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Q&A: Senior Mattie DeWitt on Invisible Children club, annual fashion show
The Roar spoke with Invisible Children president Mattie DeWitt on her role in the club and the upcoming tryouts for Invisible Children’s annual fashion show at Consol.
Washington Leadership Training Institute attendees advocate for careers in technology education
The Roar spoke to Skills USA state officers Patrick Diaz, David Holbrook and Amanda Herrera about the responsibilities and goals of their jobs and their experience at the Washington Leadership Training Institute in Washington, D.C from Sept. 20 – 24.
Video: Senior Colin Xie displays cubing skills, discusses Cube Club
Senior Colin Xie describes his passion for cubing and teaching others how to cube, despite being colorblind.
Q&A: Junior Steven Wang demonstrates unique talents
by Alex Coopersmith, opinions editor The Roar spoke with junior Steven Wang about his skill at solving Rubik’s cubes, playing Tetris, reciting digits of pi and clapping his hands. I’ve heard that you’re pretty good at solving Rubik’s cubes. Yes, I am okay at solving Rubik’s Cubes. I average 35 […]
Q&A: Senior Mackenzie Morgan recounts challenges, triumphs of cheerleading
The Roar spoke with senior Mackenzie Morgan to discuss the oft-overlooked multidimensional qualities of cheerleading.
Q&A: Sophomore Kelly Krenek on new Biology Club
by Elizabeth Reed, online & photography editor The Roar spoke to Biology Club member Kelly Krenek about her experiences with the brand-new club. Why did you join Biology Club? I became interested in biology club last year. As a freshman in Mrs. Riley’s class, I’d always enjoyed biology, and then […]
Q&A: Assistant principal Kedra Johnson on new role, same school
The Roar spoke to new assistant principal Kedra Johnson — formerly the school resource officer fondly known as “Officer Ke-Ke” — on the ways in which her perspective has changed (or not changed) with her job.
Q&A: Imane Majid on studying abroad, speaking eight languages
Junior Imane Majid, a foreign-exchange student, discusses her experience in the U.S., some 5000 miles away from her home in Morocco.
New faculty share past inspiration, hopes for future
The hallways of A&M Consolidated have welcomed several fresh faces since the end of the 2013-2014 school year — and no, we’re not talking about the freshmen! Click through this gallery to meet this year’s new faculty.