How COVID testing works in a free-standing ER

If you don't know the difference beween a Sofia and a PCR test or what a Winex filter or an I-stat machine is for, read on. We got you covered.
January 22, 2021
Pandemic survival: Austin businesses adapt

COVID-19 has challenged the city's retail and service institutions to innovate in order to remain open.
January 13, 2021
2020: A Year in Review in Photos

The news was often bad this year, but there were also moments of strength, power, resilience and community.
December 30, 2020
Weekend fire drill

Students at the LBJ Fire Academy put year of training to use in combating propane, car and building fires
November 24, 2020
Students Make a Statement: Taking the Anti-Trump Narrative to the Streets

Bold, vibrant signs amplify the passionate voices of anti-Trump student protestors who line the intersection between University and Quebec outside the post office Sept. 18 in response to the Trump Rally that occurred in in the same location a day earlier.
October 19, 2020
Pandemic brings people closer to their pets

COVID-19 has exacted an awful toll on our lives, but it's also given us more quality time with our animals
September 14, 2020
The last #dayinthelifeatmac for a while

Teachers, staff had limited access to campus on Tuesday, but after today's countywide stay-at-home order, the campus will be closed at least until April 13
March 27, 2020
It’s better than walking

Since pilot John Blossom-Boyd first flew a Cessna 152 in 1978, the sky has always been his second home
March 12, 2020
Students and Staff Shed Hair in Support of Those In Need

A crisp snip echoes through the hall and jaws drop as students and staff donate their hair for Wish Week.
March 5, 2020
Making It All Work

The everyday life of NASH's head custodian involves much more than meets the eye.
February 28, 2020
Checking out the Grand Hotel

Directors, performers, technicians of spring musical work hard to create a whimsical world for the audience
February 28, 2020
Black History Month at McCallum

UT professor, Students of Color Alliance speakers reveal challenges that African Americans face every day
February 18, 2020
Behind the front desk at the ‘Grand Hotel’

From wigs to sound, from lights to scullery worker cages, tech crew has been working tirelessly to get the spring musical ready for Thursday's opening night
January 30, 2020
A Slam Dunk for SSN Programs: The First Annual Unified Basketball Game Recap

A collective “OOOOOH” rises from the student section in anticipation of a basket. The ball swishes through the hoop, met with roarous cheering and the Unified Basketball player stands victorious on the court.
January 27, 2020
So Close and Yet So Far: A Trip to Cuba

A photo essay of a rare vacation to a nearby destination that is little known to most Americans
January 17, 2020
A whole lot of holiday music

Who needs Alexa to play festive tunes when you have the Fine Arts Academy music groups hosting a live music concert every night this week?
December 20, 2019
New to the Stage

The story of Buddy the elf lifted audiences to their feet in the 3rd annual middle school musical.
December 18, 2019
Killer Comedy

Up Close at the NASH fall play, "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940"
November 13, 2019
A trial by fire
![SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIRE FIGHTING: MAC seniors Ena Nolan and Zach King joined the rest of their LBJ Fire Academy crew in a live propane fire exercise on Saturday Oct. 12 at the Austin Fire Academy. The goal of the practice was for the group of seniors to control the fire enough for a member to get close enough to turn off the tank's gas valve, which would extinguish the flame. Earlier in the day, the juniors in the program, including MAC students Molly Odland, John Hughes, Thomas Lucey, Tex Mitchell and Will Russo, underwent an obstacle course in full gear while trying to conserve air, and stuck around afterwards to watch the seniors and to help replace their air tanks in between rotations. “I don’t even know how to describe it,” Nolan said, who is in her second year in the program. “Watching it [last year] was an ethereal experience, and doing it myself was absolutely amazing, definitely one of the most epic things I’m gonna do in the next couple of years.” Photo by Bella Russo.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/48894055598_6194b86aed_o-1-900x600.jpg)
MAC seniors in LBJ's Fire Academy program undergo live propane fire exercise
November 13, 2019
In the Spirit

An uncommon site, Friday's pep rally was the first that many at NASH can recall.
November 8, 2019
We Will…We Will…Block You: Homecoming Game Recap

School spirit illuminated Echo Park during the Homecoming football game as footballs soared through the air, students were crowned royalty, and the manpoms flipped out.
November 6, 2019
Setting the stage for Day of the Dead, Halloween

Art Society comes together to honor the dead, celebrate Mexican heritage and put people in holiday spirit
November 6, 2019
Photo essay: 13 birds for the 3 billion lost

What are some of the bird families discussed in the new Cornell Lab of Ornithology
study?
October 21, 2019
Final Countdown: Friday Night

A photo timeline of the antics and the events before and after a Friday night with the Marching Band
October 9, 2019
Photo essay: Surveying South Congress

Spend a day at SoCo for the food, music and art
April 19, 2019
Improving improv skills under the bright lights

'Best jazz band Mac has seen in years' brings down the house, takes home $1,000 at Parker Jazz Club gig
March 7, 2019
Photo essay: A broken family. A broken home. A broken heart.

Shane is homeless but not helpless. He fights every day to escape "the sour kick" that life has dealt him
February 5, 2019
Gallery: Watertown shocks Lynnfield

QB Nick McDermott delivers two TDs in game's final 1:15 to keep magical season alive
November 13, 2017
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