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Student Newspaper of Caney Creek High School

Creek Compass

Student Newspaper of Caney Creek High School

Creek Compass

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After placing 6th at state, wrestler enters final high school season

Jacquelyn Palacios, Reporter Oct 18, 2024

Senior Kathryn Kaminski began wrestling during her sophomore year of high school. She quit halfway through the season when she started to feel as if she was failing her team and coach with her losing streak...

ON IT. Coach Janel Jackson is talking on her radio getting the seniors organized for the senior football game on Sept. 6, 2024.

Cheer coach honored by girls coaches group after state title

Leslie Benitez, Reporter Oct 18, 2024

Janel Jackson never set out to be a cheerleading coach. Growing up, what she really wanted to be was a lawyer. She was at her college's chapel when she felt her heart and life shift in a new direction....

FROM PAIN TO PASSION. Janely  Zuniga smooths and shapes her sister's acrylic nails on Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024. The financial and emotional support that Zuniga’s parents gave her for the nail business, restored the relationship between her and her parents. Which had been weakened due to Zuniga’s grief over her uncle's death. “I was kinda nervous about shaping, like what if I hurt her or cut on  her finger,” said Zuniga

Grief launches sophomore into entrepreneurship

Breshad Robinson, Opinions Editor Oct 17, 2024

When her aunt urgently called for them to come over, sophomore Janely Zuniga and her mom didn’t hesitate. The night that followed was grim. With teary eyes, her family broke the news that her uncle died. "I...

Mason Love with his mother and father.

Family heartbroken after sophomore dies in ATV accident

Logan Day, Sports Editor Oct 17, 2024

It was an average night for Mason Love and his family. He was preparing dinner with his dad, something Mason enjoyed doing. He had free time before then so he went outside. “I’ll call you when it's...

Sophomore eyes cross country leadership after crash ends brother's running career

Sophomore eyes cross country leadership after crash ends brother’s running career

Logan Day, Sports Editor Sep 20, 2024

Sophomore Eduardo Arcile's breath was heavy. He watched the mass of runners far ahead of him. Shin splints he earned from the practice before only helped widen the gap. He noticed teammate sophomore...

Journalism adviser Stephen Green

Student Media adviser wins district secondary teacher of the year

Justin Esteban, Photojournalist Jun 14, 2024

When journalism adviser Stephen Green walked out of the Walter P. Jett Teaching Center, he would leave with more than the 2024 Conroe ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year award. Amidst the applause and overwhelming...

Country West neighborhood's flooded streets.

Severe rain shuts down school

Natalia Molina, Executive Editor May 2, 2024

School is canceled tomorrow May 3, 2024, after heavy rain began flooding the area and is scheduled to make a comeback in surrounding areas. All district campuses including the school, will be closed...

Downloaded image from Avatar: The Last Airbender live action show poster.

Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ gets lost in its elements

Justin Esteban, Photojournalist Mar 25, 2024

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” is Netflix’s live action adaptation of the Nickelodeon animated TV series of the same name. Since its airing on Nickelodeon in the late 2000s, “Avatar: The Last...

"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 didn't even think about it. I didn't even realize it was the 100th one.” Leon said, “Because I was just, so focused on winning the game versus College Park."

From street soccer to varsity star

Rhyan Mar, Reporter Mar 6, 2024

Senior Mario Leon Portillo made school history without even knowing. In an intense match against College Park on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, he scored his 100th career goal. At the time, he felt like that...

Submitted photo by Justin Boleyn.

 History teacher serves as a U.S. Capitol Officer

Rebeca Solis, Reporter Mar 6, 2024

A phone rang in the middle of U.S. History teacher Justin Boleyn’s class. Except this wasn’t a students’ phone, it was Boleyn’s. “Are you paying attention to what is happening?”, his wife’s...

Photo downloaded from UCLA Newsroom's website.

Primary elections near

Robin Lafford, Reporter Mar 3, 2024

Texans 18 and above will have the option to vote in the primary on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The primary election is coming up for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new wave of voters will...

Pitch clock picture from MLB website.

Pitch clock needs to be implemented in lower level baseball

Logan Day, Boys Sports Editor Feb 28, 2024

The Major League Baseball’s Joint Competition Committee in 2022 voted that a pitch clock be implemented into MLB as of 2023. The pitch clock is a timer set on pitchers and batters, stating that if pitchers...

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