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Freshmen bond during retreat

Shaivi Moparthi, Staff Writer
September 15, 2023
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Freshmen sit with their community groups, eagerly waiting to hear about the exciting activities they get to participate in that day.
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A group of freshmen play a game of pickleball. Pickleball was one of the many activities students enjoyed at Stoney Creek Ranch during the freshman retreat.
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Senior Haylie George, dressed as Superman, distributes candy to children participating in the annual Trunk-or-Trunk event at Kids’ Meals Houston. “I love coming to the event every year,” George said. “It’s always so fun to see how happy the kids are, especially since many of them are trick or treating for the first time.” A club member since her sophomore year, this is George’s third time attending the event.
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Senior Kate Hyman puts a lattice-crossed crust atop the blend of fruits. “The actual dough was frozen stuck, so we had to use a hair dryer just so we would be able to unroll it. It was still so fun,” said Hyman.
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About the Contributor
Shaivi Moparthi, Digital Executive Editor
Shaivi serves as the Digital Executive Editor for The Falcon. This is her second year on the staff. Outside the newsroom, she is involved in Culture Fest, a committee chair of the Student Wellbeing Advisory Board, and is president of Wellness through the Arts Club. In her free time, she enjoys painting, reading, watching Gilmore Girls, and baking. Fun fact - she used to be a kid reporter for TIME magazine and interviewed inspiring people like world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall and director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, Vanessa Wyche.