The Keynote – The Student Publication of Keystone

The San Antonio Art Scene
February 14, 2020
Allison Wu, Staff Writer
The San Antonio Art Scene San Antonio is a beautiful city. Diverse and colorful, San Antonio holds one of the most unique and retrospective art styles in the country. San...
Sports Interview With Bella
February 14, 2020
Stephanie Rao, Staff Writer
Isabella Sullivan, Keystone’s varsity volleyball captain, is planning to continue her athletic career at West Point. She decided to go to West Point not only for its excellent...
Voting Age Should Be Lowered to 16, From a Tax-paying Teenager
February 14, 2020
Derek Wong, Co-Editor-In-Chief, Staff Writer
This November, millions of Americans will be going to the polls to vote for Trump or his lucky (or maybe unlucky, see 2016) challenger. Yet, at the same time, voter turnout...
Australian Fires Ignite Climate Activism
February 14, 2020
Naya Jayaram, Staff Writer
Dusty koalas on the side of the road; singed kangaroos, alone in barren fields. Blood-red flames melting into the sky. Orange smoke rising, trees dying. Weeping wasteland....
Should France Continue Using and Adopting English Loanwords?
February 14, 2020
Avril Davidson and Shreya Chaudhary
Pro: Shreya Chaudhary Con: Avril Davidson Introduction: Languages are often a mix of many different roots and influences: the origins and paths of words...
Greatest Contemporary Artists
February 14, 2020
Allison Wu, Staff Writer
Greatest Contemporary Artists: Basquiat, Kusama, Haring Visual and performing arts have become more and more popular with the increase of social media and its influence...
Homecoming: Spirit Week Photos!
February 14, 2020
Siona Manocha and Derek Wong
Songs of the Decade
February 14, 2020
Derek Wong, Co-Editor-In-Chief, Staff Writer
The 2010s was an interesting era for music as we saw the era embracing pop and rap. Upon reflection on the music of the past, it could be argued that no other decade had seen...
Student Spotlight: Erica Stocker
February 14, 2020
Ella Best, Staff Writer
Erica is a Keystone lifer and has spent her years involved in our community through KeyCrew, Foreign Language Club, QuizBowl, Model United Nations, and Softball. One of her...
Keystone’s Inaugural Robotics Team: Reaching for the Skynet
February 14, 2020
Shreya Chaudhary, Staff Writer
Keystone is known for being a STEM school. We have science from science fair, math from AMCs and MathCounts, but where do the technology and engineering aspects of STEM come...

Student Life

Homecoming: Spirit Week Photos!

Siona Manocha and Derek Wong

February 14, 2020 • No Comments

Student Spotlight: Erica Stocker

February 14, 2020

Erica is a Keystone lifer and has spent her years involved in our community...

Keystone’s Inaugural Robotics Team: Reaching for the Skynet

February 14, 2020

Keystone is known for being a STEM school. We have science from science fair,...

Dear Reader Letter 2

February 10, 2020

Dear Reader, This is Derek Wong, your new co-editor-in-chief! It is another...

Yosemite Highlights

March 7, 2019

In mid-November, the sophomore class made the journey to one of the most...

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Debate

Voting Age Should Be Lowered to 16, From a Tax-paying Teenager
This November, millions of Americans will be going to the polls to vote for Trump or his lucky (or maybe unlucky, see 2016) challenger. Yet, at the same time, voter turnout...
Should France Continue Using and Adopting English Loanwords?
Pro: Shreya Chaudhary Con: Avril Davidson Introduction: Languages are often a mix of many different roots and influences: the origins and paths of words...
Should Python Overthrow the Java Tyrant in APCS?
Traditionally in Keystone and in other schools, AP Computer Science (APCS) has been taught in Java, an extremely verbose language based in Object-Oriented Programming. Despite...
Neil and Antonin: the Hulking Beasts to Never Meet
In 1983, faithful reading of the constitution died at the age of 183 years by the appointment of one Antonin Scalia. In 2016, Scalia died at the age of 79 years by a heart...
Contemporary Art: Genius or Pointless?
Abstract: Art embodies multitudes of styles including Renaissance, Baroque, and Impressionism. When comparing art from different periods of time, interpretation and skill...
A Drum, a Smirk, and a Moral Panic: The Problems of Corporate Journalism
I’m sure we’ve all seen or at least heard of the “MAGA Kids” video rapidly circulating around the web and mainstream news networks. For those out of the loop, the...
Africa’s Second Coming of Imperialism: Why China Has Invested Billions in Some of the Poorest Countries in the World
Starting with the Opium Wars, lasting from 1839-1860, until around 1949, China was subjected to crushing imperialism from countries near and far. Whether direct land grabs...
Gov’t-Funded College (Con): Not the Promised Silver Bullet
A September 2017 poll conducted by Morning Consult indicated that a plurality of Republicans support a government-backed free public college policy, with 47% for and 45% against....
Gov’t Funded College (Pro): Education is the Future of the Republic
Free public university is an expensive proposition. Yet despite the high price, there are two primary reasons why tertiary education should be free to any qualified...
Greatest Disaster Response in the History of Responses… NOT!!!
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. The storm was a vicious Category 4 with intense winds and rain that left Puerto Rico in a shattered state: the power...

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Sports

Sports Interview With Bella

Stephanie Rao, Staff Writer | February 14, 2020

Isabella Sullivan, Keystone’s varsity volleyball captain, is planning to continue her athletic career at West Point. She decided to go to West Point not only for its excellent academics and the scholarship she would receive but also because it’s her dad’s alma mater. Isabella admires how West Point is based off on meritocracy, meaning that hard work is consistently rewarded. She’s also happy...

Girls Basketball Highlights

Katie Fleming, Co-Editor-In-Chief, Staff Writer | February 14, 2020

The Varsity Girl's secured their place in the playoffs earlier this month in a tight game against New Braunfels Christian Academy, with a final score of 35-32. Ranked second in the District, the girls will be heading to The Valley to play in the first round of playoffs next Tuesday. To stay up to date with all the Varsity Girls' games, including highlight reels and whole game films, click here.

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