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The Student News Site of McCallum High School

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La estudiante de último año, Sophia González, siente que a medida que se acerca la meta de la escuela secundaria, se vuelve cada vez más difícil encontrar motivación. "Es como si el final estuviera a la vista, pero todavía no ha llegado, y eso puede ser frustrante," dijo Gonzalez.

Senioritis para todos los grados

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
May 20, 2023
Senior Sophia Gonzalez feels that as the finish line for high school approaches, it becomes harder and harder to find motivation. “It's like the end is in sight, but it's not quite here yet, and that can be frustrating,” Gonzalez said.

Senioritis spreading like wildfire

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodgriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
May 20, 2023
Numero Cuatro — Thrift Town: Thrift Town, localizado en 5700 Manchaca Rd, tiene una tienda en Austin pero varios en los Estado Unidos. Es más conocido por su servicio de cliente, precios asequibles, y percheros organizados por color. Tienen descuentos dependiendo del color de las etiquetas, días festivos, y la estación. Ahora están ofreciendo 60% descuento en etiquetas moradas y el 21 de Octubre, van a ofrecer 50% descuento en toda su ropa.  Catalina Flores, estudiante de cuarto año, aprecia la organización de thrift town, “Es muy espacioso y no está lleno, y también los vestidores están abiertos, entonces me gusta porque puedo probarme la ropa.”

10 mejores lugares para ir thrifting

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
May 1, 2023
Junior Isabella Hernandez Scott dances with her mother at the quinceañera on Saturday. For Scott, the event made up for her own quince, which was affected by the pandemic. " I’m grateful for the opportunity to participate in something I thought I lost out on," Scott said.

More than a fiesta

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
April 14, 2023
Isabella Hernandez Scott de tercer año baila con su mamá en la quinceañera Scott disfrutó la oportunidad de la fiesta de McCallum después de que su celebración se vio afectada por la pandemia. "Estoy muy agradecida por la oportunidad para participar en algo que pensé que no hubiera tenido," dijo Scott.

Más que una fiesta

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
April 14, 2023
Austin es una ciudad única con muchas actividades para hacer. Ya sea nadando o yendo a un museo de arte, hay muchas opciones para la próxima vez que te aburras en tu casa o quieras explorar, como Lake Austin.

Una guía para una ‘staycation’ en Austin

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
March 26, 2023
Many McCallum students enjoy visiting Lake Austin to enjoy nature and stay cool as the weather warms up.

Inspiring the ideal Austin staycation

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
March 26, 2023
Freshly made empanadas by junior Clara Hopkins. Hopkins' family recipe dates back to her great-grandparents and today, the dish connects her extended family spread from Argentina to France.

Generational recipes

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
February 20, 2023
Empanadas recien hechas por Clara Hopkins.

Recetas generacionales

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
February 20, 2023
Eric Thatcher posa con un amigo. Thatcher, de cuatro año, que ha sido parte del programa de AISD bilingüe desde el grado kinder, usa su conocimiento mientras trabaja en su negocio de trabajo de cortar yardas.

El beneficio bilingüe

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
January 11, 2023
Senior Eric Thatcher poses with a friend. Thatcher, who has been involved with AISD Dual Language programs since kindergarten, uses Spanish for his job as a landscaper.

The bilingual benefit

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
January 11, 2023
Estudiantes de McCallum Kalliope Harris, Lila Jeunger, Poppy Harris, Ben Johnson and Grace Schlegel en el desfile 'Vida la Vida.'

Celebrando Día de los muertos

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
November 10, 2022
McCallum Spanish students Kalliope Haltom, Lila Juenger, Poppy Harris, Ben Johnson and Grace Schlegel at the Vida la Vida parade on Oct. 29. Spanish teacher Juana Gun encouraged her students to participate in the annual event to learn and appreciate Spanish-speaking culture.

Celebrating Día de los muertos

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
November 10, 2022
Un estudiante bilingüe emergente en clase (An emergent bilingual student in class).

The district-wide problem and what McCallum is doing to help

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
October 31, 2022
Un estudiante bilingüe emergente en clase (An emergent bilingual student in class).

El problema del todo distrito y que hace McCallum para ayudar

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
October 31, 2022
Los fundadores del Escudo Español desde la izquierda a la derecha: Sr Daniel Fuentes, Mateo Rodriguez, Carlos Aldrete, Tallulah Wilson, Maggie Coulbourn, Liliana Rodriguez, Esme Moreno, Ana Mejia

El escudo español

Carlos Aldrete, Maggie Coulbourn, Daniel Fuentes, Ana Mejia, Esmé Moreno, Liliana Rodriguez, Mateo Rodriguez, and Tallulah Wilson
September 16, 2022
FULL CIRCLE: For seniors like co-captain Addie Seckar-Martinez, shown here performing in the large ensemble contemporary dance for which the team won a Best in Class award, the site of the Central Texas Dance Festival at Georgetown’s East View High School offered an opportunity to come full circle.  East View was the site of the first competition the seniors entered as freshman four years ago. “We have had a lot of events get canceled this year due to COVID and weather inconveniences, but being able to be out there dancing to an audience with my Blue Brigade family meant so much to me,” Seckar-Martinez said. “I always tell the team to go out there and just have fun and that’s exactly what we did.” Reporting by Zazie Bryant.

Blue Brigade competes, wins both in person, virtually

Zazie Bryant, Harper Cummings, Mia Gomez, Carly Johnson, Anna McClellan, Madelynn Niles, Liliana Rodriguez, and Anna Schlett
March 23, 2021
After a frustrating summer of cancelled traditions and an interminable four weeks of school without a face-to-face team gathering, the Blue Brigade finally held its first in-person practice on Monday morning on the baseball fields. While the delay in in-person practice has been frustrating Seckar-Martinez is still hopeful that she and her teammates can have a successful year together. “I hope we can continue to dance even if it stays like this all year, and I hope the freshman have a great first experience on Blue Brigade because I remember how new and exciting everything was. And I hope seniors will have a last dance at the end of the year. But the main goal is to have fun and stay motivated.”

After a summer and a month of school apart, Blue Brigade can finally dance (together) if it wants to

Paige Massengale, Mia Gomez, Harper Cummings, Liliana Rodriguez, Sarah Crow, Kennedy Weatherby, Anna Schlett, Zazie Bryant, and Isabella Dietz
October 6, 2020
LISTENING IN: Freshman Sophie Leung-Lieu and her shaggy dog, Sun Tzu lay on the floor with their headphones in. Moments after this photo was taken, Sun Tzu rolled over and was not in the mood to be posing. “It was difficult to get a good photo where he was sitting up straight,” Leung-Lieu said. “He looked grumpy in every other picture we took.” In the end, Sophie and her pet companion got the right shot.

A Tuesday Top 10 throwback to the first week of school

Frances Arellano, Peyton Casey, Amaya Collier, Francesca Dietz, Autry Guequierre, Sophie Leung-Lieu, Sully Madres, Lucy Marco, Helen Martin, Sarah Mbaya, Liliana Rodriguez, Lanie Sepehri, Fatima Trejo, Javier Vela, Grace Vitale, and Francie Wilhelm
September 29, 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

Olivia Allen, Thea Cahoon, Sophia Dawson, Olive Embry, Anna Nagle, Charlie Partheymuller, Lauren Potts, Lydia Reedy, Liliana Rodriguez, Ella Rosenblatt, Amelie Ruggero, Jonah Scott, Angus Sewell McCann, Regan Sims, Camille Wilson, and Annabel Winter
September 1, 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

Emmi Anderson, Steven Anzures, Sophia Dawson, Jolie Gabriel, Megan McHorse, Daniela Morrow, Charlie Partheymuller, Lydia Reedy, Liliana Rodriguez, Amelie Ruggero, Alex Seiler, Camille Wilson, and Dave Winter
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

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
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