Senior Nathan Alison readies himself for the championship game, reminding himself that a year of training boils down to the following moment. Sweating, he pulls his hands out of his pockets and sets them not around a tennis racket or baseball bat, but atop a piano.

The moment seniors walk across the stage to receive their diploma a new chapter begins in their lives.  But for this new chapter to begin, hard work and dedication must be thrown into the boiling pot of success.

On May 6-8, drafting students participated in the state Technology Student Association competition in Waco. This competition covers science, technology, engineering and mathematics and includes two areas of competition, projects and on-site contests.

This year’s percussion concert, the first to feature the drumline and new percussion teacher Lamar Burkhalter, was held May 11 in the school auditorium.

I believe that tolerance is not only the highest result of education, but also an essential part of it. I consistently hear that people need to “keep an open mind.” However, I find that this notion goes a tad too far. The problem with having an open mind lies in the fact that other people will walk by and try to fill it with their own ideas. This is obviously not conducive to developing one’s own opinions or to achieving this tolerance that is to be aimed for.