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The last first graduating class

Chloe Ro, Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2023

How did we get here so fast? This year will be the final year of high school for the class of 2024, bringing many last firsts. The last first football game of the season, the last lunch in the cafeteria...

Emerson Debate: “A force to be reckoned with”

Eshaan Shaik, Staff Writer
September 6, 2023

Texas' debate season has commenced as August slowly fades into September’s autumn colors. Students from all over Texas participate in weekly tournaments where they dress up in their most polished clothing...

Game or art? Visual Art’s giant Jenga tower

Yena Nam, Staff Writer
January 26, 2023

Jenga Tower, an interactive and eye-catching puzzle block game, gets a size and visual upgrade with the help of a few advanced art students. This project features various famous artists throughout history...

Emerson InCubatorEDU students create “Shepherds”

Caleb Simon, Staff Journalist
December 3, 2022

This year, an INcubatorEDU class was offered for the first time. This is a full-year course in which students create a business startup. Students work in teams, brainstorming ideas, developing...

Frisco’s record breakers

Isabelle Smith, Staff Photographer
September 30, 2022

Under the bright glow of the stadium lights at Franklin Field, Emerson High School football debuted into Frisco ISD varsity football. It set a record just a game later, being the first school in Frisco...

Mums: The origins of an iconic Texan tradition

Isabelle Smith, Staff Photographer
September 29, 2022

If you’ve ever gone to a high school in Texas during homecoming, you’ve seen them; girls wearing huge, glittery, ribbon-clad tokens of school spirit called mums. Mums, and the male equivalent, garters,...

Culture Feature: Diwali

Sahasra Elaprolu, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2022

Diwali (pronounced Dhee-va-li) is a popular holiday celebrated by many countries and religions throughout South Asia. Depending on the Hindu calendar, the date on which Diwali falls differs, but the reason...

If you want something, work for it

Jalen's road to success

Stacie Verrette, Journalism
December 21, 2021

As soon as the ball left his hands, he felt it. He was only three but he knew what he wanted to play, basketball. The majority of sophomore Jalen Scott's family are former and current basketball players,...

From high skies to bright lights, Brody Kostyszyn’s journey to the stage

Fabiana Rosario-Rivera, Journalism
December 21, 2021

After years of watching Mamma Mia and Hairspray on loop, he knew where his home was, the stage. He had dreamed of many things, flying the skies as a pilot was one of them, but when an unexpected, life-altering...

See my culture with Olivia

Summer Rogers, Journalism
December 21, 2021

Do you know what it feels like to live a totally different lifestyle than the people that may be around you? Some families practice different religions, have different traditions, and eat different foods...

Lucía Patino, The family goofball

Tolu Oyesanya, Journalism
December 21, 2021

She let out a heavy breath as she set down the moving boxes. Though the work was tedious, it was worth it. She and her family were helping her sister move into her new apartment. It was definitely a family...

The person behind the pencil

Ananya Mirchandani, Journalism
December 21, 2021

Light streamed in from the tall windows, covering the room. Colored pencils and markers were strewn in between drawings. An empty canvas lay on the center table, waiting, hoping, to be used soon. She burst...

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