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The Student News Site of McCallum High School

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We have covered a lot of Mac moments here. To celebrate post No. 10,000, we take a look back at some of the moments that made a significant impact in our collective life at Mac.

10,000 posts and counting

Shayla Allen, Evie Barnard, Elin Campana Wadman, Ian Clennan, Amaya Collier, Julia Copas, Kylie Elkow, Gaby Esquivel, Morgan Eye, Lillian Gray, Gregory James, Sophie Kessler, Delaney Lavelle, Chloe Lewcock, Beatrix Lozach, Emerson Merritt, Olin Michalovic, Esme Moreno, Grace Nugent, Mads Olsen, Charlie Partheymuller, Adrian Peña, Lexi Ramos, Bella Russo, Sofia Saucedo, Alice Scott, Chloe Seckar-Martinez, Stella Shenkman, Bela Tapperson, Isabela Tellez, Camilla Vandegrift, Lucas Walker, Kennedy Weatherby, Francie Wilhelm, Dave Winter, and many more
April 22, 2025

Would you believe it began with a sales pitch for the 2015 yearbook on May 6, 2015? Well, it did. View this post on Instagram   A...

Cowles takes possession of the ball in the 2021-2022 season playoff game against Pflugerville, which the Knights advanced to after placing third in district.

[Photo] Finding the Fab Four

Francie Wilhelm, co-editor-in-chief
February 2, 2024

Cowles takes possession of the ball in the 2021-2022 season playoff game against Pflugerville, which the Knights advanced to after placing third in district.

Gergő Major, “One in a million” first place, open advanced

Mac photographers make lasting impression in ATPI Fall Contest

JoJo Barnard, Julia Copas, Jolie Gabriel, Lillian Gray, Chloe Lewcock, Gergő Major, Charlie Partheymuller, Lexi Ramos, and Clara Williams
January 4, 2023

McCallum photojournalists earned 12 awards in the 2022 Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall Contest. The ATPI fall contest elicits stiff competition, more than 4,700 entries in the 28 award...

KNIGHT END SEASON WITH FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF LOSS: The girls varsity basketball team faced a tall order in their first foray into the 5A state playoffs in eight years. The Pflugerville Panthers are ranked No. 14 in Texas among 5A teams according to Max Preps, the came into the game with a 30-6 record for the season, their only district losses to Pflugerville Hendrickson, which was undefeated in District 18-5A and entered the state tournament ranked No. 11 at 30-2 on the season. Before the Knights even got out of the gate, the Panthers had scored the first 15 points of the game. By the time the Knights found their footing in the game, the outcome was pretty much in hand. The Knights rallied in the second half to put 18 points on the scoreboard for a 73-24 final score. The loss to a tough opponent does not diminish what was a remarkable season for these Knights, who rallied in the final week of the season to finish third in District 17-5A. "We still have lots of work to do, but we are so happy how the beginning of this journey went," head coach Carly Kehn told MacJ today. "We talked about how preparation for those types of games starts well beyond the practices leading up to the game and discussed the mindset we have to have going into the off-season. They've started to see the benefits of hard work. We're are a young team so there's been a lot of lessons learned this year that will be beneficial for the future." The team graduates four seniors but returns many key components of this year’s playoff qualifying team. All of us at MacJournalism salute the team and the coaching staff on making some Mac history this season. We look forward to what the 2022-2023 season brings. With Anderson and Lockhart (the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in this year’s final standings) departing due to UIL district realignment, it is likely the Knights will be favorite to win a district championship next year.

[Photo] 2022: A year In review in photos

Shield reporters and photographers
December 27, 2022

KNIGHT END SEASON WITH FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF LOSS: The girls varsity basketball team faced a tall order in their first foray into the 5A state playoffs in eight years. The Pflugerville Panthers are ranked...

As a sophomore, Bauld was on the Knights squad that qualified for the 5A state playoffs for the first time in eight years.

[Photo] Surrounded by her peers, Bauld goes out a winner

Lillian Gray, Mac photojournalism
December 27, 2022

As a sophomore, Bauld was on the Knights squad that qualified for the 5A state playoffs for the first time in eight years.

ONLINE SPORTS ACTION PHOTO: The varsity girls basketball team went on the road on Tuesday to play its second game against the LASA Raptors. The Knights were on top of their game, securing a season sweep against the Raptors with a 51-32 victory. Playing before only a few spectators on an unfamiliar court, the team played stifling defense, preventing the Raptors from getting into their offensive rhythm. Several JV players moved up to bolster the varsity bench that has been decimated by injuries and illness. According to sophomore guard Esme Barraz who returned to the lineup herself on Tuesday, having more roster depth made a big difference after Friday’s tough home loss to Crockett, which left the Knights with three eligible players at game’s end. “I think our intensity needs to go up for the rest of the games and playoffs,” Barraz said. “We need to learn to play without some of our key players.” The varsity and the JV-A teams play against Anderson Friday at home. The JV game tips off at 6 p.m., followed by the varsity at 7:30. Caption by Francie Wilhelm. Reporting by Grace Nugent.

This is literally a SUPERIOR photo and art gallery

Evie Barnard, Amaya Collier, Meredith Grotevant, Sophie Kessler, Kai Kirkham Macias, Anna McClellan, Madelynn Niles, Grace Nugent, Lexi Ramos, Kennedy Weatherby, and Nate Williams
April 12, 2022

In the statewide Texas Association of Journalism Educators Best in Texas print newspaper, online newspaper and broadcast competition, McCallum journalists took home more than 200 awards.  We are working...

Coach Kehn instructs the girls basketball players from the sidelines at the team's playoff game against the Pflugerville Panthers. The Knights closed the season with their first 5A state playoff appearance since 2014. In fifth place with a week remaining in the regular season, the Knights beat the two teams ahead of them in the standings to finish third and make the playoffs.

[Photo] Kehn committed to ‘her kids’

Elena Ulack, staff reporter
February 17, 2022

Coach Kehn instructs the girls basketball players from the sidelines at the team's playoff game against the Pflugerville Panthers. The Knights closed the season with their first 5A state playoff appearance...

MacJ wins big in NSPA ‘Clips & Clicks’

Alice Scott, Evelyn Griffin, Lucy Marco, Alysa Spiro, Amaya Collier, Samantha Powers, Grace Nugent, Logan Davis, Francie Wilhelm, Morgan Eye, Emma Hagood, Sophie Kessler, Lanie Sepehri, Lexi Ramos, Meredith Grotevant, and Mia Gomez
January 27, 2022

McCallum earned first place with a total of 112 points, nearly double the second-place score, in the National Scholastic Press Association 'Clips and Clicks' fall competition, for works in broadcast, design,...

Hundreds of students walked out of their third-period classes on Monday Nov. 15 in a show of support for students who have been victims of sexual abuse or sexual assault. The group met in the band parking lot and then marched around the perimeter of the school, stopping often to hear personal stories of assault and survival. Each story elicited embraces and statements of support from members of the crowd.

The year in review in photos

Alysa Bijl-Spiro, Morgan Eye, Evelyn Griffin, Meredith Grotevant, Anna McClellan, Madelynn Niles, Grace Nugent, Lindsey Plotkin, Lexi Ramos, Bella Russo, Elisha Scott, Kennedy Weatherby, Francie Wilhelm, and Dave Winter
December 28, 2021

On the last Tuesday of 2021, we are pleased to make our last Tuesday Top 10 photo essay of the year a review of some of our best photos depicting some of the most memorable, significant and poignant moments...

Hundreds of students walked out of their third-period classes on Monday Nov. 15 in a show of support for students who have been victims of sexual abuse or sexual assault. The group met in the band parking lot and then marched around the perimeter of the school, stopping often to hear personal stories of assault and survival. Each story elicited embraces and statements of support from members of the crowd.

Standing up and walking out

Evie Barnard, Amaya Collier, Naomi Di-Capua, Emma Hagood, Julia Husted, Eliza Jensen, Cassidy Levin, Lucy Marco, Helen Martin, Kaela Martin, Lexi Ramos, Elisha Scott, Lanie Sepehri, Alysa Spiro, Francie Wilhelm, Nate Williams, and Bo Witzel
December 7, 2021

“You are so loved!” “It’s not your fault!” “We believe you!” Amidst a crowd of hundreds of participating students, shouts like these could be heard in response to victims of sexual...

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