Editor's note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our April 26, 2019 issue, which won best series or project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won second...

Editor's note: this story won second place for online entertainment features in the ILPC contest.  The last notes of the song that filled the large theatre were soon drowned out by the roar of applause...

Clothes were sprawled across the room as junior Aryan Sharma sat in a swivelly chair across from his good friend, senior Sai Ramesh. On this chilly December day, they were talking when Sharma brought up...

The bell that ended second period rang throughout campus and the halls were flooded with students as usual. Senior varsity baseball player Brett Hedges was walking down the hall when he heard his sister’s...

Editor’s note: this story won first place for features in the Press Women of Texas high school contest before going on to win second place for features in the National Federation of Press Women contest.  It...

Editor’s note: this story was named as an excellent feature in the TAJE Best in Texas contest. It also won third place for features in the Press Women of Texas high school contest and second place for...

Grace Carver Beams of the early morning sunlight streamed into the barn as senior Grace Carver worked for hours to make her Charolais heifer, or female cow that has never had a calf, look flawless...

The diving board seemed to tower over the lake as freshman Sydney Rice, then 6, peeked over the edge. Fear consumed her as she tried to muster the courage to jump into the water below. Rice stood on the...

Editor's note: this story won Best News Feature and Overall Best Writer from The Dallas Morning News (2019).  Inside an ambulance, Eric Epperson’s body tensed as he stood looking over his son. Senior...

The crowd watched the aisle, eagerly anticipating the music that would indicate the bride’s arrival. Finally, the moment came. Everybody stood and glanced to the back. The string quartet looked at each...

Getting into starting position, freshman Grace Zimmel prepares for the opening number at her first Spring Show. As her back faces the crowd, the cheers of the audience echo throughout the room behind...

Marauder alum Kathryn Richmond, 29, unlocked her phone and opened her LISD email. Richmond’s heart skipped a beat — four more parent emails had flooded into her inbox within ten minutes. That meant...