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Grace Fung, 12, and Ridah Farooqui, 12, advertising Academic Decathlon at the club fair. (Rayyaan Shamail)

AcDec starts studying for another season

Ibrahim Khurram, Copy editor
November 5, 2025

Another season of Academic Decathlon has kicked off as students rush to study resource guides, meeting after school every Wednesday. Academic Decathlon is an activity where students study detailed resource...

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Cinematic sounds: Emerson Choir goes pop

Olivia Northcutt, Staff Writer
November 4, 2025

Emerson Choir takes center stage this week, performing their first semiannual pop show on Nov. 7 in the Emerson auditorium at 7 PM. This is a long-standing tradition that blends music, movement and school...

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Emerson Art

Vote and support AP Art in national “Custom Cruiser” contest

Camila Hernandez
November 3, 2025

AP Art students have been working hard on their submissions for the National Crosley “Custom Cruiser” Contest. Public voting takes place for this contest from November 3-6 on the Crosley Radio website. The...

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Music Theatre International

Rehearsals for musical, “Disaster!”, begin

Ardyn Lessner
November 3, 2025

Rehearsals for the 2025 musical "Disaster!" will officially start on Nov. 3. A jukebox comedy that takes place in the 1970s, the show features characters trapped in a floating casino who face various natural...

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Cameron Johnson,11 and William Webster,11 rehearse ideas off each other to increase participation in pep rallies.

Pink Out Pep Rally: Spreading awareness and recognizing teachers

Camila Hernandez
October 23, 2025

Being one of the most anticipated pep rallies, Maverick Leadership has a lot of pressure to grow and create new ideas for Pink Out.  T-shirts are made, the whole week has a name and dress-up days, a Pep...

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Emerson Theatre Company

Bewitching begins: Opening night of “Puffs”

Giovanni Cameau-Vera
October 23, 2025

Tonight at 7:00 p.m., Emerson Theatre Company welcomes audiences to its spellbinding performance of Puffs!  The performance will be held in the Emerson High School Auditorium, where the cast and...

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A model of a jewel wasp injecting venom into a cockroach’s brain. (A. Garcia-Krupski)

Creepy Crawlies: A theatrical look at the Perot Museum’s new exhibit

Ell Garcia-Krupski, Guest Contributor
October 20, 2025

Like a scene torn straight out of Coraline, the limited Bug Lab exhibit at the Perot Museum in Dallas succeeds at creeping out its audience while keeping it captivated. Developed by the Academy Award-winning...

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Jyotika Sadani, 12, and Mithil Bhansali, 11, walking to their professional interviews (Altizer Wendy, Lone Star ISM teacher).

Emerson ISM attends this year’s symposium

Ibrahim Khurram, Copy Editor
September 30, 2025

Last Wednesday, Sept. 24, students in the Independent Student Mentorship program (ISM) went to Panther Creek High School to attend the ISM Symposium, an event where they talk to professionals and other...

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Audrey Hingst, 12, and her parents walking her down the field. (Austin Hingst)

Mavericks celebrate fine art seniors

Audrey Hingst
September 29, 2025

On Thursday, Sept. 4, during the Emerson vs. Reedy half-time show, Emerson High School held their 2025 Fine Art Senior Night. This event honored all the fine art students in band, choir, color guard and...

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Emerson High School Cheerleaders sprint across football field and excite pep rally audience.

Kicking off homecoming: annual community pep rally

Giovanni Cameau-Vera, Secretary
September 26, 2025

On Sept. 18, Emerson High School hosted its fourth annual Community Pep Rally. The school welcomed students and families from Emerson and feeder schools such as Scoggins, Ogle, Elliot and Comstock, to...

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Students all over the country are preparing for their events at Grapevine High School. (Ava Manning)

Speech and Debate competes at the Grapevine Classic

Dylan Hollomon, Guest Contributor
September 26, 2025

In Grapevine on Sept. 14, high schools from all over the nation sent their Speech and Debate teams to compete and take the first place prize. The Emerson Speech and Debate Team over the course of a two...

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

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 Homecoming game against Denison at The Star. This halftime...

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