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The School Newspaper of Seminole High School

War Whoop Online

The School Newspaper of Seminole High School

War Whoop Online

The School Newspaper of Seminole High School

Falling in love--
Drifter Hal Carter, portrayed by senior Matthew Peters, looks into the eyes of local girl Madge Owens, played by junior Violet Barkis Robertson, in a scene from the theater department’s production of Picnic on Nov. 17. The department put on four consecutive performances from Nov. 15-18.

AMERICAN CLASSIC: Theater department adapts romance of ‘Picnic’ for black box production

Melissa Gutierrez, Editor in Chief November 19, 2024

 It was Labor Day 1953 in a small Kansas town...The black box theater was transformed for four straight days into a rural town which would experience a romantic somersault over the course of two days.   Picnic,...

Area choir members--
(Back) Senior Genavieve Neudorf, sophomore Logen Lee, junior Ethan Laub, sophomore Kloe Giesbrecht, freshman Seth Peters, (middle) senior Garrett Sellers, senior Javy Rodriguez, senior Margarita Maese Carbajal, freshman Taberah Georges, freshman Salah Bernal, junior Jazlynn Holmstrom, (front) freshman Rome Rodriguez, junior Zaiden Bergen, senior Owen Call, senior Geydis Cuesta Rodriguez and sophomore Alyssa Peters

15 vocalists qualify for all-state choir tryout

Klarissa Acosta, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

Fifteen vocalists qualified for the area choir at Wayland Baptist University on Nov. 12, earning an opportunity to try out for the all-state choir in January.   Sopranos include junior Jazlynn Holmstrom...

All-region choir qualifiers and alternates--(Back) Freshman Rome Rodriguez, sophomore Jackson Archuleta, senior Genevieve Neudorf, sophomore Logan Lee, junior Ethan Laub, freshman Seth Peters, (middle) senior Garrett Sellers, senior Owen Call, senior Javy Rodriguez, freshman Jose Gomez, freshman Taberah Georges, freshman Sarah Bernal, sophomore Isaiah Rempel, senior Danny Tran (front) freshman Debbi Giesbrecht, sophomore Chloe Giesbrecht, senior Lliani Lopez, senior Margarita Masse Carbajal, senior Geydis Cuesta Rodriguez, senior Ethan Salazar, also junior Jazlynn Holmstrom, sophomore Alyssa Peters, junior Zaiden Bergen, sophomore Tristan Flemons and senior Margarita Leanos

23 vocalists qualify for all-region choir

September 30, 2024

Twenty-three vocalists qualified for the all-region choir at tryouts on Sept. 28 at Lubbock Cooper High School with a chance to make the pre-area choir. Pre-area auditions will be Nov. 12 at Wayland Baptist...

SOUNDBITE: Robot film teaches about good parenting

SOUNDBITE: Robot film teaches about good parenting

Melissa Gutierrez, Editor in Chief September 30, 2024

Movie: The Wild Robot (PG) My rating: ♦♦♦♦♦ The Wild Robot (2024) was a very entertaining and emotional movie. It was full of relatable and interesting topics. Even though the movie is PG...

Next level--Two musicians, junior Zaiden Bergen and sophomore Jaxon Hand took first chair in all-region jazz band and earned a chance to try out for area.

Two musicians qualify for area jazz band auditions

September 20, 2024

Sophomore Jaxon Hand and junior Zaiden Bergen qualified to audition for area jazz band after tryouts in September. Hand took first chair in bass trombone, while Bergen was first chair on drum set. Sophomore...

Practice, practice--Speech senior Aubrey Brown performs her piece for teammates in November before a TFA qualifier. This is Brown's third year to qualify for state with a sixth place finish in 2022.

Speech competitors qualify for state competition

Salome Villarreal, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Seventeen speech and debate students qualified for Texas Forensics Association state contest through invitationals over the year. The state competition will be held in Houston on March 6-9. Senior Daniel...

State VASE qualifiers--Art teacher Brice Autry, senior Wyatt Henson, junior Gavin Barring, junior Jerzey Alvarado, junior Cinthia Yanez Martinez, sophomore Anna Harder, sophomore Britney Duong, art teacher Carissa Autry

Six artists qualify for state VASE

February 16, 2024

Six artists qualified to be judged at state in Visual Arts Scholastic Event after competition at Coronado High School in Lubbock on Feb. 10. Junior Jerzey Alvarado qualified with her multi media piece...

SOUNDBITE: Ten movies vie for Academy Awards' Best Picture

SOUNDBITE: Ten movies vie for Academy Awards’ Best Picture

Jan Chavez, Staff Writer February 15, 2024

The Academy Award nominations for best picture are out, and before the winners are announced on March 10, I thought I would give you my take on the 10 films nominated this year.    Anatomy of a...

Delicate details--Sophomore Anna Harder leans in to take tiny strokes on her painting for VASE competition during fourth period on Jan. 12. Harder entered two pieces in the competition this year.

CREATIVE COMPETITION: Artists to travel to VASE contest

Landyn Espinoza, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

 Student artists will compete in the Visual Art Scholastic Event tomorrow at Coronado High School in Lubbock.   Fifty-five students over 71 entries will compete. Art teacher Clarissa Autry said that...

Working the solo--A Cappella junior Margarita Maese Carbajal works on her solo during Tribe time on Jan. 30. Maese Carbajal qualified for state in both solo and ensemble competition on Feb. 3.

50 vocalists qualify for state solo and ensemble contest

February 9, 2024

Fifty vocalists qualified for state UIL Solo and Ensemble competition in May after contest in Friendship on Feb. 3. Division I  “Superior” on Class I solo and qualifying for state: senior...

All-state voices--Seniors Aubrey Brown and Angie Klassen Enns perform at the fall choir concert on Oct. 23 in the performing arts center. The duo became the first three-time all-state choir members in January and will perform at the all-state concert in San Antonio on Feb. 10.

Two vocalists qualify for the all-state choir

Staff Reports January 30, 2024

Senior soprano Aubrey Brown and senior alto Angie Klassen Enns were chosen for the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Small School Choir at tryouts on Jan. 6 at Midland Legacy High School. They...

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