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Jun Park talks with Memorial students at a party honoring his first chair all-state honor.
Park honored to earn first chair all-state in violin
Senior girls play tug of war at Thursday's Stampede that was held at Texoma Cowboy Church.
Photo Gallery: The Stampede
The Stampede will now be at the Texoma Cowboy Church Arena Thursday night at 7 p.m.
The Stampede moves to new location
The college and career office helps students prepare for school after Memorial. Students are taking the SAT next week at the school.
SAT, college applications underway for seniors
Memorial Homecoming king Kenji Johnson and queen Lizzy Diaz pose for a picture before Friday's football game.
Johnson, Diaz make Memorial history at homecoming
Memorial coach Chris Reay is excited for the 2024-25 Maverick girls basketball season.
Q/A with girls basketball coach Chris Reay
Josiah Grant shakes hands with an Abilene Cooper player after a September home game.
Q/A with senior football captain Josiah Grant
Angelyna Banag is Memorial's first battalion commander.
Q/A with battalion commander Angelyna Banag
My'Kaele Hookfin has been a high school trainer for four years.
Q/A with senior trainer My’Kaele Hookfin
Hannah Roseli is the captain of the Sapphires drill team.
Q/A with Sapphires captain Hannah Roseli
Carter Bien is excited for the first Memorial boys basketball season.
Q/A with head boys basketball coach Carter Bien
Senior Madi Bobbitt goes up for a kill during a September game against Graham.
Q/A with volleyball’s Madi Bobbitt
The Mavericks have needed several players like Cuatro Nunez (44) step up during an injury-riddled season on the defensive side of the ball.
Mavericks’ depth on defensive line has been critical
Eva Grisel serves the ball last Friday against Mineral Wells. Grisel is a sophomore who's turned into a leader on the Mavericks.
Sophomore Grisel making impact on volleyball team
Memorial tennis coach Kim Walding talks to some of the girls during the Mavericks' first match on Aug. 1. against Amarillo Tascosa.
The Road to Recovery
Senior Rachel Zuniga performs during halftime of Memorial's Sept. 27 football game.
Color guard starting off strong
Memorial's cafeteria has 14 workers making meals for students five days a week.
Overlooked operation
Memorial High School's first lip sync show will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the auditorium.
“Prom: A Lip Sync Musical” performing this weekend
Teacher Lauren Taylor passes out copies of the "The Book Thief" to students who are members of Memorial's book club.
New clubs come to Memorial
The theatre is one of Memorial High School's most impressive venues.
Theatre members excited about brand new auditorium
Jun Park talks with Memorial students at a party honoring his first chair all-state honor.
Park honored to earn first chair all-state in violin
Juniors Bella Coffey, Madi Smith and Brenna Voss prepare to play a game of four-way tug of war.
First Stampede brings students and staff together
Senior girls play tug of war at Thursday's Stampede that was held at Texoma Cowboy Church.
Photo Gallery: The Stampede
Memorial coach Chris Reay is excited for the 2024-25 Maverick girls basketball season.
Q/A with girls basketball coach Chris Reay
Josiah Grant shakes hands with an Abilene Cooper player after a September home game.
Q/A with senior football captain Josiah Grant
Memorial's student section reacts during the Mavericks' first football game against Legacy. Memorial won, 51-21.
Opinion: Good start to a rivalry that will only grow bigger
The movies "Nope" and "Hubie Halloween" are great to get you in the mood for the fall.
Four movies to get you ready for Halloween
Concepcion Martinez Olivares (third from right) takes a group picture with her host family at the recent rodeo at Kay Yeager Coliseum.
The experience of an exchange student
Deadpool & Wolverine have generated more than $1 billion at the box office.
Review: “Deadpool & Wolverine” completes amazing trilogy
There is one main area to eat lunch at Memorial and it offers four-seat tables and some booths, too.
Opinion: First glimpse of Memorial will leave you in awe

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Chris Rivas

Chris Rivas, Staff writer

Chris is a sophomore at Memorial High School. He only recently got into newspaper, but he’s always loved writing. His other favorite things to do are play guitar and listen to music.

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The movies "Nope" and "Hubie Halloween" are great to get you in the mood for the fall.

Four movies to get you ready for Halloween

Chris Rivas, Staff writer
October 11, 2024
Cheer's Danlee Duncan balances coaching the Maverick cheerleaders with also doing the same with Midwestern State.

Q/A with cheer coach Danlee Duncan

Chris Rivas, Staff writer
September 6, 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine have generated more than $1 billion at the box office.

Review: “Deadpool & Wolverine” completes amazing trilogy

Chris Rivas, Staff writer
August 21, 2024
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