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Creating Iris-istible Arrangements
Alexandra Najacht
Assistant Editor
Advanced Floral Design Students Learn Floral Business Basics
Eyes dart across the
table in front of them, “The most challenging room budget. Last year
they have hands-on expe-
flowers, ribbons, and thing about floral design was the first year, so we
rience so they aren’t just
a variety of vases all would be remembering just offered it to teach-
looking at them when
scattered. Pictures in where and exactly how ers and staff on campus.
they go to a contest,”
their brains shyly begin to place the flowers in They would pay a fee and
Webb said.
to show themselves as all the different flower we would deliver an ar-
Each year Webb gives
the arrangements come arrangements, but my rangement at the end of
promising floral design
to life. All the students favorite part is seeing my the month. The advanced
students the opportunity
finally step away from designs come to life from kids do the designing,
to show off their skills at
their creations and sigh my head,” junior Emma the planning, every as-
the FFA competitions.
with content. Babineaux said. pect of the subscription.
“When we go and
Teacher Courtney Each year comes with So again, that gives them
compete, only four can
Webb, the school’s new challenges for some business side of
actually compete, but
floral design teacher, students and teachers things, ” Webb said.
they take the top three
does more than just and with Webb being on The students always
scores from those four.
teach about flowers, she Maternity leave for the do their best to support
I can take as many as I
teaches about the tools, time being, her students teachers so when floral
want. And so this year
arrangements, and dif- are going to continue to design got the chance to
I’m gonna try to bring
ferent certifications you work hard until she gets give back to the teachers
eight to ten kids. I can
can get while taking the back so they are pre- they didn’t hesitate to
train them up so when
course. pared for contests and
my current kids graduate
“So through FFA, we certifications.
I have new ones to help
have our floriculture “I’m having a baby, but
the younger kids,” Webb
team, which consists of when I come back, I’m
said.
four students and they really hoping to get these
Webb said she hadn’t
go and compete as a kids some hands-on
had a creative bone in
team. The makeup of the experience with a round
her body before she
contest is floral ID, a test. design. I’m just really try-
knew floral existed and
They also have practicum ing to get them exposed
now here she is teach-
as well and then tool ID to as many different
ing it.
is also a part of that as arrangements as possible
“When I did my
well,” Webb said. so that they can figure
student teaching, my
Competitions are a big out if this is something
mentor teacher had
part of FFA and floral life, they’d want to study,”
owned a floral shop for
so Webb does her best to Webb said.
like 20 years. Everything
teach flower and tool ID Webb and the ad-
I learned I had picked up
early on. vanced floral classes
from her and over the
“So the big thing is wanted to try something
years I just exposed my- Eyes For Design
studying the full ID list, new last year and hope show off their support in
self to getting out of my Students in floral classes are learning foundations of floral
being sure that we can to continue it this year a way catered to them.
comfort zone and I just design. Students can take intro floral to receive an art credit,
identify the plants and to deeper explore the “I signed up for the but many students find joy in the craft. Those students can go
fell in love with it.”
flowers that are on the realm of careers in floral subscription because on to advanced floral design and can even compete in floral
There are so many competitions.
list. That’s a big part of design. I wanted to support
steps to take to get past
it, so I try to set up our “It’s a way for us to be the floral design class pretty and represented the different fine arts,”
the difficult aspects to
practices as if it was a able to work with more and I love having fresh the seasons/holidays teacher Lacey Stewart
floral design, but it’s a
real contest. Having live flowers without the cost flowers. I thought the well. I know how im- said.
class made for fun and
plants, having live flow- associated with the class- arrangements were very portant it is to support
determination.
ers or cutting flowers so
Celebrate An Evening Of Student Success
From Staff Reports
Students who have
demonstrated academic
and service excellence
were celebrated by be-
ing initiated into the AHS
Chapter of the National
Honor Society on Oct.
12. The National Honor
Society welcomed 115
new members at the in-
duction ceremony. NHS
is led by sponsors Christi
Strange and Michelle
Deleon.
“Our induction cer-
emony is all about honor-
ing those achievements
and providing them with
the opportunity to see
how proud their school,
family, and commu-
nity is of their success,” Photography by: Yearbook staffer
Strange said. Adrian Garcia
News
Recognized For Excellence Always An Advocate
Stephanie Garcia Natalie Horton
Editor in Chief Staff Writer
Hard work doesn’t only role model not only for tion. Furthermore her stu- This year former “I knew I wanted to much different than she’s
require dedication. It hispanic students but all dents are involved with teacher Marie Tucker take things I did as a used to, but in a positive
involves heart, care, cour- students,” Principal Karen the Nasa Hutch program. finally took on the transi- teacher, not saying I’m way.
age, sincerity, and an eye Taylor said. “Her students make tion from teacher to perfect, and try to help “My favorite part so far
for detail. Since receiving her items that astronauts use administrator after hav- other people,” Tucker is I’ve really got to meet
Teacher Eva Cantu bachelor's degree of in space. Mrs. Cantu truly ing her certification for said. “Whether it be stu- some students that I feel
was nominated for the science, Eva Cantu has is one of a kind and we years as she led the AVID dents that weren’t in my genuinely need somebody
Outstanding Hispanic been teaching for around love her.” program and worked with class, maybe to help them on their side,” Tucker
teacher award by the 20 years in the Sciences/ Cantu is hardworking countless students during or teachers that I didn’t said.
Brazoria County Chamber Career and Technology and sees that each stu- the span of her teaching get to see everyday.” Tucker loves to get to
of Commerce. Cantu was department at this high- dent is capable of great career. Over the summer, Tucker really wants know students around
also awarded Teacher school. things. she just said it felt it was to use her position as a campus and be there
of the year for AHS two “Mrs. Cantu is truly right to make a change, way to help our school for them. She said likes
years ago. one of a kind and we love especially with the open- become a better learning to be there for kids who
“She is very deserv- her,” Karen Taylor said. ing here. environment. The switch need someone to listen
ing of her accolades as She teaches a variety of “This year my title is As- felt right for her because to them and be there for
she not only prepares classes, fashion design 1 sistant Principal,” Tucker she wants to help Alvin them. Her favorite part
students to be educa- and 2, principle of human said. “Some of the main High School feel like a of this new job position
tors and teaches them services, Instructional things I work with are better place. Her experi- is being able to help stu-
life skills like sewing. Practices of Education, working with teachers to ence prior as a teacher dents whenever they truly
She is also a wonderful and Practicum of Educa- try and help them manage really helps her to achieve need help.
ways to become better her goal to make learning
Gaining Success On Class and Field teachers, to improve their
skills as teachers so stu-
better for her students.
“There’s an old saying,
Gabriel Neito
Staff Writer those both together and dents can learn. And then you don’t know what you
it’s just a mission accom- honestly, the best way I got till it’s gone,” Tucker
Baseball pitcher can say it is to try to help said.
Cooper Williams is rec- plished,” Williams said.
Williams has decided make Alvin High School Her day isn’t exactly
ognized for more than a safe environment for the same, though. She
his great work on the he wants to attend Texas
A&M University after every kid.” says she is pulled in so
mound. The junior was Tucker strives every day many different direc-
recently recognized as a graduation, as both his
parents attended the to help teachers and stu- tions throughout the day
high performing student dents all across campus instead of having struc-
athlete by Fox 23 news, school and it has been
his dream school since he whether that’s talking to tured class periods. She Long time teacher, Marie
and was featured in the students, helping in class- has to learn a thousand Tucker, has taken on a new role
“Making The Grade” seg- was little. He is a pitcher as assistant principal. Once an
and first baseman for rooms, or attending meet- kids’ names instead of
ment. Williams maintains ings for the betterment just the ones in her class
AVID instructor, Tucker looks
a high GPA as he takes Alvin highschool baseball forward to helping different
team. Cooper credits his of our school. She wants throughout the day. Tuck- students in new capacities as
many AP classes. what is best for everyone er didn’t realize all the an AP.
“It was a really big parents for his academic
success, which instilled on campus and truly cares secret benefits of being
honor because I always Junior Cooper Williams is suc- for the students and staff a teacher until she didn’t
tried to work hard on my the drive in him to always cessful on the field and in the
be willing to succeed. classroom. His friends are also around her. have them anymore. It’s
grades and then also on
celebrating his success.
the field and just putting
Providing Ways To Cope With Stress And Anxiety
Katelyn Moore
Staff Writer
Students can find access to help at school throuch
One thing kids struggle The ‘5-4-3-2-1 technique’ environments. One per- Some students have various counselors around campus who offer tools
with the most in school is when you want to son can drastically impact obtained their own cop- to assist the students.
isn’t Math, or English. pay attention to breath- their mental health, both ing mechanisms, such as
It’s their mental state of ing and focus on taking positively or negatively so listening to music, clean-
mind. slow, deep breaths. you need to be aware of ing their room, doing
School takes a major Once breathing is under who you are friends with. self care, going out with
toll on people’s mindset, control, start tapping into “I personally deal with friends, etc. Some people
the stress from exams, the surroundings and try anxiety. My anxiety really journal their feelings in a
tests, and after school to find: took off my junior year of notebook or diary so they
extracurricular activi- “If you are still feeling high school and because have a way to release all
ties. People use coping anxious, you can repeat mental health wasn’t of the bottled up emo-
mechanisms to help with the numbers but try going talked about as much tions instead of getting
the stress of school. into more detail... ‘I see in 2006, I wasn’t diag- too frustrated and “blow-
People that can help the green plant sitting on nosed until I was in my ing up” on someone.
with stress and anxiety, my teacher’s brown desk mid 20s,” McBride said. People also use comfort
etc. are counselors, or next to the purple picture “Therapy/Counseling is a items as a way to cope
teachers you feel com- frame,’ until you can GOOD thing and it is what with all the struggles they
fortable talking to about feel your body and mind helped me learn coping are dealing with in their
the issues. There are relax,” McBride said. skills and gave me a safe lives. They also have com-
many counselors around Being a teenager in space to talk about my fort people, like artists,
the campus that can help high school is both one of worries.” singers, fictional charac-
with developing coping the best time periods in Mental health is such ters, book characters, etc.
mechanisms. student’s young adult life an important topic and “A way I use to cope
“One coping mecha- and also one of the most should be spoken about with my struggles is by
nism that I tell my stressful. Between school openly and without fear listening to Lana Del Rey.
students to use is the work, jobs, learning to of judgment. Emotions, I discovered her music
‘5-4-3-2-1 coping tech- drive, friend and home is- fears, worries...they are when I was going through
nique.’ This technique sues, and just general self all normal. McBride said a very rough patch in my
helps you shift your focus reflection and discovery. she hopes more than any- life. I started listening to
to your surroundings in It is important to make thing that the students her in ninth grade when
the present moment and sure that students not here at AHS know that my depression was really
away from what is caus- only learn and implement her room will ALWAYS be bad. Live, Laugh, Lana Del
ing you to feel anxious,” self care but that they a safe place to come pro- Rey,” junior Mario Valdez
CIS coordinator Jessika also surround themselves cess their situations with said.
McBride said. with positive people and a person that cares.
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Student Forges Ahead, Thankful For the Lessons Jacket- tastic Favorites
What Is Your
Miriam Lara
Staff Writer
Favorite Television
Na- traducir a una corta edad me throughout these pro-
cida entre . nadie me guió durante Born to Mexican parents cesses, and I alone had to
padres todo el proceso yo sola and raised in the United face these obstacles.I feel
Mexicanos y criada en
Estados Unidos como
me tuve que enfrentar a
estos obstáculos y hoy
States as a first generation
American is a challenge,
grateful for having walked
alone because I learned Series?
primera generación amer- día me siento agradecida because my parents left that not everything is easy
icana es un reto , porque por haber caminado sola everything they once knew and that one has to stum-
mis padres dejaron todo porque gracias a eso and what was home to ble many times and move Finding Dory be-
lo que ellos algún día aprendí que no todo es them for many years. forward. This has taught cause it is inspira-
conocieron y lo que fue fácil y que uno tiene que My parents made many me a lot of determination
hogar por muchos años. tropezar muchas veces sacrifices throughout their and perseverance. tional,” Jay Ranjel
Mis padres a lo largo de y seguir adelante. Esto journey to come to this Perhaps the lack of said.
su travesía para venir a me ha enseñado mucha country in the hopes of someone to guide me
este país hicieron muchos determinación y perse- having a better life and giv- makes me need guidance
sacrificios con la esper- verancia . Tal vez la falta ing me what they couldn’t now more than ever , but
anza de tener una mejor de alguien que me guíe have. My parents left their with the support of my
vida y darme lo que ellos me haga falta aun mas family to find better op- parents it is enough.
no tuvieron . Mis padres pero con el apoyo de mis portunities in this country, My experience as a first
dejaron a su familia para padres es suficiente. mi despite having arrived generation American has “I like She Hulk
encontrar mejores opor- experiencia siendo prim- with nothing and having been very difficult. I have because the main
tunidades en este país, a era generación americana to start from scratch and spent many nights with character is very
pesar de haber llegado sin ha sido muy difícil he without knowing another stress and always thinking
smart and also
nada y haber tenido que pasado muchas noches language, from there they about my future and how I
empezar desde cero y sin con estrés y siempre have gradually built what can get my family forward, very realistic,”
el conocimiento de otro pensando sobre mi futuro they have today. Despite anxiety and many tears English teacher
idioma, desde ahí han y como puedo sacar a mi the fact that my parents and sleepless nights, but I Angela Collins
construido poco a poco lo familia adelante, ansie- did not have the same op- know that this is nothing
que hoy tienen . A pesar dad y muchas lágrimas y portunities regarding the compared to the efforts
de que mis padres no tuvi- desveladas , pero se que subject of studies due to that my parents did to be
eron las mismas oportuni- esto no es nada com- the lack of resources, they able to give me what they I like the Minions
dades en cuanto al tema parado con los esfuerzos taught me that with effort didn't have. because they are
de estudios por la falta de que mis padres hicieron everything is possible and Now that I only have a funny and make
recursos , ellos me han para poder darme lo que that if you set a goal for few years left to graduate,
enseñado que a base de ellos no tuvieron . Ahora uncertainty is accumulat-
me laugh, “ Jayden
yourself, you can achieve
esfuerzo todo se puede y que solo me faltan unos it. This advice given by my ing and many doubts about Rodriguez.
que si tu te propones una cuantos años para poder mother and father has what my future will look
meta, tu la puedes lograr. graduarme , se está acu- always motivated me to like because I continue to
Estos consejos dados por mulando la incertidum- finish my studies because walk alone and because
mi madre y padre siempre bre y muchas dudas de I myself have experienced my parents only support
me han motivado a termi- como se verá mi futuro what it is like not to have me and cannot advise me ,
nar mis estudios porque porque sigo caminando certain comforts, both now more than ever I wish I like Heartland be-
yo misma he experimen- sola y porque mis padres of my parents work from they could advise me on cause I like horses
tado lo que es no tener solo me apoyan y no me sunup to sundown to be how to shape my future,
a lot,” Aixa Deleon
ciertas comodidades, los pueden aconsejar ahora able to provide the food but I want them to know
dos trabajan de sol hasta más que nada me gustaria they put on the table and that everything I do is for said.
puesta del sol para poder que me aconsejaran en this has been something them. My biggest inspira-
proveer la comida que po- como formar mi futuro that motivates me day to tion to keep going and
nen en la mesa y esto ha pero quiero que sepan day. I know that one day not let something bring
sido algo que me motiva que todo lo que hago everything they suffered me down no matter how
día a día . Se que algun dia es por y para ellos . Mi will be compensated be- difficult it is is to be able
todo lo que ellos sufri- mayor inspiración para cause I will make sure that to represent my Mexican Scooby Doo is my
eron será recompensado seguir adelante y no dejar they do not have to work flag and my last name, and
porque yo me encargare que algo me derrumbe these experiences have
favorite becaue they
from sunrise to sunset
de que ellos no tengan por más difícil que sea es anymore. shaped me to be more have fun adventures
que trabajar de sol a sol poder representar mi ban- From the age of five, I determined and never look and solve myster-
nunca más . Desde los dera mexicana y mi apelli- felt a very great responsi- back. Thanks to them I can ies,” Delaney Blythe
cinco años sentí una re- do, estas experiencias me bility because aside from say that my parents have
sponsabilidad muy grande han moldeado a ser más being the eldest of my two given me everything and
said.
porque aparte de ser la determinada y nunca mi- younger siblings I have this is my way of thanking
mayor de mis dos her- rar para atrás . Gracias a to be a good example for them for all their efforts
manitos menores tengo ellos puedo decir que mis them and take my fam- and what they have done
que ser un buen ejemplo padres me lo han dado ily forward, facing many for me.
para ellos y sacar a mi todo y esta es mi manera obstacles along the way to Today, thanks to my par-
familia adelante ,enfrente de agradecerles todos start in my house, my par- ents, I myself have decided
muchos obstáculos en sus esfuerzos y lo que ents didn't speak another to graduate and make the
el camino para empezar han hecho por mi. Hoy language, only Spanish, most of all the opportuni-
en mi casa , mis padres gracias a mis padres yo and when I started my first ties that my parents did
no hablaban otro idioma misma me he propuesto school year, I felt very lost not have and, most impor-
solo español , y cuando graduarme y aprovechar due to the impotence of tantly, my studies. Perhaps
empeze mi primer año al máximo todas las opor- not understanding English, being a first-generation
escolar me sentía muy tunidades que mis padres just as I did not know how American has its obstacles,
perdida por la impotencia no tuvieron , y lo más to read or write.Based on but I am grateful that my
de no entender el inglés importante, mis estudios. my effort, I was able to parents taught me to have
, al igual no sabía leer ni Tal vez ser primera gen- learn and master English my priorities always clear.
escribir y a base de mi eración americana tenga within 2 years. I want my parents to
esfuerzo logre aprender sus obstáculos, pero Another obstacle I feel proud of my achieve-
y dominar el inglés en 2 estoy agradecida de que faced was having to learn ments and of me, and I
años . Otro obstáculo que mis padres me enseñaron to translate, additionally want them to feel that
enfrente fue tener que a tener mis prioridades because my parents did in the end their sacrifices
aprender a traducir , adi- siempre claras. Quiero not know English. I had a were worth it.
cionalmente por que mis que mis padres se sientan very heavy weight on me,
padres no sabían inglés orgullosos de mis logros apart from learning and
tuve un peso muy grande y de mi, quiero que ellos mastering English, I had
encima de mi, aparte de sientan que al final de to learn to translate at a
aprender y dominar el in- cuentas sus sacrificios young age. No one guided
glés tuve que aprender a valieron la pena .
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The Rotten
By Emily Rotten,
- An excerpt
Photo by:
It’s the middle of June his wound, stopping the fires, no nothing! It was Genesis Garcia, junior
in Texas, and with the sun blood from flowing from as if everything had hap-
hotter than ever, Mark his arm. Who knows how pened overnight and no-
peered out of a broken long he had been bleed- body had any time to re- Art by:
window. The smell of The ing. He couldn’t stay any act, but he knew it wasn’t Jennifer Bozeman, senior
Rotten was ever-present. longer, he could smell true. There, perfect! Mark
He had two choices, one, The Rotten, and they thought. A fully-intact
stay on the eleventh floor could smell him. Doing police station, now all he
and get eaten alive, or his best, Mark staggered had to do was find a way
two, jump and hope to down the cracked road, in. All of the windows
survive the fall. He quickly filled with blood stains were closed, the doors
ripped curtains from the and body parts. Mark were barricaded, and The
windows, The Rotten stopped, there, across Rotten could be smelled
banging on the door, tore the street! He knew from within.
the sheets off of every that body! It was his This wasn’t good, night
bed, the smell was get- step-brother Jeremy, he was approaching, and
ting stronger, fumbling couldn’t believe it. Right fast, The Rotten fed at
for any tool that he could there in front of him was night and he was as good
use to fashion a make- the blue-eyed, red-haired, as dead if he stayed on
shift parachute. Crack! fun-loving step-brother! the streets. And even a
They’re in. With lightning How could this have gas station, with all of
speed, Mark flung open happened? He was its windows, would be
the nearest window, supposed to be on better than the streets. It
and with his makeshift holiday, ten miles south was an easy choice, the Photo by: Art by:
Allison Gonzales
parachute tied against of Chicago, not here in gas station’s bathroom Mia Castillo, senior
his waist he jumped. New Texas. Mike could should do. It was hard
The wind whistled as he remember fondly the for Mark to do it, but the
plummeted, his heart time they had on the women’s bathroom was
raced faster than ever marshes of Texas before safer than the men’s, it
before. Mark had gone returning to New Texas. had more stalls, or so
sky-diving. But this was The world was already in he hoped. One… two…
different. This time there ruins- No! This is not the three… he stepped into
was no safe landing, this time to think about the the women’s bathroom,
time his parachute wasn’t past. That wouldn’t keep which was smaller than
safely attached, This time, him alive now. He has to expected. But that was
he might die. keep pressing on and find okay. It was a safe place
Mark wakes up, he’s a place to rest. to sleep, and in the apoc-
safe, The Rotten thought Mark travels through alypse, that’s all that mat-
he was dead. But now the city and, despite what ters. Mark was stocked
there are more pressing you might think, wasn’t in on food and drinks, but
matters to attend to. ruins, in fact, it was quite he needed a more perma-
Starting with the huge the opposite, ignoring nent food source and a
gash on his arm. He the blood splatters, body way to purify water. Wa-
started by ripping up his parts, and The Rotten, ter is far more important
makeshift parachute. Us- the city was clean. No than food, but food takes Photo by
Elbryan Evans
ing the ripped sheets, he broken windows, no time to grow....
tightly tied them around cracked buildings, no
Peace Anger
Remember When by Allie Najacht
by Katelyn Moore by Paola Renteria
. I’m happiest at Like me, you look I believe in anger.
Remember when we used to cry night, when my at me and expect I believe in the impulsive-
So loud so our parents would thoughts can be me to be normal, ness and adrenaline that
Staff
give let loose. But also but I’m just a girl comes with it.
The attention we wanted, and I just think I have a with balls of gas That uncontrollable inner Natalie Horton Joshua Lopez
to acknowledge Tatum Peters Elliott Jannise
deeper connection and fire lighting up voice that just bursts out
We are upset. Katelyn Moore Tomas Ochoa
to night time, to the her brain, making without my permission, Gabriel Neito Paola Renteria
moon and stars. I it impossible to without my control. Joshua San Javier Katlyn Sibrian
Now we cry silently, imagine my brain think clearly, to Miriam Lara Hernandez
Screaming silently into our pil- being night and all think through the
low my thoughts; the anxiousness. But at
Late at night tiny twinkling lights night when I look Editor Staff
To make sure no one hears us. that scatter across at the stars, my con-
the sky. They look stant, never ending Editor in Chief:
Remember when we used to gentle and small cycle of thinking Stephanie Garcia
Leave our doors wide open but when in reality isn’t so loud, it Assistant editor: Alexandra Najacht
Because we feared the they’re enormous quiets down as if
Monsters under our bed and anything but my thoughts them- Advisor: Jessica Tompkins
And scared of the dark gentle. They’re selves really are Principal: Karen Taylor
made of gas and the stars, they stop
Now we hardly ever leave fire. Not what you because they have Peaceful Sky
ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL 802 S. JOHNSON ST ALVIN, TX
Or open the door because we would expect from a new job, painting Photo By: Jessica Tompkins
The Clarion is a publication of Alvin High School. It is created
Somehow find comfort in the something that the night sky. by the student newspaper staff for student information. Opin-
Loneliness of our own space. ions expressed are purely opinions of the staff, not the school.
looks so harmless.
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