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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

Coach Donovan King and Athletic Coordinator Robert Darnell reunite after many years.

King and Darnell reunite to lead the CHS football team

Fatima Khan, Reporter October 8, 2025

New defensive coordinator, Coach Donovan King, joined the football team this season. King, who has more than a decade of coaching experience, steps into the role with both a competitive edge and a reputation...

A copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" neatly sitting on the library shelf, waiting for then next student to check it out.

Assigned reading that stuck with English teachers

Cameron Kelton, Reporter October 8, 2025

It's a unanimous feeling when you walk into class and get handed a novel; it's either going to be boring, or it's going to keep you up past midnight turning the pages. What many students don't often consider...

Debate and Professional Communications teacher Vincent Beard sitting at his desk.

Finding his voice: how debate became Vincent Beard’s life-long passion

Shubhi Bhagat, Promotional Manager October 8, 2025

From the moment he stepped into his sophomore year debate class, Vincent Beard knew exactly what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. “My mom suggested that I go talk to the debate coach at my...

American Sign Language teacher Mrs. Campbell signs “I love you."

A Voice With Hands

Jamey Johnson, Reporter October 3, 2025

With 28 years of teaching American sign language, Olga Campbell continues to teach her students how to speak using only their hands. Of those 28 years, Campbell spent 27 years at Clements inspiring many...

ESL teacher Anitra Shaw setting up her classroom's smartboard.

Inspired by Her Roots

Saidy Miranda, Reporter October 2, 2025

Her parents arrived in the U.S. in the 1960s with just $50 in their pockets chasing the American Dream. Today, English as a second language (ESL) teacher Anitra Shaw uses their story to inspire her students...

Allergies and EpiPens

Allergies and EpiPens

Lauren van Wunnik, Reporter September 30, 2025

33 million Americans have allergies to different foods. Of these 33 million, six million are allergic to peanuts and almost four million are allergic to tree nuts, according to Facts and Statistics - FoodAllergy....

The Esports team at The Texas Undisputed State Championship.

Ranking Up: Coach Tielke and Tran’s experiences in Esports

Michael Smalling, Reporter September 28, 2025

Live on the stage, two teams compete, filled with exhilaration as quick inputs are made, sweat runs down faces and keyboards clack loudly. It isn’t just a game to them, it's their combined effort over...

Senior Grace Hu's name in the byline of The Denton Chronicle.

From features to floods

Shubhi Bhagat, Reporter August 26, 2025

Amid the sea of gray newspaper columns, each with their bold blue headlines screaming for attention, one detail caught senior Grace Hu’s eye — it was her name printed in the byline. “It felt real,”...

The Stories That Live in All of Us

The Stories That Live in All of Us

Grace Hu, Karen Wei, and Misaki Murase May 29, 2025

There is a magic to learning to love this world – not simply through our own lived experiences, but also by way of the stories that shape our perspectives. Heroes and damsels, verse and soliloquy –...

Orchestra Director Neal Springer, who juggles six different orchestras in all.

More Than Music

Grace Hu, Reporter May 29, 2025

Golden light pours from the slightly melodramatic lamps stationed around the room in harmony with the soft melody floating in from the ajar door. Orchestra director Neal Springer overlooks the practice...

Amber Brooks, a first-year chemistry teacher and coach, believes in taking risks. Brooks coaches flag football and serves as the campus liasion for Student VOICES.

Coach Brooks: A New Element in the Ranger Periodic Table

Srivasini Prasanna, Reporter May 28, 2025

When walking into room 2122, it is hard to feel blue. With vibrant LEGO flowers bursting from vases, motivational posters dotting the brick walls, and colorful Polaroids dancing across the classroom, the...

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