The woodwind feature in the final part of the show (The Star)

News

Friday night lights to “Blinding Lights”: Band’s halftime performance

Pakapon Gibbons, Copy Editor • September 25, 2025

Playing “Blinding Lights” on Friday, Sept. 19, Emerson’s band presented the final part of their marching show during the halftime of the...

The Unbranded

Unbranded Broadcast 9/25/2025

Hunter Cannon, Humza White, Rudraksh Yarlagadda, Cameron Johnson, Katelyn Kennedy, Giovanni Cameau-Vera, Aria Briggs, Iksha Kesari, Bryce Holland, and Miles Borne • September 25, 2025

Welcome back to the Unbranded! Hunter Cannon anchors as Humza White and Rudraksh Yarlagadda highlight Homecoming week, Cameron Johnson and...

Emerson’s defense lines up for Denison's play.

Sports

Ball or brawl? Emerson vs. Denison

Emily Clemens, Staff Writer • September 25, 2025

On Sept. 19, the Emerson Mavericks beat the Denison Yellow Jackets. The final score was 31-21. The game was located at The Star and started at...

Life at Emerson Podcast

Life At Emerson Ep. 20 Homecoming

Jade Bontron • September 24, 2025

In this week’s episode Jade Bontron talks to Homecoming Queen, Ava Holcomb, 12, and Homecoming King, John Pacheco, 12. Watch for closer insights...

Row 1: Yena Nam, 12; Neha Bhalla, 12; Row 2: Siddhartha Talluri, 12; Likhit Allena, 12; Rohit Jonnalagadda, 12

News

Academic all-stars: Nine seniors earn National Merit Semifinalist title

Jayla Scott, Staff Writer • September 23, 2025

In a testament to their academic excellence, nine Emerson seniors have earned the prestigious title of National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist,...

The Unbranded

Unbranded Broadcast 9/26/2024

Hunter Cannon, Bryce Holland, Chase Rodenhaver, Jaylen Meadows, Maliek Hawkins, Humza White, Sairam Koppula, and Elijah Maynor

September 26, 2024

What's the most overrated song that could play at Homecoming?

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Hunter Cannon anchors as Bryce Holland and Chase Rodenhaver highlight some Emerson clubs, Maliek Hawkins and Jaylen Meadows ask about homecoming on Mavs in the Hallway, and Humza White and Sairam Koppula take a deep dive into homecoming planning.

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About the Contributors

Hunter Cannon, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Hunter Cannon is a Senior at Emerson High School and serves as a Staff Reporter for the Unbranded. His favorite part of his job is using cameras and obtaining footage and editing them together and using creative ideas. When not working for The Unbranded, he likes to play and collect video games and hang out with his friends and make videos together.

Bryce Holland, Unbranded Associate Producer

Bryce Holland is a junior at Emerson high school and he serves as the Associate Producer for the Unbranded. This is his second year with the Unbranded as he likes working in media and sports. He is also in the sports broadcasting program at the CTE. Bryce chose to join the Unbranded because of his love for sports and broadcasting.

Chase Rodenhaver, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Chase is a junior 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.

Jaylen Meadows, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Jaylen serves as a Staff Reporter for the Unbranded. He is interested in being a part of the Unbranded team because he thinks it is a good way to gain experience in his field of work. Outside of the Unbranded he is a sports videographer and photographer and enjoys filming and editing a lot of player mixtapes.

Maliek Hawkins, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Maliek Hawkins is an first-year Unbranded staff member at Emerson High School. He is interested in being on the Unbranded because he likes photography. Maliek has won multiple district awards for football, and he plans to attend The University of Oklahoma for football.

Humza White, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Humza White is a Junior Staff Reporter for the Unbranded. He helps lead the editing operations on the Unbranded. Humza has been working in AV Production for 3 years, and his favorite part is being able to get on the spot interviews and managing behind the camera operations. Outside of the unbranded, Humza serves as Junior Class Co-President, and as a Varsity Football Team Manager. In his free time, he likes to read and hangout with friends.

Sairam Koppula, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Sairam Koppula is a senior at Emerson High School and serves as a Staff Reporter for The Unbranded. He enjoys being on the Unbranded and producing news segments to showcase. He is interested in video and film making and joined Audio/Video Production 1 to pursue his passion. Outside of the Unbranded, he likes to play basketball and video games.

Elijah Maynor, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Elijah Maynor is a senior at Emerson, and he is a part of the Unbranded as a Staff Reporter. He enjoys being apart of the Unbranded due to his love of filming and editing, and his favorite part of being a part of the Unbranded is being able to use his creativity to get the perfect shots and also being able to make entertaining videos for others to enjoy. Outside of the Unbranded his hobbies include making skateboarding videos, exploring with his friends, and attempting to make music. His main goal in life is to travel the word with his friends to make skateboarding videos, and that’s what he wants to be known for in life.