THE KNIGHT TIMES - March 2018

Features
The Snake Man cometh
ISABEL YOUNG
Staff Writer
The Knight Times 3
Your Spanish Corner
Thomas Davis, otherwise known as the
“Snake Man” around campus, came to the
EHS student biology classes to share his
love of reptiles.
Mr. Davis visits Episcopal every year
when the freshmen study reptiles in biology.
The students look forward to this day
because they get to pass around and hold
different types of snakes. This helps some
students overcome their fears of the scaly
reptile while getting up close and personal
with the animal.
To start the presentation, Mr. Davis
gives an introduction to the different types
of snakes and talks about where they can
be found. The students learn that venomous
snakes thrive just a few miles from
where they live because all poisonous
snakes live in Houston. These consist of
the moccasin, rattlesnake, copperhead,
and cottonmouth. Although they exist in
the city, Mr. Davis did not bring these
snakes to show the classes. The snakes he
brought were harmless and friendly.
He taught the students how to identify
poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes so
they can be aware if they ever see a snake
outside of the classroom. Students learn
that they can differentiate among these
snakes by color, and he reminded the
students of the popular rhyme, “Black and
yellow kill a fellow, red and black, it’s
okay Jack.”
The students and teachers enjoy Snake
Day because it is a unique and fun way
to learn and coincides with their unit on
reptiles.
Prom delivers memories
GABRIELLE DUCOTE
Staff Writer
The EHS Senior Prom was hosted at
Life HTX on April 21. The venue was
chic and unique and featured an array
of photos and videos projected onto the
walls, including one of the members of the
Senior Class of 2018 with their banner.
The evening began with everyone on the
dance floor thanks to a great DJ. Hip Hop
Harry (Philbrick) busted his moves, and
the grade had a great time dancing and
singing along together. A photo booth was
also available.
The second part of Prom involved the
conversion of the dance venue into a
casino, complete with a buffet, for the remainder
of the night. Whataburger “Hubchubs,”
Raising Cane’s chicken strips, and
an assortment of River Oaks donut holes
Freshman Rachel Barker holds one of
the many snakes the Snake Man brought
for the students to hold. Photo by Trinity
Watts.
satisfied the hungry group.
Casino tables filled the space as well so
prom goers could play blackjack. Each
student was given raffle tickets and an
amount of play money to begin and was
able to cash in winnings at any point in
exchange for raffle tickets toward enviable
prizes. Some of those included printers,
TV’s, clothing and jewelry items, dorm
room necessities, a MacBook Air, Beats
headphones, Google Home devices, an
iHome, and much more. The grand prize,
a moped, was won by Will Edens. Many
students went home from Prom with raffle
prizes, making the night that much more
memorable.
Prom was a success that capped off the
many dances and special events the Senior
Class of 2018 spent together over four
years of high school. It was an evening
filled with future memories.
LAUREN PORTER
Editor-in-Chief
Hola a todos, este mes El Rincón Español
discutirá el tema del cinco de mayo.
Mucha gente cree que el cinco de mayo es
el día en que México ganó su independencia
de España, pero la fecha de ella es el
16 de septiembre. Cinco de mayo celebra
el día en que el ejército mexicano luchó
contra el ejército francés de Napoleón
y ganó. La batalla se llama la batalla de
Puebla y causó la unidad nacional entre
el pueblo mexicano. El día festivo es
reconocido en los Estados Unidos como
una celebración de la cultura mexicanaamericana,
sin embargo el día no es una
fiesta nacional en México. Cinco de mayo
es un día muy divertido–celebra este
día mientras que celebres la historia de
México.
NHS welcomes junior inductees
LAUREN PORTER
Editor-in-Chief
The Benitez Chapter of the National
Honor Society (NHS) inducted new members
this month.
The National
Honor Society
induction
was held in
the Alumni
Center in the
Hildebrand
Athletic Center,
and parents as
well as current
senior NHS
members came
to watch the
induction. The
current officers
of NHS gave
speeches explaining the mission of the
National Honor Society and the history
behind it.
National Honor Society members must
show leadership, morals, and service to
be inducted in the chapter, and they also
must maintain a 3.75 GPA to remain in
the society.
After the speeches, the newly admitted
juniors were called to the podium to
receive their
certificates.
After the
distribution of
the certificates,
the inductees
repeated the
NHS oath
and enjoyed a
specially decorated
cake and
refreshments.
The officer
elections for
next year were
also held this
month, with Mark Nylund elected President,
Carter Kardesch as Vice President,
Claire Kardesch as Secretary-Treasurer,
and Sophia Haugh as Parliamentarian.
New members of NHS were inducted into the organization
during a ceremony in the Alumni Center.
Photo courtesy of Lauren Porter.
EHS SPEAKS OUT
If your life were a novel, what would it be called?
SAM HOLDEN
“My Mom’s a Reverend
and It’s Ruining My
Social Life”
SANIA PETTIES
“Volleyball is Life”
HARRISON HOBBS
“I’ve Been Tired for 17
Years and Counting”
TANNER FOX
“Tired and Hungry”
MRS. SUCCI
“Quiet: The Power of
Introverts in a World
That Can’t Stop Talking”
MOLLIE HANNA
“The Book of Mollie”
COACH FOX
“Light From Dark”
SOPHIA HAUGH
“Sophunny”
ALISIA CRUZ
“Latin Alisia”
HARRISON MANLEY
“Swole is the Goal”