Nearly a year after an outbreak took hold of the world, the COVID-19 vaccine is sweeping across the nation in a similar fashion — but with the opposite effect. Nearly 160 million people in the U.S. have...
As her last season as a Lady Tiger closes in, senior Mollie Johnson steps up to bat as the last senior on her team. Being a senior isn't easy, but being the only senior amidst her fellow Lady Tigers comes...
Story by Macy Maynard, staff writer
• March 11, 2021
TISD, along with the Bowie County Health Department, held a vaccination clinic for employees Wednesday at the Sullivan Performing Arts Center.
“When [the state] made it available [to teachers],...
Story by Peyton Sims, editor in chief
• March 5, 2021
The smell of bacon fills the air, followed by seniors reciting traditional Friday night sports chants from the pit next to the cafeteria. Students then gathered in the courtyard on March 5 for the annual...
Story by Zoe Rushing, staff writer
• March 5, 2021
It was Dec. 31, 2020 and the clock was ticking down the seconds to tell the new year. Midnight marked the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. As the year was almost here, most wondered what would happen...
Story by Macy Maynard, staff writer
• February 19, 2021
A simple poke can save your life, or will it? The COVID-19 vaccine has been called into question whether it’s worth it or not.
Keely Johnson had no concerns as to getting the vaccine for her underlying...
It's 11:59 P.M., the computer reads “12 MISSING ASSIGNMENTS” while you frantically try to turn them all in. Your heart races and your breathing becomes louder as the thoughts of failure linger in your...
Story by Zoe Rushing, staff writer
• December 17, 2020
You sit down in the living room as the TV comes alive and the news begins to play, and all that can be seen is disaster after disaster. The chaos of this year is never ending and can potentially make you...
Story by Phoebe Neff, copy editor
• December 15, 2020
The demand for a coronavirus vaccine has been here since March, yet now when we are in the early stages of the vaccine being released to the public, many turn their head in fear or suspicion.
This...
Story by Doug Kyles, news editor
• December 15, 2020
In years past, there has been a reckoning that comes with the end of the semester. As the days wind down until Christmast break, the academic stress on students usually does anything but that. However,...
Story by Phoebe Neff, copy editor
• December 14, 2020
To math teacher Cathryn Diaz, Room 228 has been the place of her passion for five years. She loves her job and her students. However, this year brought something unprecedented: a deadly pandemic which...
Story by Reese Langdon, staff writer
• December 11, 2020
Lions. Tigers. Bats. Oh my!
There are so many different theories about the development and spread of COVID-19. A few of the common ideas include: China made it on purpose, it was created to sabotage...