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April, 2024 By Elizabeth Landin, Staff Reporter PALS was recently introduced to KIPP Austin Collegiate in the 2022-2023 school year. PALS stands for “Peer Assistance and Leadership”. PALS is an organization that allows students to engage and mentor younger peers. Mentoring high school freshmen, middle school students, and GAIN students. Through this, students get theContinue reading “You’ve Got a Friend: PALs Grows at KAC”

March, 2024 By Emily Jaimes and Fiorella Mora, Staff Reporters After Covid-19 striked out and got the entire United States to shut down, business, schools, and jobs were affected. It was devastating seeing how bad the disease had gotten and how much it had changed our daily lives. Here in KAC most of our programsContinue reading “5, 6, 7, 8 … Dance”

April, 2024 By Litzy Olguin and Marisol Palomo, Staff Reporters Hank’s Austin is located in Berkman Dr and offers casual brunch food and is mostly vegetarian dishes. They offer everything from Californian comfort food to pastries. Their style is modern minimalist boho, surrounded by green plants, huge mirrors, and a beautiful shaded patio. They areContinue reading “Hank’s Serves Great Atmosphere, Killer Burgers”

February, 2024 By Michelle Navarrete, Staff Reporter This handmade ribbon rose will be one of the most beautiful and memorable gifts someone can make for a special someone. Not only is this gift mesmerizing to look at, but it will show the receiver how much dedication and time you put into this ribbon rose bouquet.Continue reading “How to Make A Beautiful Ribbon Rose Bouquet”

February, 2024 By Atziri Martinez Over the years, the KAC girls soccer team has had tremendous and consistent success. They have made it to the state championship semi-finals with their amazing soccer and communication skills. They’ve also played in several tournaments, like last season’s UT Invitational where they played four games and showed off theirContinue reading “Insight into the Machine that is Cardinal Girls’ Soccer”

February, 2024 By Zann Bailey, Staff Reporter Some basic information about Groundhog Day is that it’s celebrated on February 2nd. Groundhog day originated in Germany and was soon to be used in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. One of the traditions of this holiday is where people believe that a badger will predict the weather for the nextContinue reading “On the Origins of Groundhog Day”

February, 2024 By Joseph Nino, Arts & Culture Editor Neon Genesis Evangelion is a highly influential franchise that has impacted works of literature, entertainment, art, music, and underground nerd culture. Evangelion is recognizable to many people worldwide, even those who have little to no knowledge of the plot. Although Evangelion is best known for itsContinue reading “The Complexity and Influence of Neon Genesis Evangelion”

February, 2024 By Gisselle Montero, Yurguen Macedo, and Carter Melton, Staff Reporters OMG Squee first opened up in 2020 during the pandemic in the East Austin Neighborhood area. This café is an inspiration of Asian culture and they specialized in Mochi Donuts, Boba Drinks, Macarons, and Ice cream. Also they sell cute merchandise that representContinue reading “OMG Squee: Austin’s Kawaiiest Café”

Junior Benjamin Lazaro earns up to $1550 per job in his personal power-washing business February, 2024 By Marco Cardenas, Staff Reporter Students often wonder, “What should I do after high school?” The main answer to that by many adults is going to college. But the reality is there are more opportunities than having to goContinue reading “Bringing in the Bucks”

February, 2024 By Everett Saldaña, Staff Reporter Many people know the name “Gypsy Rose Blanchard” but many people don’t know her story as much of her voice was lost while the media took advantage of her being locked away in prison. Many stories the media tells are inaccurate to the true events of Gypsy’s lifeContinue reading “Setting the Record Straight: Gypsy Rose’s Real Story”