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Sophomore Aiyanah Payton and seniors Marisol Aguilar, Aurieanah Payton and Kylie McCranie smile with their haul from the Bill Brown Fall Festival. The students volunteered and in an attempt to avoid tossing perfectly good food, the PTSA at Bill Brown gave the girls the left over supplies at the end of the night. Photo courtesy of Aurieanah Payton.

What’s Poppin’

Aydin Evans, Feature Section Editor October 3, 2025

On Thursday evening, the scent of butter filled the air, and stray kernels dotted the ground. This wasn’t a movie theater after a busy night—it was the senior patio, home to one unusual delivery, a...

Senior's Bella Villareal, Kylie McCranie, Dakota McMillan and Kylie Trexler alongside former students Jacob Hill and Jayden Ammons, at the Texas Capitol for a debate competition.

Breaking Quorum for Texas Redistricting

Kylie Trexler, Photo Editor September 23, 2025

Democratic representatives in Texas broke quorum on Aug. 3. Breaking quorum is when there is a policy being presented that a large group of individuals do not want to pass, they leave so that the need...

Photo by CalFire - "Photos and Videos from the Palisades Fire that started in the City of Los Angeles, January 2025"

The LA Wildfires

Owen Barr, Staff Writer March 11, 2025
 On Tuesday, Jan. 7, a fire erupted in the Pacific Palisades area, the first in what would be a series of several deadly wildfires that ravaged southern California for nearly a month.
This artwork was created in January by Thomas Trevino. The artwork depicts Capitol Hill in Washington DC during the inauguration celebration.

47th Presidential Inauguration

Marley Donovan, News and Editorial Section Editor February 25, 2025

During the 47th inauguration, Donald J. Trump was sworn in for his second term as president Jan. 20. The vice president of China, Han Zheng, attended the ceremony, marking China’s first ever appearance...

Mexican border in Campo, California.| Photo by Gred Bulla on Unsplash.

U.S. Bipartisan Border Plan Under Editing for 2025

Kyra Barstad, Entertainment Section Editor March 1, 2024

Senate negotiators released a bipartisan border security deal regarding the discouragement of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico Border on Feb. 4 and it was ended just three days after its mention...

ECHO Palestine Editable A4 Landscape, JRC (ECHO, EC), Creative Commons.

Updates on Current Israel-Hamas Conflict

Abbey Shultz, Feature Section Editor January 19, 2024

Feb. 20: The U.S. vetoed the U.N. call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after the bombing in the city of Rafah a week prior. The U.S. proposed their own draft for a temporary ceasefire instead, according...

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