Lauren Bazan, 12, and Olivia Northcutt, 11, interact with Meow Wolf’s immersive, color-changing slime wall. This colorful exhibit is one of many displays made by local artists in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Arts & Entertainment

Giovanni Cameau, Staff Reporter • February 20, 2025

I visited Meow Wolf in Grapevine in early November for a close friend's birthday party. Upon entering the Meow Wolf lobby, guests are stamped...

Life at Emerson Podcast

Life At Emerson Ep. 12 Reverse Hosting Edition

Christian Lyons and Jade Bontron • February 19, 2025

In this week’s episode of Life At Emerson senior Christian Lyons and sophomore Jade Bontron switch roles. Watch for closer insights as Lyons...

Arts & Entertainment

Comic: Presidents Day

Yena Nam, Associate Editor-in-Chief • February 17, 2025

Choir students practice their music with a clinician to prepare for the concert.

News

Maverick Choir partners with Frisco’s city choir for Feb. 21 concert

Julianna Sweatman, Staff Writer • February 17, 2025

On Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., Emerson’s Chorale and A Capella choir students will perform a concert with Frisco Chorale at First Frisco Global...

Opinion

Tech trap: How technology is short-circuiting the minds of today’s youth

Olivia Northcutt, Guest Contributor • February 13, 2025

In 2010, Apple’s iPad was released and gained extreme popularity almost instantly. Similarly, Generation Alpha also made their mark in 2010,...

The Unbranded

Unbranded Broadcast 2/12/2025

Giovanni Cameau, Humza White, Bryce Holland, Jacob Logan, Rushika Jayaprakash, Janelle Nelson, Sairam Koppula, Chase Rodenhaver, and Jaylen Meadows

February 12, 2025

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Giovanni Cameau anchors this Valentine’s Day Special as Humza White and Bryce Holland talk about how to celebrate Sweet Week, Rushika Japakrakash and Janelle Nelson ask Maverick duos to participate in a blindfolded challenge, and Sairam Koppula and Chase Rodenhaver highlight our Majestics as they approach their Nationals debut. Don’t miss the Boys Basketball highlight from Jaylen Meadows!

Watch our previous videos, read student newspaper articles from The Charge, participate in our latest poll, and more at ehscharge.org. Follow us @unbrandedehs on Instagram for bonus content.

About the Contributors

Giovanni Cameau, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Humza White, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Humza White is a sophomore at Emerson High School and is entering the Unbranded for his first year. He assists in editing and filming different segments of the show. His favorite part of being on the Unbranded is filming others and managing the behind the scenes work on the show. When he is not doing anything related to the Unbranded, he is involved in the Emerson Student Council as a Sophomore Class Delegate, and as a Emerson High School Football Junior Varsity Offensive Lineman. He likes to read and volunteer at different events.

Bryce Holland, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Bryce Holland is a sophomore at Emerson High School and he serves as an Unbranded Staff Reporter. This is his first year with the Unbranded as he likes working in media and sports. His love for sports and broadcasting made him want to join the Unbranded. Bryce hopes to pursue sports broadcasting in the future. He likes to watch and learn about sports during his free time.

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.

Rushika Jayaprakash, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Rushika Jayaprakash is a senior at Emerson High School and serves as a Staff Reporter for the Unbranded. She has always had a passion for cinema and is working to produce films and enhance her skills as a content creator. When she is not working for the Unbranded, she enjoys dancing, singing, photography, and listening to K-pop. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in film and business entertainment.

Janelle Nelson, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Destiny “Janelle” Nelson is a sophomore at Emerson High School and she serves as a Staff Reporter for The Unbranded. This is her first year with The Unbranded, but her third year as a news reporter. She has always had a passion for being on camera and reporting the latest news. She is a big music and horror fan and you’ll always find her listening to music or watching something scary. She wants to become a lawyer and when she’s not reporting, she is usually preparing for her next Debate competition.

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.

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.

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.