Numbers kept senior Alekxander Valdez company, as he worked through his math sheet at the table. It was 1 a.m. but he refused to let his parents down.  Every day, Alekxander watched them shuffle in the house from their taqueria shift, exhausted. They did it for him, and to Alekxander, grades were...

Then eighth-grade Delaney Miller sat in her Moorhead Junior High class as visiting Caney Creek High School agriculture students came through the classroom door with a brown eyed Bernedoodle.  In an instant she locked eyes with those puppy dog eyes that changed her life.  “I was so excited,...

After sophomore Julien Ndebi's unexpected death May 17 at 16 years old, wrestling head coach Jacob Ferguson and underclassmen wrestlers spoke with Creek Compass reporters to honor the life of their teammate. The family, including his mother and chemistry teacher Robbi Ndebi, invited the community...

7 year old junior Connor Dooley’s favorite part of visiting his grandfather was when he grabbed his guitar and played. As his fingers plucked at the strings and he sang, Dooley would sit in awe at how skilled he was despite being self taught. When playing, his grandfather was immersed, which Dooley...

Then Fifth-grader Yeiry Zamudio spent her week on the court, desperate to distract herself. Her dad had been in the hospital for weeks, but she smiled as she climbed into her mom’s car this time – they planned to visit him today. Then, her world stopped. “Your dad passed away,” Yeiry’s...