What do you get when rain, sleet and snow mixes with freezing temperatures? A day off. Or two. On January 8, the first day back from winter break, the fear of temperatures plummeting into the 20’s with sleet, forced the district to call school for two consecutive days. By Sunday, however, temperatures...

• How are you involved at school? I am involved with the school in many ways. I am one of the Varsity Cheer Captains, and I am the Public Relations officer representing the senior class. I am also a two time state powerlifter. Statistically, I should be competing for my third and final year at the...

Same time, new date for Senior Panoramic Photo. It is now January 23 during advisory. So save the date, seniors. Remember that the photo will be up for sale. The cost is $35 including large formal picture and medium informal picture. For $45, you get the large formal picture, the medium informal picture,...

Cheerleader. PALS. National Honor Society. Science National Honor Society. Class President. Marissa Hattox seems to do it all. How? Why? Here’s a Q&A with Hattox that talks about everything from her cheer competition to her plans for graduation (spoiler alert!) It’s Texas A&M.   How...

What is mental health? People sometimes think about this. Most of the students don’t acknowledge the posters hanging on the walls throughout the school. You never know exactly what someone is thinking if you do not worry about them. Over one in five youth (ages 13-18), either currently or at some...

The front entrance doors open to students at 7:45 a.m. As students pile in, there’s a new face holding the doors open.  It’s Amy Brown.  All the unfamiliar faces smile at an unfamiliar face. Brown, who has 20 years in education, is the new assistant principal at WHS, replacing Lisa Deavers,...

Roo Cheer placed first among all participants at the NCA Texas Regional on Nov. 10 in Rockwall. The squad also received "Best Use of Props" and earned a bid to the NCA High School Nationals, which will be held January 24-25 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Varsity cheerleader...

The Boys and Girls Roo Golf teams have showcased their talent this fall, achieving commendable results in recent competitions and setting the stage for a promising season. The Lady Roos began their season with an impressive 3rd place finish at the Fall Dinosaur Classic in Glen Rose this past September....

The Roo wrestling teams are preparing for a competitive season ahead, bolstered by a mix of experienced returners and promising young talent. Head Coach Lehi Benton has worked tirelessly throughout the off-season to grow and strengthen the program, and the efforts are already showing signs of success. The...

Ever since the big announcement of this year’s winter musical, gossip has been heard in the halls about the popular play, which will be performed Dec.13-14 in the Durant Auditorium. It’s not Sweeny Todd, which some students thought it would be. It’s “Shrek.” “Shrek” was a blockbuster...

 Of all the faces in the WHS and NGC library staff, one might seem particularly new.  Ariale Thomas. Thomas comes from Joshua ISD as a testing coordinator at RC Loflin Middle School and a former elementary school teacher. With a passion for books and education, Thomas is dedicated to creating...

Cheering disappears from the stands as halftime ends. So does people's fun. Students are seen pouring out of the stands, waiting for the line down the stairs to simmer. As students file out of the WHS Roo Stadium, some decide to stay. What's left at our varsity football games for these loyal students...

  Junior Lyrick Robinson agrees that WHS needs to promote Roos Eyes Open, a program for students to report crimes or suspicious activity in the school. “I feel like if there is supposed to be an outreach for Roos Eyes Open, ​I feel as if there should be a poster in every hallway,” he...

Junior Asa Wilson was thrilled when one of his friends became a believer in Jesus Christ. What excited him most was the fact that he was the one who led his friend down that path. Yet something odd happened while Wilson was discipling the friend. He was losing her own faith. “But when I saw...

• How are you involved at school? I am in band, belles, FCCLA, and pals. I am a section leader in band and I play the flute. I've been in band all four years of high school. I am the manager for the belles and I’ve done belles for three years. I am the FCCLA president and I have been involved...

When Natalie Frizzell looks at all the clubs WHS has to offer, she gets excited about the wide range of diversity the groups represent. Because of that, Frizzell, the student council president, wants to “build a better connection with the other clubs.” “Right now,” she said, “It feels...

Yearning for young love is a customary aspect of the high school experience.  Everyone wants to meet someone, and living in the digital age has made this aspiration even easier.  Meeting’ online and pursuing digital relationships makes keeping in touch and developing connections effortless,...

Being acknowledged for excellence so early in a teaching career is rare. But a WHS teacher has done just that.  While food science educator Teil Jenkins has been teaching for only four years, she has been named WHS Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for a regional teaching award as well. Each...

The usually stoic Ethan Campbell looked pleasantly jubilant when his name was called during halftime of Friday’s football game. And why not? He’d just been crowned WHS Homecoming King. Once fellow senior and girlfriend Kylee Schiller heard her name as WHS Homecoming Queen, she left her parents...

It’s WHS's fifth week of the 2024-2025 school year. It’s about time we revisit how the new cell phone policy in classrooms is impacting our school community.  Even though the school administration said the policy was to keep phones from distracting students and teachers, the initial reaction...