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AHHH. Senior Mario Leon Portillo runs to celebrate with his team after scoring his 100th goal during a game against College Park on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Leon immediately turned to his team to celebrate not his 100th goal but to have scored the second point in their game leaving them 2-1 against College Park. “Whenever I scored the 100th goal, I didnt even think about it. I didnt even realize it was the 100th one.” Leon said, “Because I was just, so focused on winning the game versus College Park.

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CARPE DIEM. Senior Cristian Mazariegos takes his attention stand from JROTC to pose during a magazine photoshoot on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Over the summer Mazariegos attended a Naval Academy seminar that gave him the chance to grow his passion for the navy. Summer seminar is a chance to know what life is like at campus where they did physical training, workouts, and attended academic sessions according to their majors. “Hey if I’m good for the Academy, imagine what else I’m good enough for?” Mazariegos said. “It made me realize that you really just got to take the risk, take the opportunity and seize the day.”

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Cheer becomes UIL State Spirit Champions

Rebeca Solis, Reporter
Jan 9, 2024
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Photo: Screenshot from Instagram UILTexas.
Cheer team poses with its UIL medals to celebrate first place in state on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. The Co-Ed cheer team scored a total of 98.33 points leaving them in first place.

The Caney Creek Co-ed Cheerleading team competed at the UIL State Spirit Championships hosted at the Fort Worth Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.

The team competed against 37 other co-ed cheer teams, having the highest score of their division at 98.33.

They now hold the 2nd highest event score in any division and the highest co-ed score on record since 2015 and being the first cheer team in CISD to have won 1st place state medal. 

They will now be competing at the NCA Nationals Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 and Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.

Keep scrolling to read more!

 
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About the Contributors
Rebeca Solis
Rebeca Solis, Reporter
Rebeca Solis is a reporter at Caney Creek High School. She is currently in her final year of high school band, and is a member of the high school tennis team.
Lizette Fierros
Lizette Fierros, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief
Liz Fierros is photographer and one of the Yearbook editors-in-chief on the Student Media staff. She's been in staff for three years now and is apart of clubs such as National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Key Club, StuCo, and UIL Journalism. She enjoys doing arts and crafts and listening to music as well as taking pictures of about anything in nature. (she also loves nat and marg)
Justin Esteban
Justin Esteban, Photojournalist
Justin Esteban is a photographer for Student Media at Caney Creek high school and Commercial Photography II. He is in his first year on Student Media, he also participates in Commercial Photography II. Where he along with his other photographers, produce products such as portraits, advertising, and involvement in Competitions such as ATPI. He has experience in capturing school ran events such as the 2023 Prom, IBC Awards, Wedding Extravaganza, and designed and sold printable holiday cards.  He was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Texas in 2015. He enjoys reading books, writing fictional stories, watching shows/movies, and caring for his cat, Simba, and dog named Rocky.
Litzy Sanchez
Litzy Sanchez, Photojournalist
Litzy Sanchez is a photographer for Student Media at Caney Creek high school. She also plays for the girls' soccer team and is involved in Key club. Other than Student Media, Litzy is part of FFA and has been a part of this program for three years. She has also been playing for the girls' soccer team for four years as a right wing, an attacking and defensive center mid. During soccer she has received the leadership award and she has been team captain.
Julio Mejia
Julio Mejia, Photojournalist
Julio Mejia is a photographer at Caney Creek High School. This  is his first year being in the yearbook staff. He is also in the school's chamber orchestra and participates in student council.
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