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Second Guessing

Using Reddit, Youtube, and BuzzFeed, conspiracy theories have been able to run wild in the new age of social media. Amidst theories
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Rock On! The history of a history teacher’s collection

Ms. Devi Puckett’s classroom is unlike any other at the school. The walls are azure blue, tiles are painted with alumnae artwork, and
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Eyes on the Prize: Middle school volleyball sets goals for the...

Coach Meg Brown talks to the 8th grade A team during a timeout in their game against Clint Small Middle School. Picture by Sammie Seamon
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Second Guessing

Using Reddit, Youtube, and BuzzFeed, conspiracy theories have been able to run wild in the new age of social media. Amidst theories
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Say Cheese: Annual ID and yearbook picture day at ARS

It’s early morning on Thursday, September 8th, 2016 when Photo Texas Photography arrives to set up their lighting. It’s picture day
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Second Guessing
Rock On! The history of a history teacher’s collection
Eyes on the Prize: Middle school volleyball sets goals...
Second Guessing
Say Cheese: Annual ID and yearbook picture day at...

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September 19, 2016 • Views: 56

Rock On! The history of a history teacher’s collection

Ms. Devi Puckett’s classroom is unlike any other at the school. The walls are azure blue, tiles are painted with alumnae artwork, and different types of crystals, fossils, and

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Eyes on the Prize: Middle school volleyball sets goals for the start of the...

September 18, 2016 • Views: 85
Say Cheese: Annual ID and yearbook picture day at ARS

September 13, 2016 • Views: 87
Dancing queens: Starlettes get a fresh start with new sponsors

September 13, 2016 • Views: 117
Search for Spirited Stars: cheer tryouts process begins

April 20, 2016 • Views: 412
Time to steal the show: Starlettes Dance team prepare for final performance of the...

April 15, 2016 • Views: 341
Something to crow about: sixth graders plan to introduce chickens to school

April 15, 2016 • Views: 382

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Second Guessing

Using Reddit, Youtube, and BuzzFeed, conspiracy theories have been able to run wild in the new age of social media. Amidst theories doubting Hitler’s death, 9/11 being an inside job, and Beyonce having a clone, one theory in particular has reached many ARS students: The Mandela Effect. This phenomenon uses...

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ARS News, Features, News, Showcase

Rock On! The history of a history teacher’s collection

Ms. Devi Puckett’s classroom is unlike any other at the school. The walls are azure blue, tiles are painted with alumnae artwork, and different types of crystals, fossils, and rocks sit by the windows. “They spark my imagination,” Ms. Puckett explained. “They anchor me to the past, like remembering where this...

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Features, Fine Arts, Showcase

Hamilton in the hallways: New revolutionary musical makes it’s mark on students

Hamilton plays at the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City, New York. 1,319 people are seated to see the show that plays eight times a week. Photo by Emily Ownby From the Broadway stage to the Ann Richards School halls, “Hamilton the Musical” has brought a new positive light to American history, feminism, and...

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Beat it, kid: The music-filled life of a seventh-grade radio DJ

Three-week old baby Juliane Smouse, held in the arms of her parents, rocked side to side at a Patsy Cline Tribute concert at Strathmore Hall in Maryland. Juliane Smouse, a seventh grader who goes by her middle name, Castle, was nurtured by her parents and raised to the sway of music. Smouse’s father had a radio...

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Features, Showcase, Sports, Track & Field

Taking a shot: One district champ’s athletic trajectory

Ebheni Henderson (10) shows Alexis Miller (9) proper throwing form for discus. Photo by Lauren Breach “There was this girl, and she was just a beautiful thrower. Sometimes when I was supposed to be throwing I just stood there and stared at her. I said ‘Someday, I’m going to do that.’” Since sophomore Ebheni...

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Features, Showcase, Sports

Going the extra 26.2 miles: ARS students run their second marathon

“When you finish a marathon, you feel really proud of yourself,” sophomore Anabel Martinez said. Martinez was a part of Marathon High last year, and ran her second marathon last Sunday. “If I can do it once, why not do it again?” Fifteen girls at ARS trained since September to run the full or half …...

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Opinions in limbo: Seniors and sixth graders reflect on yoga and Fitness Friday

Middle schoolers run around during Fitness Friday. Photo by Emily Perez. We all know that one person who loves enjoying the serene environment of yoga once a week and being in the sunlight every Friday. But, we also know the person who wishes with all of their being that neither of these activities were in …...

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Under construction: Infinite works in progress and one Teacher of the Year

“I never wanted to be a teacher because I thought, ‘Oh my god, stab me in the eye with a fork.’ I just thought it wouldn’t be a good fit and I thought it would be boring,” says Shireen Dadmehr. “And I was so wrong.” On the other hand, when math department head Shamaa Lakshmanan …...

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Features

The gift of giving: Parent Specialist finds joy in helping others

When the doors of the front office open, one of the first faces you’ll see belongs to Diana Nenque; she’s the smiling woman who’s always ready to help you. But behind Nenque’s friendly exterior is a life that hasn’t always been all-smiles. Nenque was born in Warsaw, Indiana. She grew up on a milking farm...

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Features

Passing up the race: Students share stories of racial “passing”

It was one of the first weeks of sixth grade when Lanna Ahlberg found herself at school talking on the phone in Traditional Mandarin with her Taiwanese grandmother. Hanging up the phone, Ahlberg found a number of girls staring at her. “In sixth grade, a lot of people thought I was Hispanic or white because...

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In classic ‘moderno’ style, this is the living room of Alfredo Boulton’s beach house on Margarita Island, Venezuela, designed by Miguel Arroyo, circa 1953. Some of the works pictured here are also shown in the Blanton Museum of Art’s exhibit. Photo: The Blanton Museum of Art

Art, Features, Fine Arts, Local News, Our Voices, Showcase

December 1, 2015 • Views: 718

The Blanton Museum of Art exhibits Latin American design

In English, ‘modern’, is a word synonymous with sleek, stylish, new. But, in Central and South America of the 1940s, the word ‘moderno’ was about more than looks– it symbolized the

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DRIB Takes Flight: Mysterious Bird Graffiti Migrates Across Austin

November 4, 2015 • Views: 2854

Friends Frida Capitan, Anabelle Glass, and Arden Price (7) look at books in the library before school starts. Anabelle will also be attending the festival on Saturday, after being convinced by Frida to attend.

Counting down the days: Students and librarian eagerly await the Texas Teen Book Festival

September 25, 2015 • Views: 673

Photo Credit: Shilah Chhadua

College counselor plays hooky for student equality

May 15, 2015 • Views: 1550

Block Walking: Waste of Time or Important?

November 5, 2014 • Views: 855

ACL Festival Kicks Off Its 2nd Weekend

October 11, 2014 • Views: 781

Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives at his campaign rally in Santa Monica, Calif., on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Beyond Our Walls, Our Voices, Showcase

July 6, 2016 • Views: 234

Berned Out

I’ve seen the numbers, read the articles and watched the news. I know Bernie Sanders’s chance of being president at this point is almost zero percent. My dreams of watching the 74 year old

Chelsea pensioners vote at the Royal Hospital during the EU Referendum polling day on June 23, 2016 in London. (Mark Thomas/i-Images/Zuma Press/TNS)

Brexit Point

June 26, 2016 • Views: 263

This is the cover of Zayn's album, Mind of Mine which debuted on March 25th, 2016.

Appreciation or desecration?: Zayn Malik accused of copying Lil Wayne’s album cover

April 25, 2016 • Views: 402

gravitational-waves

A chirp reveals the origins of the world: LIGO proves existence of gravitational waves

March 9, 2016 • Views: 447

Beyonce, left, sings with Chris Martin of Coldplay and Bruno Mars, right, during the halftime show at Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Formation under discussion

February 22, 2016 • Views: 551

A New Hampshire voter checks in at a polling station in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, as both Republicans and Democrats register votes in their respective presidential primaries. (Bao Dandan/Xinhua/Sipa USA/TNS)

The results are in: New Hampshire and Iowa citizens first to cast votes in...

February 13, 2016 • Views: 404

September 18, 2016 • Views: 85

Eyes on the Prize: Middle school volleyball sets goals for...

Coach Meg Brown talks to the 8th grade A team during a timeout in their game against Clint Small

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September 9, 2016 • Views: 92

ARS High School Volleyball 2016-2017

ARS high school volleyball team schedules and rosters for the 2016-2107 school year.

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March 7, 2016 • Views: 385

Taking a shot: One district champ’s athletic trajectory

Ebheni Henderson (10) shows Alexis Miller (9) proper throwing form for discus. Photo by Lauren

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February 19, 2016 • Views: 357

Going the extra 26.2 miles: ARS students run their second...

“When you finish a marathon, you feel really proud of yourself,” sophomore Anabel Martinez

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February 4, 2016 • Views: 417

“Every day we get better”: Soccer season begins with new...

Seventh and eighth graders stand across from one another to practice drlls with a player of a

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October 29, 2015 • Views: 1226

All good things must come to an end: ARS Cross...

ARS Seniors on the Junior Varsity cross country team ran their last high school cross country meet

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Beyond Our Walls, Our Voices, Showcase

Berned Out

I’ve seen the numbers, read the articles and watched the news. I know Bernie Sanders’s chance of being president at this point is almost zero percent. My dreams of watching the 74 year old political dragonslayer make it to the White House have been cut down faster than you can say “democratic socialist”....

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Opinion, Our Voices, Showcase

Stanford rape case: sparking global outrage and call to change

Brock Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on Stanford’s campus in 2015. (Photo courtesy Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office/TNS) In January of 2015, Stanford freshman Brock Turner was caught by two of his peers sexually assaulting a half-naked woman behind a dumpster around...

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Our Voices, Showcase

Swing and a hit

As a coach, Mr. Ruiz is a jack of all trades. He coaches volleyball and while he may not coach basketball, softball, golf, baseball, or tennis he knows how to play all these sports and more. He took up golf when he found nothing “interesting to do” in the small town of Eagle Pass and …...

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Our Voices

Extra-ordinary: Thoughts from a college interview

“What challenges you?” The question hit me like a very obvious, and very sudden wall. I took a deep breath, and let the many challenges I have everyday come back to me. First of all, there’s parking. Each time I turn into a fresh lot, I suddenly feel like a hopelessly inexperienced ship captain maneuvering...

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Editorials, Our Voices, Showcase

Double edged shield: GOP candidates remain silent about the gun-free Republican convention

Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, left, and Sen. Ted Cruz during the GOP presidential primary debate at the University of Miami’s Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Fla., on Thursday, March 10, 2016. (Pedro Portal/El Nuevo Herald/TNS) Where is a good place to tote a gun in accordance with the GOP...

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Editorials, Our Voices, Showcase

Reexamining Exams: Should the ACT and SAT be eliminated?

Beads of sweat roll down the palms of my hands as I slip into my assigned desk in a classroom, surrounded by twenty other students who I begin to see as competitors. Knots began to form in my stomach as I try to control my anxiety. “Don’t stress,” I tell myself. “Your test scores will …...

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On taco tours and loquat trees: My Texan revelation

In true Austin, Texas fashion, the front door of my house is painted a fading red. Made of hearty old stones, the house has two dormer windows, faces the east, and sits on what is essentially one giant, overgrown vegetable garden. To the left of the red door is a message engraved in the crumbling …...

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Peace Out Girl Scout: Leaving the Troop After Twelve Plus Years

Twelve years after I first learned the chant, my troop and I still stand in a circle facing each other, each holding up three fingers on our right hands, and recite the Girl Scout promise. People are often surprised when I tell them I’m in Girl Scouts. “Still?” they say, “I didn’t know you could …...

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Beyond Our Walls, Editorials, Entertainment, Our Voices, Showcase

Formation under discussion

On February 6, Beyoncé released a surprise video for her new song, “Formation”, which she performed the very next day at the NFL Super Bowl 50. She also made the song available for download on Tidal following the release. The video contains controversial images: Beyoncé sitting on a sinking police car, a young...

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