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U.S National Guard troops stationed at the entrance to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the same day the House voted to impeach President Trump a second time on the charge that he incited the insurrection that occurred at the Capitol the week before. National Guard troops will be stationed at the Capitol at least until Biden’s inauguration. Photo accessed on Geoff Livingston’s Flickr account. Photo reprinted with permission under a creative commons license.

Knights react to a week in Washington that began with insurrection, ended with Trump’s second impeachment

Ellen Fox and Grace Nugent
January 14, 2021

SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND TAMALES: Senior Daniel Dueñas-Lujan inspects his handiwork building a snowman with all the finishing touches. Dueñas said that Sunday's snow caught him off guard and that after realizing it was showing he decided to build a snowman, which we have to say looks pretty darn lifelike almost as if Dueñas was meeting Olaf on the set of Frozen. What's the secret to Dueñas' snowman success?

We are proud to present the best of snow, ATX edition

Kate Boyle, staff reporter
January 12, 2021

Senior Luke Lozano follows the news in Washington during Amy Smith's fourth-period AP Literature class on Wednesday. There were 40 students on the Mac campus on Friday. The campus was closed today because of inclement weather. Austin ISD had all teachers and student attend classes virtually. This afternoon Superintendent Elizalde urged families to select online learning in response to a rise in COVID hospitalizatons.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations surge, superintendent urges families to keep students home this week

Samantha Powers, co-news editor, co-copy editor
January 11, 2021

The seven Republicans and one Democrat who represent the city of Austin in Congress were evenly split on objecting to the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

How did your legislators respond to Jan. 6 events?

Alice Scott, staff reporter
January 10, 2021

Student Leadership Team logistics manager Emily Arndt leads her afternoon group in a conversation about student success and equity.

Students become teachers; teachers become students

Alysa Spiro, opinions editor
January 9, 2021

Shopping safely: Kinokuniya is a Japanese book and gift store that has been taking many COVID precautions these last few months, including a mandatory shopper temperature check at the entrance to ensure the safety of their customers. Pictured here, a Kinokuniya worker checks the temperature of customer Jenny, who said, “I feel safer knowing that the store is being so careful.” A sign at the door lists all of the store’s COVID precautions and rules, stating that “during holiday season, there is a 20-minute shopping time limit in order to avoid a long wait outside.”

Pandemic survival: Austin businesses adapt

Ingrid Smith, Mac photojournalism
January 6, 2021

Senior Blue Brigade co-captain Matthew Vargas leaps during the Dec. 11 halftime show, a field pom dance to

Vargas reaps convention rewards

Samantha Powers, co-news editor, co-copy editor
December 30, 2020

The Red Line, Austin's first commuter rail, runs 32 miles from Leander to Downtown. Through Project Connect, the downtown station will eventually connect all five light rails, as well as multiple bus routes. Photo accessed on Cherry Bream Flickr account, republished under a Creative Commons license.

Project Connect moves forward

Olivia Capochiano, staff reporter
December 27, 2020

MacTheatre turned the tennis courts into an outdoor theater on Dec. 11 as seniors Helena Laing and Emma Wallace helped dance director Natalie Uehara leading dance auditions for the spring musical, Urinetown. “It was a little harder than normal because we didn’t have mirrors and it got dark very quickly,” Zoll said of the outdoor auditions. “We all were very excited and made it work by using the flashlights on our phones to see. ... “I was so glad to get back and see everyone,” Zoll said. “I have missed performing live theatre more than anything during this pandemic, and I was so glad we are able to start safely performing again.” The theatre program took a big step toward performing the spring musical when fine arts parents secured a partnership with Lowe's to provide resources and expertise to build the stage.

Outdoor stage goes from holiday wish to New Year’s solution

Lucy Marco and Alysa Spiro
December 24, 2020

The Clubhouse (left) hosts a night of live music and an impromptu viewing party of President-elect Joe Biden's acceptance speech on Nov 7.

A clubhouse without walls

Evie Barnard, staff reporter
December 16, 2020

DUELING SIGNS IN DISTRICT 10: Spicewood Springs Road just off Mesa was the site for two large signs each representing one of the runoff candidates for the District 10 City Council Post where incumbent Alison Alter faces the challenger Jennifer Virden. A drive down any street near Anderson High School would reveal that neighbors are split between the two candidates.

Runoff election slated for four local races

Anna McClellan, visuals editor
December 14, 2020

During today's C-Day final exam review day, Graciela Rios-Tiessen instructs her pre-AP Spanish III students on the day before their semester final exam. She had one in-person student in the class today. The rest of her class tuned into the lesson via Zoom. Rios-Tiessen said that despite her 17 years of classroom teaching, the experience of online teaching this school year has made her feel like a first-year teacher. The disruption to her normal school experience was among the factors that led her to participate in the vaccine trial.

Mac Spanish teacher does her part to make COVID vaccine a reality

Lydia Reedy, staff reporter
December 14, 2020

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