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Lydia Tong, Managing Editor

Lydia Tong, Managing Editor, is a junior and second-year staffer. For her, TPP is a platform where students can have a voice. She believes everyone has a story worth telling. Lydia enjoys cooking, shooting videos, and playing with her cat. The #1 thing on her bucket list is meeting Taylor Swift (she’s one of TSwift’s .05% listeners), and her celeb crush is Irish hunk Niall Horan. Last but not least, Lydia loves her cat, Olive, more than anything else and encourages everyone to follow her on Instagram (@grumpyolive)!

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Sophomore Amy Liu performs to Youth by Troye Sivan on the auditorium stage. This is her first year on eMotion Modern.

eMotion Fall Show Photo Essay

Lydia Tong, Managing Editor
January 24, 2023
Meena Jammi, Nikhi Kodali and Saanvi Sadana smile for the daily BeReal on Sept. 23. This photo has quickly become one of Jammi and Sadanas most prized possessions.

‘She’s not going anywhere’

Karis Chen and Lydia Tong
December 15, 2022
New Beginnings

New Beginnings

Claire Bradford, Jason Deng, Hanh Nguyen, and Lydia Tong
November 30, 2022
Taylor Swifts Midnights album, released Oct. 21, 2022, with 13 tracks. It had been 679 days since she released her last non-rerecorded album, Evermore.

Midnights (3am edition) album review

Lydia Tong and Ella Evans
November 7, 2022
A student displays her handmade sign during the walk out this May. Around 2,000 students of all grade levels left their classes in support of reinstating McDonough as principal.

[Photo] Principal McDonough to retire after 10 years of service

October 10, 2022
[NEWS BRIEF] “Bellaire’s Got Talent” returns to the big stage after two year hiatus

[NEWS BRIEF] “Bellaire’s Got Talent” returns to the big stage after two year hiatus

Karis Chen and Lydia Tong
May 31, 2022
Vice President and senior Heather Gan takes a bow after the completion of the concert. Gan, the violin section leader, led the violins in their performance of Encanto, Cello Concerto Mvt. 1 & 2 and The Magical World of Pixar.

[NEWS BRIEF] Orchestra dazzles at its final concert, “A Night at the Movies”

Karis Chen and Lydia Tong
May 29, 2022
Senior Dylan Ballard hoists a sign in support of Principal McDonoughs reinstatement. McDonough has been absent from the schools leadership team for 23 days now without communication from HISD about the ongoing investigation.

[Photo] Students hold walk out in protest of principal Michael McDonough’s reassignment

May 27, 2022
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[Photo] [PRINT ONLINE] ’Go Wildcats!’: ensemble delivers a classic teen romance

March 9, 2022
Senior Jadyn Wu, eMotions modern dance president, poses in the spotlight during the fall show on Dec. 3. Her magnifying costume highlights the emotional undertones of the dance.

A look back on the eMotion Dance Co. first show, Desires

Lydia Tong, Reporter
January 7, 2022
What started out as a South Korean thriller juxtaposing children’s games with themes of late-stage capitalism transformed into a symbol of protest. On Oct. 20, South Korean protesters donned Squid Game costumes as they marched for better working conditions.

‘Squid Game’s’ hidden clues, the problem with capitalism

Alexa Bu and Lydia Tong
November 8, 2021
Day poses for Clement’s high school’s annual cheerleading photoshoot. Day frequently attended football games and led pep rallies which gave her a strong sense of school spirit.

Introducing the newest counselors to the Cardinal’s Nest

Karis Chen, Malaika Suleman, and Lydia Tong
October 12, 2021
Anthony Kirk is the fourth from the right on the top row, with his Kalamazoo College team in 1993. Kalamazoo College is a Division III school, and Kirks team was inducted into the 2013 Hall of Fame.

From the court to the sidelines

Karis Chen and Lydia Tong
October 6, 2021
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