• GLASER FOCUS: During her second period ceramics class on Friday, junior potter Shaine Rozman submerges a bowl in glaze as part of her semester-long effort in Ceramics 3 to make ceramic tableware. The class allows experienced ceramics artists like Rozman latitude to explore their creativity and makes pieces of their own choosing. Rozman said this bowl won't be ready for a Thanksgiving table because the glaze has to harden overnight before it can be fired, after which time it has to sit for another few days before its table ready. @ceramfamgram #MACvisualarts #macfinearts @macfinearts
    GLASER FOCUS: During her second period ceramics class on Friday, junior potter Shaine Rozman submerges a bowl in glaze as part of her semester-long effort in Ceramics 3 to make ceramic tableware. The class allows experienced ceramics artists like Rozman latitude to explore their creativity and makes pieces of their own choosing. Rozman said this bowl won't be ready for a Thanksgiving table because the glaze has to harden overnight before it can be fired, after which time it has to sit for another few days before its table ready. @ceramfamgram #MACvisualarts #macfinearts @macfinearts
  • FOURTH SCORES ... AGAIN: The fourth-period #photojournalism class got an early Thanksgiving lunch Friday during fourth period to celebrate its second victory in as many grading periods. The class earned a record-setting 225 photo credits as a class to win the three-class contest decisively. The third- and fifth-period photoj classes will try to end the fourth-period streak in the third grading period. A special shout out to fourth-period photoj all-star Grace Nugent who earned a ridiculous 116 photo credits during the second six-weeks grading period and to Anna McClellan (third) and Selena De Jesus (fifth) for being the most valuable photographers (MVPs) in their respective classes by earning the most photo credits for the second grading period in a row. Shout out to @p_terrys on North Lamar for making 27 customized lunch bags. We appreciate the extra effort. And a belated happy photoj birthday to fourth-period photoj student Clay Cutter. Photos by Risa Darlington-Horta, Ivy Golyzniak and Dave Winter. Photo bombing by Dave Winter. #MacPhotoJ #MacJournalism.
    FOURTH SCORES ... AGAIN: The fourth-period #photojournalism class got an early Thanksgiving lunch Friday during fourth period to celebrate its second victory in as many grading periods. The class earned a record-setting 225 photo credits as a class to win the three-class contest decisively. The third- and fifth-period photoj classes will try to end the fourth-period streak in the third grading period. A special shout out to fourth-period photoj all-star Grace Nugent who earned a ridiculous 116 photo credits during the second six-weeks grading period and to Anna McClellan (third) and Selena De Jesus (fifth) for being the most valuable photographers (MVPs) in their respective classes by earning the most photo credits for the second grading period in a row. Shout out to @p_terrys on North Lamar for making 27 customized lunch bags. We appreciate the extra effort. And a belated happy photoj birthday to fourth-period photoj student Clay Cutter. Photos by Risa Darlington-Horta, Ivy Golyzniak and Dave Winter. Photo bombing by Dave Winter. #MacPhotoJ #MacJournalism.
  • EARNING AT ERWIN: Members of Ballet Folklorico, along with their sponsor Juana Gun and a couple of students doing community service, worked a concessions stand Friday night at the Frank Erwin Center during a UT basketball game to raise funds for the club. The money we earn goes to our club, senior Xochitl Montoya said. We use that money to buy shoes or dresses, and it goes also to our field trip to San Antonio. Photo and reporting by Olivia Watts. #balletfolklorico #hornsbasketball #texasbasketball
    EARNING AT ERWIN: Members of Ballet Folklorico, along with their sponsor Juana Gun and a couple of students doing community service, worked a concessions stand Friday night at the Frank Erwin Center during a UT basketball game to raise funds for the club. The money we earn goes to our club, senior Xochitl Montoya said. We use that money to buy shoes or dresses, and it goes also to our field trip to San Antonio. Photo and reporting by Olivia Watts. #balletfolklorico #hornsbasketball #texasbasketball
  • AGE BEFORE BEAUTY: In a very entertaining boys basketball alumni game Friday night in the Don Caldwell Gymnasium, the alums eked out a narrow victory by scoring the last four points of the game, turning a 50-49 varsity lead into a 53-50 alumni victory. Norman Boyd led the varsity in scoring, and both sides in the contest had the Wright stuff as freshman phenom Aiden Wright went head to head against his dad and Mac alum Palmer Wright, who graduated in 1996 and played for Coach Caldwell. The varsity hits the home hardwood again on Monday when all three teams square off against the Highlanders of St. Andrew's. The teams also play on Tuesday in Bastrop. I loved playing with my dad, Aiden Wright said. It was fun because he is always trying to push me around. Reporting by Grace Nugent. Photos by Grace Nugent, Kennedy Weatherby, Annabel Winter and Dave Winter. #MACbasketball #MACalumni #txhsbb #txhsbasketball #txhsbball #txhshoops🏀
    AGE BEFORE BEAUTY: In a very entertaining boys basketball alumni game Friday night in the Don Caldwell Gymnasium, the alums eked out a narrow victory by scoring the last four points of the game, turning a 50-49 varsity lead into a 53-50 alumni victory. Norman Boyd led the varsity in scoring, and both sides in the contest had the Wright stuff as freshman phenom Aiden Wright went head to head against his dad and Mac alum Palmer Wright, who graduated in 1996 and played for Coach Caldwell. The varsity hits the home hardwood again on Monday when all three teams square off against the Highlanders of St. Andrew's. The teams also play on Tuesday in Bastrop. I loved playing with my dad, Aiden Wright said. It was fun because he is always trying to push me around. Reporting by Grace Nugent. Photos by Grace Nugent, Kennedy Weatherby, Annabel Winter and Dave Winter. #MACbasketball #MACalumni #txhsbb #txhsbasketball #txhsbball #txhshoops🏀
  • BREAKING BREAD (AND MAC 'N' CHEESE): Seniors Emily Matkin, Emma Guenther and Damaris Benitez were among the McCallum Christian Community members who assembled in Ms. Watson's room for today's Thanksgiving lunch. Photo by Kristen Tibbetts. #dayinthelifeatmac #happythanksgiving #happythanksgivingbreak
    BREAKING BREAD (AND MAC 'N' CHEESE): Seniors Emily Matkin, Emma Guenther and Damaris Benitez were among the McCallum Christian Community members who assembled in Ms. Watson's room for today's Thanksgiving lunch. Photo by Kristen Tibbetts. #dayinthelifeatmac #happythanksgiving #happythanksgivingbreak
  • ALL THAT JAZZABELLE: Congrats to senior staff reporter Jazzabelle Davishines who earned the Shield Online's third Best of SNO distinction for her news story, Church holds services in the PAC. Jazzabelle's honor qualifies the Shield website for it Best of SNO badge, the first of six badges the staff needs to earn to repeat as a SNO Distinguished Site. In 2017-2018, the Shield online was one of 27 websites nationwide to earn that distinction. To read Jazzabelle's original story post, click the link in our bio. To see the repost, visit bestofsno.com. #bestofsno #macjournalism #churchandstate
    ALL THAT JAZZABELLE: Congrats to senior staff reporter Jazzabelle Davishines who earned the Shield Online's third Best of SNO distinction for her news story, Church holds services in the PAC. Jazzabelle's honor qualifies the Shield website for it Best of SNO badge, the first of six badges the staff needs to earn to repeat as a SNO Distinguished Site. In 2017-2018, the Shield online was one of 27 websites nationwide to earn that distinction. To read Jazzabelle's original story post, click the link in our bio. To see the repost, visit bestofsno.com. #bestofsno #macjournalism #churchandstate
  • LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS: The girls varsity basketball team may have come up short on the scoreboard in its first three games so far this season, but head coach Lori Campbell, shown here with seniors Maddy Stine and Naiya Antar at last Friday's pep rally, looked beyond wins and losses to see the bigger picture when we asked her this morning about the where the team is at early in the season. They are looking better at this point in the season than any team I've coached in the last four years, said Campbell, who pointed to the team's intensity, effort and togetherness. We need more offense, and we've talked about that. The team has been scoring in the 30s, and Campbell believes they need to reach the 40s to win games. In a 42-38 afternoon loss to Taylor at the Crockett Tournament on Thursday, Campbell said the team did a good job of distributing the ball and communicating. She singled out Antar and junior Alicia Scott as players of the game. In a 65-34 loss against Lampasas, Campbell said the team committed too many turnovers to be competitive. The team continues play in the Crockett Tournament today with a 10:30 a.m. game against Hondo (underway now) followed by a 4:30 p.m. game at Cedar Creek. Photo by Lucy Marco. #MACbasketball #txhsbb
    LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS: The girls varsity basketball team may have come up short on the scoreboard in its first three games so far this season, but head coach Lori Campbell, shown here with seniors Maddy Stine and Naiya Antar at last Friday's pep rally, looked beyond wins and losses to see the bigger picture when we asked her this morning about the where the team is at early in the season. They are looking better at this point in the season than any team I've coached in the last four years, said Campbell, who pointed to the team's intensity, effort and togetherness. We need more offense, and we've talked about that. The team has been scoring in the 30s, and Campbell believes they need to reach the 40s to win games. In a 42-38 afternoon loss to Taylor at the Crockett Tournament on Thursday, Campbell said the team did a good job of distributing the ball and communicating. She singled out Antar and junior Alicia Scott as players of the game. In a 65-34 loss against Lampasas, Campbell said the team committed too many turnovers to be competitive. The team continues play in the Crockett Tournament today with a 10:30 a.m. game against Hondo (underway now) followed by a 4:30 p.m. game at Cedar Creek. Photo by Lucy Marco. #MACbasketball #txhsbb
  • END OF THE ROAD: The Knights varsity football team lost to the Hutto Hippos today in Hutto, 58-7, in the first round of the 5A-D1 state playoffs. The road loss marks the end of the 2018-2019 season for the Knights. The Hippos (10-0, 6-0) will face the winner of the Angleton-Kingwood Park game in Round 2 of the 5A-D1 playoffs. The Knights end the season with a 6-5 overall record and a 4-3 district record. The Knights scored in the fourth quarter against the Hippos on a short-yardage rushing touchdown by Jalen Sutton. Macjournalism would like to congratulate the team on a winning season. Photos by Lindsey Plotkin and Caleb Melville. Videos and graphic by Gregory James. #dayinthelifeatmac #txhsfb #playoffs2018
    END OF THE ROAD: The Knights varsity football team lost to the Hutto Hippos today in Hutto, 58-7, in the first round of the 5A-D1 state playoffs. The road loss marks the end of the 2018-2019 season for the Knights. The Hippos (10-0, 6-0) will face the winner of the Angleton-Kingwood Park game in Round 2 of the 5A-D1 playoffs. The Knights end the season with a 6-5 overall record and a 4-3 district record. The Knights scored in the fourth quarter against the Hippos on a short-yardage rushing touchdown by Jalen Sutton. Macjournalism would like to congratulate the team on a winning season. Photos by Lindsey Plotkin and Caleb Melville. Videos and graphic by Gregory James. #dayinthelifeatmac #txhsfb #playoffs2018
  • TOUGHER GOING: The Knights were unable to score coming out of the half and allowed 14 more points by the Hippos in the third quarter. Heading into the fourth, the score is 58-0. Photos by Lily Dashner and Lindsey Plotkin. #dayinthelifeatmac #txhsfb #playoffs2018
    TOUGHER GOING: The Knights were unable to score coming out of the half and allowed 14 more points by the Hippos in the third quarter. Heading into the fourth, the score is 58-0. Photos by Lily Dashner and Lindsey Plotkin. #dayinthelifeatmac #txhsfb #playoffs2018