America has seen a number of mass shootings in 2019, such as the three recent ones in Odessa, Midland and El Paso, which are all located in Texas. Normally, after a shooting, threats of another shooting...
Helicopter parents are parents or legal guardians who track, supervise and regulate their children on an extremely frequent basis.
These parents usually believe they are doing the best for their child...
Prior to returning to Hays High, I attended Cypress Woods High School (Cy-Woods), a high school of approximately 4,000 students in Houston Texas.
One major difference between Cy-Woods and Hays High...
It’s been a little over one year.
One year has passed since I sat on the lawn of Hays High with over a hundred fellow students, mourning the loss of students in Florida after yet another school shooting,...
Recently, many different schools across the country are starting to pursue bans onto music applications, such as Spotify, Pandora or Amazon Music. They do this as a way of trying to minimize distractions...
Prom is commonly considered a necessity for high school students to attend and has become increasingly more elaborate as teenagers expect the night to be perfect.
Although many believe it to be an American...
“May I go to the bathroom?” That’s a phrase heard almost daily during the school day.
Teachers are constantly dealing with students leaving the class to go to the bathroom or grab a drink of water.
Understandably,...
Keeping the paper edition of The Guidon is very important to Hays High.
The Guidon has been printed for a long time at Hays High and traditions such as this should be continuously honored throughout...
Letters to telegraphs to telegrams to phones. Over the centuries, we’ve invented better ways to communicate with others.
However, are these “advances” just causing more issues?
With cell phones,...
Honor and advanced classes are what most students strive to have throughout high school.
It could look good for colleges and it could help students do better on the ACT, but is it really worth the extra...
A United States government shutdown began on Dec. 22 due to a disagreement between President Donald Trump and the Democrats.
This government shutdown is affecting many more citizens than people would...
I understand that meat is a very important source of protein for everyone who eats it, but what about the ones who don’t?
Many vegetarians I know, including myself, bring their lunches a lot of the...
