Avery is a senior entering her third and final year writing for The Central Trend. She is a member of two different dance teams— Imprint Dance Company and the FHC Varsity Dance Team—and adores her two dogs, a rambunctious but adorable Bernedoodle and a loyal, gentle Daisy Dog. Born in Redondo Beach, California, Avery enjoys warm, sunny weather, shopping sprees, and spending quality time with her best friends.
Starbucks order: an Iced Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso with soy milk
Emma Zawacki and Natalie Mix, for being my breath of fresh air
As much as I dread going to school every day, knowing I have the privilege of spending first and sixth hour sitting next to you guys on...
The other day, I came home from school to what once was my furry friend.
My beloved dog, Luna, had been shaved at the groomers. Although this tragedy occurs probably twice a year, nonetheless, it is...
As an iced coffee enthusiast who's reliant on caffeine for anything and everything, deems my happiness on how close Christmas is, and spends way too much money at the Cascade Starbucks drive-thru, I was...
This year, FHC's theatre department, directed by John Donovan, is putting on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. The show will be running from Thursday, Nov. 11th until Saturday, Nov....
Name: Ivan Wheland
Grade: 12th
1. What is your role?
"I'm a duty sheriff, cop, Uncle Terry, and drunk man #2."
2. Why did you decide to try out for the play?
"Mrs. [Robin] DeMeester told...
Name: Nico Gandarias Saez
Grade: 10th
1. What is your role?
"My role in the play is many different characters, but the most important would be the station policeman and 'the man behind the counter.'"
2....
Name: Gavin O'Meara
Grade: 12th
1. What role do you play?
"I play a variety of roles throughout this show, including an annoying neighbor, a police officer, and a random civilian. However, most...
Name: Ella Fauson
Grade: 12th
1. What role do you play?
"Mrs. Alexander: lady in the street."
2. Why did you decide to try out for the play?
"I usually only do the musical, but since...
Dear Senior Dinner Dance,
I’ve had three black dresses buried in the depths of my closet for months now; my indecisiveness wouldn’t allow me to embrace one until the night of.
My mom seemed...
After Jon Anderson was hired to teach science at the high school in 1999, FHC claimed they’d never employ another teacher with the last name Anderson again.
Because now that they had two Andersons...
As of Oct. 28, 2021, Facebook is no longer Facebook—at least the company isn't.
At the company’s Connect event on Thursday night, CEO Mark Zuckerberg welcomed the rebranding of the billion-dollar...
I wouldn’t be where I am without the little things.
And by the little things, I mean the things that captivate my mind more than you ever have before. Things like getting lost in my book during third...
In the spirit of Halloween, The Central Trend staff went on a "haunt" around the school for the spookiest humans with the spookiest stories to share. Check out these fun tales told by FHC's very own staff...
"When we were younger, [my dad] just found it funny to [scare people.] And then, [my siblings and I] decided to join in. He would set up stuff to scare other people, and we would all dress up. He usually...
When I read that Kacey Musgraves’ new album was deemed ineligible for Best Country Album at the 2022 Grammys, I had to listen for myself.
In all honesty, I’ve never been a huge Kacey Musgraves...
Senior Tate Greer has dreamt of all things architecture up until his junior year of high school.
After spontaneously signing up for Advanced Writing for Publication—also known as the FHC Sports...
Name: Jazzae Ford
Occupation: Co-coach
1. How long have you been a part of this clinic?
"Since last years couldn't happen [due to COVID-19], this will be [co-coach Crystal Delgodo and I's] second...
Name: Missy Jordan
Occupation: Member of the Pom Clinic committee
1. What is this clinic all about?
"The annual Pom and Dance Clinic has been the Dance Team's biggest fundraiser for the last...
Name: Sophia Erbentraut
Grade: 10th
1. How long have you been a member of the dance team?
"This is my second year."
2. What do you gain from the experience of teaching younger dancers?
"I...
Name: Emily Smith
Grade: 12th
1. How long have you been a member of the dance team?
"I've been on the team for three years."
2. What do you gain from the experience of teaching younger dancers?
"I...
Introducing the FHCVDT's annual Pom & Dance Clinic!
Check out these Pom & Dance Clinic Q&As with moms, coaches, and members of the Varsity Dance Team.
What is it? A fundraiser for Nationals...
I wake up evidently incohesive.
I wake up to my mother offering me breakfast, waiting for my reply of disjointed words that may never, ever form a coherent answer. I wake up to my twelve-year-old...
Dear Senior Retreat,
I’ve waited four years for you, hoping it’d be a million times better than the one we went on as timid, unfamiliar freshmen. Because at fourteen, I had little to know clue who...
The new security guard, Jack Verhil, is sick and tired of the "devious lick" challenge.
As the new trend of vandalizing the school bathrooms has emerged, Verhil’s tolerance lessens with every removal...
An evening full of glam, fashion, and fun is this Saturday night, and it's a night all about you.
Homecoming is a tradition created for amusement, capturing millions of photos, and making memories...
This review and TV show contain discussions of mental health and suicide.
There’s one question in life that baffles me whenever it crosses my mind: how could one go from dancing in front of an iPhone...
As a 2000 FHC graduate, AP World History teacher Brad Anderson has honored the school's mascot as an educator, a student, and moreover, a Ranger Pride enthusiast.
In the late 1990s, if you looked...
Wednesdays are typically my favorite day of the week—not only because it’s the halfway mark until the weekend, but also because hour delays are rewarded to the student body.
But that beloved extra...
My editor's column is all about reflection—reflection on the events, people, and experiences of my last year writing for The Central Trend but moreover, my last year of high school; I hope to search...
All American’s first and second seasons revolved around Friday night lights, unavoidable drama, and some scary scandals that left the viewers with their jaws dropped.
Contrastingly, with season three,...
Improv
OS Improv Performer - Benji Zorn
Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
OS Actor - Russell Baird & Zach Guikema
OS Supporting Actress - Desiree Tuohy
OS Supporting Actor - Mason Yarnell
RAT
OS...
For the past 15 years, English teacher Ken George–in cooperation with the Academic Boosters Club–has taught a college essay writing class to seniors who are beginning the college application process....
As my third year of student sections, pep rallies, and Ranger Rumbles—or lack thereof—nears retirement, I can only remember when I first stepped foot in what was the most terrifying place known in...
Name: Sam Logan
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"I am running for the position of Trustee."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"I wanted to run because I wanted to make this upcoming...
Name: Crandall Quinn
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"Trustee."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"I decided to run this year because I want to make our high school experience the...
Name: Lucy Mclean
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"I am running for Student Council Secretary this year for the junior class of 2023."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"I decided...
Name: Christopher Shang
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"I am running for Vice President."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"I decided to run because I think that although we did...
Name: Gabby Hendricks
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"I am running for class President."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"I decided to run because I have been involved in Student...
Name: Andrew Weiskopf
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"I am running for Treasurer, and I was the last year's Treasurer as well."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"I decided to run...
Name: Gavin Cai
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"President."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"I decided to run because I’ve had some experiences in the past with Student Council,...
Name: Allie Beaumont
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"I am running for the position of Secretary."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"Last year, I made the conscious decision...
Name: Lauren Brace
Class: 2023
1. What position are you running for?
"I'm running for the position of Trustee."
2. Why did you decide to run?
"I decided to run because I enjoyed working with...
With the voting opening at the end of the week, we decided to do Q&As with the current high schoolers running for office. We hope to provide students here at FHC with a deeper look into the candidates...
Freshman Gigi Sinicrope has scored an uncountable amount of soccer goals within her five years of competitive play, but no ball hurled into the net—despite how agile or vigorous—could beat this new...
A wisp of summer is in the air—a wisp of normalcy, rather.
With our beloved seniors throwing their caps above the horizon and the temperatures slowly, but surely, rising, normalcy is whispering.
A...
If you’re a frequent user of any social media platform, whether it’s Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, you’ve probably heard of a gua sha tool.
If not, let me deliver a bit of an explanation to...
For freshman Josie Crosse, her source of motivation sparks from being the best version of herself she can be. Whether that’s within her favorite sports or life itself, she seeks improvement twenty-four...
Five-year-old me had bruises up and down my little, fragile chicken legs from simply being a klutz and catching my foot on anything objective. Eleven years later, sixteen-year-old me has a replica of those...
Doja Cat and SZA: two very different artists with two very different styles, voices, and lyrical complexities.
Doja Cat—who had been widely discovered over quarantine—has a more girly, rap-based...
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"Awesome. I like being on prom court because my cousin, Zoe, was on prom court last year."
Why do you think you were nominated?
"It's...
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"I am so happy. I'm so, so excited for it. I'm really proud of myself; I'm really happy."
Why do you think you were nominated?...
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"It would probably be grateful."
Why do you think you were nominated?
"[It's] maybe because I'm involved in things...
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"I’m thrilled to be on court because I’ve always looked up to the people on court as an underclassman, so the fact that I...
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"Surprised. I didn't know that many people liked me and would vote for me, to be honest."
Why do you think you were nominated?
"After...
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"I would say I feel very honored. I am in such an amazing class, and the fact that people thought to vote for me means so much....
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"Very grateful."
Why do you think you were nominated?
"To be honest, I wasn't expecting to be on court, so this came as a...
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"Honored. [I'm honored] to be able to have the opportunity in my last year of school."
Why do you think you were nominated?
"That's...
What’s one word to describe how you feel about being on prom court?
"Awestruck. I was truly not expecting it, and it is such an honor to be on court knowing that so many of my friends and classmates...
Q&As with the commendable nominees on this year's 2021 Prom Court! Get to know these ten seniors as they reflect on their last year at FHC and acknowledge their nomination.
I felt fourteen again.
It was such a norm, such a given—nothing and no one could take it away.
But then it was.
What I portrayed as such a pledge, such warranty, had been captured. 'Three...
As someone who repeatedly ingrains into her audience’s minds that she’d ‘never make music’ and ‘has a terrible voice’, TikTok star Addison Rae’s debut of her music career caught me by surprise.
TikTok—the...
A thin, white slip of paper with my name imprinted on it is the only thing keeping my incentives afloat as we inch towards spring break.
A simple plane ticket is so much more than just boarding access...
It’s always hard being ‘the new girl,’ and for sophomore Ginny Miller, (Antonia Gentry) in Ginny & Georgia, this phrase is nothing out of the ordinary.
Ginny has cycled through tons of high...
When long-time eSports lover—science teacher Joey Spadafore—was approached by a few eager freshmen students earlier this semester, he never thought a club dedicated to virtual gaming could form so...
The Oxford Dictionary defines mathematics as “the abstract science of numbers, quantity, and space.” My definition, however, is a little different.
I strongly refer to math as a brawl with numbers...
Grace VanderWaal is obscurely known as the ukulele girl from America’s Got Talent.
Thereafter, being off the grid for a year, she is merely unrecognizable; her iconic bob with bangs has been buzzed,...
When 2018 graduate Irene Yi wrote her first books on sociolinguistics as just a high schooler at FHC, she never envisioned how far this passion would take her.
Trading in the snowy winters and treacherous...
First and foremost, I want to shoutout AP Seminar for inspiring me to write this editorial. This AP course requires multiple argumentative-based College Board projects—PT1 (Performance Task) and PT2—in...
Waking up to the same ear-piercing, screechy alarm for the third time this week.
She turns to her clock: 6:00 A.M.
She rolls over, hoping for a “good morning” from her husband, but is utterly...
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
"I was really excited, especially to be with [senior] Audrey [Sidebotham]."
2. What is your favorite Winterfest activity and why?...
1.What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
"I was shocked, and then when I finally realized, I was almost shaking, and I ran down to tell my parents; I was super excited."
2....
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
"I was surprised but super excited. The group of people that are on court are amazing; every single one of them deserves to win. I’m...
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
“Honestly, I was really shocked—I know everyone says that—because I wouldn’t say I’m the most social or popular person. I really...
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
"I was ecstatic about it. [I am] blessed to receive such an honor."
2. What is your favorite Winterfest activity and why?
"Window...
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
"I was really surprised that I got picked, but it was such a cool moment."
2. What is your favorite Winterfest activity and why?
"I...
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
"I was super excited because I did not expect it at all, and since this year has been so crazy, and it really hasn't felt like senior...
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
”I was very honored and surprised just to know that my classmates think highly of me like that, and to vote me onto Winterfest court...
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
”When I found out I was nominated, I was very surprised, but I was grateful that my classmates thought of me."
2. What is your...
1. What was your reaction when finding out about your nomination?
"I was very surprised; I didn't expect to be nominated because there are so many other deserving kids in grade. I am very excited."
2....
Whether I’ve had the best or worst possible day, I can always rely on my dogs to give me a warm welcome home.
They’re my constant of every day; I can always depend on my Bernedoodle, Luna, and my...
"Excuse me, um, I love you" is an iconic lyric stolen from one of Ariana Grande's songs from Sweetener (R.E.M.) to be the title of the hottest new documentary out there.
Netflix's Excuse Me, I Love...
Weaving through a winter wonderland of trees down an icy slope is at the top of sophomore Katy Stevenson’s to-do list when skiing in Breckenridge, Colorado. Not for the speed and racing aspect but rather...
In my book of colors, green is a default.
When asked what my favorite color is, I’ve always responded with a sound and affirmative “green.”
I have never had any reasoning behind why green...
Lately, the social media drama has been off the charts between three singers caught up in a love triangle. Two of which were in a relationship, two of which are currently in a relationship—leaving one...
Name: Delaney Michalski
Grade: 12
1. How are you acclimating to the switch to Canvas?
“I’ve adjusted [to Canvas] pretty well, but I would definitely say it’s a lot more confusing than Google...
Name: Reid Davison
Grade: 12
1. How are you acclimating to the switch to Canvas?
“[Canvas] hasn't really affected me very much, so I haven't really noticed [the change]."
2. Do you feel...
Name: Abby Berlin
Grade: 11
1. How are you acclimating to the switch to Canvas?
“[The transition to Canvas] has been okay so far. I'm still having issues with certain parts [of] it."
2....
Name: Quentin Rudolph
Grade: 11
1. How are you acclimating to the switch to Canvas?
“It's been kind of tough, because not all my teachers have been using [Canvas], and there isn't much transparency...
For girls varsity basketball coaches Katelyn and Kristina Cousins, family is everything and more.
Whether it’s the familial feel of their team or their biological families, to them, there’s no difference....
Oh, to be spontaneous.
To unapologetically take a leap of faith, to entirely disregard outside opinions. I’ve never been able to quite grasp these internal actions; rather, I’ve always been one...
I truly believe my car stereo is minutes from exploding, and SZA is the one to blame. To be more specific, “Good Days,” her new single, is the true culprit.
However, do not be mistaken, I could...
Nature is a boy’s best friend—that’s the phrase sophomore Will Pointer lives by.
Will adores adventure. More specifically, the adventure hidden behind a pencil and paper with his favorite inspiration...
