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“As a Chinese person, the Chinese Culture Day is a really good opportunity to spread Chinese culture and how amazing it is. For instance, there is Chinese dance and food and crafts, and it's a really good opportunity for people that don't really know about Chinese culture to learn about it.”  -Maggie Zeng, 9

Maggie Zeng

Isabel Salas, Reporter October 28, 2025

“Sometimes when I didn't perform up to my own personal standards [at volleyball], I would be really, really hard on myself, which was difficult. Something that [helped me get out of this negative mindset was that] I remembered bad days come so that you can have your good days. I always think of it as you have to get the bad stuff out of your system so your great days can come. I used this advice a lot to help me refocus myself and get my mood up.”  - Claire Booth, 9

Claire Booth

Maggie Sison, Reporter October 19, 2025

“I'm kind of afraid of failing things, especially because I'm really competitive with my little brother. If I start doing badly, he's gonna really take advantage of that. Like in the Star War[s] card game, I used to beat him easily, but now he is a lot better than me. He is really taking advantage of that.” 
-Apollo Chu, 9

Apollo Chu

Chakchuen Yu, Reporter October 16, 2025

“The best piece of advice I've received is to not let your environment dictate you, but for you to dictate your environment. It's helped me when I'm doing work and if I'm stressed, or if there are other people around me that aren't treating me as well.” 
- Max Shuang, 9

Max Shuang

Sia Girivaru, Reporter October 13, 2025

“Consistent practice is the only way to get measurably better. You're not going to accidentally get better. You have to be intentional about it. Don't get wrapped up in competition. So many people are worried about what chair they are, and ‘Am I going to make it into this orchestra?’ ‘Am I going to win this competition?’ I think that those things can be powerful. They can be great experiences, but they can be a major distraction that tie your worth and your growth into results. When you only tie how you feel about that activity to your results, you may give up before the results start turning your way, if that makes sense. I'm sure there's people who would have been famous actors had they not given up, you know, but the competition was so fierce that they might have given up. So I say, try to ignore competition. If you're determined, if you're interested, if you're passionate, you will make progress, and eventually it will show up.”

- Daniel Henderson, Orchestra Teacher

Daniel Henderson

Justin Zhou, Reporter October 7, 2025

“When I was a kid, my dad worked in the facilities department at my high school, and he would always tell me that the most important people at a school are the support staff at facilities, and to always respect them. I always carried that with me. Now that I'm support staff, I find that it's true, we're the ones who keep the school running. I have always emphasized being very respectful to my fellow support staff members, and also to the people who work in facilities, the maintenance, and everyone else. I find that it's gotten me very far. If you're nice to everyone, they're nice to you.” 
-Stephanie Kirk, librarian

Stephanie Kirk

Sia Girivaru, Reporter October 4, 2025

“I felt like African American culture was probably a dominant culture at the time [1990’s], but in terms of education, that would have been the place where it was like, ‘How come we don't talk about this, how come we don't talk about this culture [African American]’. Interestingly enough, I remember my sophomore year in high school taking African history, but we didn't have African American history as an option at my school. That's not the case now, but then it was the case. I was actually thrilled to take African history because I didn't really have a connection, and that kind of fostered a connection to [Africa], like African Americans are connected to Africa.” 
-Shauna Aningo, History Teacher

Shauna Aningo

Siyona Chanda, Reporter October 1, 2025

“I think I care a lot about my classmates and the well being of our whole grade. I just want everyone to have a good, fun high school experience. I've been pouring a lot of time into our class and being class president. So that's a big chunk of time that's been a big change. One thing that I tried to do every day is just be kind. I'll be playing golf in the spring. I'm gonna I'm doing dance marathon, probably best buddies club, chess club. I want my legacy to go down as someone [who] is nice and kind of gets along with everybody.” 
-Owen Solomon, 10

Owen Solomon

Paisley McGill, Reporter September 25, 2025

“Doing anything in theater, anything in the arts, helps you in most careers. That's why I always advocate.  In my day, the focus really seemed to be more on the humanities and comprehension, things of that nature. Then around 2010, the main focus started shifting all to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which is more like the other style of education. I feel like when you focus on the humanities, you at least have better rapport in public speaking or communicating with people, so that, even if you don't know everything about a certain topic, you can establish those connections and have conversations to get where you need to go. I feel like even just taking that out of theater and being able to build that rapport with people on a quick basis, definitely helps.” 
- Bradford Rolen, Campus Supervisor

Bradford Rolen

Olivia Luckey, Reporter September 22, 2025

“I remember going around [the pit] and falling in a pile of crap. I fell knee deep, and I stank for like a week or two. There's no shower, no nothing, there's no soap. And I still pushed on, wiping myself off in the snow. You know, trust me, it's not fun. I still bore with it, and I eventually made it to the top of Mount Elbrus. I didn't think that I was actually gonna make the summit, but he helped me push through. And eventually, we made it. I like how he pushes me a lot more than most people's parents. And he also allows me to do a lot more than most people's parents. He gives me a lot of freedom. He also gives me a lot of motivation, and also, tries to push me to what I'm capable of or beyond. He really trusts me a lot.”  
- Mark Yurkuns, 10

Mark Yurkuns

Tucker Abeles, Reporter September 19, 2025

“[The] biggest obstacle right now is getting up early. I'm still getting back into the school mode, and usually I'm the type of person who wakes up a minute before my alarm. But right now, that is definitely not happening.” -Anna Hormberg, History teacher

Anna Hormberg

Lucas Bunbury, Reporter September 16, 2025

“I love working with students, that's why I decided on being a high school teacher. I was going to go the University route, but it's a different feel[ing]. Working with students is what makes it fun, keeps it alive, keeps me, trying to connect with students about my passion with ancient Rome and Greece and how they overlap, and how the stuff we do in class impacts their lives. That's kind of the goal I have, is having them see themselves, students in this larger scope of history from 2000 years ago, and how you're part of that now. ” 
- Matthew Crutchfield, CHS Latin teacher

Matthew Crutchfield

Raphi Kepecs, Reporter September 13, 2025

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