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  • Advisor's Update: Stash Those iPods! Turn in Those Papers!: Say Goodby to Electronic Devices; Saturday School Looming...

    Tuesday, January 02, 2007 By: Larry Breen

    "But I just got that iPod for Christmas!" That's nice! Just make sure you enjoy it somewhere besides at school because we don't want you distracted from turning in papers on time and avoid...Saturday

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  • Runnin' Pirates Take MT Rice Consolation Title, Beat Fairfield: La Vega Whips University Twice, Lorena, Alamo Heights, Lose to Midway

    Tuesday, January 02, 2007 By: Larry Breen/Clay Cody

    After a halftime lead didn't hold up vs. 4A Shoemaker, the Pirates rallied for three straight wins to claim the MT Rice Consolation Championship Saturday at Midway HS.

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  • New Year’sWhat’s All the Commotion About?

    Tuesday, January 02, 2007 By: Paula Aguilar

    10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1…Happy New Year!! Yep… it’s that time of the year when family and friends get together to welcome the New Year and say goodbye to the old year.

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  • National Honor Society Has Fall Inductions: Club Welcomes 14 New Members

    Tuesday, January 02, 2007 By: Latasha Everett

    National Honor Society was started in 1921. It is for middle school and high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

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  • Lady Pirates Beat Hornets, Lose to State Champs, Robinson, Lorena: La Vega Drills Ferris, Vanguard, Mexia, 18-8 Overall

    Wednesday, January 03, 2007 By: Courtney Heard

    Even after a week-long break, the JV and varsity Lady Pirates easily defeated Ferris Dec. 12, 54-31, and swept Vanguard Dec. 30 before the freshmen and varsity beat Mexia Jan. 2 and all three squads l

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  • One More Day: A Different Life at LVHS: Transfer Offers Comparison of Schools

    Wednesday, January 03, 2007 By: Brittney Turner

    To most students today is another day at La Vega High, but it’s still a little weird for me to get up and put on a pair of blue jeans, T-shirt, and make sure to grab my ID, because at my old school we

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  • Whatever Happened to…: Catching Up with Kevin VanHook

    Monday, January 08, 2007 By: Larry Breen

    For those who may have lost track of 2005 graduate Kevin VanHook, he is not only alive and well but also thriving in his second year at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Here is a question an

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  • How Well Do You Know Your ’07 Graduates?: Who Is This Senior?

    Monday, January 08, 2007 By: Paula Aguilar

    “I was a quiet and calm baby that always waited for mom to come back home from work.”

    Do you know who this student is? Here are some hints to help you figure out this baby:

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  • Hoffman Leads UIL Group to Midway: Dozen Pirates Ready for Academic Action

    Tuesday, January 09, 2007 By: Larry Breen/Jenny Hoffman

    Congratulations to the following LVHS students who will be competing in the Midway Invitational Meet on Saturday Jan. 13:

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  • Phillip Turner First Team Offense on Super Centex 2006: Team Wins Jinx Tucker Award; Pirates Dominate 17-3A

    Tuesday, January 09, 2007 By: Larry Breen

    Congratulations to the varsity football team for its selection Friday for the Tribune-Herald's Jinx Tucker award and the following players for being named to the Super Centex 2006 squad:

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Pete's Pride La Vega High School Waco, TX
Issue Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 Issue: Jan. 2007 Last Update: Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Current Conditions Partly Cloudy
Temperature: 96.7 °F
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At-a-glance

If any Pirate and Rocket fans came to the La Vega HS gym Friday night expecting a close game between 17-3A contenders Robinson and LV, they left disappointed as the Runnin' Pirates ran away from the R
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Not many people can say that on the weekend that they knocked out someone and didn’t get a ticket or arrested for it. Freshman Tony Montoya is one of the few, a welter-weight boxer at Waco Boxing, tra
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Senior Bryce Chapman has found a place for himself after high school and that place is in the Army. He has wanted to join the Army since he was in second grade. As a child he played with toys like GI
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"When You Fall in Love" by Stephanie WatersFalling in love is sweet as honey.It is a gift from God,And we should keep love in our hearts. But what happens when you wait too long?The one you want will
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Making state in band once is quite an accomplishment, but twice is extremely rare, but that's exactly what senior Kelley Parker has done after recent auditions.
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“I was a really good baby that didn’t cry a lot.” Do you know who this senior is? Here are some hints to help you figure out this baby.
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The state champ Lady Cougars of China Spring may have established themselves as the team to beat in district, but the Lady Pirates still have a chance at a playoff.
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The JV-freshmen Lady Pirates have had a rough start in the first round of district and hoped to get back on the winning track vs. Robinson tonight at home, but the JV dropped a 60-55 contest, and fres
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The Cadets visited the Pirate gym a lofty #4 in state but left their ranking in the visitor's locker room after a 47-35 thrashing by La Vega.
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Is coming to school surrounded by temptation hard to cope with? I think I have found away to comfort those who do find it difficult.
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