March 2021 By Yuritsi Jaimes, Staff Reporter In little more than a year, Covid-19 has killed more than 570,000 people in the United States, and more than three million worldwide. Because of this, we need to protect ourselves and others by getting vaccinated. I recognize that many people are scared of the vaccine because itContinue reading “Don’t Fear the Needle: My Experience with the Pfizer Vaccine”
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Giving When it Counts: Teachers, Staff Aid KAC Families
March 2021 By Ezequiel Jaime-Sanchez When Winter Storm Uri hit, Texas wasn’t ready. Most stores were forced to close and when they did open the lines stretched far outside the store. Additionally, water was hard to get and Texans had to boil water for precautionary measures. This led to food disparity for many Texas residents.Continue reading “Giving When it Counts: Teachers, Staff Aid KAC Families”
Winter Storm Uri Wreaks Havoc on KAC, Austin
March 2021 By Carlos Rivas, Staff Reporter From February 15 to February 23, Winter Storm Uri brought unbearably cold temperatures and freezing precipitation to Texas, closing many schools, including KAC, and canceling virtual and in-person classes due to the bad weather. More than four million households in Texas lost electricity and similar numbers ran outContinue reading “Winter Storm Uri Wreaks Havoc on KAC, Austin”
KAC Essential Workers: Sacrificing Behind the Scenes During Uri
April, 2021 By Joanna Toledo, Staff Reporter Winter Storm Uri impacted the KAC community in many different ways. KAC senior and Cardinal Post staff reporter Yuritsi Jaimes had an especially frightening experience when she found herself trapped at her job overnight while the temperatures outside dropped. Jaimes works at the Heritage at Hunter’s Chase, anContinue reading “KAC Essential Workers: Sacrificing Behind the Scenes During Uri”
Keeping Austin Safe, or Criminalizing Homelessness? A conversation on Prop B with Julie Oliver
April 2021 By Ezequiel Jaime-Sanchez, Staff Reporter Austin residents will be able to vote to reinstate a homeless camping ban on the May 1st ballot. Austin previously had a homeless camping ban, but it was lifted in 2019. In October 2019, after unsettling reports related to homelessness, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter toContinue reading “Keeping Austin Safe, or Criminalizing Homelessness? A conversation on Prop B with Julie Oliver”
Update on Graduation 2021: Will it Happen?
April, 2021 By Carlos Rivas, Staff Reporter On Friday, June 11th at 7 p.m. the class of 2021 will be graduating at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater at Circuit of the Americas. While traditionally KAC graduation has happened at the Gregory Gym on the University of Texas campus, this year that was not possible due to crowdContinue reading “Update on Graduation 2021: Will it Happen?”
Entertainment Review: Beyblades
March 2021 By John Paul Ledezma, Staff Reporter Do you like the idea of clashing spin tops? Then you should get Beyblades. Beyblades are spinning tops that can be used in competitions with one another. Beyblades come in many different designs and shapes. Some come with burst blocks. Some don’t, like Turbo Valkyrie, Turbo Spryzen,Continue reading “Entertainment Review: Beyblades”
OPINION: The Beauty of Football
March 2021 By Erick Lazaro, Staff Reporter & Columnist American football is better than any other sport. Other people say that it’s not better compared to soccer because it’s boring. But, in my opinion, nothing can beat football for bringing people together, and giving you a good time to spend with friends. I have manyContinue reading “OPINION: The Beauty of Football”
What is “The Council”?
A conversation with senior member Leylany Rodriguez-Castañeda By Yasmin Miranda and Paola Navarro, Staff Reporters November, 2021 Have you seen the slides in homeroom advertising something called “the Council”? Have you wondered what the Council is? The Council is a club that focuses on helping freshmen and sophomores who might struggle paying attention in classContinue reading “What is “The Council”?”
From Colombia to Texas: A Newcomer’s Experience in the USA
By Sam Juarez and Isabella Bossio, Translation Team & Staff Reporters November, 2021 During April of 2021, Kipp Austin Collegiate student Isabella Bossio Sarmiento arrived in the city of New York for a new beginning. As exciting as it sounds, it wouldn’t be too easy. Coming from the Spanish speaking country of Colombia would haveContinue reading “From Colombia to Texas: A Newcomer’s Experience in the USA”
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