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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...

Cell phones collected and held in the front office for students (and parents) to pick up at the end of the school day.

Is the Cell Phone Policy Fair?

Quinn Fisher, Sports Editor October 1, 2024

Take a second and think, have you seen as many phones on campus as last year? If you aren't aware, the AISD phone policy has changed recently.   The new policy states: “To foster a healthy...

Lively Gardens in October 2024

What happened to World Outside?

Alice O., Design Editor October 1, 2024

Students at Lively Middle School are upset, as they thought they were taking World Outside this year, but they are actually taking a class that is more like Environmental Science.  The class on their...

Importance of Teacher Wishlists

Importance of Teacher Wishlists

Cecilia (Ceci) McArthur, Marketing Director October 1, 2024

The importance of ensuring teachers have the supplies they need for themselves and their students in their classroom goes beyond words. It is very time and money-consuming for teachers to spend their...

New Bell Schedule

New Bell Schedule

Larke Sorensen, Managing Director September 23, 2024

As you know, the bell schedule has recently changed for better or for worse. These changes have been big adjustments for both students and teachers. And they’re not all that popular. This year...

Coach Galan showing the crowd that the tug of war rope snapped in two!

A Tale of Three Pep Rally’s

Violeta Sanchez, Copy Editor September 18, 2024

  At each of the grade level specific pep rally's, the band played, cheerleaders greeted everyone, and everywhere students tried to find a seat with their friends. Ms. Gang, the...

Lively Counselor, Domonique James, receiving the HEB Excellence in Education Award for Secondary Counselor.

Ms. James wins HEB Excellence in Education Award

Sam Nash, Co-Editor in Chief March 5, 2024

It’s award season, and as beloved as our teacher of the year, teacher of promise, and numerous rave winners are, there's arguably no staff member that I think this school loves and believes deserves...

Lively students visit UT through the AVID program.

Lively students go to UT

Emmanuel Sanchez, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

Lively Students went to University of Texas this past week for an AVID field trip.   Students got the chance to tour UT and see what they have to offer for students going to college. One of the things...

Lively’s Locked Bathrooms

Quinn Fisher, Managing Director February 27, 2024

Lately, at Lively, there have been some issues concerning staff locking student restrooms. Students have found this to be quite annoying as they have to walk down 1 or 2 levels of the building just to...

Lively Students get choices...

Lively Students get choices…

W. McCollum, Webmaster January 31, 2024

Last week students filled out choice sheets. But as 7th grader Jack Culbertson puts it “It was kinda lack luster and y’know missing a few options."  Culbertson also believes that the interface was...

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