News Senior glad to be alive Thursday, January 01, 2004 By Dragon News at Southwest High School in San Antonio, TX He was presumed dead twice. He was even in a coma for two weeks in July. He has returned to school and is looking forward to accomplishing a greater goal, living to graduate this May. full story

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Boosters Club competes against $160,000 deficit Monday, December 22, 2003 By The Bridge at Tyngsborough High School in Tyngsborough, MA At the beginning of the year, The School Committee assigned The Boosters Club the huge task of absorbing a $160,000 deficit created by state and town funding cuts. full story

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Pizza Mia Nightmare Monday, December 22, 2003 By The Bridge at Tyngsborough High School in Tyngsborough, MA “It was the scariest thing that ever happened to me”, says 11th grader Dan Cloutier referring to the night he was robbed at gunpoint by two men at his job, Pizza Mia. full story

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Food Committee chews new ideas Monday, December 22, 2003 By The Bridge at Tyngsborough High School in Tyngsborough, MA Mr. Gould, the director of lunches, has started a food service group where students talk about what should be served for lunch. The name of the service is the “Food Committee.” full story

Crumbling school awaits new bond: Can we try this again? Monday, December 22, 2003 By Clear Creek HiLife at Clear Creek High School in League City, TX Following the defeat of the May 2003 bond referendum, the CCISD School Board called for Bond 2004 on November 18. Citizens will vote on this issue on February 7, 2004. full story

Features [ArticleImageHyperLink] Super Bowl dancers come from Creek Monday, December 22, 2003 By Clear Creek HiLife at Clear Creek High School in League City, TX We are all excited about it, well most of us anyways. In fact, the city of Houston is all a buzz over the fact that Super Bowl XXXVIII is coming here in 2004. full story

Opinion Whatever happened to nice Christmas?: Wholly Schmidt Monday, December 22, 2003 By Clear Creek HiLife at Clear Creek High School in League City, TX I would guess it was around the time that I went for my second helping of turkey when it hit me that Christmas was so much closer than I thought it was. full story

[ArticleImageHyperLink] For the love of money, or lack thereof Monday, December 22, 2003 By The Compass at Northwestern High School in Baltimore, MD As a country, we are happy giving $81 billion to rebuild a country we destroyed, and no one is talking about what’s going on here. full story

Entertainment [ArticleImageHyperLink] Annual Band-Aid shall return Monday, December 22, 2003 By The Bridge at Tyngsborough High School in Tyngsborough, MA With winter fast approaching, it’s time for one of THS’s most anticipated annual activities: Band-Aid. This yearly event showcases Tyngsboro’s aspiring young musicians during a benefit for the Robotic full story

Coheed and Cambria: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3 Monday, December 22, 2003 By Green Wave Gazette at Abington High School in Abington, MA Coheed and Cambria burst onto the scene in 2002 with the release of their incredible album The Second Stage Turbine Blade. Their second album shows that their music has continued to improve. full story