Jackson Kochalka, 12, asking his girlfriend Sofia Wachholz to prom with his promposal.

Features

Jade Bontron, Staff Writer • April 4, 2025

Every year, as prom season comes around, a special tradition is celebrated. Promposals started in 2001 in America and are a heartwarming way...

Comics

Comic: Prom 2025 Midnight in Paris

Yena Nam, Associate Editor-in-Chief • April 4, 2025

Samantha Ricks, 12, and Alex McLane, 12, 'make their marks' during Senior Week in the library.

News

Anticipation for prom: Senior Week and Prom Court

Ardyn Lessner, Staff Writer • April 3, 2025

Senior Week honors seniors during their final push towards graduation. Each day from March 31 through April 4, they’ll get to celebrate with...

Jackson Sharp, 12, competes in the mattress relay race.

News

Emerson’s prom pep rally celebrates seniors and promotes school spirit

Cameryn Allen, Staff Writer • April 2, 2025

Emerson kicked off the beginning of senior week with the first pep rally of the final quarter, which took place on Friday, March 28. The pep...

Junior Krithik Aggrwal presents his research about sensory architecture in dementia homes.

News

Independent Study and Mentorship presents final products

Sahasra Elaprolu, Editor-in-Chief • April 2, 2025

From meetings with their respective mentors to spending hours working on research, the Independent Study and Mentorship (ISM) classes have wrapped...

Unbranded Broadcast 10/31/2023

Isabelle Smith, Pakhee Verma, Brooks Johnson, Jacob Logan, Austin Lee, David Choi, Eleanor Regas, and Chase Rodenhaver

October 31, 2023

What is the most underrated Halloween movie?

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The Nightmare Before Christmas

Scream

Friday the 13th

Halloween

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About the Contributors

Isabelle Smith, Unbranded Executive Producer/ The Charge Staff Photographer

Isabelle is a senior at Emerson and currently serves as the Executive Producer for EHS Unbranded and the Website Manager and Public Relations for the Charge. This is Isabelle’s third year with the Unbranded and second year with the Charge. Isabelle has loved journalism since middle school, joining her middle school broadcast team in 8th grade and never stopping since. She was a lead producer for Independence’s Knight TV for one year and has been an Executive producer for Unbranded Broadcast for three. She also works for and produces content for the Frisco ISD sports broadcast program. She is involved in pageantry and currently serves as Miss Collin County’s Teen 2024, and has founded a mental health education platform. She aspires to go to school and study broadcast journalism.

Pakhee Verma, Unbranded Executive Producer

Pakhee Verma is a senior at Emerson High School and has been part of the Unbranded for four years. She is the Executive Producer for the unbranded this year. Her favorite part of her job is to be creative and put her ideas onto a screen as well as helping the team reach their full potential. When she is not working for the Unbranded she likes doing taekwondo, play guitar in her band, play chess, and play violin for the EHS orchestra. After high school, she aims to major in Data Science and then pursue a Master’s in Business Administration.

Brooks Johnson, Unbranded Lead Editor

Brooks Johnson is a senior at Emerson and he serves as the Lead Editor for the Unbranded. He joined the Unbranded in 2021 and has been in the program for 3 years. He joined the class due to his passion for video editing and video compositing. Outside of the Unbranded, he likes playing the guitar and hanging out with friends.

Jacob Logan, Unbranded Associate Producer

Jacob Logan is a senior at Emerson and he serves as the Associate Producer for the Unbranded. He joined the Unbranded in 2022 and has been in the program for 3 years. He joined the class due to his love for movies, YouTube, and all things revolving around video. Jacob hopes to pursue film not just as a hobby, but a career too, planning to go to film school post-graduation. Whenever Jacob isn’t in school, or working on news stories, he’s usually playing drums, going to concerts, or hanging out with his close friends.

Austin Lee, Unbranded Technical Director & Reporter

David Choi, Unbranded Short-Form Filmmaker

David is a Senior at Emerson High School. He serves as a Staff Reporter for The Unbranded. He is interested in video editing and interviews. He regularly publishes video and shorts to his YouTube channel. Outside of his work for the Unbranded, David makes edited videos about the Special Olympics including bowling, basketball, running, and javelin.

Chase Rodenhaver, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Chase is a sophomore at Emerson High School and he serves as a Staff Reporter for the Unbranded. His favorite part of the Unbranded is working with cameras and interviewing people. When he is not at school he likes to talk about sports with friends and family and watch sports. His goal is to be a sports broadcaster.