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Issue Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Issue: Insight Vol. II Last Update: Tuesday, March 06, 2007
  • Chronicle editor touts 'new world of newspaper'

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Osman Galindo, Westbury High School

    Full of confidence and enthusiasm, Jeff Cohen challenged critics by ensuring the vitality of the newspaper in his annual State of the Industry speech. He emphasized "the new world of newspaper" - a wo

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  • For one teacher, Holocaust is more than a history lesson

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Elbia Diaz, E.L. Furr High School

    During World War II, Germans terrorized and killed millions of people. They dominated Europe and part of Russia. Anna Levina, who teaches Russian at E.L Furr High School, tells the story of how her fa

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  • Look how far I've come

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Sacha Brown, Westbury High School

    As a child I was always told that I was a good student and smarter than what I should have been for my age but I never knew that that would get me ahead in life.I was born in Los Angeles and I lived t

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  • Overcoming the odds

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Laketia Hollingsworth, E.L. Furr High School

    When I reminisce about my life sometimes I can't believe that I have achieved so many things while dealing with so many obstacles in my life. I am a young woman in my last months of high school, with

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  • Who are we to judge?

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Osman Galindo, Westbury High School

    It is human nature to admire, just as it is human nature to judge. Judgment and admiration go hand in hand. Though the Bible tells us that to judge is a sin, we judge again and again. Often the ones t

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  • Trading hopelessness for Hope Road

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Jamilah Beene, Jesse H. Jones High School

    The streets are polluted with dope dealers, gangsters, drug addicts and prostitutes where I live. Broken glass, graffiti and garbage flood the gravel. At school there was no hope, and teachers stopped

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  • Trading hopelessness for Hope Road

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Jamilah Beene, Jesse H. Jones High School

    The streets are polluted with dope dealers, gangsters, drug addicts and prostitutes where I live. Broken glass, graffiti and garbage flood the gravel. At school there was no hope, and teachers stopped

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  • Trading hopelessness for Hope Road

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Jamilah Beene, Jesse H. Jones High School

    The streets are polluted with dope dealers, gangsters, drug addicts and prostitutes where I live. Broken glass, graffiti and garbage flood the gravel. At school there was no hope, and teachers stopped

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  • How watching a movie turned into a moving experience

    Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Nathaniel Green, Booker T. Washington High School

    Recently, we took a field trip to see the movie Freedom Writers. At the end of the movie, there was a scene where students had to write about the wars teenagers face. They incorporated all of their st

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  • A Musician's Life

    Thursday, March 01, 2007 By: Adrian Santacruz

    Raised in a family were musical talent is taken for granted; somehow I had to break the mold, rise through, and shine brighter.My family consists of singers, pianists, drummers, violinists, guitarists

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Teens Covering Houston

At-a-glance

J Xavier's Big Dreams
J Xavier is a little man with big dreams. And one day he hopes to make it to the top.The moment Xavier walked into the Chronicle, he was all smiles. He joked, he danced and even performed his hit I Lo
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Chronicle Classroom offers 13 students glimpse into real world
Imagine being a senior and being able to work alongside award-winning professional journalists.A partnership between the Houston Chronicle and the Houston Independent School District has made this vis
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A hard fought fight
After not even making the playoffs last season, a revitalized Chavez boys basketball team under second-year coach Kevin Pullum danced their way into post-season play. And even though they were defeate
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A Musician's Life
Raised in a family were musical talent is taken for granted; somehow I had to break the mold, rise through, and shine brighter.My family consists of singers, pianists, drummers, violinists, guitarists
full story 
Recently, we took a field trip to see the movie Freedom Writers. At the end of the movie, there was a scene where students had to write about the wars teenagers face. They incorporated all of their st
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When Ann Lewis received the assignment to transport a group of high school girls to a basketball game, she thought it would be just another ordinary assignment.That held true until Lewis and the team
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Trading hopelessness for Hope Road
The streets are polluted with dope dealers, gangsters, drug addicts and prostitutes where I live. Broken glass, graffiti and garbage flood the gravel. At school there was no hope, and teachers stopped
full story 
Trading hopelessness for Hope Road
The streets are polluted with dope dealers, gangsters, drug addicts and prostitutes where I live. Broken glass, graffiti and garbage flood the gravel. At school there was no hope, and teachers stopped
full story 
Trading hopelessness for Hope Road
The streets are polluted with dope dealers, gangsters, drug addicts and prostitutes where I live. Broken glass, graffiti and garbage flood the gravel. At school there was no hope, and teachers stopped
full story 
Who are we to judge?
It is human nature to admire, just as it is human nature to judge. Judgment and admiration go hand in hand. Though the Bible tells us that to judge is a sin, we judge again and again. Often the ones t
full story 
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