In Ancient Egypt, Egyptians knelt down before small creatures, treating them as gods as they smothered them with expensive trinkets and royal treats. In response, they would be granted ‘good luck,’...

In last year’s trip to the playoffs, the Eagles’ softball team fell just short of becoming the state champions after losing the championship round in a close match against the O’Connor Panthers with...

A mother of three boys, and a wife to an Australian man, Beth Simmonds has expressed her parental love for her students as a mother and a teacher. She knows that every child is special and treats her students...

Lake Ridge High School, which opened back in 2012, has seen new faces in its teachers and staff each school year as many teachers have come and go. This is not the case for Advanced Chemistry teacher,...

The sharp sound of a marching snare drum echoes off the white brick walls. The drumline marches in sync, and silence doesn’t exist. The Lake Ridge band hall is where Andrew Pouttu spends most of his...

Many people struggle to move to different towns or even states, but when one´s new home is in another country, the transition tends to be much more difficult. Spanish Teacher, Ivonne Want, moved to America...

With suits and gowns, combined with limos and music, prom is a night many students will never forget. However, this night would not be the same for Lake Ridge students without Guffey. Culinary teacher...

Chances are if you have taken the SAT, English teacher Amy Markan has had something to do with it. For a little over two years, Markan wrote and edited questions for the test while taking a break from...

With a watchful eye, Creative Writing Teacher, George Olsen, has served as a mentor to keenful students, to help navigate them upon the twisty path that is creative writing. Yet, the journey which led...

Amy Husk, who teaches AP World History, takes time to do good things at the beginning of all her classes. Good Things is when Husk gives students time to talk about any good thing to them, and she will...