Now or litter

Rachel Chen, Featured Columnist
April 19, 2013

An oily sheen appears to coat its surface. A purple glove haunts its corners. Aluminum cans cluster underneath the bridge. Styrofoam containers and plastic bags float until they gradually sink in the murky green water. Some days, Plano’s pond looks better than this, but that’s only because the current... Read more »

Goodbye

Kaitlin Humphrey, Featured Columnist
January 23, 2013

     Her watery brown eyes stare back at me, looking through my soul, pleading with me to stay. Memories flash through my mind of her and me – some happy, some sad. I watch as she is taken further and further away from me. I want to run after her but I can’t. I have to remind myself that this... Read more »

My world upside-down

Rachel Chen, Featured Columnist
November 28, 2012

    It was almost like she was dead. I remember my mom telling me not to say that, but it was how I felt. For the past 13 years, my older sister had been with me through everything. Through the six times my family has moved, from Texas to Virginia to British Columbia and back. She was with me when... Read more »

High-energy volleyball game ends in disappointment: First loss of the season against McKinney Boyd

Maddie Patton
October 1, 2012

After getting second place at the Arlington tournament, the Lady Wildcats returned to school Monday morning to prepare for the game at home against McKinney Boyd Tuesday evening. I’ve never seen a crowd, specifically a crowd of senior boys, more supportive of a volleyball game in my life. This week,... Read more »

Maddie Patton – Sports Columnist

September 21, 2012

Senior Maddie Patton is a second year staff writer of the Wildcat Tales. She enjoys writing about different things, but sports is her favorite topic to write about. You can find her work primarily in the sports section. When she is not doing homework, she is on the ice as a competitive figure skater.... Read more »

The magic of senior year

Danielle Deraleau, Featured Columnist
May 21, 2012

     In the years leading up to 12th grade, I had always heard that senior year would be the best year of my life. I heard it at parties I attended with my parents when they told people I was in high school. I heard it from relatives, from old friends and even from kids who had just graduated only... Read more »

The full circle of macaroni and cheese

Danielle Deraleau, Featured Columnist
February 16, 2012

     I pull my car up to the curb of the house I know so well, and look up at it as I park and cut the engine. The lawn is bright and green, the swing tied to the branch of the tallest tree moves lazily in the breeze, and bright white curtains cover the large windows in the front.      I shift... Read more »

Within me

Haley Bunnell, Featured Columnist
February 9, 2012

     She used to sit on the monkey bars, eight feet in the air and look at the world below. The students squirmed like ants chasing each other, and she watched with solitude. She was worry free, never afraid of getting hurt or falling. When she fell off the swing, she got up and began to swing even... Read more »

The Shattered Mirror

Haley Bunnell, Featured Columnist
December 8, 2011

     Tears streamed down my face, as I watched a 7-year-old girl point out her most hated body features on Tyra’s talk show. Ten girls stood before Tyra on live TV and circled their noses, their eyes, their arms, calling themselves “fat” and “hideous.” They even wanted to get surgery to... Read more »

Earthquake! Not something I thought I’d experience in Texas

Danielle Deraleau, Featured Columnist
November 20, 2011

I was hanging out in my second floor bedroom, minding my own business. It was Saturday night, sometime around 11:00, and I was growing sleepy. I was also aware that I had to set my alarm and get up early the next morning for work. Planning on going to bed, I changed into pajamas and switched out my contacts... Read more »