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Carbajal to continue football career at Trinity Valley

June 22, 2020

FINDING A PLACE TO WORK: My dad's an architect, and since the stay-at-home order, he hasn't been able to go into his office. Because our house is small, he built himself a desk in his room, so he could have his own space to work. He's always very resourceful, so he was able to build a desk out of an old art table and some pieces of wood he had lying around. Photo by Kate Boyle.

Balancing work and family in COVID-19 times

May 5, 2020

Dr. Mark McCellan said there is a very good chance that there will be a vaccine by 2021, and that we will return to school campuses in the fall even if all campus activities won't resume in the same way.

Dr. Mark McClellan: There are brighter days ahead if we stay patient, vigilant, disciplined

April 30, 2020

TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE WE GO: At the beginning of the quarantine, my mom ordered masks online for me, herself, my dad and my grandma. We wear these masks anytime we are going outside to do anything. This picture was taken outside of my grandma's apartment before we delivered her some groceries. Photo by Jolie Gabriel.

As in the comic books, these heroes wear masks

April 28, 2020

ZOOM TIME! For a kindergartner, it’s very difficult to find ways to learn while practicing social distancing and having two working parents. The solution to this? Well, obviously a Zoom class. Here my little brother joined his first Zoom on a Tuesday morning. He waves to his fellow classmates through the screen after not seeing them for weeks. Photo by Anna Garcia.

An inside look at distance learning

April 23, 2020

Meeting with the faculty before on the Friday before online classes were to begin the following Monday, Hosack wore a Boston Red Sox cap to observe the crazy hat day that the Maculty had devised to keep spirits high heading into the launch of online schooling. In Tuesday's podcast conversation, Hosack praised the faculty for how well it had approached online learning, saying that she was lucky to be at a school where the teachers cared so much about their students. Screenshot of Zoom April 3 faculty meeting captured by Dave Winter.

Mac principal shares rationale for new grading policy, steps to create equity in online learning

April 10, 2020

Video project preserves percussionists’ perspective

April 9, 2020

SPEEDY SPREAD:
On March 24, city and county officials issued a stay-home order to blunt the spread of the coronavirus. Local stores have also taken action to keep customers safe and stop the spread of COVID-19, At H-E-B, only about 10 customers were allowed in a store at one time, and the store placed foot marks outside the story to help customers maintain social distance (six feet away) from the next person in line. Photo by Risa Darlington-Horta.

Capturing images of Austin in the COVID-19 era

April 9, 2020

Though end-of-school-year traditions such as graduation are not officially off the table for McCallum seniors yet, it is not too early to be prepared for the possibility that AISD might follow what some schools across the nation are already doing and cancel or postpone all upcoming events. Illustration by Bella Russo.

Making the best out of an unfortunate ending

March 31, 2020

The Maculty met in two sessions this morning because Zoom conferences only enable 100 visitors at a time. After the whole-faculty meetings, teachers met online to department to get on the same page about how online classes will operate starting April 6. In all the meetings, teachers stresses how much they miss students and need to support them socially and emotionally, not just academically.

Hosack: Mac to launch online classes April 6

March 25, 2020

Susan Ashton and her son walk the hallway to her math classroom late this morning. Ashton brought her son with her in order help her bring home school supplies so she can work from home to conduct online classes. Ashton said she brought home an office chair, a printer and a document camera. While she was on campus, school officials received word of the city of Austin's stay at home order which prevent citizens from leaving their homes for non-essential activities beginning at midnight tonight. Prior to the order, teachers were able to come to campus today, five at a time if they had signed up for a 30-minute time slot the day before.

The last #dayinthelifeatmac for a while

March 24, 2020

In pre-COVID-19 times, the Drag just west of campus would have been teeming with UT students returning from spring break, but on the Sunday that would have brought the regularly scheduled spring break to a close, the street was shut down and devoid of traffic. Photo by Elisha Scott.

A Sunday stroll on a desolate campus

March 24, 2020

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