As graduation looms three weeks away, I realize that I am that close to reaching adulthood. What are seniors doing for graduation? Some are planning to go to college and others are just planning to enjoy the life of a high school graduate.
For senior Jalisa Green, her future holds a dorm room at TCU. Having been accepted earlier in the fall she is ready for graduation. “I’m too excited to cross the stage. I’ve been waiting for this day for 12 long years.”
For Morgan Griffin, his future is still undecided but he has an idea about what he wants in life. “I want to have a career in sports medicine but I don’t know what college I want to go to. I might go to a community college first.”
With only eight days left for the seniors at DeSoto HIgh School, the future is closer than we think.

Written By: Maya Dillion

Lets get ready for elections! Students are trying to get prepared to run for next year’s class president, putting in their best advantage of getting students votes and attention into letting them know what qualities and activities to be prepared on what next years seniors will be doing. To run for class president you have to have the responsibility, charisma and wisdom in trying to be the best you can be. The reason is to not run just because you want the popularity rate for yourself to go up, its because you want to show what great ideas you can come with and provide outstanding leadership not only for your fellow classmates but for the school.

Students that are running for next years class president are: Asa Woodberry, Ryan Sterns, and last but not least Brianna Patrick. Yes, the heat is building up because the competitions between these three candidates are starting to look a little messy. Students are drawing posters and signs to represent the one that they would love to run for next year. In order for you to vote you must write down one of the students name on a sheet of paper that they will be coming around with to vote. The student with the most voted will of course be the winner and shout out with victory. Hopefully for next year it will be the best out of the rest of the seniors last year here at Desoto High, and bring the fire of making seniors last year something they will never forget.

Written By: Tiesha Robinson

Class of 2014 was getting their own excitement about taking the TAKS test. This being the last year until the STAR  test for their sophomore year, these freshmen were getting pumped up for the state test thats so powerful to shut down the entire campus. With hopes of being recognized, the class of 2014 is holding their good record in their hands. What better way to do so than a pep rally with a performance by the Freshmen Aries.

Top 20 seniors honored

Big congratulations to our top 20 seniors who were honored at a banquet at Thorntree Country Club last night:   Congratulations to: Benita Anih, Tasha Brazil, Keierra Brown, Calvin Cox, Greg Davis, Timothy Ehrhart, Adrianna Flores, Marquis Harris, Allyson Houser, Amber Hunt, Jasmine C. Johnson, Ne’Vasha Johnson, Jared Osborne, Brianne Rodgers, Taylor Sims, Nicholas Smith, Mina Tricomi-Peugh, Brianna Verdine, Amber Williford, and Sally Yeung

Dr. Kathy Augustine to be DeSoto ISD’s  new superintendent

Last night the DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees selected Dr. Kathy Augustine as the lone finalist for the position of superintendent for DeSoto ISD. Dr. Augustine is the current associate superintendent of instruction for the Atlanta Public Schools in Georgia. The search for a new superintendent began in January after current Superintendent Lloyd Treadwell announced his retirement this coming June.

Dr. Augustine has served as deputy superintendent of curriculum and instruction for Atlanta Public Schools since 2001 and has more than 34 years of experience working in an urban school setting. Prior to joining the leadership team in Atlanta, she was the assistant superintendent of high schools for Newark Public Schools. She has also served as special assistant to the superintendent for New Orleans Public Schools and was a principal for elementary and high schools. She began her education in 1975 as a teacher.

Dr. Augustine received her Ed.D. from Harvard University and earned a M.Ed., Administration, Planning and Social Policy from Harvard University as part of Harvard’s Urban Superintendents Program. She received a M.A., Educational Administration, from the University of New Orleans and a B.S., Elementary Education, from Loyola University in New Orleans