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The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

Erin Doran

Erin Doran, Staff Writer

This is senior Erin Doran's first year on staff. She has a twin brother and another older brother in his third year in college. Her family owns three cats, with hers being a beautiful dark tabby named Bristol whom she loves. Erin loves reading and listening to music. Her favorite types of books are mystery and fantasy. She's looking forward to her last year at FHC but is nervous and excited about leaving behind the bubble.

Favorite thing about being on staff:

How friendly everyone is.

Favorite Type of Story to Write:

Reviews

Hobbies/Interests:

Reading, listening to music.

Favorite Book and Why:

The Warrior Cats series because A: cats and B: despite being for kids, the books are still really interesting and fun to read.

On a Friday night, you can most likely find Erin:

Avoiding people in her house as she recharges from a stressful week of the dreaded social interaction.

Interesting Fact about Erin:

She can move one eye and keep the other one stationary.

All content by Erin Doran
My privileged life

My privileged life

Erin Doran, Staff Writer January 25, 2018

I live an extremely privileged life. I have opportunities that the majority of kids in the world can only dream of having. A good home, a good family, a good school, a good life. Even when I go through...

Humans of FHC: Teresa Henning

Humans of FHC: Teresa Henning

Erin Doran, Staff Writer January 18, 2018

"[Japan] was really different; you go to a foreign country, and you see it, but you don't really see it because you're at a hotel or something else, and it's more of a vacation. As an exchange student,...

Finding myself and trying to let go

Finding myself and trying to let go

Erin Doran, Staff Writer January 11, 2018

Three years ago Lost. Hurt. Alone. Most freshman can agree that the first year of high school is a difficult change. It's a new building with new teachers and the idea that at the end of high school...

The impactful novel that is Learning to Swim

The impactful novel that is Learning to Swim

Erin Doran, Staff Writer January 7, 2018

"If I'd blinked, I would have missed it." When I first picked up the book and read the summary, I was intrigued. When I actually started reading it, I hardly wanted to put it down. Despite the misleading...

Coco is fun, entertaining, and perfect for lifting spirits

Coco is fun, entertaining, and perfect for lifting spirits

Erin Doran, Staff Writer December 14, 2017

I was rather reluctant to go watch Pixar's newest movie Coco. The sky perfectly portrayed my dull and cloudy mood, and I only wished to hide away in my basement and read. When the movie finally started,...

Isaac Ghareeb finds his passion in running

Isaac Ghareeb finds his passion in running

Erin Doran, Staff Writer December 7, 2017

Head up. Shoulders back. Legs burning. For freshman Isaac Ghareeb, running is more than just a sport. Running is his passion. "Running is one of my favorite things, just because I'm so good at it,"...

Parents and staff work hard to make senior year the best year

Parents and staff work hard to make senior year the best year

Erin Doran, Staff Writer November 30, 2017

Parents and staff work hard to make senior year to be the best year of high school, and for senior Ally Monaghan, their hard work has definitely paid off. "Overall, I feel like this year is going to...

Humans of FHC: Byeong Jun Ryu

Humans of FHC: Byeong Jun Ryu

Erin Doran, Staff Writer November 23, 2017

"Life in Korea is really different than what I expected in the USA because I heard there was a really different mindset for people. So, I think that people do things differently, and I think that American...

You're beautiful, mom

You’re beautiful, mom

Erin Doran, Staff Writer November 16, 2017

Hey, Mom. You may not always think so, but you're beautiful. There are too many things to list; pages and pages of writing will never be able to capture just how wonderful and beautiful you are. People...

Students need to be more considerate

Students need to be more considerate

Erin Doran, Staff Writer November 9, 2017

With such a short time on Earth, people tend to move quickly in order to experience everything the world has to offer. So many people speed through life; they want to experience all the joys available...

Taking classes online has its ups and downs

Taking classes online has its ups and downs

Erin Doran, Junior Writer October 27, 2017

As the amount of students attending online classes increases, counselor Rick Bolhuis's concerns are as well. "I do fear [the number of students taking online classes is] going to continue to grow,"...

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