Meredith Boyd, Writer

November 14, 2018

Dolly Parton, born January 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, lived in the grand Smoky Mountains. Notwithstanding that she grew up as the fourth of twelve children in poverty, Dolly had big aspirations for her future. Her goals included a career as a singer/songwriter, and she began writing songs at nine years old and then appeared on WSEV radio in Sevierville,Tennessee. Dolly, an average, ordinary student, attended Sevier County High School and graduated in 1964. After graduation, she left for Nashville to pursue her music career dreams. Not knowing she would fall in love in that time period, she met her future husband, Carl Dean and they married two years later in May 1966. Taking acting...

Kenia Castaneda, Writer

November 7, 2018

Yajaira Benitez truly explores all her different options as a high school freshman. An independent, positive, and noble freshman student, Yajaira currently attends New Caney High School, experiencing the many wonderful and challenging moments in ninth grade.  Attending Aldine ISD for several years, she considers New Caney ISD as one of her favorite districts. She favors New Caney ISD because she can now wear regular, everyday clothes at school, allowing her to self-express herself through her garments. Unlike Aldine that made uniforms mandatory for every student, New Caney ISD does not have this requirement. Yajaira lives with her supportive and loving parents and four siblings whom she loves and protects, a true devotion and loyalty to her family. Her two oldest brothers, Jorge and Luis, always travel because of their job. Nevertheless, she wishes to spend more time socializing...

Connor Sesta, Writer

November 8, 2018

Nina Dobrev, birth name  Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, moved to Canada at the age of two, where she grew up in Toronto, Ontario, her hometown. She remains close to her older brother, Aleksandar Dobrev, her father, Konstantin Dobrev, a computer specialist, and her mother, Mihaela Dobreva, an artist. Nina's first major acting role as Mia on the teenage drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, a role she played for three seasons starting in 2006, lifted her to fame and eminence. Like a soaring star across the night sky, she appeared in several feature films in the mid-2000s, showing her talented acting, increasing her popularity with audiences. In 2007, she appeared in the music video "You Got That Light" performed by Wade Allain-Marcus and David Baum. Dobrev subsequently left Degrassi in 2009 to star in The CW's supernatural drama series The Vampire...