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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...

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,...

Student Presidential Election Opinions

Cori Pilgrim, Webmaster November 4, 2024

With the election, people are getting increasingly anxious about who will win depending on their views, but how are the people who can’t vote or do anything about it feeling? As we know, there are...

Cast and Crew for the Audition at the AISD Performing Arts Center on October 29, 2024.

Lively’s production of “The Audition” takes 1st place in UIL Zone 2!

Violeta Sanchez, Copy Editor October 30, 2024

Varsity theater is back from UIL and the long-awaited results are in. If you didn’t already know, UIL stands for University Interscholastic League, and it’s an organization that manages a variety...

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...

Ghost Sightings at Lively

Ghost Sightings at Lively

Samuel Eusanio, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2024

For a long time, Lively Middle School has had rumors about ghosts around the school.  Students and staff, both former and current, share their stories about their encounters with the paranormal. Multiple...

7th grade team with their coach Susan Stuart after winning the game

Victory Spike! 7th Grade Volleyball dominates against Ann Richards!

October 3, 2024

Lively's 7th grade Volleyball dominated last night against Ann Richards.

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...

Graphic Design by Samuel Eusanio

Earth Day 2024

Samuel Eusanio, Co-Editor in Chief April 22, 2024

Earth day is on April 22th, 2024 this year, and is a holiday that honors the achievements of the environmental movement, and raises awareness for the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future...

Teacher Johnny Galan presides as judge over the Mock Trial cases on Friday, March 22

What is a Mock Trial?

Niva Bonzek, Staff Writer March 22, 2024

WHAT IS A MOCK TRIAL? A mock trial is when students are in a team and they get different cases that have a crime in them. There are normally 2 teams, a prosecution and a defense. The defense's job is...

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