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Rise and fall of new artists
Adele Seeboth, staff reporter • March 4, 2025

In today’s world surrounded with social media and cancel culture, artists are coming and going very quickly. They come to fame incredibly fast, but they seem to slowly fade...

AISD needs to provide its students, especially those at the most at-risk campuses, with information on how they can stay safe from these raids and how they can support others. Photo by Fletcher Vandegrift. Editorial cartoon by Nate Williams.
Prioritizing student safety
February 19, 2025
When the school schedule made it impossible for to Morton to make gymnastic practice, she shifted her focus to being a high-flying cheerleader. Photo courtesy of Bell Morton.
The floor to the air
Kaylee Breecker, Mac photojournalism • March 7, 2025

Bell Morton checks her watch. 4:28. The shuffle of chairs begins. Pens clatter against desks. Laptops snap shut. 4:29. Backpacks zip. Small groups gather near the door. 4:30....

Astrid Huerta and Shoala Houston compete for possession in a scrimmage during practice on Nov. 14.
A shot for everyone
March 5, 2025
Senior Captain Catherine Haikola performs the team's "pom" contest dance to a Pitbull remix at halftime during the boys' varsity basketball game on Jan. 28 in the large gym.  Caption by Josie Mullan. Photo by Julia Copas.
Return to the floor
February 28, 2025
Sanchez had a historic season
with 80 receptions
for 1,285 yards
with 16 touchdown 
catches.
Touching down for college
February 20, 2025
USING MUCH the same skills in gymnastics as he did for the cheerleader tryouts, Mark Pourmanafzadeh does a "Texas T" for the audience.
Powerful gymnasts will return next year
David Woodruff, co-sports editor • March 13, 2025

1979-1980 has largely been a year of little disappointments in McCallum sports. no team has done really badly, and indeed some have done quite well, but then very few teams...

Mixing, match to patterns
Mixing, match to patterns
February 28, 2025
A NEW back was given to the deuce. "The signing of the Declaration of Independence" is the name of the painting on the rear. The front, however, is almost the same as ten years ago.
New money in circulation
February 13, 2025
In modern telecommunications, the use of satellites to bounce signals to receiving dishes all over the world is an inexpensive way to send sion signals over a great distance.
What’s a satellite?
November 14, 2024
Senior directors Reyn Linder, Will Sims and Larsen Krell introduce the fashion show to the audience on the second performance of the show on Sunday.
Senior director Linder takes the lead
Tallulah McAuliffe, staff reporter • March 15, 2025

Senior Reyn Linder began sewing at the age of 8 after her grandma bought her a sewing machine for her birthday, her very first project being a My Little Pony nightgown. Ever...

Hebrew National kosher beef salami and the Jewish pastry rugelach brought both a taste of home and currency to swap with soldiers for high-value items. Photo courtesy of Andy Lavigne.
Send more salami
February 27, 2025
Her happy place
Her happy place
February 25, 2025
The legion of LEGO sculptures represent a visual legacy of Beverly Harkey's 31 years of caring for young people in her home.
A true home
February 22, 2025
A memorial in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine honoring the Ukrainian soldiers who have died during the war. When a soldier dies, relatives and friends add a flag to the memorial. Over 40,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since the war began in February 2022. Photo courtesy of Anastasiia Musiiaka's.
Left behind
February 17, 2025
Levi King posts to his fashion Instagram account, @fitsbyLevi, every day. His account has drawn the attention of fashion influencers and enabled him to become a fashion ambassador for a clothing company.
The King of fashion
Jasmine Aung, Mac photojournalism • March 2, 2025

Ding! The familiar Instagram notification banner lights up on Levi King's phone. He had recently started a fashion Instagram account and was posting daily outfits of the...

Hart performs during 2024 graduation entrance.
Hart hearts her music
February 28, 2025
Sophomore Paityn Jones sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing" for the Black History Month assembly on Feb. 10. Written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was originally a poem but became the official song of the NAACP in 1919 and became even more prominent during the Civil Rights Movement. In the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020, the NFL made the song a fixture at its championship game.

Caption by Wren Vanderford. Photo by Jasmine Aung.
Acknowledging and celebrating Black history, culture and expression
Daniela Di-Capua, Tegan Hahn, Beatrix Lozach, Josie Mullan, Piper Norfolk, Riley Pita, Callen Romell, Maya Tackett, Wren Vanderford, Fletcher Vandegrift, and Nate Williams March 11, 2025

For the month of February, the Students of Color Alliance hosted a number of events in honor of Black History Month. These included two Black history assemblies in the...

LOOMING LARGE: Sutton Hall, five stories of aged brick, stands for the University of Texas at Austin’s architecture students. It is the powerhouse of their creativity, drive, passion, and dedication. It’s a space senior student Emily Kahn has gotten to know very well over the past four years. “The first year, we were all in the attic together,” Emily said. “We hated being in the attic; we were like, ‘Why do they have us up here? Why don’t we rebel?’ but looking back, it was probably one of my favorite times. It was like, we’re all in the same space; we’re going to become friends, you know?” Four years of drawings, models, site visits and final reviews later, Emily said goodbye to Sutton Hall.
Pieces of a journey
March 4, 2025
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SPECIAL EDUCATOR: In an off-the-court victory for boys basketball, Coach Carlin Shaw was named the 2025 Teacher of the Year today. Shaw is a Social Behavior Skills teacher and a special education case manager, and he is the head JV boys basketball coach and an assistant coach for varsity boys basketball. Assistant principal Gabriel Adame presented Shaw with a gift basket in the large gym, announcing his win. Shaw had tears in his eyes as he expressed his gratitude for the community that motivates him. Video by Dave Winter.
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