![With the AISD rank and GPA discrepancies, some students had significant changes to their stats. College and career counselor Camille Nix worked with students to appeal their college decisions if they got rejected from schools depending on their previous stats before getting updated. Students worked with Nix to update schools on their new stats in order to fully get their appropriate decisions. โThose who already were accepted [wonโt be affected], but it could factor in if a student appeals their initial decision,โ Principal Andy Baxa said.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53674616658_18d367e00f_o-1200x676.jpg)
![Junior Mia Milicevic practices her forehand at tennis practice with the WJ girls tennis team. โSometimes I donโt like [tennis] because youโre alone but most of the time, I do like it for that reason because it really is just you out there. I do experience being part of a team at WJ but in tournaments and when Iโm playing outside of school, I like that rush when I win a point because I did it all by myself," Milicevic said. (Courtesy Mia Milicevic)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/c54807e1-6ab6-4b0b-9c65-bfa256bc7587.jpg)
![The Jaguar student section sits down while the girls basketball team plays in the Great Eight game at the Denver Coliseum against Valor Christian High School Feb. 29. Many students who participated in the boys basketball student section prior to the girls basketball game left before half-time. "I think it [the student section] plays a huge role because we actually had a decent crowd at a ranch game. I think that was the only time we had like a student section. And the energy was just awesome," varsity pointing and shooting guard Brooke Harding โ25 said. "I don't expect much from them [the Golden Boys] at all. But the fact that they left at the Elite Eight game when they were already there is honestly mind blowing to me."](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7517-e1716250578550-900x1200.jpeg)
![BACKGROUND IN THE BUSINESS: Dressed by junior designer Kaitlyn Gerrie, senior Chamila Muรฑoz took to the โDreamlandโ runway this past weekend. While it was her first time participating in the McCallum fashion show, Muรฑoz isnโt new to the modeling world.
I modeled here and there when I was a lot younger, maybe five or six [years old] for some jewelry brands and small businesses, but not much in recent years,โ Muรฑoz said.
Muรฑoz had hoped to participate in last yearโs show but couldnโt due to scheduling conflicts. For her senior year, though, she couldnโt let the opportunity pass her by.
โItโs [modeling] something I havenโt done in a while so I was excited to step out of my comfort zone in a way,โ Muรฑoz said. โI always love trying new things and being able to show off designs of my schoolmates is such an honor.โ
The preparation process for the show was hectic, leaving the final reveal of Gerrieโs design until days before the show, but the moment Muรฑoz tried on the outfit, all the stress for both designer and model melted away.
โI didnโt get to try on my outfit until the day before, but the look on Kaitlynโs face when she saw what she had worked so hard to make actually on a model was just so special,โ Muรฑoz said. โI know it meant so much to her. But then she handed me a blindfold and told me Iโd be walking with it on, so that was pretty wild.โ
Caption by Francie Wilhelm.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53535098892_130167352f_o-1200x800.jpg)
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This story was originally published on The Standard on May 14, 2024.
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