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November Small the thenestline.comest November 2020 • Vol. 8 Issue 2 HEADLINE Junior Elizabeth Christianson wears a mask while working on the field. INSIDE TOMPKINS HIGH SCHOOL New Voters .............. 3 Character Strong .... 4 Sports ...................... 11 Life After Would you Rather.. 14 Football .................. 16 Quarantine The Changes and Photo by Samantha Imouokhome Adjustments Pages 8-9 4400 Falcon Landing Blvd. • Katy TX 77494 2 THE NEST CONTENTS November 2020 Editor in Chief Sneha Raghavan Co-Managing Editors Unity Through Character Strong Vaishnavi Bhat 4 Emma Vergara Business and Social Manager Brianna Plake Layout Editor Ella Hummeldorf Staff Alkhatab Mizyed Ella Ray Madison Isom Mahee Bhatt Med-TONG’s First Matias Simionato 6 Rachel Bregnard Raegan Ervin Big Event Tristan Beach Vanessa Caceres Vanessa Lingenfelter Head Photographers Caleigh Hommel Camvy Tu Asst. Head Photographers Taylor Hobson 7 Hidden Talents Morgan Cordle Photography Amber Gibson Angela Meza Arantza Dominguez Canela Bridgette Foit Brinley Snyder Diego Cortez Ezri Terry Hadley Sanders Kalei Napolean Melanie Sanchez Samantha Wishart’s Deep Diving Imouokhome 10 Tracy Thai Experience Trey Whitney Advisor Shetye Cypher @thenestline GENERAL INQUIRIES The Nest is an official publication of OTHS. Editorials represent the opinion of the writer, but not necessarily of KISD administration or faculty. The Nest is a member of the Inter- Tompkins High School scholastic League of Press Conference (ILPC), the Texas Association of Journalism Education (TAJE), the Journalism Education Association (JEA), the Columbia Scholastic Press 4400 Falcon Landing Blvd. Katy, Association (CSPA), the Texas High School Press Association (THSPA), and the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). It is the policy of KISD not to discriminate on the Tx 77494 basis of sex, disability, race, religion, color, age, or national origin and its educational programs, activites, and employment practices. 281-234-1072 3 THE NEST Take the Leap: November 2020 VOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME The 2020 pres- especially online, has been idential elections a significant way for the Editor in Chief are approaching younger generation to voice fast, and the new- their opinions, she believes est generation of that voting is a more direct voters is working way for growing citizens to to step into the defend their ideas. political atmo- “I feel like I will finally sphere. As they have a say in legislation Sneha Raghavan prepare to con- personally, instead of just clude their time at advocating over social me- high school, many dia,” said Ritter. students are now eligible to In order to prepare for cast their votes. Seniors like their first voting, both Ritter presidential debates as enables citizens like Xu Hannah Ritter and Justin and Xu have made sure to primary sources of infor- to become part of a public Xu are taking advantage research the specifics of the mation about the election. voice that actively pursues of their first opportunity upcoming election. Ritter Xu believes that everyone is the social issues that matter to vote in order to broaden encourages voters to avoid entitled to their own opin- most within the communi- their political involvement choosing blindly- instead, ions, and that voting is an ty. For both this first vote and actively support their she recommends learning impactful way of making and any elections in the ideals on a larger scale. about what political choices sure his views are heard. future, Xu plans to continue “I believe that casting would be most effective to “By voting, my opinions casting his vote well into his my vote is beneficial to the support the issues that each become a voice which poli- future. country because it shows voter is passionate about. ticians can hear,” said Xu. “I see it as a duty for all my voice,” said Ritter. For Ritter, these issues “With more people voting, citizens to vote and I’ll con- Ritter considers her first include women’s rights, there will be more opinions tinue to honor that duty,” vote to be essential in con- the right to privacy, and to shape politics to better said Xu. tributing to the political fu- addressing climate change, represent the beliefs of the Though many students ture of the country. Through so she has researched both country’s citizens.” are unable to vote in this voting for their future presidential candidates Xu considers this first upcoming election, Xu representatives, new voters in order to decide whose step into the political at- encourages all of his peers like Ritter are able to convey policies would be the most mosphere as a chance to to vote when they are able. their thoughts in a way that influential for each concern. contribute to the American Beyond doing their parts as actively impacts the legisla- Additionally, Xu empha- democracy as a whole. In citizens and voicing their tion that will go on to govern sizes the importance of addition to being able to opinions, Xu believes that their futures. While Ritter remaining politically active share his opinions, voting voting is a way to con- notes that political activism, by watching the news and nect with his peers about 4 THE NEST Unity Through Character Strong November 2020 Ella Hummeldorf Ella Throughout has been active since before on mental wellbeing and hashtags #deepkindess, the COVID-19 COVID-19, and Katy ISD helping others. The program #KatyCommUNITY, and pandemic, everyone decided to join the program happened every month and #KatyStrong on the various has been impacted in order to build community a speaker came into most most used social networking and changes and help students get the classrooms to talk about applications. This connects have been made help they need during this the different goals for that the community through to society and time. The program will be month. These goals ranged social media and lets businesses around happening all throughout from inspiring students others see how people are Katy. During this this year, but it’s unknown and staff members to do participating in Character trying time, the if Katy ISD will continue good and help others to Strong. This also allows Katy community to implement the program how to get help for mental people to connect over the Layout Editor has been coming after this year. illnesses. Now instead of program and find others in together and “The Character Strong Take Flight, Character the area who might be going showing kindness program is the idea of Strong is a program that through similar struggles or through the new program helping student build each teacher will teach to roads to recovery caused by called Character Strong. In community and help their students in class and this pandemic. a time where social distance students develop life skills,” announcements will be The Character Strong team is mandatory, social and said student support made on the Falcon Flash hopes that while kindness emotional connectivity is assistant principal Kristine every month. will not stop the spread needed more than ever. Copeland. “Instead of doing our own of the virus, they hope to Each participating campus Tompkins has done a curriculum through Take brighten someone’s day and around Katy ISD will similar program in the Flight, we are now doing add some positivity to our share each daily challenge past through the Take the curricular through lives and community. through email or over Flight program. Over Character Strong,” stated other forms of electronic the past few years, Take Copeland. communication. The Flight had evolved into Participants have Character Strong program a program that focused been asked to use the Junior Valeria Genova poses in teacher Kristen Students discuss Personality vs Character during the Cunningham’s Character Strong classroom. The Challenge Character Strong lesson. They worked on comfort zones was to hold the door open for people for 24 hours. Photo by placing themselves around the room. Photo by by Hadley Sanders Hadley Sanders 5 November 2020 THE Tompkins’ National Honor Society NEST Take a Lead Mananging Editor Mananging Carefully plac- adjust to the mix of oppor- do not have time to join the munity in a way where they ing her donations tunities available for stu- live Zoom call. Afterwards, can keep everyone involved, in boxes, senior dents.. The National Honor all students, no matter if safe and healthy. Krystyna Moraw- Society has adjusted their they were on the Zoom call “We are hoping to still be iec, member of the environment to a completely or not, will have to answer able to have guest speak- National Honor online network, from creat- a quiz with questions that ers and address topics of Society, makes ing a class page on Canvas surround the meeting in interest regarding the four her way towards to having their meetings order to ensure their atten- tenets of NHS: character, the drop off area, over Zoom and videos. dance is accounted for. scholarship, leadership, and students lined up “I’m glad we are having “My volunteer hours service,” said Park. Emma Vergara in their cars and our meetings online this for both NHS so far have One of the biggest things masks ready. As year,” said Morawiec. “NHS come from donations,” said that these societies want the new year rolls meeting days were long days Morawiec. to maintain is a sense of around and students are for us last year, so I’m glad I Because volunteering is normalcy. Although the finally able to start school in can attend the meetings on a large portion of being in students are unable to person, the 2020 year also my own time.” an honor society, students attend the meetings in-per- introduces new changes in On top of online meet- have become more creative son and have to change the the National Honor Society.
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