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Student Newspaper of Caney Creek High School

Creek Compass

Student Newspaper of Caney Creek High School

Creek Compass

Abbott in court to contest restraining order.

Restraining order against Abbott gives schools the right to mandate masks

Roberto Garcia, News Editor Aug 25, 2021

Texas Supreme Court rules in schools favor to temporarily allow mandate masks again. Due to multiple restraining orders placed on Governor Greg Abbott, his mandate banning the mask mandate from schools...

CISD COVID Safety chart. Show's the different levels of cases and what the district will do in response.

CISD COVID cases high after first week

Roberto Garcia, News Editor Aug 23, 2021

Conroe ISD reaches level four in the Covid safety alert level after eight days of school. CISD has created a level system depending on how many Covid cases the district gains, the level system will...

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Nurse gives patient Covid-19 vaccine.

Students not required to be vaccinated

Jenn Zuniga, Reporter Jul 30, 2021

Starting up this school year students will not be required to get the COVID vaccine.  “I’m young so I don’t think I need it as much and being younger it could have some side effects,” junior...

Based on research conducted by Express scripts COVID-19 has affected mental health issues worldwide. This can be proven by the number of prescriptions for medications filled per week which increased by 21% between Feb. 16 and March 15, 2020.

Teen depression rises due to COVID-19

Roberto Garcia, News Editor Jul 30, 2021

  Depression in teenagers has risen during the COVID pandemic. According to the Mental Health of America, as many as 2.2 million teens deal with depression, and that number rose by thousands...

A chalk drawing made by CCHS student media on July 28 which depicts a person wearing a mask.

Masks not required for 2021-2022

Jaden MacKinnon, Web Editor-in-Chief Jul 30, 2021

The world was turned upside down with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020. After almost two years of turmoil, everyone gets a first taste of normalcy with the lift of the Conroe ISD mask...

NEW MAN IN TOWN. Dr. Jeff Stichler, new principal at Caney Creek High School, stands for a portrait before officially taking the reins after Trish McClure retired at the end of last year.

Covid-19 turns campus life on its head; throws wrench into academics for remote learners

In the recent events of school districts worldwide having to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic a question has always been brought up about how the teachers feel about the transition from in person to online,...

Caney Creek feeder zone employees unload breakfast and lunch bags during a curbside food distribution March 20,  soon after the district stopped in-person learning.

Free breakfast now available to all students

Prowler Staff Oct 2, 2020

From now through December 2020, all breakfast and lunch will be free for all in-person and remote students, as well as children 18 and younger in the community. The new district offering is thanks to...

Athletic ticketing policy changes for 2020-2021 season

Athletic ticketing policy changes for 2020-2021 season

Prowler Staff Oct 2, 2020

Getting into sporting events looks a little different during this Covid-19 year. UIL regulations require seating capacity for all events to remain at or below 50% inside gymnasiums and stadiums. As...

Superintendent Dr. Curtis Null addresses the school shutdown order made by Gov. Greg Abbott earlier that day.

Gov. Greg Abbott calls for mandatory school closure until May 4

Angie Rodriguez, Editor-In-Chief Mar 31, 2020

Due to the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order to close down all public schools in Texas until May 4.  The order, GA-14, was made to not only close down schools, but it also...

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