When people think of beaches, seagulls, seashells, and large bodies of water, they think of some city in California. Fortunately, I was able to go to a city like this, but it surely wasn't in California. The place-South Padre Island, Texas. I know, it may be very rare to find a kind of place like this in Texas, but I can assure you it exists. I ( Read more... )

Usually during this time of the summer, I am usually getting some homework or some studying done for my summer class. Well I decided to take a rest from school for the summer, therefore leaving me with the tv, internet, phone, etc. At first I really didn't care for the idea for not having any plans. Just staying home and waiting for something to ( Read more... )

Riverside High School has played host to many different activities, accomplishments, friends, people, and even personalities. The 04-05 school year has definitely been a roller coaster ride. Now many of you may think that it's a total bad thing to call the year a roller coaster ride, but in all actuality it's a perfect description of how the year ( Read more... )

Riverside High School has played host to many different activities, accomplishments, friends, people, and even personalities. The 04-05 school year has definitely been a roller coaster ride. Now many of you may think that it's a total bad thing to call the year a roller coaster ride, but in all actuality it's a perfect description of how the year ( Read more... )

The ultimate question when a child grows up is, where does a baby come from? And that is the question that parents dread the most of hearing from their children. From stories ranging from a stork bringing them in a little basket, to them just popping out of thin air. These little stories are nice and all, but I say leave the stork alone. Why not ( Read more... )

Ever since I was in third grade, I always had to take a test at the end of the year, in order to see if I was able to advance to the next grade. This test caused major adjustments in the school system, from the material teachers teach, to the way the students learn. Everything revolved and had to be changed to meet the standards and curriculum of ( Read more... )

Well, the season of Lent and Easter has ended for the year of 2005. We tried to be good people for 40 days and 40 nights in respect to what Jesus did for us-die for us on the cross so all of our sins are forgiven. Every Friday within these 40 days, all of us Catholics tried to make a little sacrifice and tried not to eat meat for the entire day ( Read more... )

This past week has surely been very nice and relaxing. We are not as fortunate as those people in the SISD who are having their 3-week spring break, they are surely welcoming in the spring. From being very bored and not really wanting a break on Monday, to right now where I cherish every single last second that I have of freedom. Whether we like ( Read more... )

The birds are singing, the sun is coming out, the weather is warming up slowly but surely, which means only one thing-SPRING IS HERE! That's right, spring is here, and thanks to the generous folks at Central Office, we have a week off of school in celebration of this change of seasons. So far, I have had better spring breaks, but I surely have ( Read more... )

This past week has surely been one of the most hectic weeks of my high school career. When I entered high school, I thought Student Council was a nice organization with very little work to be done. And was I wrong. I never even knew about "The Scrapbook" or all of these notebooks that needed to be filled with state reports. Well that is exactly ( Read more... )