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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

Anna Bausman, Daniela Bodoh, Josie Bradsby, Zazie Bryant, Risa Darlington-Horta, Reagan Dias, Olivia Escalante, Anna Garcia, Ava Medina, Madelynn Niles, Liliana Rodriguez, and Dave Winter
April 23, 2020
PLAY FIGHTING: My grandpa and my brother are a lot a like, so they get along really well. Sometimes though, they like to start play fighting for no reason. Photo by Lily Brode.

Stay-home order creates chances to bond

Ava Medina, Charlie Partheymuller, Jolie Gabriel, Megan McHorse, Noah Lawrence, Anna Nagle, Evie Barnard, Anna Garcia, Dave Winter, Lily Prather, Josie Bradsby, Lily Wilson, Lily Brode, Dylan Neal, Maggie Provost, Theo Roe, Reagan Dias, and Camille Wilson
April 21, 2020
The news last month was bad for the Circuit of the Americas as the ban on public gatherings made it impossible for the venue (like all venues in Austin) to host gatherings due to fear of spreading the coronavirus. COTA announced on March 15 that it was closing down and letting its staff go. The closure made photojournalism student Addison Phillipss December photo essay about the Cars and Coffee monthly event at COTA all the more poignant so we thought wed share it as todays Tuesday Top 10. If you cant go to the race track and hang out with car lovers in person, then you can do it here virtually on the Shield Online. So ladies and gentleman, start you engines and raise your coffee mugs as we take you back to the days when COTA hosted Cars and Coffee every month. Photo by Addison Phillips.

Meeting at COTA for Cars and Coffee

Addison Phillips, McCallum photojournalism
April 14, 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

Risa Darlington-Horta, staff photographer
April 9, 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 Austins 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

Dave Winter, Macjournalism adviser
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

Elisha Scott, Henry Winter, and Dave Winter
March 24, 2020
Model: Mary Roe Designer: Clara Stein Photo by Scarlett Houser

Looking back through our ‘Scrapbook’

Scarlett Houser, staff reporter
March 17, 2020
Pilot John Blossom-Boyd fuels for the first half of his journey. Altogether, the fuel comes out to around $100, but Blossom-Boyd doesn’t mind. “Flying is important to me because it embodies freedom in its purest form,” he said. “Not even gravity can hold you.” Photo by Anna Nagle.

It’s better than walking

Anna Nagle, McCallum photojournalism
March 10, 2020
DYNAMIC DUO: Seniors Louisa Najar and Abby Green perform at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The two girls, along with senior Ruby Henson, are the members of a band they named Pit Punch. “We started to talk about making music during the summer of 2019,” Green said. “When we write songs, inspiration comes from the mood we are in and the vibe of the day. Photo by Lily Wilson.

The night Stubb’s was a hub for Mac music

Lily Prather, Lily Wilson, and Olivia Capochiano
March 3, 2020
SHOUT LCHAIM: Junior Corin Vandenburg and senior Toshaan Arora hit their final poses in the number “Raise A Glass.” This song is a celebration of friendship between Vandenburg and Arora’s characters. This number is about my character experiencing joy, perhaps for the first time said Arora. Photo by Alysa Spiro.

Checking out the Grand Hotel

Alysa Spiro, staff reporter
February 26, 2020
JUST SMART: Seniors Danielle Atwood, Lia Jones, Brooke Miller and Kyla Gibson, and junior Vivian Odoms volunteer to go on stage during Dr. Leonard Moore’s fourth-period talk. Gibson said that being a person of color has impacted her experiences at school “In AP classes the teachers are always like, ‘Oh my God we love you, you’re so smart.’ But there’s always that stereotype of “you’re smart for a black person,” Gibson explained. “I just want to be smart for being smart.” Photo by Regan Sims.

Black History Month at McCallum

Josie Bradsby, Sydney Denmon, Alex Gold, Daniela Morrow, Lydia Reedy, Bella Russo, Regan Sims, and Sarah Slaten
February 18, 2020

Knights’ quest for district and beyond

Grace Nugent, staff reporter
February 5, 2020
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