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The Bear Facts

The student newspaper of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School

The Bear Facts

The student newspaper of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School

The Bear Facts

The 2025 yearbooks are now on sale at a discounted price.
Yearbooks on sale now at discounted price
Louis McClelland, Writer • August 21, 2024

If students have been looking for a reason to buy a yearbook this semester, there is now the perfect opportunity. From now until Oct. 4, all 2025 yearbooks will be on sale...

Graduation date nears for seniors
Graduation date nears for seniors
Rayna Christy, Editor • May 20, 2024

One monumental event in high school is the senior’s graduation ceremony, and that date is coming up very soon. LCM’s Class of 2024 graduation will be held at 2 pm. at...

Crawfish Festival to be held
Crawfish Festival to be held
Bailey Gorham, Writer • May 3, 2024

From a parade to a festival, there are many things to do this weekend at the Mauriceville Crawfish Festival. On May 4, there will be a parade full of people from all over...

The Journalism team placed first overall for the second year in a row. Pictured from left to right are Gabrielle Moore, Rayna Christy, and Camille Kelly.
Four students advance to State UIL meet
April 28, 2024

Four students have qualified to compete at the State UIL meet in May after competing at the 4A Region III meet held in Nacogdoches this weekend. Senior Rayna Christy qualified...

The Honey Bears will host a spring show on May 3.
Honey Bears to host spring show
Rayna Christy, Editor • April 22, 2024

While many might only attribute drill team to football season, that assumption actually is wrong. LCM’s very own Honey Bears are a prime example of this, with their season...

Campus to host Fine Arts Night
Campus to host Fine Arts Night
Zoe Henning, Writer • April 16, 2024

The fine arts department will host its second annual Fine Arts Night this Friday night in the auditorium. Food trucks will arrive at 5 p.m. and performances will begin at...

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The Battlin' Bear Band performs at the home game against Silsbee.
Band should be considered sport
Landen Ward, Web Editor • September 9, 2024

Football games, concerts, competitions, and even practices mixed together show that band is a sport. While many may view marching bands as mere entertainment at halftime or...

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Technology is always changing; students and teachers should take the opportunity to be a part of that change.
Technology in classroom benefits students
Bailey Gorham, Editor • September 4, 2024

In today’s world, we are continuously making technological advancements and even though we have had technology for many years now, it can be said that we are only just beginning...

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'Fall Guy' checks all boxes
'Fall Guy' checks all boxes
Claire Jowell, Writer • August 30, 2024

The new action-comedy movie, "Fall Guy," released in May 2024, has become a fan favorite. The movie stars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. It is filled with action, romance,...

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Senioritis vs the fear of growing up
Senioritis vs the fear of growing up
Rayna Christy, Editor • April 19, 2024

As this school year nears that May 25 deadline, the excitement I began with has seemingly worn off. I used to believe senioritis was some sort of phenomenon made up to explain...

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Standardized tests can easily cause student burnout.
Testing tensions
Laura Hughes, Writer • April 10, 2024

TSI, SAT, ACT, PSAT, MAP, and STAAR. Do these many acronyms overwhelm you? Believe it or not, these state-testing programs tend to overwhelm the students too. Many high school...

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Aug. 30th Pep Rally
Zoe Henning, Videographer • September 6, 2024

Sept. 14th Pep Rally
Zoe Henning, Videographer • September 15, 2023

Sept. 8 Pep Rally
September 13, 2023

Students prepare for Disney trip
February 7, 2023

Glow Pep Rally
November 18, 2022

Running past the competition
Track competes at district, girls win championship
JV boys track wins district meet
Powering through the competition
Soccer season kicks off
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Sophomore Peyton Matthews is a member of the Honey Bear drill team and always has a smile on her face.
Bear of the Week: Peyton Matthews
Ava Montondon, Writer • September 9, 2024

Sophomore Peyton Matthews is not only an award-winning Honey Bear, but also a competitive dancer at Lorna Badon Legacy Dance Centre. For Matthews,...

Freshman Peyton Brewer may be new to the campus, but he has already stepped up to be a leader.
Bear of the Week: Peyton Brewer
Zoe Henning, Videographer • September 2, 2024

Freshman Peyton Brewer is involved in many activities, both inside and outside of school. He is the freshman class president, a member of the...

Freshman Cooper Smith is known for breaking powerlifting records.
Carrying the weight
Laura Hughes, Managing Editor • September 9, 2024

450 lbs. is the average weight of an adult male grizzly bear. 474 lbs. is freshman Cooper Smith’s personal record for squatting. Smith has broken the Amateur Powerlifting...

English II teacher Leah Ellis recently moved to Texas from Mississippi.
Making the move
Ava Montondon, Writer • August 31, 2024

From Mississippi to Texas, English teacher Leah Ellis strives to be the best teacher possible. Although she has only been a Texas resident for a few weeks now, she is already...

High school campus welcomes new officer
High school campus welcomes new officer
Laura Hughes, Managing Editor • August 28, 2024

As law enforcement has become more prominent in Texas school districts, more students have been becoming familiar with their campus officers. LCM’s newest on-campus officer,...

Hawk steps into new role
Hawk steps into new role
Zoe Henning, Videographer • August 26, 2024

From being the principal of an elementary school to now the principal of the high school, Amber Hawk has done it all. She has a well-rounded educational background from a...

Nate Smith will lead the Bears for the 2024-2025 season.
Smith named head boys basketball coach
June 10, 2024

There will be a new, yet familiar face leading the boys basketball program for the 2024-2025 school year. Nate Smith, who has been part of the Bear Basketball program for...

Carmichael Wiley will lead the Lady Bear Basketball program as head coach for the 2024-2025 school year.
Wiley named head girls basketball coach
Laura Hughes, Writer • June 4, 2024

Change can sometimes be scary, but when the right person comes in to fill big shoes, things can get exciting. Carmichael Wiley, who was the assistant Lady Bear Basketball...

Former English teacher Amy Robbins is surrounded by history and unique modern architecture in her new home in New York City.
From little Orange to the Big Apple
Camille Kelly, Editor • May 22, 2024

Change is one of the most necessary and terrifying aspects of life, but no one knows more about what it means to drop everything to chase after your dreams than former teacher...

Salutatorian Christine Qi committed to attending Johns Hopkins University and plans on double majoring in economics and a science major on the pre-law track.
From Bear to Blue Jay
Landen Ward, Writer • May 22, 2024

LCMHS bids farewell to one of its brightest stars as senior Christine Qi prepares to embark on an exciting new chapter of her life.  Most high school students decide where...

LCM Alumni Jordan Babcock works as a graphic designer to create different designs for t-shirts, magazines, and advertisements.
Drafting and Designing
Elizabeth Quintero, Writer • May 22, 2024

Whether on the sea or at home, this graphic designer begins to get to work shuffling through millions of different graphics as he begins to create the perfect magazines- shirts-...

Victoria Vercher graduated from LCM in 2017 and now helps save lives as a 911 dispatcher.
On the other line
Emily Arrowood, Writer • April 17, 2024

Deciding a career path can be difficult; some go with their childhood passion and others go a completely different route. For LCM alumni Victoria Vercher, it took a push from...

Jordyn West, who graduated in 2016, now works as a 911 dispatcher.
Hero behind the scenes
April 15, 2024
A master mechanic
A master mechanic
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