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The online student newspaper of Vandegrift High School

Vandegrift Voice
The online student newspaper of Vandegrift High School

Vandegrift Voice
Aisha Rashid

Aisha Rashid, Editor

Aisha Rashid is a junior, elated to be Feature Editor this year on the Voice. She is the president of the ConnectHER club, secretary of Muslim Culture Club, secretary of NEHS and secretary of MYNA Austin. In her free time, Aisha loves spending time with family and friends, baking, volunteering and traveling.

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Students United partners with Bold.org to launch an essay competition with the reward of a $1,000 scholarship. Students from 8-11th grade are applicable and the process is a 650-word essay explaining their passion for STEM or medicine.

Students United sponsors $1,000 scholarship

Aisha Rashid, Editor
November 15, 2023
Pickleball Club, led by seniors and co-presidents Maya Bustami and Nikhil Richtermeyer, meets every other Monday for PIT and holds monthly Saturday socials. On Oct. 16, the club played during PIT for the first time by separating members into beginner levels and moving up to king/queen of the court. “Its amazing to see 18 year olds and 65 year olds battling it out on the court,” Susan King, sponsor, said. “I knew [pickleball] would be a great way we could connect [with] students, with Ms. Biddle and I beating them at Pickleball.”

Pickleball palooza: Students practice during PIT

Aisha Rashid and Sophia Fox
October 18, 2023
Indians throughout Austin gathered at Round Rock Sports Center on Sep. 30 to celebrate Garba.

Indian students embrace their origin through Garba

Aisha Rashid, Editor
October 4, 2023
The restaurant has several crafty decorations, like the chalkboard, amplifying the welcoming aura. Green Mango is typically not very crowded, but Saturday nights are the busiest the eatery gets.

Green Mango gets the green light

Aisha Rashid, Editor
September 20, 2023
Gabir’s family sits near the Nile River, socializing and enjoying the homely feeling of being back in Sudan. This was the summer of 2021, the first time Gabir had come back to Sudan after moving away, as the country was not at war, but still economically and politically unstable.

Losing home, finding hope: Civil war in Sudan erupts

Aisha Rashid, Editor
September 6, 2023
TedxVandegrift leaders, volunteers and speakers pose for a group photo after their conference. The event took place at Riverbend Church on Saturday May 20.

Student officers and speakers host TedxVandegrift’s first ever conference

Aisha Rashid, Editor
May 22, 2023
Senior Valor members including Travis Williamson and Jonah Sims recieve awards at the FIRST Championship.

Robotics teams compete in FIRST Championship

Aisha Rashid, Editor
May 8, 2023
The Voice Podcast Ep 1: Moving to Austin

The Voice Podcast Ep 1: Moving to Austin

Julia Bychowski, Aisha Rashid, and Katherine Dale
May 1, 2023
Thousands enter the ranch, excited for this long-awaited day. All the mosques in Austin came together to plan this fair and prepared months in advance.

Eid prayers, carnival

Aisha Rashid, Editor
April 24, 2023
Canyon Ridge Middle School student, Imad, enjoys breakfast with the company of his family on the mosques deck. The mosque provided tacos, Round Rock Donuts and an assortment of fruit for breakfast.

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Sophomores Myreen Malik, Layali Hasan and Dana Zohny converse while waiting in a long line for Asian Express, a popular Chinese food truck catering the carnival.

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Junior Nazaf Ahmed and his friends play volleyball, one of the many activities at the Reuinion Ranch fair.

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Sophomore Tala Mahjoub embraces junior Afnan Gabir, a classic and affectionate greeting seen often during Eid.

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Students can vote from Monday March 27 to Friday March 31.

Vandy 2024 politics: Candidate pitches

Aisha Rashid, Editor
March 31, 2023
Influential women in multiple different types of art around the world, like music, fashion, and painting. These women sparked new beginnings in their areas of interest and held large impacts that still remain in the world today. (Beyonce, Edmonia Lewis, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Xiang Jing, Ma Rainey, Virginia Woolf, Emily Bronte, and Xing Danwen)

Women on staff recommend women in art

Abby Lincks, Julia Bychowski, Aisha Rashid, Rylie Lockerman, and Isabel Young
March 28, 2023
These cheese pies are glazed with egg wash for the perfect golden-brown color. Kross is also commonly made with a meat or spinach filling.

Ramadan Recipe: Kross

Aisha Rashid, Editor
March 27, 2023
Shreya Poladia and business partner, Claire Song, hold their donation check to Austin Pets Alive, a nonprofit organization devoted to saving animals. Poladia and Song hosted the ArtnBake summer camp in July 2022 and donated all proceeds to the shelter.

Artistic Activism: Freshman sells paintings to raise major funds

Aisha Rashid, Editor
March 5, 2023
Seniors Ty Hafer, Dino al-Sayyed, Archer Spelman, Alex Witt and Jonah Sims pose at NCA National Championships. The tournament took place in Dallas on January 21-22.

Cheer Bros: Male seniors compete in order to qualify for coed

Aisha Rashid, Editor
February 15, 2023
Ethan Sarwar, founder of Stemplified utilizes knowledge that his organization provides to network within STEM and land a surgical internship.

Breaking barriers in business, STEM

Aisha Rashid, Editor
January 17, 2023
At 3 a.m. thousands do tawaf by walking around the Kaaba before Fajr prayer.

A trip to the holy cities: Traveling to Makkah, Medina for Umrah

Aisha Rashid, Editor
December 14, 2022
DECA is the competitive business and marketing organization sponsored by Mr. Benson.

Fast 5 with DECA member junior Kunaal Chawla

Aisha Rashid, Editor
December 12, 2022
Freshman Kate Carvajal performed on the Kiddie Limits Stage at ACL through her music school, School of Rock. She sung with her teammates and recieved artist privileges.

Rockin’ at ACL: Freshman performs with band on stage

Aisha Rashid, Editor
December 9, 2022
Students fill the stadium for a football game. At Monroe Stadium, the football team will play their homecoming game against Vista Ridge on Oct. 28.

[Photo] The history of homecoming: Old Traditions, modern take

October 20, 2022
Team members Anya Bhandari, Iglesias, Vishmitha Kumar, and Rylie Lockerman discuss the formation of their club and look into specific trial cases. The meeting was hosted at Bhandaris house on Saturday, October 8th.

Sophomore initiates Mock Trial: A club for students interested in law

Aisha Rashid, Editor
October 10, 2022
The viper mascot could be customized for special occasions by students to represent the schools culture and values.

Mascot for morale

Aisha Rashid, Editor
September 16, 2022
Seniors Arabella Villarroel, Maya Vigil and Ava James take in the view at Edinburgh Castle.

Vandy voyages: Students, staff travel to Europe over summer

Aisha Rashid, Editor
September 6, 2022
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