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The RoundUp

The student news site of Clements High School

The RoundUp

The student news site of Clements High School

The RoundUp

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The Case for Fighting News Fatigue

Karen Wei, Reporter February 13, 2023

Tragedy buries tragedy anew. New stories continuously take the places of the old, brought to us photo by photo, word by word, compounding to form accounts of suffering, rampant, and injustice even more...

COP27: Progress and Pushback

COP27: Progress and Pushback

Karen Wei, Reporter December 14, 2022

COP27 was held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 20, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. As a global meeting for countries to address climate change, COP - Conference Of the Parties - is a valuable opportunity for the world...

A Future in Color: Students for the Climate

A Future in Color: Students for the Climate

Karen Wei, Reporter September 15, 2022

Had the world been a painting this past summer, it would have been drenched in red: a deep burgundy for the heat wave that swept across the Northern Hemisphere, a red orange for the wildfires that followed,...

A Choice on the Pledge

A Choice on the Pledge

Karen Wei, Reporter February 7, 2022

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The Pledge of Allegiance...

Texas Gets Two Seats in Census Reapportionment

Texas Gets Two Seats in Census Reapportionment

April 29, 2021

The U.S. Census Bureau released the final results of the 2020 Census on Monday. In accordance with the Bureau’s findings, the 435 seats in the House of Representatives have been reapportioned, with two...

Mask Mandate

Mask Mandate

Caroline McKay and Aislinn McEnaney March 24, 2021

This past Tuesday, March 3rd, Governor Greg Abbott lifted the mask mandate completely in Texas. This announcement surprised many and lots of opinions circulated. Many took to social media to express their...

Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation

Ireland Blouin, Editor-In-Chief November 1, 2020

Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas as a Supreme Court justice at a White House ceremony Monday, Oct. 26. The Senate has voted...

The 2nd/Last Presidential Debate

Jacqueline Chin October 28, 2020

It was quite a surprise to see a return to civility in the second and last presidential debate before the election on Nov. 3. Following a tumultuous first debate, the socially-distanced in-person debate...

One dead after Denver protest shooting.

Tori Wojciechowski October 20, 2020

On Saturday, Oct. 10, two groups were protesting the Black Lives Matter movement in a courtyard near the Denver Arts Museum. When arguments broke out, a security guard fired his weapon, killing one man.  According...

Oct. 7 Vice Presidential Debate

Jacqueline Chin October 16, 2020

The Wednesday, Oct. 7 vice-presidential debate was a welcome respite from the chaos of the first (and potentially only) presidential debate. Both Democratic VP candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and...

Presidential COVID-19 Diagnosis and First Lady Tapes

Jacqueline Chin October 11, 2020

President and First Lady Trump announced last Friday that they tested positive for COVID-19 following the first presidential debate. It has since been revealed that President Trump tested  before the...

1st Presidential Debate Recap

Jacqueline Chin October 2, 2020

The presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday has widely been considered to be a fiasco. Following Monday’s shocking New York Times exposé on President Trump’s taxes, in which it was revealed that...

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