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Wintle poses for a photo while out thrifting, one of the ways she balances her extracurriculars with fun activities.
Photo courtesy of Athena Wintle.

A roundtable full of books

Arwen Pelletier, opinion editor
November 17, 2025

If you’re a student at McCallum, when you hear the name of junior Athena Wintle, you may think of her auburn ringlets, creative fashion sense or spot on the varsity soccer roster. What you may not know...

The Point opened the BeatBox stage at  Austin City Limits 2025 at 1:45 p.m.

From point A to point B

Piper Adair, staff reporter
November 12, 2025

Sun blaring down, the bright lights flash and the strum of the guitar adds to the anticipation of the awaiting crowd at BeatBox stage. They walk out from backstage at exactly 1:45. One picks up an electric...

Chloe Seckar Martinez performs at the Shoal Creek Showdown halftime on Aug. 28 at House Park.

Sidelines to center

Daniela Di-Capua, a&e editor
November 5, 2025

Growing up with two parents teaching at McCallum, senior Chloe Seckar-Martinez always admired Blue Brigade from afar, not knowing that one day she would be leading the team. After four years on Blue Brigade...

The Japanese National Honor Society hosts a snack sale funded by Asahi imports in May 2025. Asahi imports donated enough snacks to raise enough funds to begin their chapter for the first year.

 Japanese NHS spreads culture, community

Piper Adair, staff reporter
October 22, 2025

The Japanese National Honor Society was founded in spring 2025 by the students in AP Japanese, Japanese 5 and Bond Sensei. This fall it has expanded to a group of 15 students and continues to grow in popularity....

Amy Brodbeck, head volleyball coach, head of the english department and student Council, poses for picture.

Brodbeck does it all

Makenzie Brin, staff reporter
October 15, 2025

Most teachers at McCallum stick to one main role on campus, but Amy Brodbeck is different. Brodbeck is the head volleyball coach, the head of the English department and also the head of student council....

AP Biology teacher Ishan Saharoy assists junior Berit Ellwanger during class.

From Viking to Longhorn to Knight

Fletcher Vandegrift, sports editor
October 15, 2025

Ever since Ishan Saharoy was a kid, he knew that he wanted to be a teacher. However, he didn’t know what he wanted to teach, and biology wasn’t on his radar until his freshman high school biology class. ...

Sophomore Layne Long attends a JSU meeting during lunch.

Jewish Student Union forges community

Reese Clinchard, staff reporter
October 8, 2025

The Jewish Student Union was founded in April of last year, and in just a short time, it has blossomed into a group of nearly 40 official members, with more students attending events, going to the annual...

BIM teacher Ms. Primeaux in her classroom.

Business in fashion

Daniela Di-Capua, a&e editor
October 8, 2025

In Room 127, tucked in the back of the classroom, you can find McCallum's newest Business Information Management teacher, Sondra Primeaux. After being a long-term sub for the BIM class last school year,...

Seniors Zara Cacci, Jada Silk and Iris Guzman talk to the class of 2029 during Big Mac Day on Aug. 8.

Linked since day one

Carson Duncan, staff reporter
October 1, 2025

When science and AVID teacher Sarah Noack proposed a freshman-oriented program that would aid the transition to high school, former principal Nicole Griffith's interests were spiked. Griffith introduced...

Jane McKenna with her finished Mosaic, outside the McCallum Arts Center.

Breaking the glass ceiling

Sophia Manos, web managing editor
October 1, 2025

After working tirelessly for six months, senior art major Jane McKenna completed her Eagle Scout project —a three-panel mosaic inspired by local Texas wildlife. “I knew I wanted to do something...

Andrea Stan Stoiceaux (left) and Aitana Counceiro Bote (right) are both juniors who have decided to spend the entirety of this year staying with host families, and attending McCallum.

All new faces from all different places

Sofia Saucedo, social media managing editor
September 29, 2025

Lily Walewski  Senior Lily Walewski just got back to McCallum after spending her junior year at a private Catholic school in Angers, France. Walewski was originally inspired to study abroad after...

Daniel Sena en la cafetería.

El Escudo Perfil: Daniel Sena

Daniel Sena, jefe del equipo custodial
September 29, 2025

Me llamo Daniel Sena. Nací en Monterrey, México, el 24 de diciembre de 1973.  Desde niño me fascinaban mucho los Estados Unidos. Yo miraba programas de los Estados Unidos; miraba a veces...

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