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Stephen F. Austin High School's Newspaper "The Maroon"

The Maroon

Stephen F. Austin High School's Newspaper "The Maroon"

The Maroon

Stephen F. Austin High School's Newspaper "The Maroon"

The Maroon

Lily Gottlieb throwing a backhand against McNeil High School

New Season New Captains

Ian Thomas and Elliott Day October 24, 2024

The Stephen F. Austin High School Ultimate Frisbee program, known as Wham, started its new season on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. While the team typically begins in September, the early practice allows more...

Color Guard Soars

Color Guard Soars

Mariella De Leon, Writer October 24, 2024

Even after losing twenty people in 2020, the Stephen F. Austin High School Color Guard was able to grow the group to sixteen members by 2024. The group, known for bringing the marching band show to life...

Harper Luthy spikes the ball.

Rising Stars Lead Maroons to New Heights

Levi Williams and Jorie Midwood October 10, 2024

Austin High Girls Volleyball team has started their 2024 season with a bang, already being ranked the second best high school team in Austin, and developed a 30-3 record, beating dominant schools like...

ACC vs. UT OnRamps

Penn Smith and Francisco Sánchez April 24, 2024

When students pick their courses, they often wonder which course fits them. Some students think ACC, some think UT On-Ramps, and some don’t know what either are. Figuring out the pros, cons, and differences...

Trimming the Deficit

Trimming the Deficit

Elliott Day, Writer April 23, 2024

The Austin Independent School District (AISD) has begun to reduce its excessive spending, but special education still faces issues with budgeting and effective student learning. AISD is hoping to reduce...

Trent Gray to Navy

Trent Gray to Navy

Tagore Bose, Writer April 23, 2024

Trent Gray, a senior here at Stephen F. Austin High School in the Academy of Classical Studies, has consistently distinguished himself in both athletics and academics. From those early days on the field...

Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year

Ada Barlas, Writer April 17, 2024

Mrs. Ana Solis-Herrera has been named the Stephen F. Austin High School Teacher of the Year. She has taught orchestra at Austin High for 21 years. With a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Violin Performance...

Exploring Pura Vida

Exploring Pura Vida

Phoebe Miller, Sophia Hooker April 17, 2024

The Academy for Global Studies (AGS) at Stephen F. Austin High School relatively recently took its annual immersive sophomore trip to Costa Rica, adding to the school’s tradition of immersive...

“Hey, Hey, Austin High!”

Penn Smith, Franciso Sanchez-Celestino April 17, 2024

Walking our halls today is eighty-four-year-old Roosevelt Nivens, a living legend here at Stephen F. Austin High School. With a remarkable tenure of 19 years as a coach and an additional...

The Crown’s Significance

The Crown’s Significance

Christian “Luke” Morrison April 11, 2024

Last year on May 27, 2023, Texas Governor Gregory “Greg” Wayne Abbott signed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act into law, legislation particularly designed to eliminate...

Clearing the Backlog: TEA’s Plan for Austin ISD Special Education

Ryan Watts March 22, 2024

Amidst a booming school system, the Austin Independent School District was confronted with its problematic backlog of student evaluations. This backlog is a list of students waiting to be evaluated to...

UIL Realignment

Elliott Day, Writer March 18, 2024

Every two years, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) releases new alignments that dictate who’s playing with whom. This February, the 2024–2026 alignment was released, which will be enacted...

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