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By Samantha Juarez, Staff Reporter May, 2022 As the school year comes to an end, many of us want to be able to look back at what this year had to offer. Who else would be able to show the creativity within scholars of this year other than the Migrations Journal club?  The Migrations journalContinue reading “Migrations Journal 2022 Launches With a Poetry Slam!”

By Lizeth Moctezuma, Staff Reporter May, 2022 Every story starts the same. It’s crowded. People beginning to push, start shoving. It’s tight, almost getting hard to breathe. And then: the beat drops. Suddenly a dam of people rushes forward, moving closer to the stage than ever before. Having little to no space between one another,Continue reading “Male Agression In Concerts”

By Alexis Rodriguez, Staff Reporter El club de lenguaje de señas de nuestra escuela es un grupo relativamente nuevo que se fundó el año pasado y ha ido creciendo a medida que avanza el curso escolar. El Club de Lenguaje de Señas Americano se centra en que sus miembros aprendan y desarrollen sus habilidades deContinue reading “Aprendiendo ASL En KAC”

Escrito por Citlaly Franco, Equipo de Negocios Marzo, 2022 Muchos dirán que vivimos en una sociedad misógina. Las mujeres no tienen suficiente voz o reconocimiento de sus éxitos, por lo que es difícil encontrar un espacio seguro. En KIPP Austin Collegiate, las profesoras de inglés Amy Welin y Bianca Blanco decidieron iniciar el Girls EmpowermentContinue reading “Una Vision del Empoderamiento Femenino: Club de Empoderamiento para Niñas”

By Leslie Acosta and Gisselle Mireles, Staff Reporters January, 2022 As young women, many of us have experienced an uncomfortable situation with a man. Recent studies show that 84% of females have been catcalled by the time they reach the age of 17. But what’s even crazier is that 13% of women are exposed toContinue reading “The Uncomfortable Truth About Sexual Harassment”

By Lizeth Moctezuma, Staff Reporter January, 2022 As fall began to roll around, with a majority of losses (4:8) for varsity, the volleyball team closed out its season on October 22nd against Meridian. In an interview with Coach Hurst, she brought up playing during a pandemic as one of the toughest challenges the team hadContinue reading “KAC’s Volleyball Season Wrap-Up”

By Lizeth Moctezuma, Staff Editor January, 2022 Hidden around the corner stands a blush-decorated sign, inviting all to its restaurant. With an outside patio around the back and picnic tables out to the front, Austin’s pink paradise, Taquero Mucho, resides downtown on West Avenue. Going with my cousins, even on a weekday, the place wasContinue reading “Infamous Tik Tok Restaurant: Taquero Mucho”

By Valeria Velasco, News & Sports Editor January, 2022 As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses the new omicron variant has taken the country by storm. According to the NPR, the omicron variant is less severe than the delta variant, and it is still putting people in the hospital. The CDC statistics state that the total casesContinue reading “Omicron: Interviews With Students”

By Jennifer Reyes, Staff Editor February, 2022 In the world there are many sports to choose to play and participate in. But some schools don’t offer all sports. Some kids at school get upset because of the very little sports being provided at school. Students like to play sports of any kind depending on whatContinue reading “KAC Should Have A Football Team”

By Sam Juarez, Staff Reporter/Translation Team January, 2022 In recent years, there has been an increase in foreign media consumption. This became more apparent in 2020, when there was a great increase in the number of foreign media Americans have consumed including music, movies, TV shows, fashion, etc. What is this “new trend” and whyContinue reading “Why is Foreign Media Consumed Now More Than Ever Before?”