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The Student News Site of McCallum High School

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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
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

Thea Cahoon, Scarlet Craig, Carter Eason, Olive Embry, Megan McHorse, Georgie Murray, Addison Phillips, Angus Sewell McCann, and Dave Winter
May 14, 2020
PLAY FIGHTING: My grandpa and my brother are a lot a like, so they get along really well. Sometimes though, they like to start play fighting for no reason. Photo by Lily Brode.

Stay-home order creates chances to bond

Ava Medina, Charlie Partheymuller, Jolie Gabriel, Megan McHorse, Noah Lawrence, Anna Nagle, Evie Barnard, Anna Garcia, Dave Winter, Lily Prather, Josie Bradsby, Lily Wilson, Lily Brode, Dylan Neal, Maggie Provost, Theo Roe, Reagan Dias, and Camille Wilson
April 21, 2020
This park outside of Wilson’s apartment building in Vigo, Spain, has been abandoned since the beginning of the “state of emergency” lockdown in Spain. “[It] is usually full of old people smoking pipes, dogs, young people drinking,” she said. “At night, it’s full of people as the area is surrounded by bars.” Photo courtesy of by Manon Wilson

Spain is not itself in wake of COVID-19

Alex Dowd, copy editor
April 19, 2020
Pilot John Blossom-Boyd fuels for the first half of his journey. Altogether, the fuel comes out to around $100, but Blossom-Boyd doesn’t mind. “Flying is important to me because it embodies freedom in its purest form,” he said. “Not even gravity can hold you.” Photo by Anna Nagle.

It’s better than walking

Anna Nagle, McCallum photojournalism
March 10, 2020
ARMED WITH IDEAS: In June, the Future Forum held a panel of women in politics at the LBJ library in Austin. Hegar was a member of the panel where she promoted herself and her campaign while also discussing her fight for gender equality in the military. The panel also included Gina Ortiz Jones (left), a former Air Force intelligence officer and at the time a candidate for Congressional District 23. The conversation was moderated by Texas Tribune reporter Alexa Undra. Photo by Jay Godwin/LBJ Library. Photo is posted here with permission provided by public domain. It was originally accessed on the LBJ Library Flickr account.

Hegar opening doors with U.S. Senate run

Alex Dowd, copy editor
February 29, 2020
THE STRANGEST THING is that cigarette ads are illegal under Article 13 while vaping ads don’t have the same restrictions. Graphic by Anna McClellan.

I’m sick of nic regulation

Alex Dowd, copy editor
February 20, 2020
PRIMARY FOCUS: Amanda Edwards is running what she calls “a people powered campaign,” relying on the volunteering of her supporters to inform the public on her policies. “I’m always going to be for just doing right by people,” Edwards said, “therefore, my campaign is not about the politics, it's about the people.” Photo by Alex Dowd.

From city council to the U.S. Senate?

Alex Dowd, copy editor
January 31, 2020
TEXAS BLUES: Now more than ever, Congressman Chris Bell believes that the influx of new residents in Texas will help to make the longstanding Republican state a swing state. He also believes that the current direction of the country will inspire Democrats to show up to vote in much higher numbers. “I can’t stand the direction of this country,” he said, “but Donald Trump has been incredibly influential for the Democratic Party.” Photo by Alex Dowd.

Will Texas Democrats be saved by Bell?

Alex Dowd and Mia Terminella
January 16, 2020
The administration team showed new principal Brandi Hosack that they had her back (or was it her arm) by dressing up as her for Halloween. Photo by Anna Nagle.

[Photo] Hosack values family, transparency, Wonder Woman and doing the right thing

Cohen Johnson-Dye, staff reporter
October 31, 2019
PRINCE OF POLO: Senior Cole Kershner warms up during a water polo practice. “It takes a lot of stamina because you’re constantly sprinting back and forth, but I have pretty good stamina,” Kershner said. Photo by Gabby Sherwood.

Water polo captains know the score

Alex Dowd, copy editor
December 10, 2019
BYTE-SIZED CONTENT: TikTok’s content is limited to short videos, but unlike Vine, the clips can be up to 15 seconds long and can be linked together to create a video up to 60 seconds long.

TikTok on the clock

Alex Dowd, copy editor
November 11, 2019
REVISITING VIERNES: Spanish teachers celebrated Day of the Dead on campus in a couple of ways on Friday. Señora Gun came dressed for the occasion and stopped by 134 for a MacJournalism portrait session by the Day of the Dead altar in the main hallway. Gun offered "a big shout out to Mrs. Rios Tiessen and Mr. Seckar Martinez and the art students for the beautiful altar!" Photo by Alex Dowd.

[Photo] Setting the stage for Day of the Dead, Halloween

Zada Cook, Scarlet Craig, Alex Dowd, Anna Nagle, Lily Prather, Camille Wilson, and Lily Wilson
November 5, 2019
UN-BOO-LIEVABLE: The decorations in the library have gotten creepier with each passing FIT session dedicated to outfitting the library for Halloween season. “My favorite part of this whole process has been dealing with the kids,” librarian Jain Thompson said. “The FIT sessions have been so much fun, and we’ve all become a pretty good team.” New additions to the library include Frankenstein’s monster and a spooky colony of bats. Photo and reporting by Anna Nagle.

[Photo] From San Marcos to Namibia then back to high school

Javier Vela, staff reporter
October 15, 2019
ONE OF A KIND: Senior Beatrix Jackman will be one of the first girls to attempt, and soon, complete an Eagle project under Scouts BSA. Photo by Bella Russo.

The story of a scout

Alex Dowd, staff reporter
May 30, 2019
GET LOW TO GO FAR: Senior Lindsey Wiley, who plays libero, a defensive specialist, recently committed to play D1 college volleyball at Prairie View A&M. A three-year varsity player, Wiley led the district in digs as a senior and was named to the All-State academic team. Photo by Selena De Jesus.

Answering the call of college athletics

Alex Dowd, staff reporter
April 26, 2019
The conversation between Excalibur co-editor in chief Lillian Sease and our intrepid podcasters started out on topic but quickly got much deeper as Sease discussed the importance of finding creative outlets in her life or anyone's life.

In the seventh episode of ‘The S Word’, senior Excalibur co-editor in chief discusses her story

Stella Shenkman and Alex Dowd
April 23, 2019
Juniors Tosh Arora, Owen Scales and Lilah Guaragna and senior Zoe Hocker discuss the process that brought 42nd Street to life and the meaning of musical theatre in their lives in the latest podcast episode of The S Word on The Shield Online. Photo by Dave Winter.

In second episode of ‘The S Word’ podcast, GAHSMTA nominees take us behind scenes of ’42nd Street’

Alex Dowd and Stella Shenkman
March 28, 2019
The varsity bowling team poses for a picture after thrashing Anderson, 17-0, at Dart Bowl on Feb. 1. At that point in the season, the boys were 6-0 for the season, and had outscored their opponents, 95-7. Photo by Frances Arellano.

In the inaugural episode of the Spoken Word podcast, the boys varsity bowling team prepares for state

Alex Dowd and Stella Shenkman
March 25, 2019
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