Kathryn Campbell is a freshman entering her first year on The Central Trend. When she’s not at school, you can find her playing competitive ice hockey for Fox Motors Hockey Club. She has just completed her 6th year playing travel soccer and hopes to compete for the high school this spring. Her other hobbies include listening to music, writing, and hanging out with her friends. She is very enthusiastic about her next four years of high school and plans to make as many memories as she can. She is especially excited about all that awaits her in room 139.
"And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once...
Nearly two decades after the release of the first movie, kung fu master Po has just returned to the big screen.
With the first installment being released in 2008, the trilogy followed the story of giant...
It is not every day that a convicted felon is greeted outside of their prison by a crowd of people holding signs and balloons.
But on Dec. 28, 2023, when Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from Missouri...
Somehow, Kim Kardashian always seems to find a way to make horrendously questionable decisions.
From permanently altering a precious Marilyn Monroe ball gown at the Met Gala to promoting the controversy-plagued...
Skibidi.
Fanum Tax.
Sigma Rizz.
No, these words are not part of a dystopian culture. Anyone who has ever had a conversation with a child, usually under the age of 11, has probably heard...
In first grade, I was introduced to Smoking Sally and Healthy Harold.
One of the animated characters in a cartoon PSA, Harold, who refrained from smoking nicotine, was—as his title suggested—healthy....
Senior Emmy Willemin and her fellow employees at Buka Bakehouse have kept more than occupied recently.
Whether it’s the ordering station that is the size of a television at Mcdonald's, or the tablet...
I once had a stuffed pink poodle.
It spent its little lifetime lying among its inanimate counterparts, tucked under the covers of my chevron bed sheets until I would come home every day to rescue it...
I cannot even begin to count the number of times I have been told not to believe what is on the internet.
From a phony celebrity death hoax to yet another influencer claiming that they don’t photoshop...
In kindergarten, my fellow five-year-old friends and I were assigned to draw a picture of what we wanted to be when we grew up.
The room was full of astronauts who painted that piece of paper with...
Often overshadowed by a plethora of accompanying mascara recommendations, eyelash curlers are the unsung hero of the eyelash game.
While there is commonly a surplus of viral mascaras, I have yet to...
Under the lights of the Michigan State soccer stadium in 2022, FHC gained yet another state championship title.
Defeating the four-time state champions, Bloomfield Hills, the Varsity Girl's Soccer Team...
New drivers must face many challenges: navigating intersections, keeping correct lane positioning, establishing a point of decision, and for some, like freshman Nick Jovanovic, tuning out the annoying...
Dedicated to Emma, #71:
I once knew a very special flower.
She was rooted in passion, with such a gleaming fervor it was almost like the sun itself was reflecting her warmth. She filled barren...
For a second, I felt invincible.
There was no one around me then, nothing to come close but the wind streaming through the cracked windows. The open road in front of me lay open with opportunity and...
It is not every day that one would correlate a children’s movie with a dull topic learned about in science class.
A movie named Migration does not necessarily spur thoughts of excitement. When reading...
When I was nine, I was gifted a 152-pack of crayons for Christmas.
Glitter crayons. Matte crayons. Even a sharpener for the ones so well-loved that they had become dull.
I blanketed coloring books...
For some, spending a Saturday night watching hockey is an evening well spent.
The high-paced, exciting atmosphere, buzz of the crowd, and electrifying gameplay all prove to make the sport one worth...
I saw it on the floor.
It was lying in my closet, my very own nullity of memorabilia and feckless clutter. I revisit the disorderly no man’s land no more than annually, occasionally stumbling across...
Phones are blowing up. Kids are racing off the bus in panic. Listen closely, and you can hear enraged screams coming from nearby basements. As the final school bell rang out on Nov. 3, the world suddenly...
It is easy to fall victim to the curse of overused Secret Santa gifts: Maybe it’s a mug with cringy slogans, a regifted present from a past birthday or holiday, or fall-scented candles that look fresh...
One can argue that there are few experiences to match the exhilaration of a live concert.
The shine of the lights, the thousands of fellow fans screaming among you, and the serendipity of seeing your...
I saw our footprints in the snow today.
The tracks we left when the cold stung a little less. When the air felt less like a slap to the face and the snow was less like a straightjacket on the rotting...
To begin, I would like to thank everyone in room 139 for making fifth hour my favorite class of the day. I am so happy I have the opportunity to write with all of you.
To Sophia Haughey, for being...
As a former Disney Channel binge-watching veteran, I grew up on many of the network’s shows.
From the nostalgia of Jessie to my childhood favorite of Good Luck, Charlie, I found myself resorting...
When I was younger, I was afraid of the dark.
I dreaded when daylight would turn its back on me, and as the night crept in, I was forced to grow accustomed to the hole above me that was the midnight...
The reality of being a varsity student-athlete is, needless to say, very demanding.
Balancing both the consistent load of schoolwork and crammed after-school athletic schedule—not to mention the...
Her bathtub costs more than your rent. Her sink costs more than your rent. Her closet costs more than your rent.
In 2018, everything 9-year-old Lil Tay owned cost more than your rent.
Canadian...
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a victim of finding myself in the black hole that is reality television.
From the shallow viewpoints of Keeping Up with the Kardashians—and although I hate...
I have always been waiting.
Waiting for the bell to ring. Waiting for Friday to come. Waiting for the day when I can stop wasting my time waiting.
“Once I’m in high school…”
“Once...
