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Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief

Mehuli Basu Roy, junior, is Editor-in-Chief in her third year on staff. Although she tried many sports as a kid, she decided to invest her time in music instead and has been playing the violin for 5 years. In the future, she hopes to visit more of Asia, along with venturing to South America for a trip to Peru. By the end of this year she hopes to improve her writing, photography and design skills.

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Team mentor Katina Kenyon and seniors Leo Weihe, Amir Alaghehband, Jash Desai, Emily Weiner, Nina Velacheri and Radhika Gautam (left to right) display their winnings from the Business INCubator Pitch Night May 20. The GiftE team received $15,000 from Pitch Night and recently won the National Pitch competition, receiving an additional $10,000.

Business INCubator team creates gift card app, wins National Pitch Competition

August 16, 2021
Avatar: The Last Airbender’s controversial sequel receives unwarranted hate

Avatar: The Last Airbender’s controversial sequel receives unwarranted hate

June 16, 2021
Performing at the Westlake Chaparral Marching Band Showcase Oct. 10, junior Dravin Raj and sophomore Manuel Rosso play the alto saxophone, and junior Mitchell Knipp plays the clarinet.

Westlake Chaparral Marching Band overcomes challenges, changes presented by pandemic

November 25, 2020
Staff Editorial: We strive to be equitable, but how do we really accomplish this goal?

Staff Editorial: We strive to be equitable, but how do we really accomplish this goal?

October 23, 2020
Mehuli poses with her Thamma and siblings

Student grieves grandma from halfway across world amidst COVID-19

October 21, 2020
Eanes ISD Board of Trustees talks with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant Dr. Mark Gooden at the Aug. 11 board meeting. Dr. Gooden will guide the development of racial awareness in the district in the 2020-21 school year.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Consultant guides development of racial awareness in Eanes ISD

October 5, 2020
“Avatar: The Last Airbender”’s recent popularity is well-deserved, long-overdue

“Avatar: The Last Airbender”’s recent popularity is well-deserved, long-overdue

September 7, 2020
The anonymous owners of the account @racismatwestlake post on Instagram June 22, sharing an anonymous submission from an alumni who graduated in 2015. The post reads, “Being Black at Westlake High School was exhausting.”

Anonymous Instagram account brings to light alleged racist incidents in Eanes, prompts action from district

August 3, 2020
Deepika Basu Roy, mom of the writer, cuts fabric in the shape of masks using the Olson pattern before sewing them together with a sewing machine. The Olson pattern was designed by a doctor and is recommended by most medical professionals.

A guide to making face masks at home, ensuring their effectiveness

May 18, 2020
Austin-American Statesman reporter Luz Moreno-Lozano works on her story assignments from home April 29 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The newspaper’s offices are currently closed for safety reasons, and everything has moved online.

Essential workers risk lives for our benefit: journalists, reporters (3 of 3)

May 13, 2020
Senior David Webber works at Trader Joe’s and at Amy’s Ice Cream and Senior Jake Wills works at H-E-B. Customer and food service employees are essential to maintaining some sense of normal life and helping to keep us supplied.

Essential workers risk lives for our benefit: food service employees (2 of 3)

May 13, 2020
Dr. Farheen Yousuf works as an endocrinologist at Austin Diagnostic Clinic. She does not work directly with COVID-19 patients, but she has had to transition to telehealth for medical care.

Essential workers risk lives for our benefit: healthcare workers (1 of 3)

May 13, 2020

Two different perspectives on mass shootings

December 16, 2019
Highly-anticipated conclusion to “Arc of a Scythe” series satisfies eagerly waiting readers

Highly-anticipated conclusion to “Arc of a Scythe” series satisfies eagerly waiting readers

December 3, 2019
Students share favorite memories, experiences from 2018-19 school year

Students share favorite memories, experiences from 2018-19 school year

May 28, 2019

Stranger Things 3 trailer leaves fans yearning for more

April 1, 2019
Senior Daniel Descant operates one of the many machines in the Robotics class on Feb. 21.

Robotics FTC teams compete at Austin Metro League Championship

February 25, 2019

Orchestra to present annual Halloween-themed concert Oct. 24

October 17, 2018
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