Luccini is a junior entering her first year writing for The Central Trend. She has enjoyed writing from a young age and finds comfort in turning her thoughts into stories. When she is not writing, you will find her on the volleyball court. She has been playing for six years and is a part of the varsity volleyball team here at FHC. Aside from writing and playing volleyball, she enjoys watching the sunset, traveling and seeing new things, and spending time with friends. Luccini is thrilled to be a part of writing for The Central Trend this year.
The mirror hangs softly against the light-toned paint of my bedroom wall.
Slightly tilted to the glistening reflection of the light shining against it, the mirror catches my attention. As I stand...
The halls are now filled with an unfamiliar silence coating the minds of those passing through them.
The unfamiliarity of the vast space between the dim, green lockers pinned against the walls creates...
I’ve made it a goal of mine to attend one concert every summer. For the past two summers, my friend and I traveled to Detroit to see 5 Seconds of Summer. Given we had never actually listened to this...
Just like the majority of the population, my favorite time of the year is when the sun comes out, the weather warms up, and my days can be spent at my leisure. With the warm sunshine of summer quickly...
As she looks up from across the room, there hangs a clock.
Against the monotone paint spread across the brick walls, the clock rests in a straight line sight from where she sat. Fixated on the rhythmic...
Senior Sydney Fentzke is awaiting her new start.
Throughout her time in high school, Sydney has learned and experienced many things. From starting her first year during the COVID-19 pandemic to participating...
She is missing something.
Walking through the halls of every structure she stands in, carrying the feeling of something left behind. Though she does not know what it is or when she lost it, she is...
I have never been a naturally productive person when it comes to getting things done, nor do I feel like I have ever been taught how to be productive.
With that being said, one of the biggest things...
Senior Ayla Achmetovic is against her—possible—future kids having iPads.
In today's world, children of young ages are growing up behind a screen being sucked into a digital world of pure fiction....
Growing up, the makeup I was allowed to wear was very limited.
I was always gifted the sheer plastic pallets of fruit-flavored lip glosses from Claires and Justice and the miniature foam brush these...
For junior Abby Gleason, music is everything.
When Abby was younger, music was nothing more than a set of words backed up by a rhythmic tune. But, as she got older, she began to find more of herself...
I don’t remember anything about the first time I learned to walk.
I don’t remember anything about when I first found the rhythm in my legs to move one after another or when I gained enough balance...
Growing up, I was always told how beautiful my hair was.
I was constantly complimented on how healthy my long, brown hair was and was told never to alter it. So, after 15 years of living with untouched...
Senior actress Josie Butler is most excited, yet scared, for the audience of this year's musical.
“We’re going to have people every night, in the matinee, that are going to come up and spell,...
I’ve always dreamed about my life beyond these four walls.
A life where the waves crash gently against the shoreline and the pureness of the surrounding air fills my empty lungs with a gentle feeling...
Summer is just around and corner, and with it getting warmer outside makeup users are switching out their products to suit their skin's needs during the summer months.
Whether it’s switching shades...
Her skin is traced with the lines of her true state of being.
The black ink is perfectly embedded into the flat state of skin above where her watch band rests and her wrist does not bend. Every fine...
For just about any dance outfit, flowers of some sort have become an essential accessory. While it is typical to see girls walking around with a small assortment of flowers wrapped around their wrists,...
The sound of shoes squeaking against the gym floor, the whistles blowing, and the flags flying. Students gather in the stands of the gym, and the once-silent walls are now filled with ear-piercing cheers....
Every year, foreign exchange students move across the world to learn about and immerse themselves in a new lifestyle. While this change may be a difficult adjustment for the students themselves, it is...
She walks through the constant dullness of a chaotic world.
Standing in the center of crowded streets, surrounded by the constant movement of those around her, she does not know where she is or where...
While I do dread the start of a new week that follows every Sunday, this day has become my favorite day of the week for one thing and one thing only: Sunday resets.
Every Sunday, I spend my day immersing...
I lay awake each night haunted by the picture that hangs in front of me.
A picture of the two side by side afloat in their laughter surrounded by nothing but the whistling air. The pureness of the...
Every spring break, I tag along with my best friend and her family on their annual road trip to Florida. While she and I fulfill our low contribution to these road trips by sitting in the back seats doing...
She could not help but reach for the diary beside her bed.
Like every little girl, she wrote out insignificant messages, doodles, and stories of a fictional life on the pages of the diary she had...
She’s living on an inflatable raft in the center of a storm.
The waves are crashing over her as she’s grasping onto whatever is left of the singular thing keeping her afloat. As she looks...
The tree stands proudly beside the stockings perfectly placed below the mantel.
The white granite legend where the four-lettered sock-shaped bags used to hang in alternating colors of red and green...
Junior Stella Penner is a people pleaser.
Not a typical people pleaser, however. Stella is a people pleaser in the sense that she is continuously bringing joy to those around her. Spending time around...
I was once six years old playing with Legos.
The miniature building blocks scattered disorderly across the floor as I searched for the best pieces to add to my building.
But I could never decide....
To Mom and Dad: for handing me the world and giving me the courage to take it
Mom and Dad, I would be lying if I said I would be anything without you guys. You have given me more than I could have...
My music taste is heavily influenced by the 15-second videos that rain through my TikTok For You page.
While I find myself uninterested in a good portion of the sounds I have listened to, one artist...
Black Friday is an annual, extravagant day of shopping that is most known for the lines of people that crowd around the stores awaiting their openings. During this day, stores mark their racks with discounted...
A picture of a little girl proudly hangs against the eggshell-colored wall.
I catch a glimpse of it each time I walk by, but I urge myself not to stop and stare, for I no longer recognize the tilted...
On Sep. 22, country singer Zach Bryan released his newest EP (short for extended play), Boys of Faith. Now, with the prior release of his self-titled album, Zach Bryan, being such a hit and fan favorite,...
She stepped on stage and immediately became utterly consumed with what was in front of her. It was a feeling of something new that struck a sense of passion for the world of performing in senior Paige...
Although I have never been set on a particular music artist, I have become a very avid listener of any and all things Zach Bryan. Despite my previous detest of country music, Bryan shows his music to be...
