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Angus Sewell McCann

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After 14 years of teaching, 12 in Austin ISD and less than two at Mac, Cassandra Troy is leaving Mac and Texas to move to Colorado, citing health concerns over COVID and the districts response to it.

[Photo] Ms. Troy leaves McCallum over safety concerns

November 6, 2020
EXPLORING AROUND: Me, my sister, an my dog have become a trio since quarantine started. We have been exploring all around the neighborhood, including the drainage tunnels. Photo by Ella Rosenblatt.

Pandemic brings people closer to their pets

September 1, 2020
Mac seniors who attended Gullett Elementary posed for this group photo which will appear in the senior ad section of the 2020 Knight. Photo by Angus Sewell McCann.

[Photo] Gullett Elementary to host Class of 2020 Senior Parade

May 16, 2020
NOTE-ABLE ENDEAVORS: My dad has a series of sticky notes covering one wall, a few windows, and the center table. There are many different moving parts to running a business and the simplest way to keep track of all these different factors is to write them down on sticky notes and put them in easy places to remind him. Systems like this are used frequently to improve work efficiency throughout many different industries but they are usually digitized; I have never seen anybody use actual sticky notes other than him. I don’t see how it is any better than just putting them into some form of “reminders” app but it seems to increase his productivity so I trust his process. Photo by Angus Sewell McCann.

Home, (office) suite, home

May 14, 2020
THE ART OF ONLINE STORYTELLING: My dad tells stories. It is a gift of his. From telling me and my brother a bedtime story every night when we were little to building an online children’s audio stories business with my mom, my dad has always described storytelling as his passion. The internet has allowed for so many new business opportunities to be possible. Nobody would have believed that a person could make a career for themselves by writing and recording children’s stories before the creation of the internet. His home recording studio, his loyal team of employees and this new age of technology allows him to share these stories with the world. As shown in this photo, he has recently been doing free nightly YouTube live stories to advertise his business. Photo by Angus Sewell McCann.

Balancing work and family in COVID-19 times

May 5, 2020
TRAIN TO NOWHERE: Junior Corin Vandenburg, as Baron Felix Von Gaigern, performs the heartbreaking love song Elizaveta at the Station. Behind him, the ensemble moves in slow motion to help paint the picture of a busy train station. “During this scene, the Baron is reliving his life and realizing how much he regrets not doing, ” said Vandenburg. “It was a lot of fun to think about what it would be like in that situation.” Photo by Angus Sewell McCann.

[Photo] Checking out the Grand Hotel

February 26, 2020

This film is ‘Rotten’ but not rotten

January 17, 2020
TACO TIME: Cheerleaders decorate the Taco Shack Wednesday afternoon in preparation for the Taco Shack bowl. The whole Taco Shack experience is just a really jam-packed and the most exciting part of the season, said sophomore Wynter Wilson. It’s a great kick off to the season and great time for the team to bond. McCallum won the decorating contest.

[Photo] Taco bout tradition

September 5, 2019
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