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Emma Mankarious
My name is Emma Mankarious, and I’m a junior at Memorial High School. Words have always been my favorite medium—whether I’m drafting research essays, writing poetry, or piecing together stories. That passion has grown into something real, as I’m now a published poet working toward my first book. I’m thrilled to join School Buzz and share the voices, culture, and stories of Memorial. Beyond writing, I love reading, debate, cooking, and learning about different cultures. A fun fact about me is my family is split between Houston, Boston, and Egypt, and I carry them with me in everything I do.
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The Compassion Crew team within Memorial's Race for Wellness that put the event together: Erin Jia, Madison Williams, Neeyaz Abedi, Jaeden Briley, Emma Mankarious, Arya Chhajlani, Kaylee Synder, Jenna Rosen, Maddia Garner, Jasmin Garza, Madeline Hopkins, Lucy Chung, Arkana Anwar, Ilham Khwaja, Morgan Williams, Emma Giudici.
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SCHOOL BUZZ A group of 2025-26 School Buzz reporters gathered at Saint Thomas' Episcopal School (STE) to meet each other and take headshots for the upcoming year. Front row, from left: Vishakha Medha Rao (Awty), Alexis Kiew (DeBakey), Elizabeth Koo (Kinkaid), Mimi Wright (Episcopal), Ella Bibi (Kinder HSPVA), Marin Hammonds (Duchesne), Sophie Lighvani (Kinkaid), Keira Donovan (Memorial); second row, from left: Kelsy Donovan (Memorial), Megan Wang (Bellaire), Olivia McCray (STE), Gray Hevle (Memorial), Olivia Koo (Bellaire), Ralph Satija (Strake Jesuit); third row, from left: Camila Putman Patino (Lamar), Kate Burke (Emery), Vivian Buchanan (Carnegie Vanguard), Tessa Brown (Cathedral), Selina Yuan (STE), Raoul Kumar (Strake Jesuit), Emma Mankarious (Memorial), Simon Zamberk (Kinder HSPVA), Sophia Cyamara Aguirre (Lamar); top row, from left: Adela Nicolae (Carnegie Vanguard), Jackson Yi (Houston Christian), Tiffany Li (St. John’s), Johanna Dorn (St. Agnes), Emily Xie (St. John's), Chloe Tran (Carnegie Vanguard), Dhara Agrawal (Bellaire), Adarsh Mohanty (DeBakey), and Chinedu Abiaziem (STE).
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PLUG IN TO REALITY Sisters Olivia and Emma Mankarious, who attend Memorial High School, started to notice the negative impact of the online world when their younger sister joined social media platforms. Olivia and Emma encourage others to power off phones when they're with family or friends and focus on being present.
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