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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

The new changes in the lengths of school breaks increase student workload (right), while also providing additional opportunities to relax and take vacations (left).

School breaks: restful vs stressful

Michael Smalling, Reporter December 12, 2025

It seems that as every school year summer gets shorter and shorter, and that's not just an impact of growing up and looking back to better times. In every new district calendar, summers shrink and new...

Conversations with the chatbot can help students grasp difficult concepts and make education more accessible across the world.

ChatGPT as a modern-day learning tool

Janelle Sarria, Reporter October 9, 2025

A few years ago, the idea of using artificial intelligence in the classroom felt like something out of a sci-fi movie. But now, in 2025, ChatGPT is everywhere: in schools, libraries, and on students' laptops...

A shelf full of banned books: including "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison and other notable titles.

Free to read: a look into book bans

Payton Dunn, Reporter October 5, 2025

It is Banned Books Week from October 5 to 11. This week and what it stands for is vital to all students, because around the nation, books are being banned in schools. According to the American Library...

Merit pay is based on evaluations of student growth.

Merit Pay is a Misguided Move

Michael Smalling, Reporter May 21, 2025

FBISD plans to introduce Teacher Allotment Incentive or TIA, a new merit pay system based on student performance. To do this, the district will use the Measurement of Academic Progress, or MAP tests. Merit...

Our Brains Are Rotting

Our Brains Are Rotting

Fedra Robles and Kai Gabo April 7, 2025

With quick memes that are only considered funny for a weekend and the development of artificial intelligence, media literacy has significantly tanked due to the emergence of brain rot. While brain rot...

Graphic by Shubhi Bhagat.

Women: Then and Now

Shubhi Bhagat, Reporter March 8, 2025

1848- Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organize Seneca Falls Convention 1903- Marie Curie becomes the first woman to win the Nobel Prize 1933- Francis Perkins becomes the first woman to serve...

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