When you think of the month of April, so many things come to mind. Nice weather, April Fools’ Day and, of course, the much-anticipated Tigerfest activities. April is also the month for campus elections. A nomination convention was held on March 25, but a variety of positions were left vacant, 13 to be exact, as […]
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Seniors enjoy activities during testing week
Throughout the years, seniors have looked forward to the week of testing. It has always been looked at as a week of relaxation and rest, but this year was different. The class of 2008 had a week of educational, inspirational, and recreational activities planned. On Monday, after spending time in their English class with instructor […]
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Speaker brings inspirational message to GHS
“You can win,” “Turn it around,” and “You can start over,” were some of the quoted words by Dr. Fairest Hill who spoke during Grambling High School LEAP and GEE testing week. Dr. Hill gave the students a very inspirational message; he inspired the majority of the school to believe that it’s never too late […]
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Grambling Lab High School releases grades
Grambling Laboratory High School has released the names of the students who achieved honor roll status for the 4th six-weeks reporting period. Students are listed by academic achievement (minimum 3.0 grade point average) and grade level. Making the Principal’s list with all A’s were: 12th graders Travis Gray and Abriyanna Hill. A-B Honor Roll students […]
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Omega Gamma Gamma chapter receives awards
Still standing strong, the Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi remains to be the best chapter in the world. The “parties” and the “hops” may look good, but according to the brothers, that’s not all they have to offer. For the past three years, the brothers of Gamma Gamma have won the Social Action […]
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Students do well at fairs
The Grambling High School Social Studies Club and student body held their annual Social Studies fair in the school’s library. There were 35 participants in the event. The projects were judged on creativity, presentation, delivery, and originality. The top ten contestants were: Galen Roberts (Native Americans), Alyxandrea Woods (Martin L. King), Joshua Glenn (America’s War […]
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Second annual Relationship Retreat held for GSU women
In the African American community, HIV/AIDS has become an epidemic, and the fastest growing HIV/AIDS population is African American women. AIDS is the leading cause of death in African American women ages 25-34 (Office of Minority Health). According to recent surveys, African-American women are 23 times as likely to be infected with the AIDS virus […]
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Baseball team routs TSU
On Saturday, the GSU baseball team jumped on Texas Southern early and never looked back, as the Tigers won easily 15-7. Saturday’s victory marks the Tigers first series sweep of the opponent this season. The score was tied 1-1 after the first inning, then the Tigers used the seventh inning to springboard their way to […]
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Library Week hits Grambling
“It’s National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide – and the perfect time to discover how you can join the circle of knowledge @ your library. The A. C. Lewis Memorial Library is celebrating National Library Week by hosting programs for […]
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Memphis singing the blues
It’s the “Heartbreak Hotel” all over again.The Memphis Tigers dreamed of a national championship, but they will have to keep dreaming about that championship. The 2008 NCAA championship is on its way north to the trophy halls of Lawrence, Kan., instead Memphis, Tenn. Memphis and its fans have not cried this hard since Elvis left […]