-caliber season. So, to the ultimate question that permeates every Astros fan’s brain will the Astros bring home a second title in three years? Yes, if the injury bug doesn't strike them down again.

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BY STAFF REPORTER AARON BLEVINS

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Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden has had a story-like season, carrying his team from the depths of despair early in the season to the best record since the all star break. Harden has cemented himself this season atop the greatest scorers of all time. One of the greatest scorers ever is having his best season to date; that’s definitely going to be worthy of the MVP. Harden saved his and the Houston Rockets’ season by putting on a legendary stretch of 32 games of 30 or more points. He has scored at least 30 against every other team in the NBA and if I’m betting, he’s probably scored 30 on his own team in practice.

That’s how dominant he’s become, coming out strong almost every night. Even when you think he’s struggling, he scores 35 points. Harden, despite being the top scorer in PPG by eight whole points, (the largest margin since PPG were recorded) he is also second in SPG and first in deflections.

Every story must have a good end, and this one will end in a MVP season for the beard.

The Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden has had an historic 20182019 NBA season. Harden is the reigning NBA MVP, and this year is looking no different. Harden made history this season, and he has not stopped. He notched a whopping 32 straight games with at least 30 points. After a slow start to the season, people overlooked the Houston Rockets in being able to make a run in the playoffs, but with James Harden taking over, he has made the Rockets a serious contender to the Golden State Warriors. Harden leads the NBA in points per game by a huge margin, and nobody will finish close to him, and despite his reputation as a bad defender, Harden is in the top three in steals per game and first in passes deflected in the league. Harden continues to put up big stats every game, and he has been in the MVP conversation every year, so he deserves some consideration for winning the most highly regarded award for an individual basketball player two years in a row.

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BY STAFF REPORTER COOPER GRIFFIN Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has had a insane 2018-19 season, and now he is in the running for KIA MVP. This year, the Milwaukee Bucks is the number one team in the Eastern Conference and has had the best record in the entire NBA. The craziest thing about them being the best team in the league is that just last year they were seventh in Eastern Conference and 13th in the NBA. The main reason for this huge improvement is how dominatingly Antetokounmpo has been playing. This year, Antetokounmpo is shooting over 55% FG on the field and is top five in points per game in the league, and only 10 other players in NBA history have ever done that. Not only is he one of the best scorers, he is also the best rebounding forward in the league, averaging over 12 rebounds per game. Considering how good he and his team have been playing during the regular season, he could and should be named the MVP of the 2018-19 season.

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SUMMER SPOTS “Greetings from Houston” Wall 3601 White Oak Dr. Eleanor Tinsley Park 18-3600 Allen Pkwy.

Biscuit Paint Wall 1614 Westheimer Rd. Sugar & Cloth Wall 1201 Main St. Hines Waterwall Park 2800 Post Oak Blvd.

McGovern Centennial Gardens 1500 Hermann Dr.

the perfect places for summer pictures

BY ONLINE EDITOR ERIN ELLIS

Hey, Wildcats, it’s almost that time of year that we have all been desperately waiting for: summer. Summer is just around the corner, and here are a few places around the city that are guaranteed to provide you with the perfect summer photos. From sculptures to gardens to murals to random wall art, Houston definitely has a lot to offer when it comes to adventuring downtown.

There are around many places in downtown that display superior wall art. While, there are walls such as the “Houston is Inspired” wall and the “Greetings from Houston” wall that were clearly painted to the T, there are also walls such as the Biscuit Paint Wall and the Houston Graffiti Park that display more abstract art. If you’re not looking for art, don’t worry; there is the Hines Waterwall Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, McGovern Centennial Gardens and so much more. Check out the list to the left for even more spots and all the addresses that you should plug into your GPS, so you can take the best summer pictures.

“Houston is Inspired” Wall 313 Travis St. Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St. Houston Graffiti Park 2102 Leeland St.

Juniors, Caroline Harris and Taylor Jenkins, at the Biscuit Paint Wall Photo Provided by: Taylor Jenkins

“History Earned” Astros Wall 420 E 20th St.

Juniors, Cami Bird and Abigail Fry, at Eleanor Tinsley Park Photo Provided by: Taylor Jenkins

Smither Park 2441 Munger St. Cullen Sculpture Garden 900 Bissonnet St. “We Love Houston” Sign 2202 Dallas St. 16

Juniors, Chloe Ewing and Isabella Tamez, at Discovery Green Photo Provided by: Chloe Ewing

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CAPTAIN MARVEL ANALYZING THE NEW MARVEL SUPERHERO MOVIE

BY STAFF REPORTER COOPER GRIFFIN Since the new Marvel movie “Captain Marvel” was released, it has been one of the most talked about movies so far this year. When I was in the movie theater, I thought it would be a mediocre movie, but when I left the movie I was happily surprised. I thought it would have been boring and predictable movie, but I turn out to be the exact opposite The movie, starring Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, is about a alien soldier from the planet Kree who goes to Earth in search of a scientist who discovered a light speed engine.

While on the way, she learns

that she is from Earth and was a military pilot. She was taken from her home after she absorbed the power from the light speed engine, which made her Captain Marvel.

One of best parts of the movie was that it was unlike any other Marvel movie. “Captain Marvel” didn’t take place in modern time, it actually took place in the 1980’s. We got to see people like Nick Fury and Phil Coulson when they were younger. Even though the movie’s setting was unique, the part that stood out the most was the comedy. Throughout the movie, characters like Nick Fury

and the alien Talos were always saying something sarcastic that would be flat out hilarious, but the funniest character was by far the cat, Goose.

For example, When Goose first appeared in the movie,we all believed he was just a regular cat, but it turned out to be false.

When they were surrounded by Kree soldiers, Goose opened his mouth and released tentacles that sprung out, and starting to throw the soldiers around and around.

The only part about the movie that was uncertain was whether Captain Marvel will be in the upcoming Avenger

movies. Because at the end of the movie, it shows that she was the inspiration behind the Avengers, but since the movie did take place in the 1980’s, we don’t if she will age or not, because if she dose age she will not be old enough to be a Avenger.

Overall, the movie was outstanding, it contained a great amount of action, comedy and suspenseful moments. I would recommend everyone to go see it because compare to every other movie i saw this year it was definitely the most funniest, action packed, and unexpecting movies of the year.

FIVE-FEET APART The love story we’ve been waiting for...

BY PHOTO EDITOR PAIGE ROMIG

I am usually not a fan of sad movies, yet as soon as the first ten minutes of “Five Feet Apart” had passed I was hooked and already so emotionally involved with the characters.

In the beginning, there were memories that flashed past on the screen of a young Stella.

While we saw this she gave a speech about the importance of touch that set up the tone of the movie and instantly gained my attention. Overall “Five Feet Apart” is about a couple who both suffer from cystic fibrosis, but sadly, one has a chance at living while the other is terminal unless a special treatment works. Throughout the movie, the couple are not allowed to touch each other; if they do,

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then they have a chance of catching each other’s bacteria, so the hospital has a rule that they must stay six feet apart at all times. The two teenagers, Stella, played by Haley Lu Richardson, and Will, played by Cole Sprouse, could literally kill each other, but they still decide to go against the rules and be together anyway. This leads to some future problems that the whole movie is based around.

The main character, Stella, was truly inspirational. I loved how she decided to learn more about her sickness and then shared it with the world through videos on YouTube. I think it helped her deal with it and accept the fact that she has cystic fibrosis. In an early

scene, Stella discovers that Will does not do his treatments.

This upsets her, and she uses her knowledge that she learned from studying cystic fibrosis to help him do his treatments.

This movie also made my heart ache because the actors had such an incredible bond, like Poe, played by Moses Arias, and Stella; their chemistry on screen was amazing and really sold their friendship. This wasn’t the only relationship that I noticed had chemistry, Will and Stella the two main characters were portrayed very well by the actors. It was also interesting to see Cole Sprouse take on this new role. He did not disappoint.

While I watched the movie

there were also subtle things, like the technical elements that gave it the last little push it needed to be amazing. The music played during certain scenes emphasized the emotions that were coursing through the characters.

Ultimately, “Five Feet Apart” is a really good, bittersweet movie that I definitely recommend watching, and the message it represents should be put into all of our daily lives.

Although, I think what we should all admire the most, is that despite the tragic stories within their lives, the main characters were still able to enjoy life in general. Yes, the movie is sad, but it also brings recognition to what people in real life go through.

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ACAI BERRY BOWL Ingredients: - 1 frozen banana - 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries - 1 tablespoon of honey (or preferred sweetener) - 1 cup of frozen raspberries Toppings : - 3 tablespoons of granola - 2 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds - 1 tablespoon of unsweetened coconut flakes Total Time: 5 minutes Servings: 1 bowl

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emotional time for every student. This is

sad moments. There will be tears, smiles,

the time of your life when you say goodbye to

congratulations and much more on that one special night.

everything you knew, and hello to the brand new adventures. So

ey, ladies. Today we’re going to be talking about the one thing everyone has been waiting

This is your big night, so you don’t want to dress too casual, but you don’t need to be wearing a ballgown either. I know you’ll

uys, the end of the year is just around the corner, and that means so is graduation. As

everybody knows, graduation is a very

I’m here to give you some advice on attire, graduation parties, and preparing to live by yourself.

be wearing your cap and gown, but I’m sure you’ll be taking

First of all, you guys need to decide what to wear to graduation

pictures after the ceremony. Try opting for a nice dress or skirt

and other events. Obviously, everyone is going to wear the

or even dark slacks with a nice light colored blouse. However, I

traditional cap and gown, but you also need to make sure you

don’t recommend wearing high heels; it’ll be very uncomfortable

have nice shoes. When I say nice shoes, this doesn’t mean you

and can be unsafe. Go for some nice flats or pumps instead since

need to buy Gucci flip-flops. All you need are nice, formal, shiny

you’ll be doing a lot of standing and walking around. Whatever

dress shoes that aren’t going to stand out too much.

you do, do not wear jeans and a t-shirt or sandals or tennis shoes.

The next thing you need to do is plan the graduation party. As

Everyone looks forward to the activities after the actual

you guys probably know, graduation parties aren’t cheap, and in

graduation ceremony. Some people go to parties, while others

order to be prepared for that weekend you need to start saving

may plan a week long trip for the summer with their friends.

now. Ways to limit your spendings is to stop eating out and just

If you decide to go on a trip, this is the time to have one final

going to places like the movies. Another thing you could do to

“hoorah” with your friends, but don’t spend your entire life

reduce the amount of money spent is have your graduation party

savings, though.

at a inexpensive location. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars

Leaving your family and preparing for college is going to be stressful, and it may be hard at times, but once it’s all over,

to rent out a venue, you can just host it at somebody’s house, or at a church and save a lot of money.

you get to start over with new people, professors and courses.

Lastly, you guys need to start preparing to live by yourself.

Once school starts next year, many people will have moved into

When you go to college, your parents aren’t going to be there to

dorms or apartments near campus, and some of them may have

tell you what to do, so you need to make sure you know how to

roommates. You’ll have to learn basic “adult-like” things once

take care of yourself. Most importantly, you need to learn how to

you’re living on your own without a parent to help you, such as

cook. I know some of you guys are thinking, “I don’t need to cook,

doing your laundry or going grocery shopping, so you’ll need to

I can just go out and eat,” but you are completely wrong. Not

be more careful about spending your money. You’ll also need

only is eating out unhealthy, but when you are a college student

to learn how to cook, because eating out can’t be an every night

you can’t afford to go out and eat much. This is why when go to

option. Not only is it expensive, it’s very unhealthy as well.

college you need to make sure you have some cooking tools, like a

Though this time will may be stressful, happy and sad all at

spatula, a grill, and multiple bowls. With these tools you can learn

once, remember this is what you’ve been waiting for your entire

how to make simple foods like grilled cheese sandwich, tacos, and

life, and look forward for what’s to come in your future.

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