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Lorna Ding

Lorna Ding, Beats Editor

Hi! I'm Lorna, and I'm so excited to be a feature reporter and beats editor this year. Outside of school, you can find me baking, eating ice cream, and at Key Club and Sprinkle of Joy meetings.

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Nina Godbole and her family take a selfie while traveling in Poland Godbole said I guess I dont relate to one group completely but at home, its just my family so balancing has never really been an issue. (Submitted Photo: Nina Godbole)

Multiracial students, parents, professor share experiences, challenges with discrimination

Lorna Ding
June 7, 2023
Review: “The Good Bad Mother,” a heartfelt drama about motherhood [MUSE]

Review: “The Good Bad Mother,” a heartfelt drama about motherhood [MUSE]

Lorna Ding
May 25, 2023
Sophomores Lynn Perrin and Izzy Holtz partake in a discussion about issues that trans students face at school and in life in general during the GSA meeting on Wednesday, April 19.

Students, assistant principal respond to new anti-LGBTQ legislation

Lorna Ding
April 28, 2023

CyberPatriot to wrap up competition season, plan for next school year

Lorna Ding
April 3, 2023
School should consider moving spring break to mid-March

School should consider moving spring break to mid-March

Lorna Ding
March 29, 2023
Students, social worker share near-miss experiences, reflect on impacts

Students, social worker share near-miss experiences, reflect on impacts

Lorna Ding
March 23, 2023

CyberPatriot to compete at national finals competition from March 17 to 21

Lorna Ding
March 8, 2023
Freshman Jasmine Zhang discusses her upcoming plans for debate on Feb. 28. Zhang said her schedule has become busier since the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo] Students, counselor discuss balancing commitments, avoiding burnout three years after COVID pandemic began

March 10, 2023
Senior Shannon Larkey reads the famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee on Feb. 18 at the CCPL. This novel is in the curriculum for both Honors English 8 and English 9, but has faced issues in other districts because of the language used in the text.

Students, media specialist debate banning books in schools

Lorna Ding
February 28, 2023

CyberPatriot to compete at national finals competition in March

Lorna Ding
February 16, 2023
Senior Tanay Acharya and senior William Will Kurlander discuss the difficulties and benefits of running for and formerly being a class officer.

[Photo] Students feel unrepresented, encourage student government to advocate for student welfare

February 12, 2023
Megan Cogswell saved all the mail she has received while going through treatment. I wasn’t able to open any of it until about a year after treatment because I was so sick. As Cogswell was looking through the letters she thought it was heartwarming to read them all when I was feeling much better.

Teacher, oncology social workers share stories, struggles with cancer at young age

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal
February 4, 2023
Student, parent, oncology social worker encourage those who are genetically prone to some cancers to take additional precautionary measures

Student, parent, oncology social worker encourage those who are genetically prone to some cancers to take additional precautionary measures

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal
February 3, 2023
Student, parent, oncology social worker share experiences with cancer

Student, parent, oncology social worker share experiences with cancer

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal
February 2, 2023
Junior Grace Larkey presents during a meeting for the Students for Safer Learning Club on January 18, 2023. At the meeting, Larkey discussed how it is extremely important for students to recognize the importance of digital safety.

Students, SRO examine school safety procedures, new student ID policy

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal
January 30, 2023

CyberPatriot to wait for semifinals score release on Feb. 2

Lorna Ding
January 25, 2023
Key Club executive members address their members during one of their meetings. They are planning to do many more service projects in the second semester.

[Photo] Key Club to resume activities for the second semester

January 23, 2023
Adam Havice, health and wellness teacher, directs students with a partner activity. Havice said, “Hopefully, (the sex education curriculum) helps prevent intimate partner violence and helps young people develop healthy relationships of any kind.”

[Photo] Students hope to see changes to current sex-ed curriculum

January 19, 2023
Junior Pragathi Arunkumar studies in her room on Dec 16, 2022. Arunkumar said “This year I’m going on vacation, but it’s a bit stressful because I have so much schoolwork to do.”

Students feel pressure to enjoy their vacations

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal
December 19, 2022
Emily Hahn smiles for a photo next to a chinese dancing lion. Hahn said that the only time she visited China was for about two weeks in 2011 when she was six years old. (Submitted Photo: Emily Hahn)

In honor of National Adoption Month in November, students, parents share struggles with discrimination, stereotypes

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal
November 30, 2022

CyberPatriot to host meeting Dec. 5, prepare for state competition on Dec. 10

Lorna Ding
November 30, 2022
Emily Hahn poses with a panda in 2011 China. “When we went back to China when I was 6, a lot of people assumed I was a native speaker and tried to speak to me in chinese, but I didn’t understand it,” said Hahn. (Submitted Photo: Emily Hahn)

In honor of National Adoption Month in November, students, parents debate complexity with finding birth parents

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal
November 29, 2022
Emily Hahn learns how to write in Chinese. Hahn said that her parents did her best to educate her about her culture.(Submitted Photo: Emily Hahn)

In honor of National Adoption Month in November, students, parents share stories, challenges with cultural identity

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal
November 28, 2022

[Video] Review: I do not want to listen to “All I Want for Christmas is You” before December [MUSE]

Lorna Ding
November 28, 2022
Key Club members work on a project together. According to Jiang, Key Club has many exciting activities planned.

[Photo] Key Club to collect donations for Halloween Candy Drive

November 15, 2022
Senior Rhea Adesara and Junior Keshvi Patel tap dandiya together on October 1st, 2022. Multiple CHS students attended the event which celebrates Navaratri.

In honor of Navaratri, which ends Oct. 5, students discuss representation here, share celebrations

Lorna Ding
October 3, 2022
CyberPatriot sponsor Carey Anderson looks at a CyberPatriot testing image on Sept. 21. Anderson said many members also participate in the club to gain cybersecurity knowledge rather than to compete.

CyberPatriot to host meeting Sept. 26, prepare members for testing

Lorna Ding
September 23, 2022
Junior Caroline Miller displays the tattoo on her arm. The tattoo reads, Sometimes we laugh sometimes we cry.

With National Tattoo Story Day on Sept. 16, students, tattoo artists share their tattoo stories, discuss stigma

Lorna Ding
September 16, 2022
In honor of National Acne Positivity Day, people should normalize having acne

In honor of National Acne Positivity Day, people should normalize having acne

Lorna Ding
September 1, 2022
Students, teacher consider environmental implications of thrifting

Students, teacher consider environmental implications of thrifting

Lorna Ding
May 20, 2022
Sophomore Nancy Zhang throws away her trash after lunch. “We need to implement policies and ideas at our school to reduce food waste and protect the environment,” she said.

Student, staff discuss implications, solutions to school food waste

Lorna Ding and Arya Pinnamaneni
May 17, 2022

Q&A with members of HOSA on preparation for SLC

Lorna Ding
May 3, 2022

Q&As with students, teachers on using world languages to connect with cultures

Lorna Ding, Student Section Reporter
April 26, 2022
Students discuss experiences, precautions with peanut allergies in honor of National Peanut Month

Students discuss experiences, precautions with peanut allergies in honor of National Peanut Month

Lorna Ding, Student Section Reporter
March 21, 2022
Students should deconstruct academic stereotypes about Asian Americans

Students should deconstruct academic stereotypes about Asian Americans

Lorna Ding and Eva Glazier
March 18, 2022
Senior Sophia Hanna works on the roof of the Tiny Home during construction class. Hanna said she believes more women should take construction classes. I think you need both a man’s view and a woman’s view in order for things to function properly and to make changes that will be the most beneficial for us, she said.

Students, teachers challenge gender stereotypes in light of Women in Construction Week

Lorna Ding and Claire He
March 10, 2022
Sophomore Tejasvi Tadikonda (left) speaks with some friends, including sophomore Maahi Wason (right). Tadikonda said people should make an effort to learn the correct pronunciation of someone’s name. “When you say my name wrong multiple times it just looks like you really just don’t care, and that’s a big red flag,” she said.

Students with mispronounced names share experiences in light of Celebrate Your Name Week

Lorna Ding
March 3, 2022
Q&A with freshman Josh Cale, self-proclaimed “roller coaster enthusiast”

Q&A with freshman Josh Cale, self-proclaimed “roller coaster enthusiast”

Lorna Ding
February 17, 2022
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