Student Life
a seriously solemn farewell
If you think about it, seven years is a pretty long time. Seven years ago, Saddam Hussein was just being removed from power in Iraq. Ashton Kutcher was still dating women his own age, one of which happened to be Brittany Murphy, who was still alive then. The iPod still wasn't in color. LeBron James was...
SACS Bids Farewell to a Legend
Dorothy Flora has been a cornerstone of the San Antonio Christian Schools (SACS) family for twenty-three years. Now, after all of her years of service, she’s retiring. Throughout her time here at SACS, she’s impacted countless students, loved every person that has walked through her door, and been...
Summer Camp a Popular Job Choice for SACS Students
Summer is rapidly approaching, and SACS (San Antonio Christian Schools) students are beginning to plan out their lives for the next three months. Whether it’s lying by a pool for days on end or visiting exotic vacation spots, summer activities are undoubtedly on many a student’s mind. This summer,...
SACS Family Welcomes Foreign Exchange Students
If one were to go to the home of junior Molly Mitchell, he or she would find four bedrooms –one for her parents, one for her older sister, one for her, and one extra room. The extra room is the guest room. While most guest rooms in homes are empty, the Mitchells make a point to fill it… with a foreign...
That New Girl...
Somehow, my little sister has found joy in spring-cleaning. “Yay! Spring-cleaning!” she yells, the horrid statement echoed to my hearing range. The words make my skin crawl. Sure, my sister and I look alike, but when she makes statements like these, I can’t help but wonder if she just may be adopted....
A Star in Two Weeks: The Untold Story Of Caitlin Vanderberry
She was only supposed to be a nun; a nun who wasn’t even given a name. A nun that, at most, did a mono-chant with a group of other unnamed nuns. This was the role she had been expecting, the role for which she had been preparing for months. Then, less than three weeks before opening night, she was...
SACS Runner Undaunted by 50-Mile Race
San Antonio Christian High School junior Ben Ficke became the youngest person to finish the Grand Canyon Double-Cross 50 mile run in Arizona. When Ficke heard that the youngest person to ever finish this race was twenty-one, he decided he could beat that record. “There was an article in Runner’s...
SACS Student Entering Medical Field
With the economy still in recession and unemployment rates climbing in the United States, people are struggling to find jobs that will sustain them through hard times. According to registered nurse Tammy Ross, the Director of Clinical Services of Ross Healthcare Solutions, “The fastest growing career...
Just a Thought... Wesley in Wonderland
Am I the only one who thinks this new three-dimensional movie technology is a terrible idea? Not only is it more work for the filmmakers who decide to jump on this “next big thing” and discover that they need another camera perfectly aligned with the first and a lot more time in editing to superglue...
From the Arabian Peninsula to Texas: SACS Students Returns to US
Egypt. Indonesia. Kuwait. Vacation spots? Not to SACS junior Bethany “Buzzy” Krenek. To her, each is a place she once called home. With a dad involved in the oil business, Krenek has been all over the world, literally. Beginning in Houston, Texas, she moved around age four to Egypt, where she lived...