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  • What Administrator Rides a Motorcycle to School?

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Christian Harper

    Have you seen a motorcycle parked out front sometimes on Fridays? It belongs to principal Sam Sexton who enjoys “biking” to work in his leather jacket only on Fridays (because of casual Friday). His b

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  • So Who's the Lady Bears' Biggest Fan at La Vega

    Wednesday, December 09, 2009 By: Rosa Tenorio

    Which LVHS teacher has lost a sister, watched the Lady Bears win an NCAA championship, and played lacrosse at Baylor? If you guessed the new Spanish teacher Cristi Phipps, you win the grand prize, a

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  • Introducing All-Around All-Star Warren Willis

    Monday, December 07, 2009 By: Erica Griggs

    You’ve seen him with the drums, and you’ve seen him with a basketball, a football and on the track. Varsity backup wide receiver and defensive end Warren Willis (my boyfriend) put down his drums on Fr

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Pete's Pride La Vega High School Waco, TX
Issue Date: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 Issue: Dec. 2009 Last Update: Monday, January 04, 2010
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To follow up their first victory in their initial game vs. the Mart JV, the freshmen Lady Pirates edged Hubbard, 23-22, behind nine points from Keviyona Robinson, then beat Marlin, 19-11, with eight f
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After a season-opening win over Mart, the Lady Pirates found themselves on a hot streak with a 51-36 victory over Hubbard and a 66-49 romp over Marlin before taking down former district rival China Sp
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On December 5, the varsity boys won against Alvarado to win the Grandview Tournament after victories over Fairfield and Hillsboro. Once there, DeChriston McKinney scored 28 points while William Stinne
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On December 5, the JV and freshmen Runnin’ Pirates hosted a tournament, where the JV destroyed the Robinson Rockets, 61-26, before squeezing by the Connally Cadets in a close one, 68-60, to make the c
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Tryouts and practices for the school’s “La Vega has Talent” show were from November 30 to December 4 in the high school auditorium after school from 4-6 p.m. The drama committee was looking for studen
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Have you seen a motorcycle parked out front sometimes on Fridays? It belongs to principal Sam Sexton who enjoys “biking” to work in his leather jacket only on Fridays (because of casual Friday). His b
full story 
Which LVHS teacher has lost a sister, watched the Lady Bears win an NCAA championship, and played lacrosse at Baylor? If you guessed the new Spanish teacher Cristi Phipps, you win the grand prize, a
full story 
You’ve seen him with the drums, and you’ve seen him with a basketball, a football and on the track. Varsity backup wide receiver and defensive end Warren Willis (my boyfriend) put down his drums on Fr
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On Dec. 1, the La Vega Runnin’ Pirates smashed the Hillsboro Eagles, 68–31, to run their record to 2–1 on the young year. DeChriston McKinney led the Pirates in scoring with 21 points, and Devin McGow
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GIRLS' BASKETBALLDec. 1 @Waco High (9th/varsity) 5 p.m.Dec. 3-5 @Grandview Varsity Tournament TBADec. 10-12 @West Varsity Tournament TBADec. 14 @Liberty Hill (9th/varsity)Dec. 18 vs. Hillsboro (9th/va
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