Year: 2025
Student Spotlight: Kim Kulow
This student spotlight is on Kimberly Kulow, a member of the swim team and water polo and has made it to state. Q. What are some clubs and activities you participate in? A. I am on a club swim team, FCST. That’s really what takes up most of my time between swim meets every other…
Tribute to Alumnus Lakeisha Brown
By: Gaurika Gupta, Managing Editor On Nov. 6, former Austin basketball player Lakeisha Brown passed away after being hit by an 18-wheeler. Brown, along with three other girls, was hit by the 18-wheeler while their car was parked on the side of a road due to a flat tire. Brown, 19, had been part of…
Narrow Miss
Written by: Zulaykha Ganatra, Staff Writer There was a mixture of shock, disbelief and heartbreak when our Band and Angels found out that they had placed sixth, just one spot away from advancing to state. Despite the disappointment, band members and Angels say it was a season filled with growth and some of their best…
From Congress to Classroom: What the Shutdown Means For Us
By: Editor in Chief, Nathaniel HernandezThe ongoing federal government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history at 41 days, is beginning to affect students at the local level. Triggered by a budget impasse in Congress, the shutdown has frozen funding for key federal programs, including food assistance and transportation services. “I didn’t think it would…
Remembering Hawa Wague
By: Gaurika Gupta, Managing Editor Former student athlete Hawa Wague tragically passed away on Oct. 18. While returning from the homecoming game of University of Houston, her alma mater, Wague was involved in a fatal car accident. Wague, who had been a high jumper for the University of California’s track and field program, graduated from…