ism,

taught by Mr. Crawford in the

room

one could see a majority of

students paying attention to it.

The cougar connection staff cover

things that are happening around

our school: things stirring up controversy,

sports, clubs, etc. They

even produce a special episode in

which they take the time to film

and edit at a conference which this

year will be held in Florida.

The sweet sixteen is a special

part of the conference that gives

students sixteen hours to come up

with an idea for a show, shoot, and

edit it. Throughout a normal week

at school, during class and outside

of class, they film, edit, put it all

together and then have it air the

morning after putting an unlimited

amount of time into the show.

Cougar Connection was a piece

of our school that students loved.

However, last year, the year of

2007-2008, it was cut due to the

lack of participants signed up.

due to the lack of participants

signed up.

“I was disappointed that a program

that has had success wouldn’t

be continued,” said Crawford.

“I was super upset!” Mauss said,

regarding the cancellation of cougar

connection his senior year of

high school.

Mauss, along with many other

former staff members of the show

were devastated when they heard

that it would be discontinued that

year. Everything that had gone on

in the previous years: the drama,

building up cougar connection,

getting the funds to run the shows,

obtaining more money to purchase

new equipment, the awards

that they had won during the trips

to California, and getting the student

body excited to watch it every

Wednesday morning, all went to

waste.

Cougar Connection is back, and

tion staff hopes that once this year

is over with, there wont be anymore

hassles. The staff hopes that

more students will sign up to take

this life changing course.

“Make it count,” Mauss said; giv

ing

advice to upcoming staff members,

“It’s worth it.”