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Seniors: Please apply for 2025 Who’s Who

Seniors: Please apply for 2025 Who’s Who

The Shield staff
May 14, 2025

The Shield staff is now accepting applications to determine the Class of 2025. Who’s Who. The winners will be featured on our website. Who’s Who recognizes the seniors who have been most involved in...

Seniors: Please apply for 2024 Who’s Who

Seniors: Please apply for 2024 Who’s Who

The Shield staff
April 23, 2024

The Shield staff is now accepting applications to determine the Class of 2024 Who’s Who. The winners will be featured on our website. Who's Who recognizes the seniors who have been most involved in school...

Seniors: Please apply for 2023 Who's Who

Seniors: Please apply for 2023 Who’s Who

The Shield staff
April 13, 2023

The Shield staff is now accepting applications to determine the Class of 2023 Who’s Who. The winners will be featured on our website and recognizes the seniors who have been most involved in school activities...

SIPA names the Shield 'All-Southern'

SIPA names the Shield ‘All-Southern’

the Shield staff
February 22, 2017

The staff of The Shield learned last week that it had earned an All-Southern rating from the Southern Interscholastic Press Association. The rating is the highest that SIPA awards its member schools....

On Friday night, these Knights were Dragon slayers. Photo courtesy of Noah Powell.

Round Rock and Roll

the Shield staff
February 11, 2017

Knights tame Dragons to win district showdown, take huge step toward regionals The McCallum bowling team took a huge step toward advancing to the regional bowling tournament Friday night by slaying...

Hannah Ilan
"Not Afraid of Snakes"
National Sweepstakes Winner
Academic Photo

Yearbook ranks among top 10 in nation

the Shield staff
February 5, 2017

[huge_it_portfolio id="2"] The Quill and Scroll International Journalism Honor Society has announced that the 2016 Knight ranked among the top 10 yearbooks in the nation in the 2016 Yearbook Excellence...

Beginning
Informal-Environmental Portrait
Liana Smoot
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Carey West, Instructor
Until The End

Nine MAC photographers win ATPI awards

the Shield staff
November 1, 2016

The 2016 Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall Photo Contest attracted more than 6,500 entries from 89 schools in Texas, California, Kansas and Oklahoma. Of the 542 winners, nine were...

Shield staff nabs 8 Gold Circle Awards

Shield staff nabs 8 Gold Circle Awards

the Shield staff
October 27, 2016

The Shield staff learned this week that it had collected eight 2016 print Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Photo editor Maya Coplin (’16) and staff reporter Charlie...

Knight staff earns NSPA All-American rating

Knight staff earns NSPA All-American rating

the Shield staff
September 18, 2016

True to its 2016 theme, the yearbook staff was “walking on sunshine” after receiving word that it had earned an All-American rating, the highest possible from the National Scholastic Press Association. In...

Looking back on 14 Taco Shack Bowls

Looking back on 14 Taco Shack Bowls

the Shield staff
August 24, 2016

Like many of the incoming freshmen at MAC, the Taco Shack Bowl turns 15 this year. For the first time, the Taco Shack Bowl is older than some of the students who will be attending it for the first...

Deck the Halls with Knights who are jolly

Deck the Halls with Knights who are jolly

The Shield Staff
December 20, 2015

Despite the Scrooge-like specter of final exams, McCallum students and teachers found ways to be festive as the fall semester came to a close. On the Monday of Finals Week, some McCallum teachers confirmed...

One Bell of a Game!

THE SHIELD STAFF
November 3, 2015

Thanks to inspired defensive play in the second half and an astounding 310-yard, three-touchdown rushing performance from freshman Tino DePaz, the varsity football team defeated Travis 48-20 Saturday afternoon at...

The Weeknd headlines Sunday night at the Honda stage. Photo by Julie Robertson.

The Definitive Ranking of ACL Shows*

The Shield staff
October 6, 2015

If you're going to ACL for the second weekend and want to know the shows you absolutely can't miss, look at the gallery for your guide. These bands put on the most energetic, craziest, and fiery shows...

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