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...
Tiger Cycle Time
December 24, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Groom Students Keep Tons of Paper Out of Landfills Catch a glimpse of this year's Tiger cycle program by clicking the play triangle above to watch and see how the students of the freshman class continue to help the environment with a program they began while still in junior high with their social...
Back in Black … And Red
Chandra Rice, Editor
November 28, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Hutsell returns to Groom School Returning teacher, Pam Hutsell, left retirement, a typical career-ending step, to help Groom's school's youngest learners take their first steps toward achieving their educational goals, by returning to teach pre-kindergarten this year at Groom. In 2015, Hutsel...
Legal Secretary or Teacher: Question’s End
Saffron Eugea, Payton Trevino, and Sam Short
November 14, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Boyd chooses classroom work over courtroom prep; Result: she teaches in Groom It was between working as a legal secretary or as a teacher. Mendy Boyd wasn’t sure what to be. Later, she decided she belonged in the classroom every day, rather than in a law office. Boyd now teaches reading a...
Guiding Students
Tyler Cox, Staff Writer
November 9, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Teacher Communicates 'she's there' As soon as you step through the door of Sarah Nichols' classroom you notice that it's extremely organized and inspired. The space gives the feeling of students being wanted and having a purpose there. Nichols, who teaches second- and third-grade math and science, said wi...
Texas 1A Fan – Behind The Screen
Kaylie Ritter, Staff Writer
September 27, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Bobbie Brown shares 1A news with world Students gather the day after a track meet, talking to coaches, no results yet. They continue scrolling through all of the pages. Texas 1A Fan shines from the top of the screen. Results have been found. "I enjoy the way she keeps all of us little guys updat...
Buttons, Basketball Ads, and T-Shirt Orders
August 21, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase, Sports
It's that time again. Grab your new 2017 Groom Tiger football t-shirts to support this year's team. There are two this year. Both are available in short sleeve, long sleeve or as a hoodie. All short sleeve ones are $15, long sleeve shirts are $18 and hoodies are $26. Photo Buttons are also available...
Dreaming, Working, Achieving
Kaylie Ritter, Staff Writer
May 18, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Senior Caroline Britten runs down the court, setting up a defensive zone with her teammates. The crowd yells in the background, cheering on the Tigerettes. This scene occurred repeatedly just a few months ago. Basketball was only one of four sports Britten has participated throughout her years of...
