The Student News Site of McCallum High School

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The Student News Site of McCallum High School

The Shield Online
The Student News Site of McCallum High School

The Shield Online
Anti-undocumented immigration policies undermine the American Dream.

Innocent until proven undocumented

Beatrix Lozach, staff reporter
January 18, 2025
Graphic shows students’ options during a pep rally period. While many choose to attend the rally in the gym, others go to the cafeteria or, per new administration rules, teacher pods. Photo by Dave Winter. Graphic by Nate Williams

Once roaring, now boring

Adele Seeboth, staff reporter
January 8, 2025
El tráfico entre clases ha hecho que el pasillo principal sea un viaje más lento que la I-35 durante las horas pico.

¿Cuándo alcanzaremos nuestro límite?

personal de El Escudo
December 30, 2024
Traffic between classes has made the main hallway a slower commute than I-35 during rush hour.

When will we reach our limit?

El Escudo staff
December 30, 2024
The moral high ground, Democrats have learned, does not equal the electoral high ground.

How to lose an election (and never die)

Noah Braun, web editor
December 17, 2024
In recent years phones have become a more common occurrence and distraction in schools. According to a 2023 study by Common Sense Media, 97% of 11- to 17-year-olds use their phones during school time. The constant use of phones in school needs to be restricted, and action by legislators is the solution.

Regulating cellphone use in classrooms is right thing to do

Lillian Gray, staff reporter
December 16, 2024
Emergency personnel load body bags into an ambulance in western North Carolina following late September's Hurricane Helene. Photo courtesy of Dave Vandegrift.

Hurricane’s eye sees world looking elsewhere

Camilla Vandegrift, social media managing editor
December 9, 2024
The state of Florida initiated the wave of cellphone bans in schools across the country with bill HB-379 which was sponsored by Republican Brad Yeager and received bipartisan support from the Florida House and Senate. The bill took effect last summer, July 1. 2023. Graphic by Mira Patel.

Ban the bans

Josie Mullan, co-web managing editor
November 22, 2024
Students wait in long lines during lunch on Oct. 18. Photos by Carlo Hinsdale.

A recipe for student stress

Carlo Hinsdale, staff reporter
November 15, 2024
High school students deserve to be encouraged to vote no matter the year and have the support to easily register to vote.

Become a change maker

Shield staff
November 14, 2024
Graphic of a declined voter registration card. The card symbolizes the challenges new Texas voters face when trying to reach the polls.

Texas’ dubious distinction

Chloe Lewcock, editor-in-chief
November 4, 2024
People gather outside of the Dayton Street Day Labor Center in Aurora, Colorado, to get food and necessities. This center is vital to many newcomers, helping them find work and support.

The human toll of political lies

Lillian Gray, staff reporter
October 30, 2024
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