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Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
All content by Alex Smith
![Galentine's Day parties are a great way to spend Valentine's Day](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-3-675x1200.png)
Inspiration for the perfect Galentine’s Day party
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• February 12, 2025
![Many photos that have taken place here, memories from which I will cherish.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled-design-2-675x1200.png)
I wish you were the setting of all of my stories
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• January 24, 2025
![Everything that I am scared to lose when I leave.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled-design-675x1200.png)
I wish for more
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• January 16, 2025
![TCT's The Countless Thanks 2024: Alex Smith](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TCTs-The-Countless-Thanks-12-1-1200x927.png)
TCT’s The Countless Thanks 2024: Alex Smith
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• November 28, 2024
![A collage of the many fall items that Trader Joe's sells.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/webp-1280.webp)
Trader Joe’s fall treats: buy or bye
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• November 7, 2024
![A collage of my best friends who have become my little sisters.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240930_152622-COLLAGE-800x1200.jpg)
I wish you were really mine
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• October 1, 2024
![The graduating class of 2024 performing their senior lip sync with the theme of "the wild west."](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_8959-1200x800.jpg)
[Photo] As FHC continues its annual tradition of homecoming lip syncs, student participation is crucial
Elle Manning, Managing Editor of Operations
• September 26, 2024
![The aftermath of one of many school shootings which causes me so much fear.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/alex-story.jpg)
I wish I could feel safe
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• September 12, 2024
![Webster is pictured in the photo above during her time in Spain](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_5742-900x1200.jpg)
Alexandra Webster has found the right fit as a teacher at FHC and looks forward to feeling the sense of community that the school provides
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• September 4, 2024
![Sitting on a window sill with my best friend, watching the world dancing down below.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot_20240903-080135_Photos.jpg)
I wish to dance in the rain
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• September 3, 2024
![A few photos that encapsulate the vision that is an "Everything Shower"](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shower-COLLAGE.jpg)
I have meticulously crafted the perfect “Everything Shower” routine, so here are the steps
Alex Smith, Editor-in-Chief
• August 27, 2024
![Senior Saniya Mishra has discovered a love for science, and she plans to use it to help people](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image000000001.jpg)
Saniya Mishra has discovered a love for science, and she plans to use it to help people
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• May 2, 2024
![A junior's journal: closure](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/original_d49acc7e-0769-44d6-993e-eb8a6b102ce4_Screenshot_20240409-065517_Pinterest-895x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: closure
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• April 9, 2024
![Some of my favorite memories and people from the musical.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240409_083217-COLLAGE-675x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: The I Love You Song
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• April 9, 2024
![Photo Gallery: Go Orange Week 2024](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_6329-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Go Orange Week 2024
Alex Smith
• March 19, 2024
![When Emma falls in love, she never falls out of it.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot_20240304-174314_Pinterest.jpg)
A junior’s journal: When Emma Falls In Love
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• March 7, 2024
![When you realize that the rain is something to dance in, not something to hide from.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot_20240220-114727_Pinterest-910x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: dear reader
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• February 21, 2024
![A photo of me and the girl this was written about--on her side of the six feet.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1336001-1200x873.jpg)
A junior’s journal: The Outside
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• February 7, 2024
![The ducks in my car that remind me of somebody.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240206_124952-1200x675.jpg)
A junior’s journal: I can see you
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• February 7, 2024
![Photo Gallery: Macho Volleyball 2024](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_4115-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Macho Volleyball 2024
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• February 7, 2024
![The junior and senior boys come together in a match of volleyball to kickoff Winterfest week](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/unnamed-17-1200x900.jpg)
[Photo] Macho Volleyball brings together the upperclassmen as a kickoff to Winterfest week
Luccini Rodriguez, staff writer
• February 7, 2024
![The sky on New Years day that made her wish all these things](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20231213_075750-e1704936141447-675x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: New Year’s Day
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• January 11, 2024
![Photo Gallery: Boys Varsity Basketball Vs Reeths Puffer](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1968-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Boys Varsity Basketball Vs Reeths Puffer
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• December 11, 2023
![A screenshot of my Christmas Pinterest board](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot_20231205-173508_Pinterest-820x1200.jpg)
This is my guide to loving Christmas
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• December 6, 2023
![A photo from the Veterans Day Assembly where FHC students stand to honor the veterans for all they've done](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1798-1200x800.jpg)
[Photo] The Veterans Day Assembly united FHC in honoring the veterans and the countless sacrifices they have made
Addie Woltil, Copy Editor
• December 7, 2023
![The moment I realized that I now have a lot of responsibility](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20230630_140334-e1701197274768-900x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: fifteen
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• November 29, 2023
![TCT's The Countless Thanks 2023: Alex Smith](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Alex-Smith-Cover-1200x851.png)
TCT’s The Countless Thanks 2023: Alex Smith
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• November 21, 2023
![Photo Gallery: Veteran's Day Assembly 2023](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1841-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Veteran’s Day Assembly 2023
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• November 17, 2023
Photo Gallery: Senior Tile Painting
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• November 17, 2023
Photo Gallery: Girl’s Swim and Dive Senior Night
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• November 17, 2023
![The cast of The Curious Savage all dressed in their Halloween costumes!](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot_20231113-141434_Instagram.jpg)
A junior’s journal: is it over now?
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• November 15, 2023
![My lunch table on the day we started talking about college.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20231102_135906-900x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: it’s been a long time coming
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• November 2, 2023
![The tons of stories in my Google Drive that I've written.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20231017-182447_Drive-584x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: this has never happened
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 18, 2023
Photo Gallery: Homecoming Assembly 2023
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 9, 2023
![Photo Gallery: 2023 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_8338-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: 2023 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 9, 2023
Photo Gallery: 2023 Homecoming Parade
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 9, 2023
![Clare Sherman, our homecoming queen along with her king Ryan Brom!](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image-64.png)
[Photo] Homecoming Court Q&A’s 2023
Arpita Das, Publicity Editor
• October 8, 2023
![Photo Gallery: Homecoming Football Game and King and Queen Announcement](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_0566-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Homecoming Football Game and King and Queen Announcement
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 8, 2023
![The Powderpuff game this year took place during a full-school assembly.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-05-at-1.58.57-PM-1200x796.png)
[Photo] Homecoming week focuses on the community and highlights traditions, new and old
Eva LaBeau, Publicity Managing Editor
• October 6, 2023
![Photo Gallery: Denim Day](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_8123-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Denim Day
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 4, 2023
![Photo Gallery: Powder Puff Game 2023](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_7460-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Powder Puff Game 2023
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 4, 2023
![Photo Gallery: Barbie and Ken Day](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_7456-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Barbie and Ken Day
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 4, 2023
![Photo Gallery: Homecoming Bonfire 2023](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_7343-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Homecoming Bonfire 2023
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 4, 2023
![Photo Gallery: Ranger Rumble 2023](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_7238-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Ranger Rumble 2023
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• October 3, 2023
Photo Gallery: Intro to Homecoming Week Assembly
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• October 2, 2023
![All of the girls you've loved before made you the one I've fallen for](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230910_200546-e1695147434275-900x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: the girls you loved before
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• September 22, 2023
![Photo Gallery: Fall Ranger Challenge 2023](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_5595-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Fall Ranger Challenge 2023
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• September 20, 2023
![A junior's journal: we found wonderland](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0923-900x1200.jpg)
A junior’s journal: we found wonderland
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• September 6, 2023
![She peers up at the colorful leaves and watches it begin again](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230830-140012_Instagram.jpg)
A junior’s journal: watching it begin again
Alex Smith, Staff Photographer
• August 31, 2023
![A collection of some of my favorite photos from this year.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot_20230601-191853_FotoCollage-Maker-893x900.jpg)
I’m halfway there
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• June 2, 2023
![One of Jack Manchesky's senior photos](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DSC00912_001-600x900.jpg)
Jack Machesky accidentally became a theater kid, and he’s not looking back
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• May 9, 2023
![People I've had to, or will have to, say goodbye to](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230427_225730-COLLAGE-900x900.jpg)
I prefer to hope
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• May 2, 2023
![Some of my favorite photos with the seniors who have changed my life](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/photocollage_2023427223125553-900x900.jpg)
For now, this is my goodbye
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• May 2, 2023
![Some photos from The Wizard of Oz, featuring the munchkins and backstage shenanigans.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/photocollage_202341119591716-900x900.jpg)
There’s no place like home
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• April 13, 2023
![My best friends schedule one day. It was packed, she had back to back activities the whole day.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image0-416x900.png)
Teenagers aren’t just tired
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• April 13, 2023
![Orange Week Assembly: Photo Gallery](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_9223-900x600.jpg)
Orange Week Assembly: Photo Gallery
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• March 27, 2023
![A photo taken in a place that holds so many memories, and is like a second home](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221110_155124-e1679248225715-675x900.jpg)
Shadows of memories will always remain
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• March 20, 2023
![Would she like me? Or would she regret every decision I've made?](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230302_154632-COLLAGE-900x900.jpg)
I wonder if she’d like me
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• March 7, 2023
![Some photos I took at Toastn Tea, featuring the cute decor, and the best company](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20230228_204836-COLLAGE-506x900.jpg)
Toastn’ Tea gave me the atmosphere I wanted, and the drinks I wanted even more
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• March 1, 2023
![A photo of Santi playing soccer, another extra curricular that he manages well](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_1556-900x674.jpg)
Becoming Tik Tok famous was a reachable goal for Santi Tanner
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 27, 2023
![On Monday, February 13, there was a mass shooting on the campus of MSU](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot_20230214-092635_Instagram-831x900.jpg)
It has to stop
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 22, 2023
![A picture from one of my many extracurricular activities, theater.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20230206_155020-e1676834362676-675x900.jpg)
There’s no time to rest when you want to do it all
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 20, 2023
![The end of Ali Gredel and Jack Manchesky's lip sync](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_8954-900x571.jpg)
The Winterfest court lip syncs are filled with stress and fun
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 16, 2023
![A photo taken in a place that has worked its way into my heart](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221105_135358-e1675898932607-675x900.jpg)
The map of my heart
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 16, 2023
![Winterfest Assembly: Photo Gallery](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_9030-900x600.jpg)
Winterfest Assembly: Photo Gallery
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 14, 2023
![2023 Winterfest Court Q&As: Everett Phipps](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_20220525_152048-900x600.jpg)
2023 Winterfest Court Q&As: Everett Phipps
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 9, 2023
![2023 Winterfest Court Q&A's: Annie Douma](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG-6195-900x600.jpg)
2023 Winterfest Court Q&A’s: Annie Douma
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 9, 2023
![2023 Winterfest Court Q&A's: Aden Pomeroy](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_3136-675x900.jpeg)
2023 Winterfest Court Q&A’s: Aden Pomeroy
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 9, 2023
![A photo from when it didn't matter that my heart wasn't protected, because I had no reason to believe it would ever break.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot_20230131-141841_Photos-438x900.jpg)
She should learn to protect it before it gets broken
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• February 1, 2023
![AP Lit Poetry Night: Photo Gallery](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_5237-900x600.jpg)
AP Lit Poetry Night: Photo Gallery
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• January 31, 2023
![The cold brew and frap that I got from Starbucks, along with the cold brew after I added more cream to it](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230130_140900-COLLAGE-900x900.jpg)
Starbucks’ pistachio drinks are not all I expected them to be
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• January 30, 2023
![Some photos taken at the Dairy Queen in Lake Odessa](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230122_164001-COLLAGE-506x900.jpg)
Dairy Queen has a habit of making half of their featured blizzards taste good
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• January 23, 2023
![Things I can't describe no matter how desperately I try.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230117_135605-COLLAGE-506x900.jpg)
There are some words I can’t say
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• January 18, 2023
![One of the smaller moments that make my life what it is. One of the smaller moments that becomes encapsulated by the lyrics of these songs.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/3AB6CA35-AADC-4EF1-8CC6-3B121DEEB2BB.jpeg)
[Photo] The lyrics that write my life
Ellie McDowell, Staff Writer
• January 19, 2023
![Some pictures from previous Winterfest dances](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230115_111959-COLLAGE-900x900.jpg)
The Winterfest dance brings a lot of stress but even more fun
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• January 17, 2023
![Some of my favorite moments from 2022](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot_20230101-232855_Photos-438x900.jpg)
Thank you for the memories
Alex Smith, Copy Editor
• January 8, 2023
![My favorite pictures from my last marching band performance at Ford Field.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/8D3F4919-8982-4D14-9EFF-E8F5B7D9D56E-900x900.jpeg)
[Photo] Here’s to the second half of Chapter 12
Ellie McDowell, Staff Writer
• January 8, 2023
![Megan has made many connections and learned many lessons through soccer](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FullSizeR-900x668.jpg)
Through her love of soccer, Megan Boersema has learned how important team work is
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• December 5, 2022
![The Wooden Owl has some of the cutest home decor I have ever laid eyes on](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221123_223739_672-675x900.jpg)
The Wooden Owl has some of the cutest home decor I have ever laid eyes on
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• December 5, 2022
![The logo for The Central Scoop](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-28-8.33.16-AM.png)
The Central Scoop provides an opportunity for eye-opening conversations
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• December 1, 2022
![The sun rising over a lake. This moment made me unbelievably happy.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20220617_212116-633x900.jpg)
The little moments mean the most to me
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• November 28, 2022
![TCT's The Countless Thanks 2022: Alex Smith](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/187533E0-EE72-410F-B4E3-0E75D1FA758B-900x506.png)
TCT’s The Countless Thanks 2022: Alex Smith
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• November 23, 2022
![A few pictures from Papa Chops, an all gluten free restaurant](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221119_181831-COLLAGE-766x900.jpg)
Papa Chops provided me with food that I would never have guessed was gluten free
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• November 21, 2022
![Examples of mens and womens clothing that violates the Forest Hills dress code](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot-2022-10-31-10.46.31-PM-COLLAGE.jpg)
The Forest Hills dress code is something that all genders are capable of violating
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• November 7, 2022
![A few of my favorite nights under the blinding lights](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221106_143916-COLLAGE-900x900.jpg)
Her Friday nights will forever exist under those lights
Alex Smith, Staff Writer
• November 7, 2022
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