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Rishika Desai

Rishika Desai, Staff Reporter

Rishika Desai is a senior, and this is her first year in Wingspan. She enjoys crocheting, running, and reading Agatha Christie books. Rishika is a member of Liberty theatre, and hopes to pursue a career in aerospace engineering and join the airforce after high school. When she's not obssessing about her future, you can find her hanging out with her friends, watching Jurassic Park, and eating way too much sugar. She is very excited to become a part of the Wingspan family this year!
To contact Rishika, email rishika.desai.395@K12.friscoisd.org
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Using M&MS to explain the concept of chain rule, students such as senior Vanessa Jara found the lesson to be easier to understand using candy. “I think this makes it a lot easier to remember because M&Ms are a thing that most of us are familiar with,” Jara said. “It helps us visualize a difficult and unknown concept and put it into something we’re familiar and comfortable with.”

Candy helps teach new calculus concept

September 17, 2021
Scheduled for the next upcoming weeks, the theater departments auditorium upgrades will likely be beginning in October.

Theater renovations pushed to October

September 13, 2021
On Saturday, cast members of theaters fall musical Bright Star will be meeting together for a team building event in order to strengthen bonds before working on the script. In the eyes of theater teacher Heather Willingham, this will ensure everyone is able to make connections before rehearsal.

Theater holds team building event Saturday for fall musical

September 2, 2021
Both the auditorium and the theatre room underwent renovations. This update benefits students and allows them to practice using new technology for future situations.

Auditorium and theatre room reopen after renovations

August 26, 2021
The theatre department is hosting auditions for its fall musical Bright Star this Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the auditorium. 

Despite pandemic, yearly theatre banquet takes place

May 14, 2021
As their last performance of the year, the theatre department will be putting on Songs for a New World May 6, 7, and 8 at 7 p.m. and May 8 and 9 at 2 p.m in the auditorium.

Curtains open Thursday for spring musical

May 6, 2021
The spotlight is on theatre students as they get inducted into International Thespian Society on Thursday. The organization offers a community of others involved in high school as well as opportunities to like workshops to improve their skills.

Curtain opens as new ITS members get inducted

April 29, 2021
Both the auditorium and the theatre room underwent renovations. This update benefits students and allows them to practice using new technology for future situations.

Curtains open for spring musical preparation

April 8, 2021
Freshman Ananya Kulkarni is just one of two Frisco ISD student to advance to state in the Texas UIL Theatrical Set Design competition which required students to base their designs on a piece of artwork from the play Man of la Mancha. “I had to look up an artwork that would inspire me, and after a few minutes of looking, I had found a perfect painting by Gabriel Flores,” Kulkarni said. “This painting inspired me to set the location in an insane asylum which I then started designing.

Freshman advances to state in set design

April 7, 2021

Staff shares skills in new series “Reality Bytes”

March 31, 2021
“UIL One-Act Play rehearsals are going very well,” Willingham said. “This is extremely process-focused work, so even though there is the final product in the form of production, the energy in rehearsals is geared towards character development, relationships, and telling the story.

Theater preps for UIL one-act play

March 15, 2021
For juniors Vanessa Jara and Annika Roberts, female friendships are important to celebrate. “Female friendships are important, probably more than a romantic one, because your friends give you confidence, inspiration and push you to become a better version of yourself,” Jara said. “Its these relationships that offer you unconditional support.”

Forget Valentine’s, for these friends it’s all about Galentine’s Day

February 12, 2021
Tech Theatre students are getting their chance in the spotlight courtesy of the yearly UIL Theatrical Design Competition with submissions due Feb. 13. This years designs must be based on the musical Man of La Mancha, based on the famous novel of Don Quixote.

Tech theatre gets ready for UIL competitons

January 25, 2021
Guest contributors Rishika Desai and Grace Myers share their thoughts on the latest issues surrounding the presidency.

Recent events spark division among society

January 8, 2021
Full of captivating visuals and an anticlimactic plot, the new Netflix movie, Rebecca, attempts to answer the age-old question of what it would look like if you were being haunted by your husband’s dead wife.

New Netflix movie provides enjoyable yet hard to follow plot

December 4, 2020
Mental health is a taboo in many households especially for people of color because of stereotypes and family structure.

Where do teens get their news?

November 11, 2020
Introduced to activism in middle school, Collin College dual credit professor Ana Saenz now participates in Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ, and ICE movements to fight against social injustices.

Being the voice for the voiceless

November 5, 2020
As the year comes to a close, NHS requires members to submit their 20 community service hours by Friday at 4:30 p.m. when seniors can also earn their graduation stole. 

NHS starts volunteering virtually

October 20, 2020
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