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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

44 vocalists advance to state solo and ensemble competition

February 3, 2025

Choir students earned 63 Division Is at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest at Frenship High School on Feb. 1.   Forty-eight students performed with 44 advancing to state competition in May. State-advancing...

SOUNDBITE: Learning to escape turns out to be fun

SOUNDBITE: Learning to escape turns out to be fun

Melissa Gutierrez, Editor in Chief February 3, 2025

Out of all of the things I could do on a Saturday afternoon, I never thought I would experience an escape room. One of my friends asked me if I wanted to go with her to Lubbock with her family.   ...

Area band members--Six students will perform at the all-region band concert on Jan. 25, after five try out for all-state band on Jan. 11. They include ophomore Mikayla Bush, sophomore Maddox Savage, sophomore Jaxon Hand, junior Julie Rezac, junior Aleigha McNair, sophomore Jorge Miranda.

Five instrumentalists to try out for all-state band

January 10, 2025

Five band members will try out for the Texas Music Educators Association small school all-state band tomorrow at Levelland High School. The five are currently members of the area band. They include...

Holiday entertainment--Jazz Brigade members perform during the choirs' Christmas concert on Dec. 16 in the performing arts center. The group did three songs to begin the concert.

Show choir enters busy season

Kylie Peters, Staff Writer December 17, 2024

In between  watching Christmas movies and studying for exams, the Jazz Brigade navigated through gig season.   “It is the busiest time of year by far,” senior Owen Call said. “We have around...

Old friends--Junior Joey Penner as Alan Seymour and senior Matthew Peters as Hal Carter reunite in Picnic on Nov. 17.

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...

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