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Kickball tournament kicks off with a pint.

A Field of Hope: Kickstarting Healthy Initiatives as DSHS

Evie Dalton, Staff Reporter April 21, 2024

The Hope Squad and the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) came together two weeks ago to host the high school’s first annual kickball tournament. Family, faculty and students were all invited...

Portrait of Speech captain Zoe Costanza

Sexism in Speech and Debate

Daniel Bermudez, Staff Writer April 7, 2024

According to a study done by the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), amongst nearly 140,000 students on the NSDA roster, a majority of 52.8% identify as women. However, female debaters empirically...

Juniors Blake Romero and Ryan Fehler playing at Hudsons on Mercer

Not just a Sidepeace: Local Band Stirs Up Dripping Springs Music Scene

Claire Unger, Staff Writer March 25, 2024

After performing at the DSHS homecoming dance in fall of 2023, a spotlight had settled on juniors Ryan Fehler and Blake Romero, and bandmates Izzy and Sparrow, collectively known as Sidepeace. Sidepeace,...

Club Spotlight: Fashion Club

Club Spotlight: Fashion Club

Kaylee Ritchey, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

The DSHS Fashion Club has served as a creative outlet for numerous students interested in the art of stylish and innovative attire for many years. Students in this club are given the opportunity to engage...

Megan Aldridge: Third Chair Treble Choir in the TMEA competition

Lydia Bradley, Staff Writer January 29, 2024

The Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) has been committed to providing equal education to students pursuing music since 1920. This audition is the one thing standing between students and the All-State...

Cast and crew of Mamma Mia! during dress rehearsal.

Masters of the Scene: The Heartfelt Story Behind Dripping Springs Theater’s Mamma Mia!

Evie Dalton and Claire Unger January 18, 2024

The Dripping Springs Theatre Department is setting the stage for its first production of 2024, the beloved musical, “Mamma Mia!” After previous successes with performances like “Mean Girls” and...

Gateway to the Pill Country: Fentanyl lurks in gateway drugs in Hays County

Gateway to the Pill Country: Fentanyl lurks in gateway drugs in Hays County

Vivian Gomez, Staff Writer January 9, 2024

“I had bought three [pills] of what I thought was oxycodone at school,” admitted junior Owen Sahs on purchasing opioids on campus three years ago. “We met up in the cafeteria bathroom and they gave...

A Taste Of Tradition

A Taste Of Tradition

Evie Dalton, Staff Writer December 14, 2023

Hanukkah, also known as the ‘Festival of Lights,’ is a Jewish celebration lasting eight nights and eight days that serves as a reminder of religious freedom, resilience, and the triumph of light over...

Student sharing a poem in the library during Open Mic Night

Open-Mic Knight: The Unseen Impact of an Inspirational Mentor

Claire Unger, Staff Writer November 17, 2023

“Writing is a solitary thing, and it’s nights like these that we get to share these parts of ourselves that we work so hard on,” Creative Writing teacher Sean Knight said.   After observing...

Revolutionizing Education: The SAT Test Embraces the Digital Age with Online Transition

Kaylee Ritchey, Staff Writer November 4, 2023

On October 5th of this year, many underclassmen at DSHS participated in a school-administered Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (the PSAT). However, rather than the usual paper-based test, students...

Lil Yachty pictured at ACL, taken by Walter Bristol from backstage his set.

All About ACL: Weekend One with Walter Bristol

Vivian Gomez, Staff Writer October 18, 2023

When Junior Walter Bristol bought a Weekend One ACL pass for the first time, he never intended on meeting and filming Lil Yachty, until he wound up backstage at the rapper’s set with camera in tow. “I...

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