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The 2024-2025 NHS Dragonette Drill Team posing after tryouts on March 2.

Dancing Into a New Dragonette Year

March 21, 2024

Dragonette Drill Team tryouts were held on March 2 in the gym.  The girls trying out go through a process of applications, meetings, clinics, and learning the tryout dances to prepare for the long-awaited...

Swimmers of the Meet from the home meet against Texas High on Jan 6.

Swimming Through a Successful Season

Heidi Nicholas, Co Editor March 4, 2024

The swim season is wrapping up, and with it the tradition of swimmer of the meet, for this swim year. The swim team had swimmers advance past district and regionals and sent seven members of the team on...

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Privatization Debate Prevails

Justin Phillips, Reporter February 9, 2024

The Governor of Texas has been advocating for school choice vouchers and has gone so far as to call 4 Special Sessions of the Texas legislature. All of which failed the prospect of school choice. School...

The cast of Macbeth during rehearsals and preparing for One Act Play district competition in March.

One Act to Perform Unique Adaptation of ‘Macbeth’

Bridget Autrey, Reporter February 6, 2024

One Act Play cast and crew are preparing for their upcoming UIL competition March 18-19 at Porter High School. They will compete against other 5A schools in their district with hopes to advance to bi-district....

Swimmers of the meet from the Whitehouse Invitational on Nov 9, Grant Copen and Lexa Willardson.

Swim Win Against Whitehouse Wildcats

Madeline Richey, Reporter January 12, 2024

The Dragon swim team is at it again! The team traveled to Whitehouse for a dual meet versus the Whitehouse Wildcats on Thursday, November 9. The Dragons really showed up and showed off, beating the Wildcats...

Livia Whitaker and Jack Stafford, swimmers of the meet for the TISCA competition that took place on Nov 17-18.

Team travels to TISCA, leave successful

Heidi Nicholas, Co Editor January 12, 2024

The Swim team recently traveled to Texarkana for the annual competition Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (TISCA) meet. TISCA, which took place on Nov 17-18, is a qualifying meet, which...

AJ Boland, Hailey Shadow, Amory Cooper, and Sebastian Cortes are ‘Swimmers of the Meet’ for the October 28 and November 4 meets.

Standout Swimmers

Heidi Nicholas, Co Editor December 6, 2023

Swim season is in full swing, and that means the weekly "Swimmer of the Meet" distinction is up for grabs once again. The honor of being named Swimmer of the Meet is given to one boy and one girl at every...

Mrs. York and ESL students with their Dia De Los Muertos artwork outside her classroom.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Sophie McClendon and Mark Sifuentes November 7, 2023

There is an undefined beauty in the appreciation and time dedicated to Hispanic culture, otherwise known as Hispanic Heritage Month. The beauty that comes with this month includes the opportunity to get...

The Dragon Band performing a diagonal maneuver during the UIL Region 21 Marching contest on October 14th.

Band Bound for Baylor

Bridget Autrey, Reporter October 20, 2023

The Dragon Band is traveling to Baylor University next Tuesday to compete against eleven other 5A/6A high schools in the State Military Marching Band Championships. The band was able to earn its 43rd First...

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McCarthy Ousted as Speaker of the House

Justin Phillips, Reporter October 10, 2023

On October 3rd, 2023, Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy was removed in a 216-210 vote. The Speaker of the House of Representatives has the power to appoint members to committees, and...

Gold team celebrating the win after the annual black vs. gold competition.

Swim Team: Black vs. Gold

Heidi Nicholas, Co Editor October 4, 2023

The Nacogdoches Swim Team had their annual Black and Gold meet this past Saturday. Black and Gold provides a great benefit to the swimmers, both individually and as a group. "It points out their strongest...

Protest around the state takeover of Houston Independent School District
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Schools Succumb to TEA

Jamie Gibson, Reporter September 15, 2023

In June of 2023, Houston Independent School District was taken over by the state of Texas. The 2.89 billion dollar district has seen major renovations, changing staff and faculty, and backlash from parents,...

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