Mariana Silva plans to attend Texas State University after high school to major in business and accounting. Choosing Texas State was an easy decision since the school is close to home. “I choose Texas State because it’s so close to home, and i really wanted to stay close to Austin and my family,” Silva said, “so I felt like that was the best option for me emotionally, and it was a beautiful campus.” After being at McCallum for four years, Silva explained that her favorite memory was in November 2022 during the World Cup. “In my digital media class sophomore year, that was when the World Cup was going on, and then everyone was like watching it while we did our assignments,” Silva said. “I remember I think it was a Mexico game, and they scored a goal. It was a really close game, and I remember everyone was screaming about it and being really loud. It was just super fun, and I love Mr Winter.” As far as advice to the incoming freshmen, Silva says that you should go out of your comfor...