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Sylvie Call

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor

Sylvie Call is a senior at McIntosh and has been with the Trail for three years; this year marks her second as the Arts and Entertainment (A&E) editor. She is a co-editor for the school’s literary magazine, MisChief, and a co-captain in the Spirit of McIntosh colorguard. In addition, she is in the National Society of High School Scholars, National English Honor Society, and Quill and Scroll. This summer, she was part of the University of Iowa’s Writers Workshop online program, and she reads and writes during her limited free time. 

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Senior Catherine Quarles read her poem, "_____," to fellow MisChief members during Ms. Lakly's publishing party for the magazine.

2019 Edition of MisChief Published

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor May 9, 2019

McIntosh’s annual literary magazine, MisChief, was published and celebrated by student contributors in adviser and English teacher Andrea Lakly’s classroom on Friday, April 26. Students picked...

Seniors: With age comes responsibility. Go vote.

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Nov 5, 2018
There are many other issues that factor into who you want to vote for, so I encourage you to look at each candidate’s website and to go vote for the person that you feel will best represent you and the changes you want to be made.
Senior Kylie Dickensen played her ukulele during the wait between picture taking

PSAT Day: The Senior Experience

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Oct 21, 2018

The PSAT has been a source of stress, learning, and memes for McIntosh students over the past several years. Seniors, however, get to skip out every year since the majority of them have already taken the...

FEMA Alert Testing

FEMA Alert Testing

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Oct 3, 2018

When national crises occurred in the past, the government alerted Americans through cable, radio, satellite, and other television programs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now going to...

Book club beat

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Sep 18, 2018

McIntosh has a new book club called “A Thousand Lives,” a name of which comes from the quote that was painted in the media center last year: “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man...

Some stickers did not make it to their intended destination, but instead became left on walls or floors.

Senior traditions come – and gone

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Aug 29, 2018

For years, it has been a McIntosh tradition for seniors to write on stickers and place them on freshmen during the first day of school. Even though stickering has never been condoned by the administration,...

A determined student studies hard for that AP Psychology exam.

Study Tips for AP Exams

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Apr 23, 2018

The end of the school year is fast approaching, and with the end, AP exams. AP exams are unlike regular school exams; they are longer, sooner, and carry more weight with colleges, with each characteristic...

MHS Marching Band Performs at Carnegie Hall

MHS Marching Band Performs at Carnegie Hall

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Apr 10, 2018

At the end of the marching season back in October, the Spirit of McIntosh Marching Band was invited to participate in a group of high school performances at Carnegie Hall. On Saturday, March 17, band students...

She seems a bit tied down.

MHS Goes to “Urinetown”

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Feb 27, 2018

On February 1-3, the McIntosh theater department delivered one of the “best school plays I’ve ever seen,” according to audience member, Booth Middle School student Soryn Call. Despite “Urinetown”’s...

A Halloween Carol

A Halloween Carol

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Nov 1, 2017

Monday, October 30, 2017. Sixth period, ten minutes until the bell rings and the hoards of students are released. Nobody can focus, it’s the last period of the day and tomorrow is Halloween. Everyone...

McIntosh’s Got Talent

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Sep 29, 2017

Every year, the McIntosh chorus program hosts a student talent show, featuring the many gifts of our student body. Auditions were held August 30, and 22 routines were selected to perform on the auditorium...

Ms. Bowles' class watches the eclipse from the front parking lot of McIntosh High School

Solar Eclipse Visits McIntosh

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Aug 31, 2017

On Monday, August 21, the nation watched as the moon came between the sun and the earth in the first total eclipse that could be seen from the mainland of the U.S. since 1979. In many parts of America,...

The McIntosh orchestra performed their spring end of the year concert on Friday, May 5.

Orchestra performs spring concert

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor May 10, 2017

The McIntosh orchestra performed their end of the year concert in the auditorium on Friday, May 5. All of the orchestra classes  performed three pieces, which were selected through both teacher...

Ms. Shelley Dowse's third period class proudly shows off their tie dyed shirts for a class picture.

Chemistry classes tie dye t-shirts

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Apr 17, 2017

Chemistry students completed a lab where they tie dyed t-shirts on March 30 and 31. Over spring break, students finished preparing their shirts by rinsing and then washing them. Students returned...

The Georgia Department of Education website is home to a page dedicated to explaining the purpose of testing.

School opinions on the SPMs

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Apr 12, 2017

This year, McIntosh changed from Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) to Student Progress Measures (SPMs) to measure how much a student has learned throughout the year. The test is given in the beginning...

The quote that they are painting on the library wall says, "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one."

Media center continues updates

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Mar 24, 2017

Since last summer, the school has been making updates to the media center. They added new computers and a glass classroom and changed the layout completely. Most recently, they have been painting...

Sophomore Steven Galindo tries to find Caesar's heart, instead pinning his hand.

Latin Club meet to “kill Caesar”

Sylvie Call, A & E Editor Mar 24, 2017

Each month, the Latin Club meets before school and enjoys food and games. In memory of Julius Caesar, the game for the meeting in March is to "pin the dagger on Caesar." Because many students are...

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