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The Student News Site of McCallum High School

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The Student News Site of McCallum High School

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Jeffrey Rudy plays at fall choir concert, “Of Earth and Sky,” in October 2023. Photo and caption by Riley Pita.

‘He just wants what’s best for us’ 

Riley Pita, staff reporter
November 17, 2024
First-year math teacher Jada Stewart dances at the Teacher Pep Rally on Sept. 20.

From student teacher to teacher of students

Adele Seeboth, staff reporter
November 14, 2024
Piano teacher Kate Wiley checks on the progress of junior Harper Wade during seventh-period piano class on Oct. 24 in the piano portable.

Chords, crawfish and kickball

Elizabeth Nation, staff reporter
October 30, 2024
ATX Sweet Serendipity was started and created by senior America Franken. Graphic courtesy of Franken.

Starting ATX Sweet Serendipity

Maya Tackett, people editor
October 16, 2024
Paul Pew beams with students next to mural dedicated to him. At the end of the school year last year, students and faculty decided that they needed to dedicate something to him for his career at McCallum. According to Pew, the thing he will miss most about teaching here is the students, and teachers. “I worked with amazing, kind, and talented people at both ends of the building, math and music,” Pew said. “I was lucky enough to have Ms. Seckar as a department head and all the math teachers as friends.

At Mac, Pew found perfect mix of math, music

Riley Pita, staff reporter
October 16, 2024

Cowles marches back to college

Lillian Gray, staff reporter
September 26, 2024
Josh Eyler presents at SXSW Education Conference last spring on the harm of the grading system and culture in the US education system.

Josh Eyler gives an F to grades in education

Francie Wilhelm, co-editor in chief
August 27, 2024
Senior Sebastian Banks performs a solo and his final chamber guitar concert on May 16 in the MAC. "l’d like to join some kind of music group [at St. Ed’s] because I think that’d be really fun," Banks said of his plans to play guitar while in college. "They don’t have classical guitar specifically, which is what I play, but I’ll just have to see."

’48 Hours’ leads to a four-year plan

Lanie Sepehri, co-editor in chief
August 8, 2024
Cypher Rosonnette smiles as they joins their classmates during the processional at the Class of 2024 commencement ceremony at the Burger Center on May 30.

All’s weld than ends weld

Sofia Saucedo, staff reporter
August 8, 2024
Keller walks toward Principal Baxa and her diploma after he name is announced at the Mac commencement ceremony at the Burger Activity Center on May 30.

Vocation over location

Maggie Mass, staff reporter
July 15, 2024
Class of 2024 graduate Jude Masoni links pinkies with his fellow M's during as the graduates sing the class song at the end of the commencement ceremony on May 30.

The pursuit of Liberty

Shila Gill, staff reporter
July 10, 2024
Is there anything scarier than eight Mr. Winters in the hallway outside Room 134 on the Dress Like Your Favorite Teacher dress-up day during Homecoming 2023 Spirit Week? Front row: Naomi Di-Capua, Alice Scott, Morgan Eye. Back row: Lanie Sepehri, Ingrid Smith, the real Mr. Winter (we think), Francie Wilhelm, Sophie Leung-Lieu.

Senior editors bid MacJournalism adieu

Chloe Lewcock, people editor
July 5, 2024
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