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LISTENING IN: Freshman Sophie Leung-Lieu and her shaggy dog, Sun Tzu lay on the floor with their headphones in. Moments after this photo was taken, Sun Tzu rolled over and was not in the mood to be posing. “It was difficult to get a good photo where he was sitting up straight,” Leung-Lieu said. “He looked grumpy in every other picture we took.” In the end, Sophie and her pet companion got the right shot.

A Tuesday Top 10 throwback to the first week of school

September 29, 2020

VIRTUAL VOGUE: Senior Helena Laing poses in her first-day-of-school work space and with her Zoom view fashion. Laing’s proud mom, Desiree Lang, saw the opportunity to send in first-day pictures and answered the call. Ms. Lang describes the outfit of choice as “quarantine chic.” Of Helena’s first day, Lang said, “She thought it went really well and was impressed on how well teachers set it up for them.” Reporting by Alysa Spiro. Caption by Samantha Powers.

Knights capture first day of virtual school

September 9, 2020

It took Kenta Asazu more than three months just to get the permits to sell onigiri. After peaking at 100 orders per week, Asazu now has a stable base of 50 orders per week. He plans to continue his business during the school year. Photo courtesy of Asazu.

Asazu launches an appetizing business

September 6, 2020

EXPLORING AROUND: Me, my sister, an my dog have become a trio since quarantine started. We have been exploring all around the neighborhood, including the drainage tunnels. Photo by Ella Rosenblatt.

Pandemic brings people closer to their pets

September 1, 2020

Rising junior Samantha Powers waits behind the wheel as rising senior Lindsey Plotkin hands Katharine Powers, Samantha’s mom, two yearbooks during the yearbook staff’s curbside distribution on Friday in front of the school. Samantha Powers drove because she got her driver’s license the day before. Yearbook students wore facial masks and nitrile gloves as they distributed books. The book delivery was delayed to late summer because Balfour, the Dallas-based publisher, was closed for nearly two months and because students had to complete the yearbook remotely after the campus was closed on March 13. Photo by Dave Winter.

Yearbook staff and friends deliver 769 of 867 yearbooks during first-ever summer drive-by distribution

August 30, 2020

Interim principal Nicole Griffith wasn't the only new voice in our first podcast of the year. The audio engineer and the hosts were also new. The episode allows listeners to travel from Texas to Chicago, to Australia, to Paris and back to Austin without leaving their homes. Graphic by Theo Roe.

Griffith: Authentic tasks create best student experience

August 23, 2020

Talk of worn-in, laced-up shoes and discount deals spill from the front desk into the game and bowling areas on the final days before Dart Bowl's closure.

A trip down Dart Bowl’s memory lanes

July 31, 2020

Adamson stands beside the COTA track she drove with her daughter on Mother's Day earlier this year.

Since she was little, Adamson has felt need for F1 speed

July 24, 2020

THE LAST HOORAH: As pins knock to the polished wood floor and the cafe kitchen bustles with business, the cafe line beside the arcade games grows longer and longer. Although the wait for food was long, the legacy of this old school bowling alley will surely be longer. Photo by Madelynn Niles.

Dart Bowl’s final frame

July 18, 2020

Junior Mia Arredondo poses with her grandmother, Barbara Walter, at her 17th birthday celebration. Walter attended McCallum High School in the 1960s with her future husband, William King. The two sent their children to McCallum, and now their granddaughter Mia Arredondo attends as well.

When going to Mac is a family matter

May 29, 2020

2020 McCallum Grads from Tim Carroll on Vimeo.

Carroll releases senior tribute video

May 27, 2020

Mac seniors who were also members of the Brenwood Elementary Class of 2013 pose in the fine arts courtyard for the senior ad in the 2020 yearbook. Photo by Ian Clennan.

Brentwood alums invited to May 28 sendoff car parade

May 23, 2020

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