<![CDATA[The Octagon]]> <![CDATA[The Octagon]]> /Portals/2/logos/__TFMF_j0ac4l55b1adzh45vuswhx45_848d2720-07e3-49d7-b7b4-c9f8c837fc39_0___Selected.jpg en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 18:48:54 GMT 15 <![CDATA[New classes thrown into the mix]]> By Ryan Ho


Will Wright
Teacher Bruce Baird discusses Malcolm X with his junior US History class. Next year Baird will also teach Inventing Computer Games.

Inventing Computer Games is only one of several new classes next year. Others are Screenplay Writing, Sketch Comedy, Music Appreciation and World Literature. full story > ]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 23:22:57 GMT <![CDATA[Student Council changes officer selection process]]> By Jeffrey Caves
Student Council elections are often just popularity contests, says the adviser. To remedy this problem, SCDS is trying a radical solution: not putting student body officers up for election at all. full story > ]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 23:34:23 GMT <![CDATA[Waste Connections move sends two families packing]]> By Zach Lemos


Kelsi Thomas
Next year sophomore Margaret Whitney, seventh grader Jack Whitney, fourth grader Kelsey Jackman and junior Cooper Jackman will attend The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas.

Like Dorothy and Toto, the Whitney and Jackman families have been unwillingly swept up in the cyclone of the corporate Waste Connections move and sent to the Land of Oz (a.k.a. The Woodlands, Texas). full story > ]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 23:45:27 GMT <![CDATA[Points of interest]]> By Grant Miner and Mollie Berg
The College Board now requires test-takers to submit pictures when they register. full story > ]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 00:02:24 GMT