The new school year has just started, and already students are feeling the pressure of grades and homework weighing down on them. So soon life has already become a balancing act once more. We’re forced...

Darkness is filled with nothing but the glow of flickering street lights and the occasional owl or squirrel soaking in the silence. Stores are spotless and closed until sunset. Most people should have...

Assignment after assignment.  Due date after due date.   The work can be overwhelming and start to pile up.  Before a student knows it, they look at their calendar and have an art project...

Teachers do so much for us. They teach us everything we need to know in life, from our ABCs to our numbers all the way up to AP essays and economics. They go out of their way to decorate the classroom...

I yawn as I climb into the backseat of my mom’s white Ford after a long day of being a first grader. I snap my seat belt into place, and we drive off.  “How was your day?” my mom asked.  I...

All-nighters, overachievers and dreamers. The ranking system for high school can be a brutal experience.  Today, to get into a competitive college, students usually have to have a high ranking in their...

It’s the first day coming back to school after being remote the previous school year. The chaotic crowds are overwhelming compared to the solidarity that became isolated students’ new normal.  Nothing...

It’s one in the morning. You just finished your dreadful math homework, read the last chapters of a grueling novel assignment and studied for both your science and Spanish tests that, of course, they...

Snow day. It’s a phrase that conjures up nostalgic memories of running around the backyard as freshly knitted scarves trail behind us in the wind. It’s been a timeless tradition in schools since the...

The day every senior has anticipated is steadily approaching. While COVID-19 is infamous for canceling and rescheduling events, TISD administration has been tentatively following the latest CDC guidelines...

For an hour a day students get to let their own individuality and creativity shine through as their own patience and skills are tested. Art can push them to create anything with only their own creativity...

With the start of a new year comes the start of a new era at TISD. On Jan. 4, Dr. Doug Brubaker officially began his career as superintendent of Texarkana Independent School District. As the district embarks...