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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. 

2024-25 Markettes

Keeping Up with the Memorial Markettes

By Keira Donovan | April 24, 2025
People in this article:
Paige Lindsay, Myra Mock
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Ashley Antony

2015 Prize Day at Duchesne

By Andie Chilson | June 9, 2015
People in this article:
Andie Chilson, Amy Nguyen, Audrey Novak, Teresa Haney, Gabriella Miggins
Matt Gregg, Abby Reichert, Sarah Cate Jones

Briarwood’s Third Annual Talent Show

By Matt Gregg | May 15, 2015
People in this article:
Matthew Gregg, Abby Reichert, Sarah Cate Jones
Brendan Bourque-Sheil, Phil McGraw, Stephen Falick, Maxwell Dalston, Orlean Anderson, Emily Hallmark, Katya Gustafson, Rowan Westheimer, David DiLuzio, Nick Moriarty, Will Roach.

The Alley Comes to Briarwood

By Emily Hallmark | May 15, 2015
People in this article:
Brendan Bourque-Sheil, Phil McGraw, Stephen Falick, Maxwell Dalston, Orlean Anderson, Emily Hallmark, Katya Gustafson, Rowan Westheimer, David DiLuzio, Nick Moriarty, Will Roach.
Briarwood senior breakfast

Senior Breakfast at The Briarwood School

By Emily Hallmark | May 6, 2015
People in this article:
Emily Hallmark
Sarah Drew

2015 Coffee House at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart

By Andie Chilson | May 5, 2015
People in this article:
Andie Chilson, Riley Battenfield, Laura Lee Johnson, Jackie Brant, Tara Mack, Alexandra Medina-Simon, Salone Hugon, Sydney Hugon, Sarah Drew
Leela Rao, Aniston Hill and Aiden Snasdell

High School Musical at Memorial High School

By Natalie Lee | May 4, 2015
People in this article:
Natalie Lee, Leela Rao, Connor Pence, Kelly Bisignano, Jay Matthew, Patrick Greeg, Aniston Hill
Retirement center

The Big Day at Stratford

By Scott Kennedy | April 30, 2015
People in this article:
Scott Kennedy, Katherine Kennedy, Mary Jackson, Christopher Juntti, Emily Gex, Molly Murphy, Danny Gex, Eliot Allen
Nick Walton, Steffannie Alter

This Is It: The Last of the First Creative Writing Senior Recitals

By Seokhyun Baek | April 27, 2015
People in this article:
Seokhyun Baek, Steffannie Alter, Matthew Toffoletto, Nicholas Walton
Sacred Heart Ring

Class of 2016 Junior Ring Ceremony at Duchesne

By Andie Chilson | April 24, 2015
People in this article:
Andie Chilson
Graduation

End-of-the-Year Rundown for Stratford Seniors

By Taylor Brittain, Scott Kennedy | April 16, 2015
Spring Fling

Spring Fling at Strake

By Sam Clark | April 7, 2015
People in this article:
Sam Clark
Strake juniors

Coping with Junior Stress at Strake

By Sam Kretzschmar | April 7, 2015
People in this article:
Sam Kretzchmar, Andres Contreras, Eamon Fleming, Mauricio Chapa, Douglas Moore
Beef stroganoff

Bellaire High School’s International Food Festival

By Maya Kanani | April 6, 2015
People in this article:
Maya Kanani, Nicholas Hoang
J Term

J-terms 2015 at The Post Oak School

By Grace Armstrong | April 2, 2015
People in this article:
Grace Armstrong, Dr. Carol Dweck, Dr. Richard Learner, Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Jordan Barger, Matthew Watowich, Brayden Chavis
Gabriella Miggins

Duchesne Academy Field Day 2015

By Andie Chilson | March 31, 2015
People in this article:
Andie Chilson, Gabriella Miggins, Callie Williams, Tara Mack, Josephine Mares
Linnea Schuessler

5 Spring Styles Bellaire Can’t Wait to Bring Back

By Sena Sarikaya | March 31, 2015
People in this article:
Sena Sarikaya, Erin Rice, Evangeline Sonnier, Greer Blitzer, Linnea Schuessler, Melanie Roy
Student body elections at St Agnes Academy

Election Day at St. Agnes Academy

By Brittney Reese | March 27, 2015
People in this article:
Brittney Reese, Marissa Barnes, Analisa Ruiz, Evangeline Carson, Emma Hansen, Aris Smith, Tori Hollaman
Jake Sylvester and James Fang

Bellaire High School Sweeps Texas Forensic Association’s State Debate Tournament

By Liana Wang | March 19, 2015
People in this article:
Liana Wang, Eric Bailey, Marina Finley, Matthew Tabibzadaegan, Amber Liu, Allan Ngo, George Zhang, Bowen Song, Aaron Birenbaum, Narain Reddy, Suneal Vemuri, Jay Stubbs, Kyle Bean, Jake Sylvester, James Fang
AIPAC

Bellaire Students “Turn Up for AIPAC”: Featuring Jessica Lefkowitz

By Liana Wang | March 19, 2015
People in this article:
Liana Wang, Benjamin Netanyahu, Samantha Power, Mitch McConnell, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Jessica Lefkowitz, Cory Booker
Surveys

Be the Change: Westbury Christian School’s Student Survey

By Amara Nelson | March 19, 2015
People in this article:
Amara Nelson, Mark Krimm, Christina Murphy, Brenton Smith
Student poets

Nationally Published Poets from The Briarwood School

By Emily Hallmark | March 11, 2015
People in this article:
Emily Hallmark, Ty Kirby, Alexandra Day, Morgan Jones

Rethinking Dyslexia

By Matt Gregg | March 11, 2015
People in this article:
Matt Gregg
Audrey Novak and Paul Robertson

Duchesne Academy's All-School Musical: Annie

By Andie Chilson | March 9, 2015
People in this article:
Andie Chilson, Jackie Aruffo, Owens Taylor, Emilynn VanOver, Sophie Kidd, Fritz Dickmann, James Salners, Jaciana Cortez, Audrey Novak, Paul Robertson, Caroline Valente
eMotions dance

eMotions Dance Tryouts at Bellaire High School

By Maya Kanani | March 6, 2015
People in this article:
Maya Kanani, Samantha Su, Izy Ferguson, Elissa Pinkerton
Feminist Club

Feminist Club at Emery

By Amanda Barsky | March 4, 2015
People in this article:
Amanda Barsky, Abbie Martinez, Haley Abramson, Nicole Zucker, Ryan Middleman, Ashley Barriga, Yardu German, Melissa Goldblatt
Anything Goes

St. Agnes Presents “Anything Goes”

By Morgan Goldsmith | March 3, 2015
People in this article:
Morgan Goldsmith, Christopher Auchter, Dani Echeverri, Andy Gambini, Matthew Wagner, Maddie McAllister, Jeremy Wood, Julie Chiton, Emily Bivins, Grace Daigre, Christina Darby, Kendall Drummond, Courtney Greenwell, Paige Manning, Riley Moos, Cassie Tipton
Vic Shuttee

Featuring Vic Shuttee: HSPVA Screenwriting

By Seokhyun Baek | March 3, 2015
People in this article:
Seokhyun Baek, Vic Shuttee, Clint Eastwood, Michael Bay, Bridget Fenner
Chick-Fil-a

Stratford Students Flock to New Chick-fil-a

Red carpet, waiters, VIP badges, and chicken sandwiches
By Scott Kennedy | March 3, 2015
People in this article:
Scott Kennedy, Taylor Brittain, Cameron Henkel, Greg Kubula, Jessica Peroyea
Leading Ladies

Paint it Red Charity Fashion Show

By Sena Sarikaya, Erin Rice | February 27, 2015
People in this article:
Sena Sarikaya, Erin Rice, JL Clark, Chloe Kilponen, Michelle Le, Noelle Ogdee, Ines Fraiser, Gillian Connelly, Jack Reichart


School Buzz Writers

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