It’s safe to say that 2020 has been an unstable year in the social and political fronts, and this is most easily seen in the handling of various protests throughout the year.
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Bleeding Red: Right-Winged Riot at the Capitol
On Wed. Jan. 6, the nation witnessed an unprecedented breach in the democratic system. For the first time in American history, supporters of the losing presidential candidate forcibly disrupted the official counting of electoral votes. The last time a successful coup in the united states took place was the 1898 […]
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On the Line: Transcript of Controversial Trump Phone Call
Following a Twitter dispute on Jan. 2, a phone call between President Trump and Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger was leaked, in which details of Trump encouraging Raffensperger to alter the state’s election results in the presidential race became unsurfaced. The controversy here is that despite rallying around the […]
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Timber Creek Choirs Record Demos For Professional Composers
Members of the Timber Creek Choir are some of the first singers to perform brand-new works from professional composer — and now those recordings are going to be a guide for future performances.
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Clear The (Pre) Area: TCHS Choir Sweeps 2nd Round of TMEA
The second round of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) all-state choir auditions finished on Wed. Dec. 2, with 13 TCHS students advancing, the most of any school that competed in the region-even through the second round of eliminations. If that doesn’t sound like a big deal, that essentially means: […]
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Time to Shine Online: Virtual All-State Finishes First Round
The first round of the TMEA all-state choir auditions finished on Oct 19, with 27 TCHS students advancing — the most of any school that competed in the region.
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Town Hall Brawl: A Synopsis of The Donald Trump Town Hall
On Oct 15, current president Donald Trump and the Democratic front runner Joe Biden held opposing town hall meetings in Florida and Pennsylvania respectively. The original plan was for the second debate to take place between the two, but after President Trump contracted COVID-19, he refused to do a virtual debate, and so the candidates hosted town halls at the same time.
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OPINION: The Toxicity In YA Novels
A real issue lies in the toxic and unrealistic ways young adult authors portray their characters and how they handle confrontation; it seems these authors are incapable of moving their stories along without unrealistic, or worse, grossly abusive interactions.
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Music Money: TCHS Choir Program Goes Virtual for Fundraiser
In lieu of a typical cookie bakesale, the TCHS choir program went the inventive route this year in their fall semester fundraiser. With a time frame of 40 minutes, Director Adrian Kirtley alongside new Assistant Director Alissa Suver, set up a Zoom “call-a-thon” to raise money for the year. Choir […]
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A Recap of the First 2020 Presidential Debate
The election season has officially kicked off Sept. 29 with the first presidential debate of the year between former Vice President Joe Biden and current President Donald Trump.