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WINGSPAN
The student news site of Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas

WINGSPAN
The student news site of Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas

WINGSPAN
Ashika Deshpande

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter

Ashika Deshpande is excited for her second year on Wingspan as a senior. She is a part of the Red Rhythm dance team at school and loves to dance on her own time. She has a concerning obsession with Chinese food and especially loves Panda Express.  Besides dancing, Ashika enjoys biking, jogging, and volunteering in her free time. Her most prized possession is her vibrant red iron flask she carries everywhere with her which most definitely only contains water. Ashika looks forward to her final year on the Wingspan staff and is ecstatic about the school year.

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National Honor Society hours are due Friday at 11:59 p.m. Failure to submit hours and time will result in the missed hours to be added on to the next semester's requirement.

NHS hours due Friday

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2021
The impact of climate change on children is scheduled to be the topic of discussion at Tuesday's UNICEF meeting at 6:00 p.m. “We'll be discussing some initiatives UNICEF is involved in to better the climate such as the Paris Agreement, and President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan that he recently announced,” junior, club president Tarini Pankanti said via email.

UNICEF set to discuss climate change Tuesday

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2021

Red Rhythm goes back to 1984 for Wonder Woman

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2021
DECA held its first meeting of the year after nearly two years of any in-person interactions.

Redhawks win big at DECA state

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
March 15, 2021
This year's Food Science project requires students to take a vintage approach to recipe making and baking.

Food science takes a trip back to the 50s

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2021
Preparations for contest season are underway for the Red Rhythm Dance Team with the face-to-face contest set for Feb. 13 and Feb. 27 for the virtual competition.

Students begin preparing for Red Rhythm contest season

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
January 29, 2021
Business Professionals of America will be heading to the state competition this Thursday at Fort Worth. “I’m going in with an open mind, especially because this is my first year competing,” junior Sherry Hu said.

BPA students qualify for state leadership conference

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2021
Students for Environmental Action plans to commence their composting system. The club aims to educate students on composting and how they are contributing to it.

Environmental Action club hosts Expo Marker Recycling Program

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
January 8, 2021
With their interactive website set to launch in January, Girl-Up hopes to spread awareness about topics such as politics, women’s education, and other global issues. 

Girl-Up plans for website launch in January

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
December 16, 2020
From the Ford Center, to Kuykendall Stadium, band director Jamie Weaver has led the Redhawks through countless shows at dozes of stadiums. Now after 30 years of teaching, Weaver is retiring at the end of the 2023-24 school year. “I can only hope I have had any impact,” Weaver said. “I think teaching is more archaeology and less gardening: we only help students discover what’s already buried somewhere inside themselves, most of the planting and nurturing comes from home and upbringing.”

Band begins preparing for next year’s competition season

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2020
From baking alongside her mom to making it a daily part of her life, sophomore Hannah Beeler has cultivated her talents into creating her own business, the Tearose Bakery. For over a year, Beeler has run her bakery through her Instagram account @tearose_bakery.

Dancing to the kitchen, Red Rhythm sophomore baking sweet treats

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2020
Red Rhythm gets ready to perform this Thursday for the first halftime show of 2022. Even though the drill team has been practicing since June, the dancers are continuing to prepare both mentally and physically.

Prepping for performances, Red Rhythm begins practices in band lot

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter
August 24, 2020
On Monday, May 13, 2019 assistant principal Jason Harris spoke over the intercom about enforcing the school rules due to recent misbehavior.

Dissecting rats to better understand the human body

Ashika Deshpande, Guest Contributor
May 3, 2019
Students who are wanting to change their schedules for next year have until May 1st by 4:30 p.m. After May 1st, no changes will be allowed.

Deadline looming for 2019-2020 course changes

Ashika Deshpande, Guest Contributor
April 30, 2019
Freshmen in AP human geography are a creating study groups to help study for the AP test. This was created in hopes of helping with the stress of AP season.

AP Human Geography students hope practice makes perfect

Ashika Deshpande, Guest Contributor
April 12, 2019
Valentine's Day can be filled with things such as teddy bears and candy given to significant others. It's a day designed to show love for those in your life that are important to individuals.

Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyrone

Ashika Deshpande, Guest Contributor
February 14, 2019
Students in Humanities are reading well known books The Odyssey and Beowulf to broaden their knowledge in literature. It's a shift from reading typical traditional classic English books.

Booking time for independent reading

Ashika Deshpande, Guest Contributor
January 30, 2019
Dozens of seniors and juniors will be taking Saturday's SAT however, there are many underclassman, such as some of those in AP Human Geography, who are thinking about, or are already, taking SAT prep classes to give themselves a head start on the college entrance standardized test.

Trickle-down SAT stress

Shreya Jagan and Ashika Deshpande
November 30, 2018
When English teacher Chad Doty is not teaching, he is occupied with his hobby: art. “Because my work is very work oriented, a lot of reading and writing in my spare time, it's sometimes good to have an outlet when I don't really have to think of much," Doty said. "So drawing offers a different way to use my brain that isn't word related."

Art not words provides escape for English teacher

Ashika Deshpande, Guest Contributor
November 26, 2018
Winding down to the start of a four day weekend

Winding down to the start of a four day weekend

Ashika Deshpande and Anushka Shrivastava
October 4, 2018
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