Sharp rise in cases.

Shortage of hospital beds and oxygen tanks.

An overloaded healthcare system with only one doctor for every 100 patients.

Countless deaths and cremations.

India, and its…

Under a loft bed, two friends from English class started making music.

From that same loft bed, a record label came to be: Top Bunk Recordings. Memorial High School seniors Diego Fernandez and Kaleb…


A woman spit at in her own garage.

An elderly man being sucker-punched on the street.

Another woman being pulled by her hair on a public bus.

The common denominator: each of these victims…

It’s common for students to start working in high school, but since the pandemic began last year, many students began their own business.

But while several students turned to sweets, sophomore Emily…

Wizards and witches and warlocks, oh my!

In the fantastical world of Dungeons and Dragons, players can take on the persona of these characters and many more in an epic storytelling game that has…

Director, writer, producer, editor and filmmaker, a senior on campus is all that.

And now, he’s getting ready for the next stage in his career.

According to HollywoodReporter, University of Southern…

Nearly 7,000 miles from Texas and approximately 1/6th the size of the Lone Star state, Korean pop culture is popular throughout America, and here on campus it’s no different.

For many Redhawks, the…

Most teams strive to create a feeling of family both on and off of the field. However, it is easier for some than others. For three pairs of coaches and athletes this comes naturally, as multiple sports…

Lacing up her Dr. Martens, cuffed jeans, and long-sleeve flannel, senior Ayah Hatahet is ready for the day.

She walks into school with her head held high, having pieced together a fashionable outfit….

Hosted by junior Hamsa Madhira, this podcast talks about various socio-political issues, ideas, and experiences that are personal to her identity as a South Asian and Immigrant. This week, she will discuss…

After working on campus for 13 years in the technology department, Merry Moch replaced computers with cookies.

It all started when her daughter Sydney went to college at Colorado State University and…

Elitist schools.

Star-crossed lovers.

Spies.

Junior Anisya Nair explores these YA cliches in her debut published novel Coming of Page; an opportunity for Nair to give some overused concepts a…

The mask mandate in Texas will be no more starting March 10, after Governor Greg Abbott has announced on Tuesday that Texas will fully reopen and the state-wide mask mandate will be repealed, with businesses…

Cones, clipboards, and a loud voice are all part of a coach’s toolbox. But when it comes to motivational talks, metaphors are king.

One of the biggest in the sports world is calling a family a team.
…

Power and water outages following Winter Storm Uri inhibit the district from being able to reopen schools, causing Monday and Tuesday to be marked as asynchronous virtual learning days for Frisco ISD students.

“Fortunately,…

One of the school’s longest-tenured coaches has decided it is time to retire as assistant wrestling coach Tim Brennan is moving on to different pursuits. Coach B as he is better known, began his career…

Kamala Devi Harris, born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father in the time of Jim Crow and segregation, was sworn in as the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian to ever hold the office…

From Hanukkah to Christmas, and Rahmadan to Diwali, the year is filled with dozens of days that are religiously significant to billions of people around the world.

For some people, these days aren’t…

Dark and quiet after a long day, the perfect recipe for sleep. 

With heavy eyelids, tiredness takes over. 

In the middle of the night you awaken. 

And standing in front of you is a dark figure. 
…

The year was 1963 and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was delivering his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial to an estimated crowd of 250,0000, including the secretary…

Jan. 6, 2021 around 1:10 p.m. the United States Capitol was stormed by a pro-Trump mob, waving Confederates flags, hanging a noose and cross, and replacing the American flag with a “Trump 2020” one.

The…

It is easy to notice the diversity of ethnicities on campus, which is no different from Texas as a whole. 

But due to its proximity to the U.S. border with Mexico, Texas receives immigrants from different…

Dozens of cameras and reporters watched a historic scene play out as the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines were distributed at Dallas Methodist Medical Center early Monday morning. 

Produced in a record…

This year, the coronavirus pandemic has changed how many Hindus will celebrate one of their biggest festivals on Saturday. 

“Diwali is a hindu holiday that celebrates the triumph of good over evil,…



It’s been eight months since a Frisco ISD high school earned the district’s first state championship in basketball.

Eight months.

It’s been eight months since the Redhawks beat…

Only one year after the first male cheerleader and first female football player, Redhawk students continue to defy gender norms in sports and fine arts as the campus has their first male dance team member,…

In 2011, two teachers on campus, Jeb Matulich and Brian Wysong started the clothing brand Tumbleweed TexStyles, with most of its sales coming from an online site. Now, nine years later, their first physical…

With more than 1 billion people on Instagram, freshman Ashton Hatch has managed to gain over 40,000 followers. But it’s not because of where she’s gone or what she’s done.

It’s because of her…

More than a percentage.

More than a statistic written on paper.

Their heritage reaches far beyond the confines of a population census.

Their story is more.

Although a national holiday, many…

For many students, the thought of coffee is one of the first things on their minds in the morning. What some don’t think about is the amount of waste their cup of joe creates.

After use, coffee grounds…

Inspired by the social studies department at Lebanon Trail High School, the social studies department on campus is wearing “Vote.” T-shirts every Tuesday leading up to Election Day on Nov. 3. Hear…

21 days.

It’s been 21 days since freshman Carsten Swallow potentially saved someone’s life.

September 17 was just another normal day for Carsten as he sat in his 2B class expecting to learn Spanish….

Then-kindergartener Malcolm Hill sits with his dad in the bleachers at a Frisco High School football game in 1998. A racial slur is chanted by fans.  

“Go c—-s!” Hill remembers being yelled…

From baking alongside her mom to making it a daily part of her life, sophomore Hannah Beeler has cultivated her talents into creating her own business, the Tearose Bakery. For over a year, Beeler has run…

Hosted by junior Hamsa Madhira, this podcast talks about various socio-political issues, ideas, and experiences that are personal to her identity as a South Asian and Immigrant. This week, she will discuss…

Bob Woodward, one of the journalists who broke the Watergate stories, released exclusive tapes from a series of interviews he conducted with President Trump from January to March of this year, tapes that…

What most people consider a quick break turned into a little over an hour long ordeal when soccer player and senior Kallin Brown realized she was locked in a bathroom Thursday morning with no one around.

“I…

Scissors, thread, stitches, and a camera.  

Simple materials on their own, but with the potential to save lives together. 

Most people have been staying home to help slow the spread of COVID-19….

It’s likely the dream of most cover or tribute band singers: the chance to perform with the real band. For local AC/DC tribute band, Back in Black, it happened in 2016. That’s when lead singer Darren…

Over the years technology has been accepted as useful in the classroom. However, in recent  years technology has been developed to help athletes excel on the field with the Redhawk soccer teams using…

With COVID-19 closing campus until at least May 1, a short video from the orchestra officers grew into a much different kind of viral sensation. Over the last few days, a pieced-together performance of…

What started off in Wuhan, China in late 2019, is now a global pandemic impacting people everywhere. To get an idea of what is happening in other areas, Wingspan reached out to students across America…

“We’re a little bit in uncharted waters,” Frisco mayor Jeff Cheney said on the Frisco Town Hall on Coronavirus Monday evening.

In light of declaring COVID-19 a public health emergency, Cheney…

Gov. Greg Abbott held a virtual town hall Thursday night to discuss his statewide executive order and address public concerns over COVID-19. 

Abbott’s executive order provides the following restrictions: 
…

In over 20 years of teaching and four years of education, nothing could have prepared AP Literature and Humanities teacher Beth Evans for what she had to say. 

The news was unlike any lecture, lesson,…

Texas is amongst the states that holds low voter registration and turnout, ranking 47th compared to all the other states in terms of voter turnout for the 2016 presidential election.

Although 15.8…

For nine years, the Redhawks were his high school favorite, watching as his two siblings suited up in the red and black.

First it was his older sister Sarah.

Then it was his older brother Joshua.

Then,…

Wreaking havoc on the nation as well as the world, a deadly strand of coronavirus first took its course in China in late January and since then has killed over 600 people across the planet.

In response…

With a winning record and almost 500 wrestling matches in the past four years, freshman Mitchell Borynack entered high school as one of the team’s most experienced athletes, bringing the Redhawk…

Hitting the masses less than a month ago on Jan. 8, Cheer has become a hit sensation on Netflix. Rated 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, numerous students and staff members on campus have been binge watching…