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Junior Hadlee Sherman braces herself before her blood donation is drawn. Health Occupations Students of America club members assisted in the LifeShare Blood Drive at the Sullivan Performing Arts Center on Aug. 30, 2024.

Driven to help

Story by Kateleigh Crowson, staff writer August 30, 2024

Volunteering students line up for check-ins at the PAC foyer as the workers prepare for their donation appointments. On Aug.29-30, 2024,  the LifeShare Blood Center held the first of four blood drives...

A Texas side firefighter helps one of the children selected to be part of Shop With A Cop and Firefighter at Target. Children selected for this event are given $100 to spend on whatever they want for Christmas.

Shop with a cop brings holiday cheer

Story by Jillian Cheney, Entertainment editor December 14, 2015

Texarkana’s annual Shop with a Cop event took place at Target on Dec. 8. This program has been existent in the city for almost thirty years, and partners the Texarkana Police Department with Target and...

NHS bear hunt

NHS bear hunt

Story by Ricky Cooks, staff writer October 29, 2015

It’s a cold winter night, and there’s an unfortunate little girl attempting to sleep in an unheated home. Freezing, lonely and afraid of the night, the girl reaches for her teddy bear that her parents...

Hydrate the cause

Hydrate the cause

Story by Anna Graves, print editor-in-chief October 15, 2015

MeYou wake up. You take a shower. Brush your teeth. Flush the toilet. Wash your hands. Get a glass of water. Water the lawn. Start the dishwasher. Do a load of laundry. The average American uses about...

It’s a bloody good time

Story by Caroline May, in-depth editor September 21, 2015

The blood drive hosted by LifeShare Blood Centers will be held in the Tiger Center today and tomorrow from 8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. Volunteer blood donors must be 16 or older and in good health. If the student...

Willie Johnson pictured at Randy Sams' Outreach Shelter. Photo by Naveen Malik

Seeking shelter

Story by Naveen Malik, staff writer February 18, 2015

Weathered hands and solemn eyes tell the stories of loss, suffering, and painful goodbyes. If you take a look around Randy Sams, or any other homeless shelter, it would be difficult not to notice the faces...

Photo from Creativecommons.org and graphic by Caroline Purtle

Rosebuds brings back Valentine’s tradition

Story by Grace Hickey, staff writer January 28, 2015

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, this year the Rosebuds Junior Garden Club will be selling carnations to raise funds that will benefit local pediatric facilities in Texarkana. Members of Rosebuds...

Senior Katie Johnston watches the United Blood Services technician guid the needle into her arm during the Blood Drive held in the Texas High School Tiger Center.

The beautiful bloody cause

Story by Naveen Malik, staff writer January 15, 2015

Every two seconds someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion. Every few months, Texas High hosts a Lifeshare blood drive. Approximately 38 percent of the population is capable of donating blood,...

Junior Carson Romell donates blood during the October 2014 blood drive at Texas High School.

Next blood drive will be held on Jan. 15-16

Story by Brianna O’Shaughnessy, co-entertainment editor January 13, 2015

Texas High is hosting a LifeShare blood drive Jan. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Jan. 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. The drive will be held in the Tiger Center. Sign up will be during all lunches in...

Members Katie Shupe, Sarah Stark and Libby Northam prepare gifts for the service project Operation Christmas Child

No, we don’t make keys

Story by Leah Crenshaw, staff writer January 8, 2015

Key Club at Texas High has nothing to do with keys. The organization, a high school aged branch of Kiwanis, is dedicated to helping the community through hard work and service. Throughout the year, Key...

Officer hugs child participant in the event Heroes & Helpers "goodbye" as they finish a morning of shopping

Heroes & Helpers

Story by Caroline Purtle, online editor in chief December 16, 2014

Once upon a time, on a cold December morning, Santa’s sleigh took shape in a Target shopping cart. One hundred elves waited anxiously in line, mouths watering, preparing to grab all the toys they can...

Students in fashion design class do their part for overseas charity by making dresses for little girls in need

Sewing the thread of charity

Story by Anna Cannon, staff writer December 2, 2014

Cut the top off a pillowcase. Add elastic. Cut out armholes and decorate. Voilà. A new dress for a child in need. In a little less than 2 weeks, Ms. Munn’s fashion design class has completed a project...

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