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Bette Reichman blows a bubble for the camera. An accomplished photojournalist before becoming a permanent sub at McCallum, Reichman said that she loved the power her camera afforded her on the legislative floor. “It was a power job,” Reichman said. “I got to boss people around. But in that capacity, I was bossing them around to get good pictures.”

Through Reichman’s lens

Lanie Sepehri, co-print managing editor & co-people editor
April 4, 2023

Junior Nathan Nagy started his spring break as a starter for the Knights as they started district play against Crockett on Monday March 13. Nagy combined with reliever Sam Stevens to extinguish the Cougar offense as the Knights won at Northwest Park going away, 10-0.

From T-ball to team leader

Lanie Sepehri, co-print managing editor & co-people editor
March 29, 2023

When it comes to baseball, junior Nathan Nagy knows exactly what he’s doing. Because it’s part of him. It’s been part of him since he was 4 years old playing T-ball with Northwest Little League....

Inspired by her childhood days swimming and hiking along the Greenbelt, sophomore Hazel Johnson took over as the president of the Environmental Knights club to keep the campus clean and spread an environmentally-conscious message to her peers.

A Knight in shining arbor

Lanie Sepehri, co-people editor & co-print managing editor
December 17, 2022

Near the end of Gus Fruh Trail, deep in the Austin Greenbelt, there is a big rock that juts out from the trail. When there is water in the creek, it becomes the perfect jumping rock. And sophomore Hazel...

Junior Mateo Jones performs at Tunnel Vision in July 2022. Performing live provides motivation for Jones. "[Concerts] really got me really interested in making music again," Jones said.

A Starity is born

Lanie Sepehri, co-people editor & co-print managing editor
December 9, 2022

Art imitates life, or so the saying goes. But for junior Mateo Jones, it’s the opposite. Jones and the music he makes are the products of different musical influences: from Kendrick Lamar to Ken Carson...

Sophomore Andrew Lavine playing at the varsity tennis team's challenge match on Sept. 1. Lavine's powerful tennis skills and laid-back attitude have endeared Lavine to his teammates. 
“He’s humble, even though his skills are crazy good,” senior co-captain Liliana Rodriguez said. “He always is down-to-earth and would never want to make anyone feel like he’s better than us.”

Families that play together stay together

Lanie Sepehri, co-people and co-managing editor
October 10, 2022

Sophomore Andrew Lavine was practically born with a racket in his hand. He’s been playing tennis alongside his grandfather, Juan Bracho, for his whole life. And now that Lavine has grown up and earned...

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