Blue Print

$Pay attention \\ Listening to his teammates, sophomore Carson Tittle talks at practice with his Quiz Bowl team. SkillsUSA state competitions will be held virtually this year.$

No longer amatuer hour

writer: Hannah Hansen, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2021

$Look it up \\ The yearbook staff celebrates their recognition of being put in the 2020 Jostens Look Book. This is the 11th out of 13 yearbooks to be included in the book of excellence.$

Look good on paper

writer: Katie Borchetta, Staff Reporter
March 31, 2021

$Calling the shots \\ Senior Jada Hahs prepares for her first shot during her first round of vaccinations. It didnt hurt at all actually, Hahs said. I told myself to expect the pain of a piercing, but I hardly even felt it.$

Teens with vaccines

writer: Shelby Perry, Digital Media Editor
March 30, 2021

$Its not time \\ It’s understandable wanting to change a few rules so businesses can continue making profit, since tons of people have lost their jobs due to business closures, but allowing people to no longer wear masks in public places will only worsen the current situation.$

Abbott’s decision is premature

writer: Hermela Assefa, journalism student
March 17, 2021

$Remotely engaged \\ Freshman Axel Guerra participates in his second period world geography class in a Google Meet. Honestly, COVID affected me by lowering my overall care of school, Guerra said.$

COVID-19 affects student learning

writer: Hermela Assefa, journalism student
March 3, 2021

$On air \\ While talking to the camera in front of them, junior Jayden Thompson and sophomore Knox Wilson read off of a teleprompter. “These episodes are produced for the students to watch to let them know whats going on around them,” Thompson said. There are usually different anchors each time an episode is filmed.$

Caught on camera

writer: Morgan Clark, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2021

$Get your swish on \\ Shooting a free throw, freshman Kerbie Cash plays against McKinney North High School. She is on varsity which makes her the youngest one on the team.$

She’s got game

writer: Hope Altobelli, journalism student
February 20, 2021

$Learning in a whole new world \\ Watching a video, senior Leal Balkis learns about photo collages in her Photography II class. Balkis is a foreign exchange student and is experiencing her first year of American high school.$

Foreign exchange student comes to America during global pandemic

writer: Cali Scott, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2021

$Behind the screen \\ Sophomore Elena Flores is a remote learner in culinary class. She cooks along at home as she watches Chef Calin and the on-campus learners prepare food in class. “I recorded myself cooking an omelet and just last weekend I recorded myself cutting a watermelon,” Flores said Flores said.$

Home cookin’

writer: Mallery Koehler, journalism student
February 14, 2021

$Come out on top \\ The cheer team wins 12th at the State UIL competition, making school history with the highest scores ever received. “Once we found out we made finals we went straight to practicing so we could hopefully win,” senior Kaitlyn Feece said.$

Cheerleaders reflect on recent success

writer: Braelyn Wiest, journalism student
February 12, 2021

$Not today quarantine \\ After missing last season due to COVID, senior Sammy Harris wanted to ensure he didnt miss any games his final year of high school baseball. “I would like to go back so I can be in school again before I graduate, so I’m going to definitely go on campus again when the season ends,” Harris said. “But what keeps me going right now is knowing that I have a season.”$

Screen season

writer: Shelby Perry, Digital Media Editor
February 10, 2021

$On the ball \\ Freshman Bryn Geppert plays against Royse City Jan. 8. The freshman on varsity helped the team defeat the Bulldogs 4-0. “I like the challenge of being on varsity and it’s overall super fun,” Geppert said.$

Born to play soccer

writer: Ellie Eason, journalism student
February 5, 2021

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