Explosion that shook Cypress
Ashley Swedlund, Reporter
January 30, 2020
As a citizen living in the United States, waking up to see your house shaking beneath you as the shock waves of an explosion pass through is easily one of the worst feelings. The questions running through your mind are overwhelming, and you first instinct to gather your loved runs and take them somewh...
Coronavirus: China’s Microscopic Spate
Diego Hernandez, Reporter
January 29, 2020
In the spur of weeks that have built up a taste of what the new decade is going to bring us, the most worrisome has come out of Wuhan, China, a city of 11 million people, after a new disease outbreak known as the 2019-nCoV, or more commonly known as the coronavirus, has taken the lives of 131 people a...
Rising tensions and conflict: What’s happening in Iran?
Diego Hernandez, Reporter
January 23, 2020
If you’ve been following the last few weeks of news coverage, whether that may be through social media or news broadcasts, you should undoubtedly be hearing a lot of noise circle around and out of Iran. Beneath all of the humor of a falsely alleged draft and a new world war, lies a raw and heated poli...
2020 Teacher of the Year Nominees
Victoria Tzanev, Reporter
January 23, 2020
Every teacher walking the halls of Morton Ranch High School is capable and deserves to win Teacher of the Year. Even so, students and faculty members can only nominate a teacher of their choice, and five of them are chosen from this endless list of magnificent teachers. Here they are, Mavs, the five nominees that ...
Opinion: A state of media misinformation
Kayley Swedlund, Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2019
Recently, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerburg added a new feature on the app called Facebook News. The feature will include a wide range of content across four categories of publishers: general, topical, diverse and local news. The plan with this new feature is for users to find local, accurate ne...
News Brief (Nov. 4 to Nov. 11)
Diego Hernandez, Reporter
November 12, 2019
Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 In regards to the impeachment inquiry, four White House officials scheduled for House inquiry depositions didn’t testify. McDonald’s fires CEO Steve Easterbrook following being exposed for being in a relationship with a fellow employee. He later responded with emails to other em...
Your Social Media Footprint
Victoria Tzanev, Reporter
October 30, 2019
We see teenagers walking around the halls and streets with their nose pointing down and their eyes glued straight to their phone screen. They’re probably just going through the same cycle of social media platforms every five minutes. Despite the texting masters or selfie gods they present thems...
Spooky Season: Spooky but fun places to visit this Halloween
Kayley Swedlund, Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2019
With 10 days left until Halloween, it's that time of year where people can eat loads of candy and dress up as Guy Fieri without being judged. But the month of Halloween is much more than tricking or treating and finding an excuse to start singing songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas. There are ...
A Spark in Climate Activism: Activists step in, leaders need to step up
Diego Hernandez, Reporter
October 4, 2019
Tropical Storm Imelda marked the strongest force of weather this city has faced since Hurricane Harvey, which cost the lives of 68 people (14 in the Houston area). These two storms have one thing in common: they’re examples of how a metropolitan city can handle natural disasters in a changing ...
News Brief (Sept. 23 to Oct. 2)
Kayley Swedlund, Editor-in-Chief
October 3, 2019
Monday, Sept. 23 Monday marked the beginning of Fall, also know as the Autumnal Equinox. Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg chastised world leaders at a United Nations climate summit on Monday, saying, "How dare you pretend that this can be solved with just 'business as usual?'" T...
And That’s The Tea: A natural remedy
Ashley Swedlund, Reporter
October 3, 2019
Some 5,000 years ago in 2737 BC, tea was discovered by Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung, also known as “The Divine Healer”. Legend has it that some tea leaves blew into the Emperor’s boiling pot of water, thus creating the first tea brew. According to Chinese tea scholars, the Emperor accidentally ...
Leaving a Legacy: A National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist
Ashley Swedlund, Reporter
September 27, 2019
More than 1.6 million students from about 22,000 high schools across the country take the Preliminary SAT, otherwise known as the PSAT. Those who advance to the semi-finals represent 0.5 percent of the state's high school seniors. One of them is our very own Nicholas Campbell (12). The National Me...
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