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Our School Buzz blog highlights what's going on in local high schools from students' perspectives. See more info at About School Buzz. Interested in being a School Buzz correspondent? Apply here. Check out our current School Buzz correspondents here. Note: School Buzz posts are strictly the opinion of the student writers and not necessarily of The Buzz. Questions about School Buzz? Email Caroline Siegfried. 

worship leaders

Praise and Worship at BHS's 'See You at the Pole'

By Megan Wang | October 2, 2024
People in this article:
Juanita Camarillo, Will Miller, Fega Anigboro, Edwin Rodriguez, Jeremiah McConnico, Jake O’Neil
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Enchanted Rock

7th grade Texas Tour Trip blends outdoor adventure with taste of state history

By Yutia Li | October 2, 2024
People in this article:
Ethan Cen, Sandhya Sheth
Keely Thompson and Bridget Painter

Cheers to Freshman Welcome Week at Duchesne

By Isabel Fernandez-Cueto | October 1, 2024
People in this article:
Keely Thompson, Bridget Painter, Mariana Benitez
Phone-free pep rally

Rethinking Connectivity: Emery Bans Cell Phones

By Kate Burke | October 1, 2024
People in this article:
Stuart Dow, Joe Weinstein-Sears, Leah Dinerstein, Jake Yomtov, Kate Burke
Ira Williams

Exploring Little Rock on Post Oak High School's Annual Odyssey

By Ryan Mantel | September 26, 2024
People in this article:
Ryan Mantel, Tony Salem, Bill Clinton, Ira Williams, Imaar Chautani
Leah Otillar, Katherine Hayes, Nora Schulman

Memorial takes on Amigos abroad

By Alden Farrow | September 25, 2024
People in this article:
Leah Otillar, Katherine Hayes, Nora Schulman
Mariachi students

A Song and a Symphony: HSPVA's Music Fest

By Jordan Muscal | September 25, 2024
People in this article:
Alex Graf, Alex Faro, Cristina PerezRuiz, Audrey Huang, Noe Ramos, Karsten Wilkinson
WorldQuest team

Exploring Global Perspectives: Carnegie Vanguard's World Affairs Club in Action

By Siddharth Dasari | September 24, 2024
People in this article:
John J. Sullivan, Coulson Batchelor, Sasha Kotochigov, Justin Leahy, Emily Garcia, Daniella Rodriguez, Siddharth Dasari, Julian Nguyen, Deniz Caliksan, Shanti Majumder, Ethan Eyre, Brandon Strug, Ruben Hermosillo, Justin Mineman
Susan Wolfe

The Woman Behind St. Agnes’ Archives: Ms. Susan Wolfe

By Alexandra Wong | September 5, 2024
People in this article:
Susan Wolfe, Jane Meyer
Meeting at Awty

Virtually Verbal: Houston Teen-Led Nonprofit Pioneers Free Language Learning

By Madeleine Skaufel | May 2, 2024
People in this article:
Aarya Gorakhle, Tanishka Padhye, Michael Hren, Akanbeile Abagi

Crafting Peace and Hope Through Paper Cranes

By Melanie Fung | April 17, 2024
People in this article:
Sandra Wallace, Rebecca Bass, Sadako Sasaki, Rory Pilcher, Simone Goffney, Aria Jin, Miranda Lu, Madeleine Luca, Julie Tang, Cathryn Vera, Abigail Brams, Anastasia Shih, Lela Izaddoost, Rahul Nanjundan, Zachary Barnett, Ashley Park
international festival

Carnegie’s International Festival: A labor of love

By Anjali Martinez | March 30, 2024
People in this article:
Layla Chowdhury, Adrianna Flores, John Nguyen
Israel Fox

HSPVA Seniors Reflect on High School Memories

By Jordan Muscal | March 27, 2024
People in this article:
Meredith Shoemaker, Amelia Diclaudio, Israel Fox, Sofia Fontenot
St. Agnes Tiger Girls

The St. Agnes Tiger Girls Make School History

By Alexandra Wong | March 26, 2024
People in this article:
Kaylee Hoffner, Alicia Halphen, John Beasant, Sami Deakin, Bri Sanford, Mr. McAllister, Natalie Halphen, Ella Etlinger, Lucy Miggins, Ciara Lyon, Ashlyn Gehrt, Mariah Dominguez, Phoenix Chen, Nikki Cortez, Elle Bradley, Lilly Goodman, Alexandra Wong, Georgie Rawson, Elyse Hoang, Emma Olsen
robotics team

VEX Robotics Program at WCS

By Agnes Tang | March 25, 2024
People in this article:
Colleen Leeson, Luke Dewberry, James Bruce, Walker Wills
Om Patel

Step into Spring with Bellaire’s Spring Fling Dance

By Charles Yu | March 22, 2024
People in this article:
Steven Lawson, Annabel Qiu, Alejandro Turley, Om Patel, Jeffery Gao, Dakota Green, Angel Harper
Aida production

Aida: A Tale of Love and Loyalty Comes Alive at St. Agnes and Strake Jesuit

By Madeleine Skaufel | March 7, 2024
People in this article:
Isabela Setiawan, Maddie Plummer, Samaira Bhutani, Gabbie Bode, Ayo Cardozo, Michael Latiolais, Aaron McAlister, John Besant, Meredith Pryor

Lunar New Year at Post Oak

By Emma Lai | March 6, 2024
People in this article:
Dr. Tony Salem

Memorial YoungLife’s Annual Dodgeball Tournament Returns

By Keira Donovan | February 27, 2024
People in this article:
Breleigh Hanagan, Hannah Heard, Brooke Kearns, Lauren Kohler, Addie Beckcom, Annabella Holiday, Regan Siblik, Keira Donovan
Katie Whiteley, Lyllian Walton, Madison Marshall

Senior Madison Marshall scores 1,000th point for Kinkaid

By Eshaan Mani | February 21, 2024
People in this article:
Katie Whiteley, Lyllian Walton, Madison Marshall, Eshaan Mani, Stacey Marshall
Flynn Collins, Talia Schwartz

Starstuff and Orphans: The origin of Neverland

By Melanie Fung | February 20, 2024
People in this article:
Flynn Collins, Talia Schwartz, Rachel Carillo, Brian Smith, Daniel Percy, Aiden Gross, Jermaine Hayden, Rick Elice, Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
cooking class

The Tastiest Elective: Intro to Culinary Arts at Duchesne

By Julia Harfenist | February 18, 2024
People in this article:
Jismi George, Ana Sofia, Patrycja Torrens, Julia Harfenist
BPA team

Memorial High School’s BPA Heads To Competition

By Kelsy Donovan | February 8, 2024
People in this article:
Luisa Llaneza Avogadro, Keira Donovan, Colin Delmoro, Caroline Fenz, Kelsy Donovan
TAPPS Photo Competition winners

Wildcat Photographers Shine at TAPPS Competition

By Eden Williams | February 7, 2024
People in this article:
Aryn Ward, Cayley Carrington, Ashley Matthew, Jannieka Heng, Oluwaseyi Adodo, Karen Keese, Vince Bilnoski, Yasmine Su, Quan Truong, Eden Williams
John Hajdik

Treading to the Top: John Hajdik

By Aleisha Paulick | February 2, 2024
People in this article:
John Hajdik, Aleisha Paulick, Sally Woolweaver
Post Oak volleyball team

Bearkats Volleyball Success at Post Oak

By Emma Lai | January 19, 2024
People in this article:
David Peters, Dominique Anderson-Rivera, Jan Lammel, Tamara Al karkhi, Maria Collados, Max Barger, Alex Richard, Angelica Larach, Aliya Kyle, Katie Vojvodic, Kamilla Spencer, Talulah May, Emma Lai, Ambika Krishnamoorti, Claire Thacker, Sophia O’Heron, Eleanor Ajo-Franklin
Artan Zhuri

Medicinal Music from Stratford Orchestra

By Catherine McClees | January 19, 2024
People in this article:
Artan Zhuri, Morgan Swearer, Reneé Lee, Catherine McClees
Sanchali Pal

HSPVA clubs host CEO of carbon footprint tracking app Commons

By Jordan Muscal | January 12, 2024
People in this article:
Sanchali Pal
performance

The Most Festive Christmas Sendoff: Duchesne Feast Wishes

By Tessa Harfenist | January 11, 2024
People in this article:
Savannah Joy, Kathy Montgomery, Claire Sena, Amiee Modic, Alaina Scorsone, Molly Duncan, Victoria Carroll, Hillary Feerick-Hillenbrand, Mikel Jones, Tessa Harfenist
Christmas Band Concert

Christmas Band Concert at WCS: A night of merriment and music!

By Agnes Tang | January 11, 2024
People in this article:
Nathan Wagner, Jacob Ward, Shara Carr, Emeri Williams, Catalina Dewberry, Alexander Grundy, Agnes Tang


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Dani Barg
Dani Barg
The Emery/Weiner School
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Anya Bhojwani
Anya Bhojwani
The Awty International School
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Sean Boyle
Sean Boyle
Strake Jesuit
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Kate Burke
Kate Burke
The Emery/Weiner School
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Sarah Cela
Sarah Cela
Second Baptist School
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Siddharth Dasari
Siddharth Dasari
Carnegie Vanguard High School
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Kelsy Donovan
Kelsy Donovan
Memorial High School
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Keira Donovan
Keira Donovan
Memorial High School
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Alden Farrow
Alden Farrow
Memorial High School
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Isabel Fernandez-Cueto
Isabel Fernandez-Cueto
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
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Melanie Fung
Melanie Fung
Bellaire High School
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Beatrix Gnemi
Beatrix Gnemi
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
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Maggie Hester
Maggie Hester
St. John's School
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Gray Hevle
Gray Hevle
Memorial High School
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Nina Koshy
Nina Koshy
The Village School
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Yutia Li
Yutia Li
St. John's School
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Sophie Lighvani
Sophie Lighvani
The Kinkaid School
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Ana Sofia Maguchi
Ana Sofia Maguchi
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
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Ryan Mantel
Ryan Mantel
The Post Oak School
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Shaivi Moparthi
Shaivi Moparthi
The Kinkaid School
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Runo Mukoro
Runo Mukoro
Saint Thomas' Episcopal School
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Jordan Muscal
Jordan Muscal
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
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Carolyn Pan
Carolyn Pan
Carnegie Vanguard High School
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Loulie Parker
Loulie Parker
School of the Woods
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Vishakha Medha Rao
Vishakha Medha Rao
The Awty International School
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Nithya Ravi
Nithya Ravi
Lamar High School
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Jake Rodriguez
Jake Rodriguez
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
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Aishwarya Singh
Aishwarya Singh
Carnegie Vanguard High School
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Madeleine Skaufel
Madeleine Skaufel
St. Agnes Academy
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Wesley Taaffe
Wesley Taaffe
Lamar High School
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Ailey Takashima
Ailey Takashima
St. John's School
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Agnes Tang
Agnes Tang
Westbury Christian School
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Nina Teichman
Nina Teichman
The Emery/Weiner School
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Lucy Walker
Lucy Walker
St. John's School
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Megan Wang
Megan Wang
Bellaire High School
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Eden Williams
Eden Williams
Westbury Christian School
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Alexandra Wong
Alexandra Wong
St. Agnes Academy
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Colin Wu
Colin Wu
The Emery/Weiner School
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