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Band Wins First at Vista Ridge Marching Festival
Band Wins First at Vista Ridge Marching Festival
Amanda Beeler, Reporter • 4 days ago

On Saturday, Oct. 5, the band came in first in the Vista Ridge Marching Festival in both prelims and finals against 27 other bands. They won the Outstanding Music caption...

Photo via the Paws for a Cause website.
New Paws For A Cause Club Gets Excited for First Meeting, Club’s Future
Julianna Lindo, Reporter • 4 days ago

The new Paws For A Cause club will hold its first ever meeting in room C136 after school on Tuesday, Oct. 15 where students interested in volunteering with animals can look...

Photo via MavTheatre Co. website.
MavTheatre’s Upcoming Musical: Little Shop of Horrors
Bentley Krizin 4 days ago

The MavTheatre program has been working on their fall show titled “Little Shop of Horrors, performance dates Oct. 17-19 at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center.  The...

Senior Thrives After Magnet Mishap
Senior Thrives After Magnet Mishap
Hannah Moak and Sophie Garrett 4 days ago

Hitting a forehand is now something that Ishan Rastogi has had to adapt to due to his accident while handling magnets during a mechanical engineering internship where a part...

Overpopulation in the classroom leads to education troubles among students and teachers.
The Effects of Large Class Sizes
Amanda Beeler, Reporter • 4 days ago

This year class sizes are large due to the large population of students and the lack of teachers.  Teachers having classes with a larger population of students can cause...

Services of the ASL 3 and 4 classes have been metaphorically "cut." The classes have previously worked within the deaf ed program, including last year's deaf ed Halloween party.
Overabundance of Students Causes ASL Three and Four to be cut
Amanda Beeler, Reporter • September 26, 2024

American Sign Language Three and Four were cut this year due to the number of students in ASL and the number of ASL teachers McNeil has available. Without ASL three and...

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Olivia West
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Hello my name is Olivia West. I am a senior, and this is my second year on the McNeil Trailblazer staff. I am on the cross country and track team and am also involved with clubs like Green Club! Out of...

A Different Kind of Mission Trip
A Different Kind of Mission Trip
Joey Shanks September 23, 2024
Students Deserve Flex Time: An Editorial
Students Deserve Flex Time: An Editorial
Trailblazer Staff September 19, 2024
Senior Year Proves to be More Expensive Than Expected
Senior Year Proves to be More Expensive Than Expected
Scout Bradley, Opinions Editor • September 18, 2024
Overrated Fashion Trends
Overrated Fashion Trends
Janice Mills, Reporter • September 18, 2024
English Class is the Most Important Course
Camryn Lee, Reporter • May 15, 2024
Collage of stills from movies included in the article.
Students Share Coming of Age Movies That Resonate With Them
Hannah Bland, Life & Arts Editor • October 3, 2024
Services of the ASL 3 and 4 classes have been metaphorically "cut." The classes have previously worked within the deaf ed program, including last year's deaf ed Halloween party.
Overabundance of Students Causes ASL Three and Four to be cut
Amanda Beeler, Reporter • September 26, 2024
A Hop-timal Addition to the Class
A Hop-timal Addition to the Class
Henry Bucher, Reporter • September 22, 2024
Staff Picks: Our Newspaper Team Reviews Last Week’s Crumbl Cookies
Staff Picks: Our Newspaper Team Reviews Last Week’s Crumbl Cookies
Cole Garcia, Reporter • September 18, 2024
Automotive students preparing car smash van in class, Senior Arianna Braddy posed in front.
Car Smash Raises Homecoming Spirit
Hannah Bland, Life & Arts Editor • September 16, 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Warner Bros.
'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Proves Just How Good a Sequel Can Be
Cooper Seaver, Design Editor • September 25, 2024

A pair of decorated overalls designed by senior Shaylee Wood for last Friday’s homecoming football game. “I’m really proud of my work,” Wood said. “I got all my supplies from Hobby Lobby.”
Senior Denim Returns for Homecoming
Julianna Lindo, Reporter • September 24, 2024
Students eat lunch while paying attention to the library's presentation.
Library Lunch & Learns Give Students Something to Look Forward to
Bentley Krizin, Reporter • September 24, 2024
Photo via the AFS website.
Austin Film Society to Screen “Dazed & Confused” With Richard Linklater
Cooper Seaver, Design Editor • September 13, 2024
It Ends With Us: Book vs. Movie
It Ends With Us: Book vs. Movie
Zara Ayala, Reporter • September 11, 2024
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