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Our School Buzz blog highlights what's going on in local high schools from students' perspectives. Check out our current School Buzz correspondents here. See all currently participating schools here. Note: School Buzz posts are strictly the opinion of the student writers and not necessarily of The Buzz. Interested in applying for the 2021-22 school year or have questions about School Buzz? Apply here. Email [email protected].

Nigel Walls

St. Francis’s Player on the Rise: Nigel Walls

By Rebecca Jackson | January 24, 2022
People in this article:
Nigel Walls, Harold Baber, Jacob Trauber, Corey Syon
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Powderpuff football game

Homecoming Week Traditions at Emery/Weiner

By Haley Saikin | November 18, 2021
People in this article:
Leah Samuels
Carolyn Branca

Memorial Senior Spotlight: Carolyn Branca

By Hannah Kothari | November 12, 2021
People in this article:
Carolyn Branca
Kobe Jones and Madyson McCloud

Lamar High School’s Homecoming King and Queen

By Kayla Pearl | November 12, 2021
People in this article:
Madyson McCloud, Kobe Jones
Alexa Shields

Q&A with Memorial High School Gymnast Alexa Shields

By Laine Lohfink | November 9, 2021
People in this article:
Alexa Shields
Kinkaid band

Celebrating Halloween through Music at Kinkaid

By Eshaan Mani | November 9, 2021
People in this article:
Russell Vogt, Caroline Raynes
Kinkaid vs. St. John's

The return of a 71-year-old tradition: the Kinkaid-St. John’s game

By Eshaan Mani | November 9, 2021
People in this article:
Ted Curry, David Holm, Alex Gottegen
Chickens at Awty

Awty’s Egg-tastic Friends

By Alina Syed | November 9, 2021
People in this article:
Olivier Logette, Kristi Cigdemoglu
TAS Inc Club Members

Integrating The Fields of Sciences and Arts at HSPVA

By Kate-Yeonjae Jeong, Matthew Jeong | November 9, 2021
People in this article:
KateYeonjae Jeong, Matthew Jeong
Lauryn Tu

Awty Clubs Focus on Global Outreach

By Zach Daube | November 9, 2021
People in this article:
Owen Onyejekwe, Lauryn Tu
Bridgeland fun run/walk for Heroes

Beware of CAS Fever at BIS Houston

By Alexis Westlake | November 9, 2021
Dia de los Muertos

The Post Oak School Celebrates Dia de los Muertos

By Leila Lopez Marks | November 3, 2021
STE's Grand Opening

STE Community Celebrates New Academic Building following Harvey Destruction

By Audrey Nguyen | November 3, 2021
People in this article:
Kelly Cmaidalka, Wendy Ruiz, Kirsten Herrscher, Roger Herrscher
Cooper King

Stratford’s Winning Streak Continues

By Hank Davis | October 28, 2021
People in this article:
Diego Denson, Todd Rankin, Andrew Thomas, Hawkins Polley, Colin Tenney, Cooper King

A Day In The Life of a STH Band Girl

By Denise Walsh | October 28, 2021
Freshman and Seniors

Senior Freshman Field Day at STE

By Elsie Wire | October 28, 2021
People in this article:
Emily Calvert, Campbell Brickley, Norah Watts
St. Agnes Academy Tiger Girls cheer

Strake Jesuit Football Takes on Pearland Dawson High School

By Melinda Dae | October 28, 2021
People in this article:
Katherine Nelson, Phoenix Chen, Ella Huang
CVHS GSA cabinet show

Coming Out Day at CVHS

By Danielle Yampuler | October 28, 2021
People in this article:
Alex Samano, Olivia Otou-Branckaert, Raven Shamoo, Rives Scherer, Brooke Ferrel, Perrin Calzada.
Jesus Ochoa

Unsung Heroes of the Memorial Community

By Tulsi Parikh | October 20, 2021
People in this article:
Minnie Mewar, Kelly Quarando, Jesus Ochoa

Learning the Physics Behind Musical Instruments at St. John's

By Josie Feldman | October 19, 2021
IWA StuCo team

IWA Back to School Social

By Isabella Terracini | October 19, 2021

Students Take Over Global Justice League

By Viola Holmes | October 19, 2021
American Idol

HSPVA Student Goes to 'American Idol'

By Irene Roddy | October 8, 2021
People in this article:
Douglas Mills, Samica Knight
Jennah Savage

STE Senior Spotlight: Jennah Savage

By Mary-Ellen Abshire | October 8, 2021
People in this article:
Jennah Savage
Caroline Lane

Behind the Scenes at Second Baptist

By Caroline Martinez, Preston Igo | October 8, 2021
People in this article:
James Daniels, Luke Nini, Caroline Lane, Reagan Yarborough
Feminist Club

Feminist Club at Bellaire High School

By Zoe Kass | October 8, 2021
People in this article:
Phoebe Hulen
Red Cross Club

Red Cross Club at Memorial High School

By Hannah Kim | October 8, 2021
People in this article:
Manaswi Panthi
BPA 21-22 officer team

Stratford Means Business

By Hank Davis | October 8, 2021
People in this article:
Mary Jackson, Jack Weatherly, Emily Manuel, Payton Kooyman, Douglas Schwertner, Clayton Bouwhuis
Vivian Ye

Kinkaid senior making change through homemade toys

By Eshaan Mani | September 24, 2021
People in this article:
Vivian Ye

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Team at Strake Jesuit

By Rushil Chetty | September 24, 2021
People in this article:
Chris Castillo, Jerry Crist


School Buzz Writers

Mary-Ellen Abshire
Mary-Ellen Abshire
Saint Thomas' Episcopal School
School Buzz Editor
Eliot Aiman
Eliot Aiman
St. John's School
School Buzz Reporter
Ahmed Aslam
Ahmed Aslam
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Reporter
Ellen Baik
Ellen Baik
Memorial High School
School Buzz Reporter
Mia Baumann
Mia Baumann
St. John's School
School Buzz Reporter
Emma Chang
Emma Chang
St. John's School
School Buzz Reporter
Rushil Chetty
Rushil Chetty
Strake Jesuit
School Buzz Reporter
Veda Chilakapati
Veda Chilakapati
St. John's School
School Buzz Reporter
Joshua Chin
Houston Christian High School
School Buzz Reporter
Jonathan Chiriboga
Bellaire High School
School Buzz Reporter
Leah Cororve
Leah Cororve
The Emery/Weiner School
School Buzz Reporter
Abby Cowan
Abby Cowan
The Emery/Weiner School
School Buzz Editor
Melinda Dae
Melinda Dae
St. Agnes Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Zach Daube
Zach Daube
The Awty International School
School Buzz Reporter
Hank Davis
Stratford High School
School Buzz Editor
Anya Edelman
Anya Edelman
Xavier Educational Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Josie Feldman
Josie Feldman
St. John's School
School Buzz Reporter
Catherine Fenz
Catherine Fenz
Memorial High School
School Buzz Reporter
Orianna Fong
Orianna Fong
Memorial High School
School Buzz Editor
Anna Frederickson
Anna Frederickson
St. Agnes Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Rachel Gittleman
Rachel Gittleman
The Emery/Weiner School
School Buzz Reporter
Lauren Haas
Lauren Haas
The Emery/Weiner School
School Buzz Reporter
Maya Harpavat
Maya Harpavat
St. Agnes Academy
School Buzz Editor
Sophia Hernandez
Sophia Hernandez
Bellaire High School
School Buzz Reporter
Viola Holmes
Viola Holmes
British International School of Houston
School Buzz Reporter
Tracy Huang
Tracy Huang
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Reporter
Preston Igo
Preston Igo
Second Baptist School
School Buzz Reporter
Dj Ijaola
Houston Christian High School
School Buzz Reporter
Aditi Iyer
Aditi Iyer
The Village School
School Buzz Editor
Rebecca Jackson
Rebecca Jackson
St. Francis Episcopal School
School Buzz Reporter
Lilly Jarlsjo
Lilly Jarlsjo
St. Agnes Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Kate Jeong
Kate-Yeonjae Jeong
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
School Buzz Reporter
Matthew Jeong
Matthew Jeong
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
School Buzz Reporter
Lindsey Karkowsky
Lindsey Karkowsky
The Kinkaid School
School Buzz Reporter
Zoe Kass
Zoe Kass
Bellaire High School
School Buzz Editor
Hannah Kim
Hannah Kim
Memorial High School
School Buzz Reporter
Lauren Koong
Lauren Koong
Lamar High School
School Buzz Editor
Hannah Kothari
Hannah Kothari
Memorial High School
School Buzz Reporter
Mickie May Levin
Mickie May Levin
Bellaire High School
School Buzz Reporter
Tina Li
Tina Li
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Reporter
Laine Lohfink
Laine Lohfink
Memorial High School
School Buzz Reporter
Robert Longo
Robert Longo
St. Thomas High School
School Buzz Reporter
Leila Lopez Marks
Leila Lopez Marks
The Post Oak School
School Buzz Reporter
Sana Malhotra
Sana Malhotra
British International School of Houston
School Buzz Reporter
Eshaan Mani
Eshaan Mani
The Kinkaid School
School Buzz Editor
Nitin Manian
Nitin Manian
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Editor
Caroline Martinez
Caroline Martinez
Second Baptist School
School Buzz Reporter
Adriana Martinez
Adriana Martinez
Houston Christian High School
School Buzz Reporter
Berkley Matthews
Berkley Matthews
Memorial High School
School Buzz Reporter
Caitlyn McConnell
Caitlyn McConnell
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
School Buzz Editor
Carter McKenna
Carter McKenna
Strake Jesuit
School Buzz Reporter
Ayushi Mohanty
Ayushi Mohanty
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Reporter
Bowen Moore
Bowen Moore
Strake Jesuit
School Buzz Reporter
Wellsley Moore
Wellsley Moore
St. John's School
School Buzz Reporter
Laura Newcomer
Laura Newcomer
Saint Thomas' Episcopal School
School Buzz Reporter
Audrey Nguyen
Audrey Nguyen
Saint Thomas' Episcopal School
School Buzz Reporter
Scout Novelli
Scout Novelli
The Briarwood School
School Buzz Reporter
Oliver Oldham
Oliver Oldham
The Kinkaid School
School Buzz Reporter
Tulsi Parikh
Tulsi Parikh
Memorial High School
School Buzz Reporter
Amy Park
Amy Park
Bellaire High School
School Buzz Reporter
Kayla Pearl
Kayla Pearl
Lamar High School
School Buzz Reporter
Ava Phillips
Ava Phillips
St. Agnes Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Bailey Raymond
Bailey Raymond
St. Agnes Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Irene Roddy
Irene Roddy
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
School Buzz Reporter
Gabriela Rodriguez
Gabriela Rodriguez
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Reporter
Haley Saikin
Haley Saikin
The Emery/Weiner School
School Buzz Reporter
Frances Sherman
Frances Sherman
The Emery/Weiner School
School Buzz Reporter
Anika Shethia
Anika Shethia
St. Agnes Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Jasmine Sidhu
Jasmine Sidhu
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
School Buzz Reporter
Ruhaan Singh
Ruhaan Singh
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Reporter
Athitiya Singhapan
Athitiya Singhapan
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
School Buzz Reporter
Kathryn Stone
Kathryn Stone
Lamar High School
School Buzz Reporter
Sara Stribling
Sara Stribling
The Briarwood School
School Buzz Reporter
Alina Syed
Alina Syed
The Awty International School
School Buzz Reporter
Giselle Tabibi
Giselle Tabibi
Memorial High School
School Buzz Reporter
Dhruv Tekumalla
Dhruv Tekumalla
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Reporter
Isabella Terracini
Incarnate Word Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Abby Von Eik
Abby Von Eik
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
School Buzz Reporter
Denise Walsh
Denise Walsh
Incarnate Word Academy
School Buzz Reporter
Sutton Walsh
Sutton Walsh
The Post Oak School
School Buzz Reporter
Alexis Westlake
Alexis Westlake
British International School of Houston
School Buzz Reporter
Elsie Wire
Elsie Wire
Saint Thomas' Episcopal School
School Buzz Reporter
Danielle Yampuler
Danielle Yampuler
Carnegie Vanguard High School
School Buzz Reporter