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Student Newspaper of Caney Creek High School

Creek Compass

Student Newspaper of Caney Creek High School

Creek Compass

Portrait of senior Nathaly Arana

Senior faces pressure to succeed, does so through STEM

Logan Day, Web Editor-In-Chief May 2, 2025

Senior Nathaly Arana is everything her parents want her to be. She’s taken almost every science class at the school, her progress reports are rows of A’s and her teachers describe her as productive...

Wrestler tackles self doubt at state level

Wrestler tackles self doubt at state level

Imani Olive, Reporter May 2, 2025

“I thought it was really cool [to go], but I was also disappointed in myself, I feel like I let everyone down.” Isaiah Rivera, a Junior on Caney Creek’s boys wrestling team, competed at 265 in...

Senior Derek Darkenwald atop his airplane submitted from Instagram.

Senior follows in family footsteps on path to piloting career

Maria Maya, Reporter May 2, 2025

Senior Derek Darkenwald is in a family of pilots; his father, sister, and grandfather are pilots and all have influenced his future of becoming a pilot. Now it’s his turn to join the family business....

Breshad Robinson, Ava Aldridge and Camila Blancas stand with their medals after the UIL Region 2-6A competition at Baylor University on April 26.

Sophomore wins UIL regional debate title

Staff Report Apr 28, 2025

Sophomore Ava Aldridge went undefeated at the UIL Region 2-6A contest to take home the Lincoln-Douglas debate championship Saturday, April 26, at Baylor University in Waco. She is now among the top 12...

The cover and sample pages from the 2023-2024 edition of The Creek yearbook.

Yearbook earns national Pacemaker Award

Staff Report Apr 28, 2025

The 2023-2024 edition of The Creek, Caney Creek High School’s yearbook, has been named a winner of the National Scholastic Press Association’s prestigious Pacemaker Award, the highest national honor...

Sophomore accepts life lessons through quinceañera

Sophomore accepts life lessons through quinceañera

Imani Olive, Reporter Apr 24, 2025

After getting the call from her brother while she and her mother were spending time in Mexico, Alexa Bernabe was overwhelmed. Nearly a year’s worth of preparation had to be adjusted only a few months...

Portrait of Elizabeth taken on April 17

Aspiring photographer finds acceptance in herself through portraiture passion

Logan Day, Web Editor-In-Chief Apr 17, 2025

“How does a pig move that fast?”  Junior Elizabeth Mendiola chuckled to herself, lowering her Canon Rebel T7.  That pig was fast. Enough to send her photography teacher Leigh Anne Treistman...

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Look Ahead 4/21-25

Hannah Cheney, Photojournalist Apr 17, 2025

MONDAY, APRIL 21 No school    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 U.S History STAAR    THURSDAY,APRIL 24 ORCHESTRA BANQUET  Will be in the CCHS commons from 6-8:30pm.    FRIDAY,...

The newly introduced snack line on April 17. This is the first of 15+ Stanchions to be introduced

Principal Advisory Meeting summary 4-17: Dr. Benson approves lunch line changes to begin Tuesday

Logan Day, Web Editor-In-Chief Apr 17, 2025

This morning the Principal Advisory Committee addressed hallways traffic solutions, scheduling changes for next year, possible tardy incentive systems and approved lunch line policy changes going into...

Sophomore reclaims body through theater lead role

Sophomore reclaims body through theater lead role

Breshad Robinson, Opinions Editor Apr 9, 2025

When the cast list for High School Musical was posted, Mikayla Casteel stood in shock. In her second-ever production, she was Sharpay Evans, the self-absorbed, lead antagonist. “In my first play,...

Sophomore Mark Fullen propels out of the water preparing to pass the ball at the water polo district game against Oak Ridge on Oct. 4.

Sophomore dedication leads water polo team to historic victory

Logan Day, Web Editor-In-Chief Apr 7, 2025

Four quarters of constant swimming, kicking, scratching and splashing; sophomore Mark Fullen dedicated almost every afternoon of the past year to water polo. And he left the pool defeated after every...

Portrait of senior Lysette Toreres on April 4, 2025.

Senior cheerleader leaves lasting impact on team

Breshad Robinson, Opinions Editor Apr 7, 2025

After practice ends and the gym starts to empty, cheer captain Lysette Torres stays behind. Whether it’s giving a nervous freshman advice, practicing one last stunt or offering a ride home, she’s the...

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