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All content by Carter Poore
2023 Letter from the Editors

2023 Letter from the Editors

Carter Poore and Gabby Cohen
May 9, 2023
JC Flores poses with both Nike and Supreme brands for a photoshoot

Senior’s Shoe Business Opens New Doors

Carter Poore, Editor In Chief
February 21, 2023
Gallery: Something Rotten

Gallery: Something Rotten

Carter Poore, Editor In Chief
January 12, 2023
RRISD Exemption Policy Unfairly Penalizes Students

RRISD Exemption Policy Unfairly Penalizes Students

Carter Poore, Editor In Chief
December 11, 2022
Carter Poore takes a big bite of olive and pepperoni pizza. The pizza slice was much larger than her head. "The pizza was really good," Poore said. "It was so big that I brought it home as leftovers for the next day."

Gabby and Carter Go To Original Brooklyn Pie Co.

Gabby Cohen and Carter Poore
November 7, 2022
Gallery: Homecoming Court

Gallery: Homecoming Court

Carter Poore, Editor In Chief
October 19, 2022
Varsity player Aahana Gondalia prepares for a point to begin.

Tennis Team Wins Fourth in District, Going to Playoffs

Carter Poore, Editor In Chief
October 6, 2022
A sign written in chalk reminds people to register to vote.

The High Schooler’s Guide to Voting in the Midterms

Carter Poore, Editor In Chief
September 29, 2022
At Whataburger, Gabby Cohen takes a drink from her chocolate milkshake. "The shake was pretty good," Cohen said. "I always enjoy the sweetness of a milkshake with the saltiness of some fries."

[Photo] Gabby and Carter Go To Whataburger

Gabby Cohen and Carter Poore, Editors In Chief
September 15, 2022
Gabby and Carter Go to Eggroll Express

Gabby and Carter Go to Eggroll Express

Gabby Cohen and Carter Poore
September 9, 2022
Q&A with Principal Mack Eagleton

Q&A with Principal Mack Eagleton

Carter Poore, Editor In Chief
September 8, 2022
At Starbucks, Gabby Cohen takes a bite of her absurdly small sandwich. She was largely dissatisfied with her lunch. "I was surprised at the size of the PB&J sandwich because it was the main part of the protein box I ordered," Cohen said. "It was not very good either."

Gabby and Carter Go To Starbucks

Gabby Cohen and Carter Poore
August 31, 2022
Protests march at a rally in Austin on June 24, the day the Supreme Court announced their decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

What the Overturn of Roe v. Wade Means for Texans

Carter Poore, Editor In Chief
June 28, 2022
Leaked Documents Show Supreme Court Intentions to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Leaked Documents Show Supreme Court Intentions to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Carter Poore, News Editor
May 10, 2022
The NASA Techrise club was selected to have their experiment be tested in space. The winners were announced in late January. “It was exciting and also unexpected,” founder Changxu Liu said. “You can’t really expect this stuff.”

McNeil Club’s Project Selected to Travel to Space

Carter Poore, News Editor
March 31, 2022
The faculty now closes the gate near the senior lot to reroute traffic to the exit near the PAC.

McNeil Owes Students Consistency with Rule Enforcement

Carter Poore, News Editor
March 23, 2022
Trinity Hutchins plays middle linebacker for Texas Fury flag football. Texas Fury competed in the NFL Flag Pro Bowl on Feb. 7 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. “My team is amazing,” Trinity said. “We love each other and always support each other no matter what. It’s definitely one of the best teams I've ever been on. They’re like a second family to me.”

Girls Take the Field

Carter Poore, News Editor
February 24, 2022
Class of 2023 Not Considered For National Merit Scholarship, Can Use SAT to Enter

Class of 2023 Not Considered For National Merit Scholarship, Can Use SAT to Enter

Carter Poore, News Editor
January 26, 2022
Math teacher Alice Snow teaches precalculus class. Snow saw that students often struggled with learning from home during the pandemic. “In math in particular - it’s problem solving and without getting that one-on-one in class with an instructor, you’re doing that on your own at home,” Snow said. “That actually requires a lot of self-discipline that I think for a typical high school student is probably not there.”

McNeil Feels the Lasting Impact of COVID-19 Learning Loss

Carter Poore, News Editor
December 14, 2021
Maddie McGann swims the 100 meter freestyle at the Round Rock Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 23. She competed against 23 other schools and also swam the 50 meter freestyle, where she won in her heat. “The Round Rock Invitational is an important meet,” Maddie said. “It felt amazing to compete and I dropped a lot of seconds, which is good.”

Sophomore Accepted to Deaf Olympic Swim Team

Carter Poore, News Editor
November 2, 2021

Justice Breyer should announce his retirement at the end of this term

Carter Poore, News Editor
October 20, 2021
At the request of Board President Weir, audience members use jazz hands to silently applaud a speaker.

Board Approves A New Masking Plan at Rescheduled Meeting

Carter Poore, News Editor
October 6, 2021
The Mav tennis team after their Sept. 29 victory at home

Mav Tennis Vanquishes Vista Ridge at Districts

Carter Poore, News Editor
October 5, 2021
Shaunak Gadgil volleys at the service line against Hutto at the match on Thursday.

JV Mavs Tennis Takes on Hutto’s Varsity Team

Carter Poore, News Editor and Social Media Manager
September 17, 2021
A promotional image from Lorde's newest album "Solar Power," out Aug. 20, 2021

Lorde’s “Solar Power” is Mature and Deeply Personal

Carter Poore, News Editor
September 1, 2021
This is the official logo of Round Rock Independant School District.

RRISD Mask Mandate

Carter Poore, News Editor
August 23, 2021

CDC issues new guidelines for outdoor mask use

Carter Poore, Copy Editor
April 29, 2021
CDC director Rochelle Walensky speaks at a White House briefing.

CDC issues new guidelines for fully vaccinated people

Carter Poore, Copy Editor
March 24, 2021
President-elect Biden stands onstage at victory speech in Wilmington, Del.

America’s Greatest Hope for the Next Four Years is Unification

Carter Poore, Copy Editor
December 4, 2020
Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso

“Ted Lasso” is an astonishingly well-done lighthearted comedy

Carter Poore, Copy Editor
October 14, 2020
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