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Buzz Kidz by Lizzy Tan, age 17May 2013
Dance project makes memoriesMy name is Lizzy Tan. I am a junior at Lamar High School. In early January, one of my closest friends, Andrea Popova, who goes to The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, excitedly informed me about her soon-to-be-published memoir, Forgetting to Remember, which recounted her volunteer work with Alzheimer’s patients at Colonial … Buzz Kidz by Jackie Luo, age 18April 2013
Spreading fashion and artI grew up loving fashion. It brought me into a world where what you wore could express who you were. You could wear a soft floral jumpsuit with a wide-brimmed sun hat during the day and a severely cut leather minidress the same night, embodying two different facets of yourself. I was in elementary school when … Buzz Kidz by Hannah Schaeffer, age 16March 2013
Yes, the drummer is a girl“So, you are part of the band? What do you do? Sing?” “Oh no, I’m the drummer.” This is a frequent dialog before gigs, and it is always a kick to see the surprised, and even doubtful, expressions. I know the process all too well. I embrace the stereotype of being a girl and … Camp Counselor DiariesMarch 2013
They stay up comforting a sick child. They cheer on the boy who jumps off the high dive. They clean up sheets when accidents happen. These aren’t moms or dads, or even big brothers or sisters. They are camp counselors. “People often think being a camp counselor is going to be a vacation,” said Roger Friedman, executive director of Echo … Buzz Kidz by Addie Elmer, age 9February 2013
The art of artSomething I am passionate about is art. I like art so much that my parents made me a special Art Room at our house in a small broom closet. It is my special room where I am allowed to paint, draw, do whatever I want whenever I want, and I can even make a mess! I … Buzz Kidz by Charlotte Thornton, age 18January 2013
A lifetime in a yearGreetings from Paraguay! I have a secret. It’s called the Rotary Youth Exchange. Not many people know about it. On a Girl Scout trip three years ago, I met a girl who was planning on living in Spain for a year before college, and it sparked my interest. I wanted to know a new culture … Buzz Kidz by Marshall Justus White, age 12December 2012
From Danny Zuko to The Neverending StoryActing is in my blood, and I love it. One of my first roles was when I was 5, for a Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) summer-camp production of Willie Wonka. I played the mother of Augustus, one of the kids who won the golden ticket. (There were not enough girls, so … Singing with the Houston BoychoirDecember 2012
In the hushed, nearly empty choir room at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Ben Yifrach, 11, and Michael Scott, 10, playfully shove each other. Ben starts skipping in place on the carpeted raiser. Then, “my precioussss,” he mutters to nobody before rolling his head, his eyes spinning around. As the other boys in the Houston Boychoir return from lunch break, sit … Buzz Kidz by Emma Patterson, age 14November 2012
Dressage duo deluxeMy name is Emma Patterson, and I am a 14 year-old West University resident. I am in the ninth grade at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart. My hobby is horse riding, and I compete in dressage competitions. Dressage means “training” in French. We train the horse to do precise movements based off our body signals. In competitions, our … Brought Up BilingualNovember 2012
Americans often are perceived as spoiled when it comes to learning languages, especially when traveling. But, more than most U.S. cities, Houston is an international one, and several Buzz-area residents are choosing to raise bilingual children. This fall, Leslie Culhane moved her second-grade son Quinn from Herod Elementary to the HISD Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School (MCLIMS), which … The Modern Gap YearOctober 2012
Saying high school is stressful is an understatement. Students spend all day running between classes and taking tests. Then they head to sports, jobs or other activities, and when they finally get home, they are back to the books. Add SAT prep, AP tests and college applications, not to mention a social life, and you’ve got one busy teenager. It’s … Buzz Kidz by Austin McGinnis, age 13October 2012
From talent show to recording studioThe setting could not have felt more electric. The threat of rain outside had driven the band and its audience indoors, and you could feel the tension in the air growing as we set up and did a sound check. Our fans were now starting to pack in, lining the walls and crowding the … Buzz Kidz by Megan Gilley, Joe Jennings, and Amanda PascaliSeptember 2012
Infused with rock and rollWe are The Infusers. Our band is made up of three people: Megan Gilley on bass guitar, Amanda Pascali on guitar and vocals, and Joe Jennings on drums and vocals plus auxiliary backing tracks. We love to play music together. We met in fourth grade at West University Elementary School, and then we all went … ACT or SAT?September 2012
As summer turns into fall, many high school students are shifting their focus to their future college. One of their first decisions is choosing an admissions test. The SAT, which once dominated admissions for East Coast schools, is now joined by the ACT, which used to be mostly a Midwest preference but now is accepted nearly everywhere. And while the … Remembering Jack Williams – Goodbye, SunshineSeptember 2012
Lamar High School’s Class of 2013 has arrived, but not everyone made it here who should have. Jack Williams was a lovable, popular football player at Lamar who had the nickname “Sunshine.” He was a tall, slim jock with a radiant smile and blonde, curly locks. He had a sensitive side and was known for kindness and writing poetry. When … |
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