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In Full Color: Q&A with junior Morgan Goodrich, who has synesthesia

In Full Color: Q&A with junior Morgan Goodrich, who has synesthesia

Cory Steele February 23, 2018

What is synesthesia? (From) what I’ve read, it’s kind of just a different wiring in the brain when people see things, and it’s actually kind of beneficial. It can really help with organization and...

 Sophomore Reagan Smiley is creates a piece. She said, “I do calligraphy to express myself.”

Typewoven: Sophomore Reagan Smiley does calligraphy.

January 25, 2018

When did you become interested in calligraphy? It was probably a few years ago, probably in the eighth-grade range. I just wanted to explore art and stuff. Why did you start doing calligraphy? One reason...

Deshmukh rehearses the story about the god Brahma. She said that it is a 14 minute dance.

Classically Trained: Sophomore Antara Deshmukh participates in the classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam.

Jordyn Blakey, 15 Minutes of Fame editor December 14, 2017

When did you start dancing? I started dancing when I was five. My mom wanted to get me more involved in Indian culture, so she signed me up and I’ve been dancing ever since.  Could you describe what...

othchild holds some of the bread tags she has collected. She said she was inspired by a woman in South Africa.

Chair-itable: Senior Danielle Rothchild started her own organization “Danielle Cares for Chairs”.

Jordyn Blakey, 15 Minutes of Fame editor November 17, 2017

Why did you start this organization? I am actually in an organization called FCCLA which is in the school. It’s for Family Consumer Sciences; it stands for Family Career Community Leaders of America....

Freshman Jenna Hohne boxes at Title Boxing Club. She said she boxes to reduce stress. Hohne said, “Most people don’t really know I box; it’s not like a secret I keep, it’s just not something that comes up.”

On the Ropes: Freshman Jenna Hohne boxes noncompetitively.

Jordyn Blakey, 15 Minutes of Fame editor October 26, 2017

When did you start boxing? I started boxing at the beginning of May; it was a birthday present from my mom. Could you describe what a typical training session is like? It’s about an hour and 15 minutes...

Freshman Connie Zhang plays piccolo for the marching band. She said she started playing in third grade.

Fresh Flute: Freshman Connie Zhang participates in Wind Symphony I.

Jordyn Blakey, 15 Minutes of Fame editor September 21, 2017

How did you get into Wind I? I auditioned for it last year before school ended, and I played the audition music and, I played my ISSMA pieces from last year. I play two instruments: flute and piccolo....

Leading the Way: Q&A with Ben Goldberg and Sam Johnson, the new student body president and speaker of the House.

Leading the Way: Q&A with Ben Goldberg and Sam Johnson, the new student body president and speaker of the House.

Jordyn Blakey, 15 Minutes of Fame editor September 6, 2017

Q&A with student body president Ben Goldberg Why did you decide to run for Student Body President? Ever since I came to the Senate as a freshman, I knew that I always wanted to run for student...

Freshman Chendi Liu plays at competition. Liu said she began competing when she was five years old.

Music To My Ears: Q&A with freshman Chendi Liu, who competes in piano

Cory Steele, 15 Minutes Editor May 17, 2017

How long have you been playing the piano? I've been playing piano for 9 years. Why did you start playing? I started playing piano at 5 and I thought it was a cool instrument. I had friends who played...

Junior Charlotte Seidnesticker demonstrates her makeup work. She has painted her face to look like a skull.

A Different Kind of Artist: Q&A with junior Charlotte Seidensticker, stage and special effects makeup artist

Hannah Glazier, Entertainment Reporter February 23, 2017

How did you get into makeup? It kind of started that I was just watching makeup youtube videos and thought, “Oh this is cool. I'm going to see if my mom can get me makeup at the drugstore and...

Senior Elizabeth Shelton sits in her bedroom which doubles as her studio. Shelton films most of her videos in the room.

Social Media Sensation: Q&A with senior Elizabeth Shelton, who runs her own popular YouTube channel

Cory Steele, 15 Minutes Editor December 12, 2016
“For me, it’s more about the message than putting on makeup or showing people my room... it’s about making people happy and sharing my story as well.”
Freshman Abi Meyyappan plays her carnatic violin. Meyyappan plays with the scroll of the instrument resting on her foot.

Another String To Her Bow: Freshman Abirami “Abi” Meyyappan plays the carnatic violin

Cory Steele, Editor November 17, 2016

Talk a little bit about the instrument you play. I play the Indian carnatic violin. In Indian carnatic music there’s a set of notes, and there are a lot of different sets of the same notes, just in...

Finding how it works (Q&A): Parker Lawrence is a CHS student who is working on his own game engine, programming language, and computer.

Finding how it works (Q&A): Parker Lawrence is a CHS student who is working on his own game engine, programming language, and computer.

Michelle Yin, Reporter October 20, 2016

What inspired you to pursue these projects in making your own game engine, and computer? PL: I’m really fascinated with how things work, so if I get an explanation of how something works, I don’t...

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