Meredith Grotevant, Knight co-editor in chief
Meredith Grotevant is a senior and co-editor-in-chief of The Knight. On Sunshine, Grotevant is also a member of the Chamber Guitar Ensemble and Jazz Band, a History Center and Writing Center tutor and an NHS officer. Off Sunshine, Grotevant enjoys spending time with her dog Pepper and drinking Spindrift.
![BACKGROUND IN THE BUSINESS: Dressed by junior designer Kaitlyn Gerrie, senior Chamila Muñoz took to the “Dreamland” runway this past weekend. While it was her first time participating in the McCallum fashion show, Muñoz isn’t new to the modeling world.
I modeled here and there when I was a lot younger, maybe five or six [years old] for some jewelry brands and small businesses, but not much in recent years,” Muñoz said.
Muñoz had hoped to participate in last year’s show but couldn’t due to scheduling conflicts. For her senior year, though, she couldn’t let the opportunity pass her by.
“It’s [modeling] something I haven’t done in a while so I was excited to step out of my comfort zone in a way,” Muñoz said. “I always love trying new things and being able to show off designs of my schoolmates is such an honor.”
The preparation process for the show was hectic, leaving the final reveal of Gerrie’s design until days before the show, but the moment Muñoz tried on the outfit, all the stress for both designer and model melted away.
“I didn’t get to try on my outfit until the day before, but the look on Kaitlyn’s face when she saw what she had worked so hard to make actually on a model was just so special,” Muñoz said. “I know it meant so much to her. But then she handed me a blindfold and told me I’d be walking with it on, so that was pretty wild.”
Caption by Francie Wilhelm.](https://macshieldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53535098892_130167352f_o-1200x800.jpg)
![PINK FOR PROM: Seniors Vaughn Vandegrift, Peter Wiseman, Max Yehaskel and Alex Gold sing and dance their hearts out at Saturday’s “Under the Knight Sky” prom. Yehaskel and Wiseman stood out in the sea of black and navy suits as the pair opted for bright pink with contrasting, yet coordinating, shirts and ties. While the style decision seemed big to onlookers, for Yehaskel it was a simple choice.
“I like pink, it’s a solid color,” he said. “It almost melted when I ironed it actually. It’s 100% polyester, and I got it from Kohl’s.”
Yehaskel enjoyed prom overall, except when it came to the royalty announcement.
“Someone stole prom queen from me,” he joked. “It was very tragic. But other than that, it was fun.”
As prom marks another milestone at the end of senior year, Yehaskel is ready to sit back, relax and enjoy his last few weeks as a Knight.
“My grades don’t matter anymore [and] after AP tests I’m done,” Yehaskel said. “I’m going to go nuts, and I’m going to start cooking more.”
Caption by Francie Wilhelm.](https://macshieldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/g_m_0458_52847345379_o-900x600.jpg)
![GETTING IN THE SPIRIT: On Saturday, Aug. 20, the cheer team gathered at the Domain Northside for a cheer-off against the Anderson cheer squad. Freshman Vivian Medina thought the cheer-off helped prepare her for cheering at the Taco Shack football game. “The cheer-off help me feel out what it would be like to cheer in front of a crowd,” she said. “It helped me overcome some of my nerves and got me excited [for] the game.”
Despite narrowly losing the Domain cheer-off and the football game, Medina felt that this year’s Taco Shack was still a positive learning experience for the cheer team. “I was a little disappointed but I know there’s always next year. We know now what we can work on and what we can improve.”](https://macshieldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52297648647_aa97101bb6_o_52320397365_o-900x600.jpg)
![A SPOOKTACULAR SPECTACLE: McCallum students and staff gathered around the outdoor stage at lunch for the National Art Honor Society’s annual costume contest. Many students from all grades dressed up today to enter the costume contest in order to win prizes including P Terry’s gift cards and a pack of Oreos. There were five categories: most creative, scariest, best group costume, funniest, and best overall. With an outstanding turnout of 53 participants, the event was very competitive. Ms. Shin (Spooky Shin), Mr. Wydeven (Wicked Wydeven), and Ms. Adamson (Afterlife Adamson) judged the contest. “I liked the [costumes] that were handmade because you can see their creativity,” Shin said. The winners for the 2021 Spooktacular are as follows. Most Creative: Joey Miguel as Drag King Loki; Funniest Costume: Marielle Musick as The Plague Doctor on Vacation; Scariest Costume: Theat Krische as The Huntress from Dead by Daylight; Best Group Costume: Miranda DiGiovanni, Lark Adrian, Jolie Garber, and June Fucik as Weezer; and Best Overall: Kianna Leon as a Mushroom. Mr. Seckar‐Martinez asked us to recognize the NAHS committee chairs and officers, Amaya Collier, Mia Manzano, and the costume contest committee. The committee likewise asked to recognize the role of their sponsors, Mr. Seckar-Martinez and Ms. Massey, in helping make todays contest possible. Caption by Julia Husted.](https://macshieldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/06-900x600.jpg)
![A group of abortion rights activists raise their signs as they gather and listen to the speakers at the women’s rally on Saturday at the Texas Capitol. Some cheer to agree with the proclamations made. “I wanted to show my support for organizations [at the rally] who are working to overturn Senate Bill 8,” junior Edith Holmsten said. “It is important for me to go to rallies because it is a way for me, as someone who can not vote yet, to show my support for issues that I care about. I learned about many different organizations that worked on women’s rights who had tables set up at the march.”](https://macshieldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/51543636845_bda5b28fff_o-900x600.jpg)
