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New Falcon Buck System

New Falcon Buck System

Daniel S., Junior Editor March 2, 2025

After spring break Lively will be adopting a new Falcon bucks system. This new system will change the way Falcon bucks are stored and given. I tried to learn all I could about how this system will work...

Teacher of Promise: Mallory Warrix

Mallory Warrix named Teacher of Promise at Lively

Christian Rincon, Staff Writer March 1, 2025

The 2024-2025 teacher of promise award was given to Mallory Warrix, the new 8th grade English language science teacher. The teacher of promise is an award that occurs every year just like the teacher...

LaTash King teaches her 1st period class.

LaTash King named Lively’s Teacher of the Year!

Vera Marsh, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

Latash King won the award for Teacher of the Year at Lively Middle School for the year 2024-25. “It’s gonna sound so rude if I say I don’t like it. It’s just that I don’t like to be in...

Why is TikTok being banned?

Why is TikTok being banned?

BreAsia Hill, Co-Photo Editor February 14, 2025

At the beginning of 2025 the news broke that TikTok would be banned in the United States for everyone on January 19th.  TikTok has sparked concerns over potential user data collection and influence operations...

Students who competed in the TechRise Competition.

“Future Engineers” at Lively named in Techrise championship from NASA

Sam Nash, Co-Editor in Chief January 27, 2025

Lively’s “Future Engineers” are blasting off, wink wink, to new heights!! Early in October of last semester a specially picked group of students from a variety of grade levels were picked to be...

Starting to see greenery in the gardens again.

Lively Garden Grows!

Alice O., Design Editor December 10, 2024

In October I published an article explaining what had happened to the class World Outside, in hopes of restoring the garden and bringing light to the necessary changes that needed to be made to the...

Guitar students perform at Evening of Wonder on December 6.

Lively’s Evening of Wonder

Asa Pearsall, Co-Photo Editor December 9, 2024

Lively held “Evening of Wonder," where fifth graders from around Austin can come and see what Lively Middle School has to offer.  The event was held on Friday, December 6th.  The event included performances...

MAP Testing

Violeta Sanchez, Copy Editor December 6, 2024

As MAP testing nears, teachers will soon be telling their students, “Make sure to get plenty of rest tonight and eat a good breakfast,” and from the looks of it, many students are already not looking...

Phone Policy: Still active during emergencies?

Cecilia (Ceci) McArthur, Marketing Director November 20, 2024

When scared and in danger, is it bad to use your phone for safety? On October 24th, during advisory when 8th graders were enjoying their outside time, a firework went off leaving many students confused...

The cast and crew of "The Audition" accepting their plaque and gold medals for winning the district championship.  They had serious competition with Bailey Middle School, Covington Middle School,  Gorzycki Middle School, Kealing Middle School, and Small Middle School.  Bailey Middle School received 2nd place and Gorzycki Middle School received 3rd place.

Lively Varsity Theater DOMINATES and takes District Championship at UIL!

Sam Nash, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 13, 2024

It looks like the new batch of Varsity theatre students here at Lively have officially proven themselves, after being rewarded with the HIGHEST honor possible for a middle school theatre group. Yesterday,...

Pop, Fizz, Boom: Firework Incident at Lively Shakes Up Students

Sam Nash and Cecilia (Ceci) McArthur October 25, 2024

A currently unidentified type of firework went off outside during the eighth graders' advisory yesterday.  The firework was set off by a group of students, and although the explosion was purposeful, there...

Students had the chance to ask questions of their potential high schools at the High School Fair

High School Fair Preview

Sam Nash, Co-Editor in Chief October 14, 2024

Students might be just settling into the new year here at Lively, but it's already time for our eighth grade class to prepare for their next step into highschool. After school on Thursday, October...

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