Duncanville High School

The Results are in: My Top Five Oscar picks (0)

Bettina Mayberry, Managing Editor
Hollywood’s ritziest, glitziest, night of the year has arrived, and the night is sure to be bigger than any night in the past: The 81st Academy Awards has arrived. Every year I tune into watch the glamorous event- who is taking on the daunting task of hosting this legendar event, who is [...]

Parent Info Night (0)

[ March 11, 2010; 5:00 pm; ] Parent Info Night will be held on March 11 at 5pm. Parents can receive info about course selections for next year.

Superintendent’s Corner: Texting, Facebooking, Tweeting… Oh My!! (0)

We’ve all played the game where people line up in the form of a circle to test their ability to communicate.  One person is given a phrase that they then repeat quietly to the person sitting to their left, then that person repeats what he or she heard in the ear of the person to [...]

Editorial: Helping Haiti (0)

The halls of DHS are intact. There is no damage to our homes. We have access to water. As students roam the school in between classes, the things on our minds have more to do with what we watched on TV last night than survival. Yet a humanitarian crisis over 1,500 miles away broke into [...]

Adventures in Wonderland aren’t as wonderful as imagined (0)

By Lindsay Juarez, Entertainment Editor
By now you should have heard that Tim Burton created his own version of a place called “Wonderland,” the main setting in the books, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. The movie was decent, but the same can’t be said if you saw it in [...]

‘Avatar’ could be uprooted by Burton’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’ (0)

By Lindsay Graf-Juarez
So after 11 weeks, “Avatar” is finally coming down from the top spot in movie theatres, and what could possibly be taking it’s place?
Why, “Alice in Wonderland” by Tim Burton, which premieres Friday. Seems reasonable. James Cameron created the beauty of Titanic, but Burton created the ever so classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas” [...]

ACT tutorials with Mrs. Thomas (0)

[ March 27, 2010; 7:45 am to 12:00 pm. ] ACT Tutoring session: March 27

Cost:  $70.00 for the Saturday session-includes handouts-cash only

Register:  B135-Margaret Thomas’ room at DHS-register by March 26

Time:  8:00 am –12:00 March 27

Wear:  comfortable clothes/bring ID badge

Bring:  pencils-I will have your handouts/bring snacks

Doors:  come to the east double doors by B104 seminar room-in front of the main building-it will be open by 7:45 [...]

McQueen Reigns No Longer: Famous designer passes on (0)

By Lindsay Graf-Juarez, Entertainment Editor
According to the Associated Press, the British Fashion Designer, Alexander McQueen died at 40 years old  Feb. 12.  Although you can’t buy his clothing at WalMart, he was known for his famous lobster claw shoes that Lady Gaga featured in her video “Bad Romance.”
Just like Lady Gaga’s fashion ideas, McQueen was [...]

Renaissance program offers new opportunities for students (0)

By Tijhan Anderson, Staff Writer
Students line up outside the office waiting to receive their shirts and reward for having an “A” average for the six weeks grading period. As they receive their shirts from  assistant principals  Marie Adams and  JoDee Meyers, the students flash a proud smile as they have been named to the Renaissance [...]

Deaf culture brings family together (0)

Sitting around the living room, senior AJ Webb’s family looks just like any other family. That is, until they start talking to each other. AJ grew up with a deaf mother, using American Sign Language (ASL) at home to communicate with her and with his two younger deaf siblings. Although in many families it seems like [...]

StuCo Penny Wars raising money for Haiti (0)

Competition for a cause. Student Council’s “Penny War” is just that. For the next two weeks, students are encouraged to bring any spare change they can to donate to the tragedy in Haiti.
“I’m a big giver.” senior organizer of the Penny War Whitney Ford said. “I want to encourage the students at [...]

AcDec team looking for success in State contest (0)

Tatiana Marceleno, Features Editor
Senior Michael Mazidi and junior Joseph Pulliam are looking forward to bringing home more gold medals at the state AcDec meet this weekend. (Ashlie Reed, Staff Photographer)
Drilling and quizing over and over is pretty exhausting, but as they say, practice makes perfect. For the Academic Decathalon team, there’s only one more step [...]

Sophomore boys basketball team finishes 6-0 (0)

By Taylor Harris, News Editor

Sophomore basketball player Latrac McCoy jumps up for the shot against Haltom. The team finished their season at home with a perfect 6-0 season. (Keria Jinks, Staff Photographer).

 Most people know about the varsity Panthers successes but not many know that there is a sophomore team that finished the season undefeated this [...]

JV tennis successful in Legacy Tournament (0)

The JV Tennis team competed in the Legacy Invitational Wednesday. Joseph Moore had two wins for the day and Cody Stewart and Andrue Ferry won their first main draw match, but lost out in the quarterfinals. Players of the day were freshmen Keanu Mahilum and Archie Sauls who lost a tight match to the eventual [...]