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Culinary Magnet senior Hanna Thames records an order for a meal during Eagle Cafe. Photo by Daphne Lynd

Dining in Style

February 27, 2017

By Emma Kilgore The Culinary Arts students are hosting Eagle Cafe, a restaurant inside the school open from 11:15am to 1:00pm every Friday through May 19th. The restaurant serves district employees...

Senior Mark Witte, along with ..., captained the mock trial team and helped it advance to state this month. Photo by Henry Carpenter

Mock Trial Advances to State

February 17, 2017

By Kazi Nassif The Mock Trial team advanced to state for the first time in four years this month at the George Allen Sr. Courts Building. The team competed in five rounds over the course of a week. Seniors...

Senior Anna Maupin works on a concentration for the art magnet. “Now that I understand form and composition, I’m working more toward getting my message across through art,” Anna said. Talon Photo by Brantley Graham

Senior Develops Passion For Art

February 16, 2017

By Isabel Costian Senior Anna Maupin’s precise fingers made confident strokes to blend the stoic man’s rounded jaw. As she finished shading his bronzed face, she realized that for the first time,...

Senior Emily Chen volunteered for the Digital Divas competition, where girls solve levels with their knowledge of computer science. Photo by Brantley Graham

Dazzling Digital Divas

Daphne Lynd February 14, 2017

By Daphne Lynd On Saturday morning, upstairs C hall was filled with coding, compiling and cupcakes. Four rooms were completely filled with females in front of computers, typing feverishly to finish...

Robotics teacher Max Morales guides junior James Anyaso while preparing for the SkillsUSA competition. Photo by Victoria Shirley

Robotics Students Honed Their Skills

February 8, 2017

By Isjina Luckett Robotics Magnet teacher Max Morales and 17 of his students will travel to Eastfield College for the SkillsUSA district competition on Friday to compete in urban search and rescue and...

Teacher Allia Shelby reaches over to help senior Brighton Harding with her forensics lab. Photo by Collin Grant

Forensics Students Learn to Solve ‘Murder Case’ Using Fingerprints

February 6, 2017

By Travis Pokorney On Wednesday, the Forensic Science class took part in another one of its crime scene labs, where the students work together to solve a murder using the techniques they learn in class....

Senior Esteban Cardoza signed to play baseball at Texas Christian University in the fall at a ceremony with eight other seniors on Wednesday. Photo by Chad Byrd

Athletes Sign to Future Universities

February 1, 2017

By Jacob Richman On National Signing Day, nine student athletes signed their official letters of intent to play collegiate sports. "I love the sport that I play, so it feels great to be able to play...

Senior Hailey Falies embraces a teammate after discovering her swim time. Photo by Travis Pokorney

Eagles Swim to Regionals

January 31, 2017

By Kazi NassifLast Friday, 18 individual swimmers advanced to regionals at the 8-6A District Championships. The Eagles won a total of 12 medals, with 86% of the swimmers achieving their personal best...

The girls varsity basketball team cheers during a successful game against Coppell last Friday. Photo by Madison Staggenborg

Girls Basketball Eases Into District

January 20, 2017

By Kazi Nassif The girls basketball team beat Coppell last Friday, 57-51, rallying from an 11-point deficit at the half. They started off the season 10-14, but are 2nd in District 9-6A following their...

The Living Materials Center courtyard and Communications Magnet wing will be demolished to make space for more classrooms, because of the bond. Photo by Travis Pokorney

Bond Planning Continues

January 17, 2017

By Braedyn Bruner Meetings about the bond between administrators and construction workers are underway. The bond includes a revamping of the library, a multipurpose athletic facility, 21 new classrooms...

Senior Miranda Gavitt explains the experiment she completed for her summer research internship at a presentation for students. Photo by Brantley Graham

Reaching for the STARS

January 16, 2017

By Isabel Costian Senior Miranda Gavitt took a sip from her pink travel coffee cup as she gazed through the window of her lab, keeping a watchful eye on her experiment. Her necklace, shaped like a caffeine...

Boys basketball coach Justin Reese rejoices during a game against Skyline. Photo by Madison Staggenborg

Boys Basketball Defends First Place Title

January 11, 2017

By Jacob Richman Varsity basketball beat Berkner 55-45 Tuesday, bringing their district record to 4-0 and their overall record to 14-7. A challenging opponent, Berkner, is third place in 9-6A and...

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