On Dec. 3, the varsity orchestra and the wind ensemble band performed two pieces together: Beethoven’s “5th Symphony” and “Sleigh Ride.”
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Physics pendulum lab perplexes AP students
AP Physics C students struggle and succeed to create self-graphing pendulums before the end of a class period.
Q&A: Perfect SAT, ACT scorers drop nuggets of wisdom
Seniors Cynthia Zhang and Bryan Conlee received perfect scores of 2400 and 36, respectively, on the nationally standardized SAT and ACT tests. The Roar spoke with them about the differences between the two tests.
Robotics team wins notebook award at state competition
Tiger Robotics secured the first place award for their project engineering notebook at the Texas BEST Regional Robotics Championship on Saturday, Nov. 9–a first for the team of over seventy students.
Senior assembles wheelchairs for developing countries
Building wheelchairs might not be the average student’s way of volunteering, but for senior Tyler Sevcik, it’s his way of giving back.
Interact Club volunteers time at Special Olympics swim meet
An hour before Consol even opened its doors to students, 22 members of Interact club took their seats on the bus that would take them to Texas A&M’s natatorium on Oct. 11. For the next five hours, they helped run the Special Olympics Fall Classic swimming competition and awards ceremony.
School store provides convenient shopping, business opportunity
Instead of frantically digging around in a backpack looking for a pencil that seemed to be there just minutes ago, students can now just head over to Tiger Cage, a student-run store located in the back of the cafeteria, and buy their supplies right at the school.
Risk club offers diversion through strategy game
Many fine things were started by two guys with a shared interest: Ben & Jerry’s, Microsoft, Google; the list is extensive. Add to that seniors Mark Ebbole and Nico Schlumprecht, who founded one of Consol’s newest additions, Risk Club.
New club seeks to differentiate itself from predecessor
Consol’s newest club, HERO Club, has an origin story fit for the pages of a comic book.
Dual credit offers opportunities, college credit for seniors
Instructors partnered with Blinn teach classes that offer both high school and college credits, as well as an unique adult experience within the comfortable setting of the A&M Consolidated High School.
