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Peyton Kuschmeider

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor

Senior Peyton Kuschmeider is the multimedia and opinion editor and this is her third year on staff. She enjoys photography, going to church and hanging out with her friends and boyfriend in her free time.

 

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Photo gallery: Football’s first home game vs. Southlake Carroll 9/6

Photo gallery: Football’s first home game vs. Southlake Carroll 9/6

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
September 9, 2024
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Senior Linkage 2024

Senior Linkage 2024

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
May 23, 2024
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Shortstop Haylee Epps hits a ball in area finals. Coaches from Hebron and Lake Highlands opted to make this a single-game playoff as opposed to a three-game series, which the Lady Hawks won 11-4.

[Photo] Softball season ends at regional quarterfinals

Andrew Higgins, Reporter
May 18, 2024
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Music is more than just noise; it can be intricate, passionate, therapeutic and emotional. It became a safe space for me, which is why music is one of the most important forms of human expression.

[Photo] Opinion: More than noise

Gavin Lambert, Sports Editor
May 16, 2024
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Junior Ella Anding joined track and cross country during her freshman year. After a series of struggles and achievements, she was promoted to varsity as a sophomore and fell in love with the sport, despite mental struggles.

A happy place

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
May 1, 2024
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Photo gallery: Softball area playoffs vs. Lake Highlands 5/2

Photo gallery: Softball area playoffs vs. Lake Highlands 5/2

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
May 3, 2024
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First lieutenant Kate Walker dances during their last performance of the show. Before this, each senior was recognized with their family as a video played with photos and a voice recording from each of them. “It’s definitely sad because this will be the last time dancing for a lot of us,” Walker said. “We’re closing this chapter of our life, but we’ve come really far.”

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Klaus dances during her solo performance. Next year, Sipko will take over as captain after Klaus graduates. “We’re leaving Silver Wings in a super good place,” Klaus said. “Next year’s team and all the teams to come will have a strong foundation for their years and their spring shows.”

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Junior lieutenant Ava Sipko dances to “All I Ask.” This year, the Silver Wings officers won best of the best overall officer line.

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Tran performs during a hip-hop dance. Before this, the colorguard performed a second time to “Can’t Catch Me Now.”

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The Silver Wings will perform their annual spring show, “Perspective,” at 7 p.m. May 2, 3 and 4 in the auditorium. Tickets range from $5-20.

[Photo] Silver Wings to perform spring show, “Perspective,” May 2-4

May 2, 2024
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The girls hug their fathers after a father-daughter dance. The fathers performed a dance number on their own, and were later joined by their daughters to dance as a group.

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Sophomore Hollis Teed and Klaus dance with the western Barbies in their Barbie dance routine. The girls were split into western, sport and work out Barbies, and then joined each other to dance as a group to “Barbie Girl.”

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Senior lieutenant Kennedy Sinkey performs her solo at the end of the team’s tap dance routine. Following the performance, the colorguard performed to “Vampire.”

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Junior sergeant Lexi Todd and sophomore Natalie Cox dance during a hip-hop piece. Before this, the orchestra performed “Yesterday.”

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Captain Makenzie Klaus dances during the team’s performance of “All Eyes on Us.” At their competition at Argyle High School, elite, team and officers placed first in multiple categories and they were the highest scoring team in contemporary, jazz, modern and open routines.

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Senior lieutenant Madeleine Tran performs in a ballet dance. Prior to this performance, a video was displayed titled “Our Perspective” and included a slideshow of photos and videos from the fall semester.

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Senior Jamie Kresta performs in the opening dance of the show. The team performed to “Eye of the Tiger,” which was followed by a performance from the drumline.

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A photo of my dad and his coworkers, including his friend who died in a motorcycle accident is framed in a motorcycle chain. Accompanied with it, is an angel that I keep on the sun visor of my car with the words, “Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.”

Opinion: Think twice

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
April 29, 2024
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The baseball team played its last district home game on April 23 against Flower Mound, the No. 1 team in the district, and lost 3-2. The Hawks clenched the No. 2 spot in the district with a 11-2 record, but were unable to beat Flower Mound’s 13-0 record. The baseball team played its last district home game on April 23 against Flower Mound, the No. 1 team in the district, and lost 3-2. The Hawks clenched the No. 2 spot in the district with a 11-2 record, but were unable to beat Flower Mound’s 13-0 record.

[Photo] Photo Gallery: Baseball vs. Flower Mound 4/23

Krista Fleming, Editor in Chief
April 24, 2024
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Conan Gray has experimented with different styles of music, and his release of “Found Heaven” on April 5 was his transition to feel-good pop music.

Conan Gray’s “Found Heaven” is revolutionary

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
April 12, 2024
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Junior Greta Knight made All-State two times in a row and was invited to the most recent Southwestern American Choral Directors Association (SWACDA) convention. She is continuing her choir journey into her senior year, hoping to make All-State for a third time.

The melody of a miracle

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
April 1, 2024
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Outfielder Lance Young stands in the dugout, waiting for his turn to bat. Young has been playing baseball since he was 4 years old and said that with a new head coach, he’s been adjusting from former head coach Steve Stone’s teaching style to this year’s head coach, Corey Farra’s.

[Photo] Baseball to compete against Marcus April 2

Olivia Evans, Web Editor
April 1, 2024
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Senior Sophia Wheeler looks into the baby’s incubator at a rehearsal of “Emma’s Child” on March 6. The theater department held its public performance on March 19 and competed in the zone competition on March 20, where Hebron advanced to district.

Theatre’s performance of “Emma’s Child” brought tears to my eyes

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
March 26, 2024
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Photo gallery: Baseball plays Plano East 3/22

Photo gallery: Baseball plays Plano East 3/22

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
March 25, 2024
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Special education teacher Deborah Corbet poses with a heart pillow she received in the hospital, with letters she received laid out on her desk. Corbet has a long scar across her chest from her heart surgery.

The heart of a survivor

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
March 8, 2024
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It is easy to think that two worlds can’t collide, but Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have proven different. The couple is helping create bonds between people who have different interests.

Opinion: When two worlds collide

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
March 7, 2024
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Photo Gallery: Softball first district game 3/5

Photo Gallery: Softball first district game 3/5

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
March 6, 2024
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The team huddles with their coaches to discuss the game plan. This was the first district game of the 2022-2023 season against Marcus on March 6.

[Photo] Softball to play first district game against Marcus March 5

Siya Patel, Social Media Editor
March 4, 2024
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It is not only a school’s responsibility to meet a student's educational needs, but it is essential that students feel safe, comfortable and healthy. Part of this starts with providing accessible menstrual products to female students.

[Photo] Staff Editorial: Free menstrual products should be provided in school bathrooms

Staff
February 15, 2024
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Senior Max Turman poses on the proscenium stage in the auditorium. The fine arts department recently performed “Matilda” on this stage, in which Turman played the role of Mr. Wormwood.

Hawks Uncovered: Senior Max Turman

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
February 8, 2024
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Science teacher Kelly O’Brien poses in her science classroom. O’Brien teaches Anatomy and Physiology, AP Biology and sponsors The Heart Club.

Hawks Uncovered: Science teacher Kelly O’Brien

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
January 31, 2024
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As a community, we have the power to start change. As a nation, we have the power to save lives. “We the people” need to live and fight for the people who die, daily.

[Photo] Opinion: New year, new list

Shiren Noorani, Managing Editor
January 24, 2024
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Since November, I’ve been struggling with a severe health complication: losing the ability to walk properly. Dealing with a severe knee injury has hindered me from truly enjoying my last year of high school.

[Photo] Senior column: Torn apart

Madeline Rivera, Editor-in-Chief
January 19, 2024
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Numbers on a transcript cannot dictate who one is, and that pushed narrative is the unhealthy trap of a “perfect student” mask.

[Photo] Opinion: Grades cannot be everything

Krista Fleming, Editor in Chief
December 15, 2023
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Seniors Ana Hawthorne (left), Alyssa Sneed (middle) and Lucy Crowder (right) pose for a photo together on signing day on Nov. 8.

Catching commitments

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
December 12, 2023
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The Prudential Center is hosting their 90th showcase, “VOYAGE,” Nov. 2–6. This showcase features 16 mannequins, the 15 ones inside all with real flowers, and aims to “present a cultural storytelling experience that connects the world through flowers.”

Growing Joy

Krista Fleming, Peyton Kuschmeider and Lillian Walters
November 3, 2023
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Period poverty is defined as being unable to afford menstrual products and having a lack of access to menstrual education and reproductive care. One in five teenagers have struggled to afford menstrual products or not been able to access them at all.

Lack of reproductive health education continues to impact teenage girls

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
November 2, 2023
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I hold a photo of my great grandmother on her wedding day. In this photo, she is wearing a traditional Polish dress, and her husband is wearing his military uniform.

Opinion: Pra babcia

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
October 19, 2023
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Fat Straws is a boba tea shop on Midway Road and Park Boulevard, The Nutrition Vibe is a fitness drink shop located by Hebron Parkway and Huffines Boulevard and Tous Les Jours is a Korean bakery on Highway 121 and Hebron Parkway.

Fall drinks to enjoy instead of a Pumpkin Spice Latte

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
October 5, 2023
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Seniors Joshua Johnson-Cantrell, Pete Hernandez, junior Patrick Crayton and sophomore Ayson Mcray-Jones run off the field in a game against Jesuit on Aug 25. The Hawks won against Jesuit by a score of 39-34.

Football to play first district game against Marcus Sept. 22

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
September 21, 2023
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JJ Hatcher’s family and friends walk onto the field at the first home football game on Aug. 25. The game was dedicated to JJ, and the family was recognized on the field for a moment of silence.

Continuing a legacy

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
September 12, 2023
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The 2023-24 Hawk Eye editors pose for a photo.

Quiz: Which 2023-24 Hawk Eye editor are you?

Peyton Kuschmeider, Multimedia and Opinion Editor
August 30, 2023
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Junior Chase Harris watches JJ Hatcher’s family being recognized on the field. Harris and Hatcher were close friends, playing baseball together since they were kids and playing football together in high school. “[The game] makes me sad,” Harris said. “But it definitely feels really good because [JJ] will be there in spirit and be with us, cheering us on and running alongside us.”

Photo Gallery: First home football game 8/25

Caleb Wright and Peyton Kuschmeider
August 29, 2023
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Sophomore wide receiver Tyler Hoke runs with the ball. He was tackled by a Jesuit player and did not score.

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Senior Charlotte Scott performs with the color guard during the halftime show. The 2023 band show is called “Monomyth,” which translates to “one myth” and tells the story of multiple heroes moving toward the same goal.

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