Marissa Lunt is a junior entering The Central Trend as a junior writer. She is a member of the FHC Cross Country, Track & Field, and Girls Varsity Lacrosse teams. Oftentimes, she's found singing and writing music in her room or facing life head-on running to new beats. Adopted from Guatemala, she has been able to share her story and life experiences through her love of writing. Marissa enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as playing with her two golden retrievers.
“There is a big difference between not being able to live without someone and loving them” (Anna Todd).
After watching the whole hour and thirty-nine minutes of the movie After We Fell, this...
In a world where we can choose to be and do what is right for us, freshman Gabby Thompson chooses to strike life on and off the baseball field.
Being the youngest of four and the only sister in her...
Two fragile hands grasp a splintered rope. They bear all the weight of energetic, body–balancing, size four shoes on a yellow slide.
The imagination that runs through a little girl’s brain can never...
New movies are thrown our way as we turn the corner into the holiday season. If you celebrate Christmas, you may notice there tends to be a lot of Christmas movies released from November through December...
Wrapped in various colors, a thin wire soaks in my worries, drawbacks, difficulties, and anything that blocks my world from positivity–my worry doll (called a muñeca quitapena in Spanish).
For...
I have some close family that enjoys watching musicals, but it’s not often that I sit down to watch one myself.
A new film was released on Nov. 12 of this year called Tick, Tick...BOOM! The new...
Every year, on Nov. 15, sophomore Paige Harsevoort enjoys sitting in silence—waiting for the soft sounds of wild deer approaching.
Ever since Paige was little, she has found satisfaction during...
Music - for bringing light into my life
I would have never thought that when I played my first A-sharp on the keys that would soon become muscle memory. Spending many Saturday nights cooped up in...
Sitting in school five days a week—the same monotone voices droning on around us every day, gets boring very quickly. Our brains are no longer tuned to our ears, and the lessons our teachers teach us...
Cringey comedy films often lose my attention—so I've turned to gruesome, terrifying horror movies.
Recently, all snuggled up by the fireplace, I finished watching There’s Someone Inside Your House—a...
Starting in Copenhagen, Denmark, stopping in London, and waiting a long five hours in Philadelphia, sophomore Marie Valsgaard eventually ended up in Grand Rapids.
After numerous plane rides, Marie—one...
As it touches the ridges of my skin, the ivory that lies beneath my fingers gives off the sounds of happiness, anger, sadness, and much more.
I play many notes—none too high and none too low—but...
