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A Model Student

November 13, 2014

By Isabel Costian Running backstage at The Pin Show, an independent designers fashion show, senior Vaughan Ollier pushed through the racks of clothes and frantically dashed toward the runway, hoping...

Students Elected to National, State HOSA Positions

November 3, 2014

By Deemah Pulak Bouncy, classy and enthusiastic. That’s how Health Science teacher Kathleen Lewis describes three students who represent the school in the HOSA council. Richardson alumni Christine...

New Astronomy Class Created

October 3, 2014

By Haley Yates Science teacher Dr. George Hademenos created a buzz around the school last year when he was selected to do research on a NASA mission. Now, he has taken his knowledge of space to...

Volleyball Dedicates Game to Breast Cancer Research

September 26, 2014

By Isabel Costian The fourteen volleyball players stood to the national anthem just like the beginning of every other game. But on Tuesday night, they could not help but think of their friends and...

Law Magnet Hires New Director

September 12, 2014

By Madeline Chalkley It was 1989. Ben Fiedler was 32 years old, fresh out of The South Texas College of Law and ready to dive into the work force with a law degree in hand. Little did Fiedler know,...

Eason Appointed Junior High Principal

May 30, 2014

By Peter Mikhael After six years at Richardson as assistant principal, Josh Eason will head to North Junior High beginning this fall. Eason said he's been ready for this position for three years,...

Law teacher Alexis Stern poses for a picture. Photo by Liz Jensen

Teacher to Study at Harvard

April 30, 2014

By Prescott Osuchukwu When law teacher Alexis Stern recently discovered that she had been admitted to Harvard University for graduate school, she found herself in complete disbelief. “The first...

Student Works Displayed at Dallas Museum of Art

Student Works Displayed at Dallas Museum of Art

March 18, 2014

By Haley Yates Seniors Anna Fields and Kristin Rundstein and junior Emily White were among the 60 students whose pieces were selected for display at the O'Donnell Foundation Young Masters exhibit...

Culinary seniors Jessie Balcazar, Cierrah Washington, and Austin Berrier leave school 4th and 5th period to intern at Brookdale Senior Living Center. Photo by Haley Yates

Seniors Taste Culinary Life

March 7, 2014

By Haley Yates Last year, Culinary Magnet director Karen Hill created an internship program that provides interested culinary students with career specific opportunities that combine classroom instruction...

Seniors State Ranked in Track and Field

March 7, 2014

By Prescott Osuchukwu Placing high in invitational meets, this year's 60-member track team boasts both a successful season and two state ranked seniors – Max Estill and Sterling Jones. Estill,...

Senior Brooks Owen practices pitching. Photo by Haley Yates

Baseball Seniors Take Different Paths

March 1, 2014

With the five seniors including Brooks Owen, Eric Nichols, Jacob Hose, Johnathon Dempsey and Parker Rankin returning, the baseball team has to adjust to a young and relatively inexperienced team. "The...

Senior’s App Downloaded One Million Times in One Day

Senior’s App Downloaded One Million Times in One Day

February 27, 2014

By Thabit Pulak After integrating the Gameboy Advanced game system into the iPhone device, senior Riley Testut's app was downloaded 50 thousand times by June. Recently Testut released version 2.0...

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