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As the time between mass school shootings have passed and as the shootings become more and more part of our everyday reality, we have become desensitized to the fact that 20 children under the age of 8 were gunned down and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut almost 10 years ago. How have we not done more?
A Band-Aid for a bullet wound
Shield editorial board • November 30, 2022

It's not an if, it's a when. This year, there have been 152 incidents of gunfire on school grounds in the United States. 50 deaths. 122 injuries. And what is the response? At...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: 8 reasons Thanksgiving is the best holiday
THROWBACK THURSDAY: 8 reasons Thanksgiving is the best holiday
November 24, 2022
How the letters students wrote to editors back in the day probably looked. Can you believe that they had to use paper? Gross. Credit to Dim Hou on Unsplash.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Letters to the editor
September 22, 2022
Los fundadores del Escudo Español desde la izquierda a la derecha: Sr Daniel Fuentes, Mateo Rodriguez, Carlos Aldrete, Tallulah Wilson, Maggie Coulbourn, Liliana Rodriguez, Esme Moreno, Ana Mejia
El escudo español
September 16, 2022
While Fine Arts Academy director Gabe Reyes inspects the damage last April, then senior William Benson points to an all-to-common Mac malady: a water leak, this one outside of history teacher Clifford Stanchoss classroom.
Outdated Mac should be included in bond proposals
July 18, 2022
Senior Grace Nugent takes a photo of seniors Colby Napier and Tino Rodriguez at her last football game of her high school career, the playoff loss to Alamo Heights in November. Nugent spent the last game enjoying her time with her fellow journalists even as the score was not in favor of the Knights. Photo by Charlie Partheymuller.
Friday (nights), I’m in love
June 4, 2022
Sports
Freshman Julia Copas consoles classmate freshman Cadha Proctor after Mexico falls just short of advancing to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup despite defeating Saudi Arabia, 2-1, on Wednesday.
World Cup drama comes to Room 134
Macjournalism sports team • December 3, 2022

A day after the U.S. men’s national soccer team scored a narrow 1-0 victory on Tuesday over Iran during seventh period to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, an even...

Aerolineas Argentinas proudly displayed the heroes of the Argentina National Football Team on the outside of its A330-202 LV-FVH aircraft last October. The Copas Americanos champion, Argentina is among the favorites to lift the cup trophy in Qatar in what is likely Lionel Messis last World Cup appearance. Image accesses on the Mark Bess Flick account. Reposted here with permission under a creative commons license.
Argentina will hoist the 2022 World Cup trophy
November 21, 2022
On fourth and 12, David Houston found JD Jordan in the end zone for a 2-point conversion to tied the game against Crockett. The Knights would eventually win the game easily after trailing by 21 points early. Unfortunately, Jordan is out for the season after injuring his collarbone against Navarro.
For these young Knights, experience the best teacher
November 9, 2022
UNDEFEATED: Seniors Allie Roshalt, Saraih Taylor and Vaughn Vandegrift celebrate sweeping opponent Ann Richards and winning the district championship after an undefeated season. Taylor (middle) felt that both the district win and victory over the Stars were inevitable. “I was super confident going into the game,” she said. “We had already beat them, so what’s one more time?” The Knights won the match 25-21, 25-19 and 25-12 after previously besting Ann Richards on the road on Sept. 23. For Taylor, it was a moment to fully appreciate her and her teammates’ hard work. “I was so happy,” she said. “I was in awe because we did it, we won. I was so proud of myself and my team. It was like a proud mom moment.” Photo and caption by Francie Wilhelm.
Volleyball program savors its championship season
November 8, 2022
Camille Cox (Nix) gathers the team together for a huddle moments after the team lost to Friendswood in its bid for a 4A state title.
Nix's 1994 Knights nearly won 4A state volleyball title
October 30, 2022
The 94 Lady Knights varsity players smile wide for a team photo. Believe it or not, the young woman in the front row on the left is Camille Nix (formerly Cox), the current college and career counselor.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Mac volleyball champions
October 27, 2022
Blogs
Shield staff reporters JoJo Barnard and Sofía Thatcher took up the task of ranking and reviewing Thanksgiving flavor pies from Tiny Pies, as well as two of their personal favorites.
Making the Thanksgiving dessert decision easy as pie
JoJo Barnard and Sofia Thatcher • November 23, 2022

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, comes the annual dilemma of deciding which pies to bring. With such an extensive range of flavors offered, the choice can be difficult....

The Shield tracks down the best pumpkin spice latte in Austin, Texas.
Pumpkin spice and everything nice
November 5, 2022
With Game of Thrones’ unsatisfying and disastrous ending, the only direction for future installments is up and House of the Dragon does not disappoint. In a way, you could say that its Game of Throne’s saving grace. It quickly became the single most-watched series premiere in HBO and HBO Max history, debuting with nearly 10 million viewers.  
'House of the Dragon' revives ruined franchise
November 2, 2022
Keke Palmer (Emerald Haywood), Daniel Kaluuya (OJ Haywood), and Steven Yeun (Jupe Park) star in Jordan Peeles new sci-fi thriller, Nope.
'Nope' gets a yes from me
September 8, 2022
Tucked away in a non-descript shopping center on North Lamar just south of Justin Lane, Tous les Jours is a hidden gem, a bakery with a warm environment and menu items pleasing to both the eye and the palate.
Tous les Jours offers something for everyone
August 8, 2022
Home to greater immigrant diversity than any other place in New York, Jackson Heights often shares that diversity through food. One example is the Diwali Festival, a five-day long celebration of Hinduism and the victory of light over darkness. The Diwali Festival made a big in-person comeback in 2021 after the pandemic made it a virtual event in 2020. The street vendors in Jackson Heights offer another example. These vendors value the cultural exchange made possible through their cuisine but find it hard to negotiate the legal barriers to entry. Photo accessed on the Caitlin Regan Flickr account. Reposted here with permission under a creative commons license.
Jackson Heights street food vendors provide cultural exchange, struggle to survive amid city restrictions
July 25, 2022
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Alfarache and Villarreal set up for the November Science National Honor Society meeting.
Superstar of science
Lanie Sepehri, co-people editor & co-print managing editor • December 4, 2022

Newton’s law says an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. This principle was put into action by junior Gabi Alfarache, who wanted more...

Richter and Uehara are among the many teachers working second jobs in order to make ends meet in a city where the cost of living is always increasing and in a career that in notorious for having low pay.
Overworked from overtime
December 4, 2022
Biology teacher Gabriel Adame at the Bondi beach Bronte Coastal Walk in Australia.
All things Adame
December 2, 2022
SUNNY CALIFORNIA: Principal Nichole Griffith poses with her wife Brenda and son Langston at the golden gate bridge in San Francisco.  For Griffith, Thanksgiving break is perfectly timed.  “Thanksgiving comes at just the right time every year when we all really need a mental break from school, and this year I was able to completely forget that I was a high school principal and just be on vacation with my family. I didn’t check my email which I needed to do. It was a nice refresher. In their time in California, the group, along with Griffith’s mother, saw sights such as Alcatraz, took a cable car ride, rode a train and visited the science museum.  “San Francisco is a fun place to be but it is also a place that is special to our family,” Griffith said. “My wife lived there and really loves it. I always joke that she left her heart there and we have to go pick it up every once and a while.” Most excited for the trip was Langston.  “[My son] loves travel. He gets so excited. He is a definite travel bug, which I don’t know where he gets that. But he loves travel, loves being around his grandparents. It was really great.”  The young adventurer got to lean his head out the window on the train, learn cards with his grandmother and explore all of the sea creatures at the aquarium.  Griffith was also thankful to miss the rainy weather in Austin.  “The weather was beautiful [in San Francisco],” Griffith said. “We missed all the rain in Texas. By the time we got back on Saturday it had passed. But it was sunny in San Francisco and super clear. We never didn’t have these beautiful expanses of light.”  Photo courtesy of Nichole Griffith. Reporting by Morgan Eye.
Thankful for Thanksgiving travels
November 29, 2022
Nathan McCallum teaching his AVID class. McCallum first gained experience in the AVID program teaching in Champaign, Illinois. After moving to back to Texas, he taught at Bedicheck Middle School before returning to an AVID teacher position at Mac.
McCallum meets Mac
November 27, 2022
Members of the Hershey production crew, intern Tuana Allen and man-of-the-moment Bob Bedard watch the sequence filmed during eighth period on Thursday. The clip shows Bedard standing still in the main hallway as the traffic rushes behind him as if they are apparitions.
Bob to hit the big screen
November 19, 2022
Entertainment
Despite an impressive performance by star actor Van Damme, Timecop failed to impress audiences at the time.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Logic-defying 'Timecop' fails to tap into Van Damme's star potential
Otto Smith-Goeke, staff writer • December 1, 2022

So you wanna be like Ahknowld, huh Jean-Claude? In Timecop, directed by an underachieving Peter Hyams, Jean-Claude Van Damme takes aim at becoming the latest action hero,...

According to KUTXs Rick McNulty, burying Rick Daddy will be the toughest part about leaving Uptown Saturday Night, a segment he ran for six consecutive years.
Rick Daddy departs — take it easy, tiger
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Alice Chambers (Florence Pugh) kisses her husband Jack (Harry Styles) goodbye as he heads for work at the Victory Project.
'Don't Worry Darling,' at least there's Florence Pugh
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Shield staff reporters JoJo Barnard and Sofía Thatcher took up the task of ranking and reviewing Thanksgiving flavor pies from Tiny Pies, as well as two of their personal favorites.
Making the Thanksgiving dessert decision easy as pie
November 23, 2022
Smith stands on the steps leading up to Loretta Lynns home and museum in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
Loretta Lynn's trailblazing career empowers, inspires
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Esthers Follies presents a Thanksgiving program as a part of their entertainment schedule. Even with the recent fire, the theatre has reopened and is in full swing again. Photo and caption published in The Shield on Jan. 27, 1984.
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SUNNY CALIFORNIA: Principal Nichole Griffith poses with her wife Brenda and son Langston at the golden gate bridge in San Francisco.  For Griffith, Thanksgiving break is perfectly timed.  “Thanksgiving comes at just the right time every year when we all really need a mental break from school, and this year I was able to completely forget that I was a high school principal and just be on vacation with my family. I didn’t check my email which I needed to do. It was a nice refresher. In their time in California, the group, along with Griffith’s mother, saw sights such as Alcatraz, took a cable car ride, rode a train and visited the science museum.  “San Francisco is a fun place to be but it is also a place that is special to our family,” Griffith said. “My wife lived there and really loves it. I always joke that she left her heart there and we have to go pick it up every once and a while.” Most excited for the trip was Langston.  “[My son] loves travel. He gets so excited. He is a definite travel bug, which I don’t know where he gets that. But he loves travel, loves being around his grandparents. It was really great.”  The young adventurer got to lean his head out the window on the train, learn cards with his grandmother and explore all of the sea creatures at the aquarium.  Griffith was also thankful to miss the rainy weather in Austin.  “The weather was beautiful [in San Francisco],” Griffith said. “We missed all the rain in Texas. By the time we got back on Saturday it had passed. But it was sunny in San Francisco and super clear. We never didn’t have these beautiful expanses of light.”  Photo courtesy of Nichole Griffith. Reporting by Morgan Eye.
Thankful for Thanksgiving travels
JoJo Barnard, Julia Copas, Morgan Eye, Chloe Lewcock, Emerson Merritt, Alice Scott, Ingrid Smith, and Francie Wilhelm • November 29, 2022

Knights traveled all around the world during the Thanksgiving break, seeing family, sleeping in and stuffing their bellies. From Texas, to Colorado and New Zealand, students,...

NSPA Fall 2022 Best of Show winner JoJo Barnard, feature photo, sixth place A SWEET SURPRISE Senior art society officers Amaya Collier and Claire De Silva-Yost smear cake on their advisor, Sara Massey. The students thought it’d be funny to cover Massey, who was dressed as the Mona Lisa, with cake, because the famous work was recently vandalized with the dessert. “I liked seeing all our efforts being enjoyed by everyone in school,” De Silva-Yost said. “I saw so many smiles.” De Silva-Yost found the stunt to be extra exciting considering that the acts of vandalism are still currently happening, with the most recent occurrence being last Thursday, targeting the painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer. Although it isn’t certain that the defacing of the Mona Lisa corresponds with the more recent outbreaks, De Silva-Yost wouldn’t be surprised if the two were linked. “I support the protests’ message to stop using oil,” De Silva-Yost said, “but I think they executed it in a way that lacks a clear message to the public.”
A gallery of MacJ's national award winners
November 22, 2022
FISHING FRIENDS: Freshmen Sienna Gunning and sophomore Fin Kirsch sit at the Mac Angling Club table, advertising to visitors at A Knight at McCallum. Gunning decided to join the club at the beginning of this school year to find new ways to experience one of her favorite hobbies. “I’ve always enjoyed fishing, and I was looking for a club to join,” she said, “so I joined fishing club, [and] it was something different.”  Even though it’s only her first year as a Knight, Gunning appreciated the opportunity to show off one of the many extracurriculars that McCallum offers, as well as getting to see the future freshmen take a look around campus. “I enjoyed showing the bait off and just talking to other people about fishing,” she said. “It was nice to see them interested and excited to be apart of Mac fishing club when they come to McCallum.” Caption by Francie Wilhelm. Photo by Dave Winter.
A 'Knight at McCallum' to remember
November 15, 2022
UNDEFEATED: Seniors Allie Roshalt, Saraih Taylor and Vaughn Vandegrift celebrate sweeping opponent Ann Richards and winning the district championship after an undefeated season. Taylor (middle) felt that both the district win and victory over the Stars were inevitable. “I was super confident going into the game,” she said. “We had already beat them, so what’s one more time?” The Knights won the match 25-21, 25-19 and 25-12 after previously besting Ann Richards on the road on Sept. 23. For Taylor, it was a moment to fully appreciate her and her teammates’ hard work. “I was so happy,” she said. “I was in awe because we did it, we won. I was so proud of myself and my team. It was like a proud mom moment.” Photo and caption by Francie Wilhelm.
Volleyball program savors its championship season
November 8, 2022
A SWEET SURPRISE: Senior art society officers Amaya Collier and Claire De Silva-Yost smear cake on their advisor, Sara Massey. The students thought it’d be funny to cover Massey, who was dressed as the Mona Lisa, with cake, because the famous work was recently vandalized with the dessert. “I liked seeing all our efforts being enjoyed by everyone in school,” De Silva-Yost said. “I saw so many smiles.” De Silva-Yost found the stunt to be extra exciting considering that the acts of vandalism are still currently happening, with the most recent occurrence being last Thursday, targeting the painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer. Although it isn’t certain that the defacing of the Mona Lisa corresponds with the more recent outbreaks, De Silva-Yost wouldn’t be surprised if the two were linked.  “I support the protests’ message to stop using oil,” De Silva-Yost said. “But I think they executed it in a way that lacks a clear message to the public.” Caption and photo by JoJo Barnard.
Students, teachers come dressed to express
November 1, 2022
TO HELL AND BACK: Seniors Tyler Mankinen and Molly Holder perform their class piece, Seven Devils, choreographed by senior Khi Washington. Washington first choreographed the piece last year for Mac Youth Dance Co.s spring show, Solace. The piece was then adjusted for the senior class to perform on the Thursday and Saturday performances of the dance companys Building in Progress/Life Happening at the AISD Performing Arts Center. It was fun to perform because a lot of my friends who were in the class last year were there, so it was cool to do the piece again for them, Mankinen said. I think since the senior class is so close, watching the dance, you can see everyone’s connection with one another which I think is super unique.
Fine Arts beats the flood
October 25, 2022
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UNDEFEATED: Seniors Allie Roshalt, Saraih Taylor and Vaughn Vandegrift celebrate sweeping opponent Ann Richards and winning the district championship after an undefeated season. Taylor (middle) felt that both the district win and victory over the Stars were inevitable. “I was super confident going into the game,” she said. “We had already beat them, so what’s one more time?” The Knights won the match 25-21, 25-19 and 25-12 after previously besting Ann Richards on the road on Sept. 23. For Taylor, it was a moment to fully appreciate her and her teammates’ hard work. “I was so happy,” she said. “I was in awe because we did it, we won. I was so proud of myself and my team. It was like a proud mom moment.” Photo and caption by Francie Wilhelm.

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FISHING FRIENDS: Freshmen Sienna Gunning and sophomore Fin Kirsch sit at the Mac Angling Club table, advertising to visitors at A Knight at McCallum. Gunning decided to join the club at the beginning of this school year to find new ways to experience one of her favorite hobbies. “I’ve always enjoyed fishing, and I was looking for a club to join,” she said, “so I joined fishing club, [and] it was something different.”  Even though it’s only her first year as a Knight, Gunning appreciated the opportunity to show off one of the many extracurriculars that McCallum offers, as well as getting to see the future freshmen take a look around campus. “I enjoyed showing the bait off and just talking to other people about fishing,” she said. “It was nice to see them interested and excited to be apart of Mac fishing club when they come to McCallum.” Caption by Francie Wilhelm. Photo by Dave Winter.

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