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The Colt
The student news site of Arlington High School

The Colt
The student news site of Arlington High School

The Colt
Emma Ruby

Emma Ruby, Editor

I am a senior, a third year newspaper staffer, second year editor-in-chief, and perpetually tired. I am an IB student, and have interned with the AISD telecommunications department, as well as The Dallas Morning News.

All content by Emma Ruby
After successful inaugural year, CTC faces waitlist for 2018-2019 school year

After successful inaugural year, CTC faces waitlist for 2018-2019 school year

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2018
Therapy dogs main attraction during anti-stress week

Therapy dogs main attraction during anti-stress week

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2018

Stricter gun control necessary to stop mass shootings

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2018
Colts football players commit to colleges, take lessons learned to new fields

Colts football players commit to colleges, take lessons learned to new fields

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2018
NOprah 2020: The case against Oprah for office

NOprah 2020: The case against Oprah for office

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
January 19, 2018

Trading places: AHS, Martin students shadow each other for a day

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2017
Class of 2015 graduate Alise Garcia enjoys every moment of her rookie year as a Dallas Mavs dancer.

Kicker alum takes Colt spirit to Dallas Mavs

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2017
School assists students with voter registration

School assists students with voter registration

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2017
The Colts will enter the field arm in arm tonight and stand for the national anthem despite the kneeling protests currently going around the NFL.

Colt football team to enter field arm in arm, expected to stand during national anthem

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2017
Removal of confederate statue proving problematic

Removal of confederate statue proving problematic

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2017
Robert Miles, class of 1957, shares stories about his time at AHS and how his class still participates in the school today through the Alumni Association.

60 years later, class of ‘57 reflects on their years in Colt Country

Emma Ruby, Editor
June 2, 2017
Vermont senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders headlined the democratic Come Together Fight Back tour that made a stop at Verizon Theater on Thursday.

Bernie Sanders headlines democratic tour, charges crowd to come together

Emma Ruby, Editor
April 21, 2017
Seniors Caleb McKee and Nic Foster congratulate each other on National Signing Day. McKee committed to WestPoint and Foster committed to Texas State.

[Photo] McKee, Foster sign to play football for Division 1 colleges

Mallory Hartley, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2017
Hannah Flenniken, Julianne Read, Jenna White and Tanya Maness stand together at the Blue Box drive. The drive was organized by Flenniken and White in memory of 2016 graduate, Rebecca Read, who passed away in July.

Alum legacy impacts students, community

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
February 18, 2017
Students walked out of school at noon to protest Trump's immigration laws and the racism many of them encounter on campus every day. They held up posters, chanted and made their way down Park Row, cheering when drivers honked in solidarity.

Students walk out to protest for Hispanic rights

Emma Ruby, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2017
Super Bowl commercials pack punch

Super Bowl commercials pack punch

Emma Ruby, Editor
February 7, 2017
Mimi Schatzman, junior, attended the Women's March in Austin. She's not a Trump supporter and she wanted to be "a part of something big".

Women’s rights supporters flood city streets in solidarity, Colts join the throng

Emma Ruby, Editor
February 1, 2017
Clinton supporter works through 5 stages of Trump grief

Clinton supporter works through 5 stages of Trump grief

Emma Ruby, Editor
November 14, 2016
Can't stump the Trump

Can’t stump the Trump

Emma Ruby, Editor
October 20, 2016
John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, Pa., is running for senate after being inspired by Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.

Pennsylvania mayor inspired by Sanders will stand out among Washington politco

Emma Ruby, Editor
April 7, 2016
Senior Thien Bui’s artwork won top honors in the annual AISD Martin Luther King Jr. drawing contest in January. His colored pencil drawing captured the contest’s theme, “Tough Minds, Tender Hearts”.

Senior receives top honors for MLK artwork

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer
February 17, 2016
Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, is the breakout star of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' much to the surprise of the people behind the movie and the merchandise.

Girl hero in new ‘Star Wars’ takes staffer, world by storm

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer
January 28, 2016
Jeb Bush, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are just a handful of the candidates hoping to run in the 2016 presidential election.

Digging into the details behind the 2016 presidential candidates

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer
December 10, 2015
The annual reveal of the Starbucks Christmas cups has stirred up something other than coffee.

Starbucks cup controversy spices up season

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer
November 19, 2015

Slam dunk of a lifetime

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer
November 5, 2015
According to Selena Gomez, her newest album "Revival" is her most personal yet.

Staffer’s low expectations met with Selena Gomez’s new song

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer
October 12, 2015
Students show off their mums during the Homecoming breakfast. Mums vary in size but many believe bigger is better.

Texas-sized mums: a Homecoming tradition

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer, Sports
September 22, 2015
Senior Brooke Fearka hits the ball over the net and over the heads of the Cedar Hill Longhorns.

Lady Colts on ‘Race to State’

Emma Ruby, Staff Writer, Sports
September 3, 2015
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