Not a Lazy Susan
Laura Perich, Reporter
November 29, 2018
Filed under Around the Ranch, Clubs, Features
As the drum major, Susan Lee (12) has dedicated her high school career to The Maverick Band. Susan has played the flute since the 6th grade. Nicknamed Suzy, started her band career at Katy Junior High. Once she joined the Maverick Band, she realized that middle school band is very different compared...
The Music in Me: Rene Juarez reflects on his accomplishments, future in music
Laura Perich, Reporter
November 16, 2018
Filed under Around the Ranch, Clubs, Features
Expressing himself through his music, Senior Rene Juarez garnered recognition as a talented bass player, not just at Morton Ranch High School but across the state of Texas. Rene recently achieved the distinction of being named the No. 1 bass player in the state for his solo bass performance at UIL...
The Mustached Man With the Most
Stephen Heller, Editor-in-Chief
October 23, 2018
Filed under Around the Ranch, Clubs, Features
Morton Ranch High School is a proud school full of teachers who come to work every day in the hope of enlightening their students through learning and brightening their day with positive attitudes. AP U.S. History Teacher and AP Government teacher Troy Womack is one of those teachers and much more. Womack...
The Beauty of ASL
Haley Brenk, Reporter
October 19, 2018
Filed under Around the Ranch, Clubs, Features
American Sign Language is defined as a visual language. With signing, the brain processes information through the eyes. The shape, placement and movement of the hands, as well as facial expressions and body movements, all play important parts in conveying information when it comes to ASL. All throughout...
Morton Ranch High School: Family Career & Community Leaders of America Makes a Difference in Other’s Lives
Kelsey Jozwiak, Christi Hurley, Courtney Bathe, FCCLA Sponsors
January 20, 2017
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America is the only student lead organization in Katy ISD where family and community are the primary focus. Morton Ranch High School FCCLA has worked very hard to make a difference in the lives of the campus and community. Membership is open to any student who...
What it takes to be a MRHS Stepper
Jerica Paglinawan, Reporter
September 29, 2016
As I observed an afternoon practice of the MRHS Step Team, I realized it takes a lot to be a stepper. The MRHS Dynamic Steppers are the only step team in Katy ISD, which is a lot of pressure but I couldn’t be more proud of how widely diverse Morton Ranch High School is, and I, as well as the entire...
Reading at the Ranch
Clara Bryan, Contributor
February 10, 2016
The Family Career Community Leaders of America Club (FCCLA) at MRHS has been very busy this year trying to improve the reading skills of the kindergarten students at local elementaries. The members of FCCLA also build a relationship with these students and help mentor them. The members visit the ele...
MRHS Supports Breast Cancer Awareness
Christian Whitty, Contributor
February 10, 2016
MRHS FCCLA, one of the biggest student-led organizations, is looking to make the biggest difference in bringing awareness to breast cancer. During the month of October, members of FCCLA hand–crafted about 900 ribbons to pass out to both students and staff to wear. Each ribbon came with a card that ha...
PALS
Portia Coffin, Reporter
December 11, 2015
“When I was in Alief, I did junior high [there]. They had PALS back then, and the PALS would come over and pair up with a kid,” Mr. Womack, a PALS teacher at Morton Ranch High School, said about his introduction to the class, “I thought it was a great program, and it was really...
World Champions stop at the Ranch
Christina Soukis, Editor-in-chief
November 12, 2015
17 time world champions. Athletes of the highest caliber. They practice for 12-16 hours a day. This isn’t your average marching band. Drum corps is most easily defined as a professional marching band. People from as young as 13 to as old as 21 audition to join drum corps and pay thousands of ...
A Day in the Life: The Trainers
Bethany Zamora, Reporter
October 28, 2015
We have trainers to thank for keeping our sports teams in one piece, so why is it that so many people don’t even know they exist? Talking to Narda Gutierrez, a senior and trainer, she explained “some people hardly even know we exist! They see the trainers and think ‘water girls.’ Just ‘water...
Robotics: Applying School Work To Real Life
Leen Basharat, Editor-in-chief
April 14, 2014
With only 15 active members, two sponsors and no outside help, the Robotics team placed 19th on April 4 at the Lone Star Regionals. According to Robotics Team Sponsor Nick Keiser, it was a huge comeback from previous years. “This was our best year, our highest ranking compared to other years,”...
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