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Hooks FFA Shines at Area VI Greenhand Camp

Hooks FFA Shines at Area VI Greenhand Camp

Mason Carlow, Kimberly Vasquez, and Lexi Reyenga December 16, 2024

Hooks FFA chapter Greenhand officers made a significant mark at the Area VI Greenhand Camp held on Friday, December 13. The event, which took place at Timberline Baptist Camp in Lindale, brought together...

Student Hosts Mock Election for Students, Staff

Student Hosts Mock Election for Students, Staff

Walker Davis, Assistant Editor November 6, 2024

A mock election was held during lunch on Nov. 4 outside the cafeteria. Senior Ainslee Hill organized the election for an independent research project in government class. Signing up a week prior to...

Annual “Trunk or Treat” Deemed a Success

Annual “Trunk or Treat” Deemed a Success

Walker Davis, Assistant Editor November 4, 2024

Hooks' annual “Trunk or Treat” was held on Thursday at the high school gym parking lot, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Local clubs and organizations distributed candy from car trunks to celebrate Halloween....

Behind the Curtains

Behind the Curtains

Walker Davis and Christian Shelby September 10, 2024

Construction on the HHS auditorium started earlier this summer, during the week of July 7th-13th. Since school has officially started, the maintenance team is working hard to finish construction, in order...

Ready to Compete

Ready to Compete

Laila Harmon and Clara Poell September 9, 2024

HHS students attended the UIL Student Activities Conference on Sept. 7th, at Tyler Junior College. A total of 23 students attended the conference, along with six UIL coaches. “The UIL trip was a great...

Unexpected rain delays Hooks vs. Atlanta game

Unexpected rain delays Hooks vs. Atlanta game

Evan Steward and Connor Runnels September 7, 2024

For the first home game of the season, the varsity football team suffered a loss while facing off against the Atlanta Rabbits on Sept. 6th at 7:30 pm, at the Hive.  Unfortunately, there were two rain...

Hooks FFA to hold annual dinner and auction

Hooks FFA to hold annual dinner and auction

Mason Carlow, Media Editor April 19, 2024

The annual Hooks FFA agriculture auction and dinner will be held tomorrow, April 20th. Barbeque is the dinner of choice, and doors open at 5:00pm in the HHS cafeteria. As people finish eating, the doors...

HHS athletes to attend regional track meet

HHS athletes to attend regional track meet

William Foster, Christian Shelby April 18, 2024

After an amazing track meet in Winnsboro, students who have qualified for regionals will attend the regional track meet taking place in Whitehouse, TX tomorrow at 8:45 and Saturday at 9:00.  The regional...

Another Clean Sweep

Another Clean Sweep

Emma Hughes and Jonathan Juarez April 12, 2024

On April 1st, HHS academic teams went to the Region 8 Center, in Pittsburg, to compete in the UIL Academic District Tournament. Then, they returned on April 8th for the UIL Speech District tournament....

Starting a New Tradition

Starting a New Tradition

Walker Davis, Reporter April 12, 2024

On March 6th, the Mighty Hornet Band brought home their 2nd consecutive Sweepstakes award in the UIL sanctioned contest at Pleasant Grove high school. After securing their score of 1 in marching UIL, the...

Take Flight with FCCLA

Take Flight with FCCLA

Mackenzie Butler and Lillie Piazza February 6, 2024

The members of Hooks FCCLA will attend their first competition of the 23-24 school year on Thursday,  February 15. Members will be traveling to Waco, with their advisors Amber Pipes and Crystal Leiva,...

Future educators, state qualifiers, all because of TAFE excellence

Future educators, state qualifiers, all because of TAFE excellence

Christian Shelby and William Foster January 19, 2024

The State competition for the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) will be held in Round Rock, Texas at the Kalahari Resort on Wednesday, February 28th. The HHS chapter recently advanced to State...

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