A Bandemic Experience
Sarosh Ismail and Andie San Luis
September 16, 2020
After working in the field for six years, assistant band director Zack Anderson is no stranger to the directing world. However, when he was hired in the spring, he was thrown in for an unexpected loop: a pandemic. Anderson joined the staff as the new assistant band director amidst the COVID-19 pande...
Principal reflects on her first year on staff
Hailey Dirks, Web Editor
May 23, 2020
In the calm before the storm, principal Amy Boughton stands in the hallway just before school starts to welcome students. The bell rings, and a flood of students rush through the main hallway. She feels pure joy as she gives high fives and guides the stragglers to their first period classes. Celebrati...
Senior starts business to help family
Yasmin Haq, Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2020
Like many students under quarantine, senior Makena Butler has found herself with a lot of extra time on her hands. To stave off boredom, Butler began taking up old hobbies like spray painting and jewelry-making. Butler had all the tools to create things, but she didn’t know what to do with it u...
Students experience changes at jobs due to COVID-19
Leila Olukoga, Reporter
May 8, 2020
After an eight-hour school day, junior Ellory Liles suits up for a shift at Chick-Fil-A. Used to the 15-hour workweek, Liles carries on serving meals, cleaning kitchens and working the drive-thru. That is until the ravaging pandemic changed her work schedule to 35 hours a week. With schools closed ...
Drum major dreams
Kate Haas, Managing Editor
May 2, 2020
In one phone call, senior Abby Rieger’s entire summer was booked. One month later, a global pandemic emptied her schedule again. Rieger, a three-year drum major, was offered a drum major position for Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, a competitive member of Drum Corps International. DCI is...
Worrying for two
Henry Hays, Reporter
April 23, 2020
People have many things to be concerned about in today’s world - lock down orders, overfilled hospitals, online work and school as well as a lack of general supplies. Now imagine, adding on top of that, the birth of your first child. In the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak, pre-calculus teacher Abri...
From the field to the future
Kate Knauff, Reporter
March 13, 2020
Three years ago, Eleanor Hays was one of the many girls who anxiously waited for her turn to show the coaches what she's got. As she approaches the field with a few of her former teammates, she knows it is now or never. She runs through the drills and scrimmages with her small tryout group, hoping to m...
Undocumented
Yasmin Haq, Editor-In-Chief
March 13, 2020
Editor’s note: To help protect her identity, the pseudonym “Lin” is used to refer to the main source in this story. They had minutes to cross before border patrol would be back. 11-year-old Lin and her mom ran toward the chain link fence that seemed to tower over them and began climbing. As they reached the top, Lin’s pants got caught on...
Keeping up with Cooper
Arisha Hirji, Reporter
March 4, 2020
New yearbook teacher Madalyn Cooper waits patiently as her students walk through the door. As more and more students walk in, she is overcome with a wave of excitement and nervousness. Cooper started teaching at the beginning of the spring semester as the new yearbook adviser after the previous adv...
Digging up a legacy
Hailey Dirks, Web Editor
February 26, 2020
A young boy digs his shovel into the dirt by the creek. He searches for a flash of white bone from a prehistoric fish or the spiraling curves of an ammonite to reveal itself from the thick mud. Once he finds something, his dad instructs him how to gently clean it. Finally, he reveals a fossil, and it is ...
Getting “personol”
Malley O'Carroll, Reporter
February 12, 2020
After tennis practice, junior Ethan Pettengill goes home, completes his homework and starts designing his next collection for “personols.” He spends hours at the thrift store looking for the perfect vintage pieces to repurpose into something unique. Pettengill started his clothing line with th...
Painting away the pain
Kate Knauff, Reporter
February 10, 2020
As sophomore Unaiza Khakoo’s hands grip the paintbrush, she thinks about what her next piece will be. She listens to the steady swish of the paint against the canvas, and feels her stress slowly slip away. To earn her Girl Scout Gold Award, Khakoo has started a painting class geared toward middle a...
Hailey Dirks, Managing Editor
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Where most of the student body is located, it’s common to have to drive to Legacy in Plano or The Star in Frisco in order to have a variety of shops,...
Christa Jophy, Reporter
October 16, 2020 • No Comments
After weeks of listening to the advertisements for the new horror show that would interrupt my Spotify playlist, I finally got to watch “The Haunting...
Mia Nguyen, Web Editor
October 16, 2020 • No Comments
Producer, writer and performer Alexander 23 quickly became a rising artist after releasing his debut song, “Dirty AF1s.” His popularity continued to...
Ian Wright, Reporter
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Henry Hays, Reporter
October 6, 2020 • No Comments
The tennis team continued its season with its seventh invitational tournament against Coppell on Oct. 2. The team lost overall, winning four matches and losing 15, bringing its season record to five wins...