What FFA Means to Us
Diana Surratt, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Staff Writer Diana Surratt Explains the Impact FFA has on Students I believe that the FFA plays an important role in our high school and future lives. FFA teaches kids business and life skills they will use when they get older. I am a proud FFA advocate for Groom, TX. FFA is an important part of my e...
Four Generations
Chandra Rice, Editor
October 17, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Generations Of Groom Attendees seen in the Halls of Groom School Raymond "Ray" Britten visited the halls of Groom school. Ray is the oldest living Groom High School graduate from the class of 1939. "He's always up for storytelling; always smiling and positive," grand-daughter Sara Hudson said. ...
Counting Ace’s Lucky Stars
Diana Surratt, Staff Writer
September 13, 2018
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Local Horse Stuck in a Life or Death Situation “What if he has it?” “Then we will have to end it, he can’t live in pain.” This was Ace’s grim fate, a 9-year-old registered quarter horse here in Groom, TX. He was full of energy and life until a few weeks ago. Doctors thought it was Hunter...
Groom Teams and New Beams
Diana Surratt, Staff Writer
August 30, 2018
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
Despite all the events we have happening in Groom School this year, we also have construction going on. After having the same school for 60 years, although we have been open many more years, Groom School has been under construction multiple times adding on one part of the school at a time. In 1951 t...
Saying “Si” to Groom
Kirsten Rice, Staff Writer
August 29, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
From small town Rankin to small town Groom, this new coach has lots to do. "I'm most excited to be able to work with a great group of guys and coaches." said Exum. Josiah "Si" Exum is the assistant football and the head boys basketball coach, but coaching is not the only thing this new teacher...
Working to achieve Journalism success
Zander Mays, Staff Writer
August 28, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
From working at the PBS station for Amarillo College as the Content Producer and Coordinator, to teaching at Eastern New Mexico University, Mr.Workman is ready to use his skills to help educate the students at Groom High School. This will be Workman’s 15th year of teaching media and journalism. Workman i...
Never too “Young”
Chandra Rice, Editor
August 21, 2018
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New Tigerette in town For this being the first year of teaching, for junior high teacher and assistant high school girls coach Ashley Young, has fit in with all the faculty and staff of Groom ISD. Young teaches sixth, seventh and eighth grade English Language Arts and Reading, as well as sixth grade So...
Accomplishing goals together
February 26, 2018
Filed under Features
Student, teachers work as 1 to pursue ambitions This Animoto has sports, teachers, students, Journalism, and Ag. It's a look back on how together we can accomplish personal and academic goals. "I feel like working as a team brings everyone together and it not just you doing the project or whatev...
A Love Story Without Borders
February 13, 2018
Filed under Features, GTTV, Showcase
Couple covers more than 5,000 miles to find each other Junior Matthew Bowen reports on a local couple with a unique love story in this journalistic documentary.
In the Ring
Chandra Rice, Editor
January 26, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Class of 2019 gets senior symbols This week Jostens brought nine juniors their senior rings and hosted a ring ceremony in the auditorium on Tuesday, July 23, for those students' families and friends. Click the play button on the above Animoto slideshow, created by newspaper editor Chandra Rice, fo...
