Now that the marching band season is over, the Pearce Winter Guard is starting to prepare for their 2017-18 show titled “The Devil went down to Georgia.”
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Freshmen go to All-Region for their first time as a high school student
Freshmen band members attended their first high school all region on Nov. 11. Many band members are now preparing for high school all region, where they will compete against upperclassmen.
Pearce shows confidence in its athletes by improving athletic facilities
Pearce has made multiple remodels to their athletic facilities. These remodels are for the purpose of helping athletes train better and showing their athletes that they believe and support them.
RISD 1:1 program prepares students for their futures
RISD rolled out its 1:1 Google Chromebook program this year. Administrators and teachers hope that this program will better prepare students for their future. There are many changes that are ahead due to the Chromebooks, and a student support team has been created to ease this transition.
1-to-1 program expands technology usage across district
Next year, Pearce will follow other high schools and middle schools in the DFW area as they adopt the 1-to-1 program, which offers a laptop to every student at no cost for the school year.
End-of-year stress affects teachers as well as students
Students deal with stress at school on a day-to-day basis, but the stress seems to overwhelm students more at the end of the year. Stress can come from upcoming exams, end-of-the-year grades, or homework.
Students fight the effects of sleep deprivation
High school is a busy time for many students. At Pearce, much of the student body is juggling between extracurriculars, AP classes and their social lives. In order to have a healthy and happy life sleep is extremely important, yet many students aren’t getting the necessary amount.
Pearce students voice their opinion on President Trump
Across America 138,884,643 people cast their votes in the 2016 presidential election, and although most Pearce students were not eligible to vote this time, they are developing their own political opinions that will have an important impact on the next election.
Behind the scenes of ‘Peter Pan’
‘Peter Pan’ is returning to Pearce from Jan. 20 to Jan. 29. This is the second time that ‘Peter Pan’ will be performed at Pearce, the last time being over a decade ago.
Band prepares for state competition
The Mighty Mustang Band is preparing for the state competition which comes once every two years. The band practices many hours a week to prepare for the long path to the state competition.
