Maylee Ohlman is a sophomore going on to her first year on The Central Trend. She spontaneously decided to join Writing for Publication this year and is now excited to keep writing for the rest of her time in high school. She dances on the FHCVDT in the winter. In her free time, she loves to read, swim at the beach, and try new bubble tea spots across Michigan. Maylee loves to feel like a tourist anywhere she goes and aspires to travel as much as she can in her lifetime. Besides reading and traveling, she's always loved movies and good food, and hopes to eventually combine her passions into a journalism career.
Favorite book: Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter
Favorite TV show: The Last of Us
Go-to bubble tea order: A peach milk tea with lychee jelly and tapioca pearls
“In-Yun.”
A Korean proverb that is generally translated to the word providence. But more specifically, it refers to past lives.
A longing glance. A brush of clothes while walking past each...
After the regional final rounds of the 2024 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, there were plenty of upsets to discuss.
Some top ten teams, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, and UCLA, were knocked...
Senior Mekha Daniel-Poulose began taking recreational gymnastics classes when she was five years old. Now, as a senior in high school, she just recently quit the classes, leaving behind a bittersweet ending...
"I don't know what it is like
to not have deep emotions.
Even when I feel nothing.
I feel it completely."
- Sylvia Plath
On July 29, 2023, I came across this quote on social media. I was struck...
Since the beginning of his career with his debut EP Sunset Season in 2018, musical artist Conan Gray has long been heralded as one of the great pop artists of this generation. He delivers heartbreaking...
In her sophomore year, junior Lauren Lutz spontaneously decided to try out for the varsity cheerleading team. With no prior experience in cheerleading, Lauren was extremely nervous to meet new friends...
I’ve always fallen into the category of “quiet.”
“She’s too shy. She won’t talk to you.”
“All she cares about is grades.”
“I don’t think she has any friends.”
These...
Dune: Part One was released to critical acclaim in Sep. 2021 as an adaptation of the famous novel by Frank Herbert. Directed by the visionary film director Denis Villeneuve, Dune was an immediate success...
When junior Ashley Hibma was first diagnosed with Celiac disease at age twelve, her life was changed forever.
Due to the extreme dietary change Ashley was thrust into at a young age—Celiac disease...
The first vacation I vividly remember was one of my family’s international trips in 2014. This time, it was a completely new place for my sister and me: the Bahamas. More specifically, Atlantis Paradise...
I first heard of the controversial actress Rachel Zegler in 2022.
I was browsing mindlessly through Disney+'s movie recommendations when I accidentally clicked on the live-action remake of West Side...
For each new country that junior Arsenia Tompkins travels to, she journeys to a local Pandora Jewelry store and selects a charm to place on her travel charm bracelet for a keepsake.
Last summer, when...
One late night a few months ago, I was scrolling through my camera roll when I caught a glimpse of a photo that had long been lost to me.
It was a simple photo with nothing extraordinary about it;...
Every year, millions of viewers gather online to critique the red-carpet looks from multiple exclusive events: the Emmy Awards, the Golden Globes, and most recently, the Grammy Awards. Famously deemed...
Through after-school cleanups in the fall and project-based activities in the winter, FHC's environmental club strives to raise awareness of the detrimental natural conditions on planet Earth while encouraging...
On a slow, leisurely July afternoon, a girl’s dad was driving her down Cherry Street when she spotted a welcoming stand filled with endless, tiny porcelain figures. She gasped in delight—she has a...
I was sitting on a black, wooden footrest in my uncle's house on Christmas day when my aunt asked me what I would be doing for the next few days until winter break ended and school began its rigorous demands...
Senior Maya Fitzgerald has considered golf her passion ever since she was nine years old when she began golfing with her dad at The First Tee, a youth golfing organization. She began taking classes and...
I began rummaging through the messy contents in my old memory chest, looking for a specific item. I had just picked out a pamphlet in my mind that I had recently placed in this box a few months before.
My...
Occasionally, I walk into my local Sephora, looking for a brand-new product to add to my skincare or makeup assortment. When I first began visiting Sephora last year, I was usually one of the youngest...
She sits on the fading beige carpet of her bedroom in trepidation, a slight wave of fear crawling up her spine.
It’s been years since she’s rifled through the never-ending contents of her two memory...
I was once one of those people who tried to see rationally.
My life has been colored in black and white since the moment I was born. Pencil on paper, a mundane winter’s day, the canvas of childhood...
On a wonderfully clear day in New York City, New York, junior Amna Makic had plans to journey above the numerous skyscrapers and see a view talked about among avid tourists. This view was from the Hudson...
When I walked into Barnes and Noble earlier this year, I was not expecting to see a huge stack of copies of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, the Barnes and Noble Book of the Year in 2022.
Determined...
I began reading when I was two years old.
My parents say I was an especially eager reader. By picking up absolute masterpieces like The Cat in the Hat and The Pout-Pout Fish, I was destined to become...
Despite being locked out of the orchestra room for 10 minutes, the new FHC Guitar Club managed to hold a successful first meeting with a well-rounded turnout of students. The guitar club officially joined...
Dad (Pop)-
You know me better than anyone. I will never be able to express how thankful I am for you supporting me in anything and everything I do. I cherish every car ride, every boba stop, and every...
Waking up on Oct. 27, 2023, I had only one intention in mind: to listen to the new 1989 Taylor’s Version (From The Vault) tracks as soon as possible.
Having grown up with Taylor Swift’s first official...
On an extremely late night for a twelve-year-old, I was crying because I had to go back to school.
In the midst of the pandemic, I decided to take online classes for the first semester of 7th grade....
When senior Lydia Gurley’s friend senior Kadence Rolfzema showed her the incident in the bathrooms at Luna of Ada, Lydia was extremely disgusted by the sight before her.
“Somebody pooped on the...
After standing almost motionless outside in the bitter Chicago air for two hours, I was more than ready to get inside and watch a concert I had been anxiously anticipating for nearly six months.
Laufey...
On a bright sunny day in Florida, I made the executive decision to visit the Miami Seaquarium.
I was 11 years old and as obsessed with dolphins as any one child could possibly be. I had at least 20...
I couldn’t contain my excitement while bounding into the theater. I also couldn’t care less that it was seen as childish to be this excited about a Disney movie at 15. I had been eagerly anticipating...
I open the door to see a small girl sobbing on the bed.
She doesn’t have glasses yet, and there’s snot running down her chin, but I would recognize her anywhere. Tentatively, I begin to walk...
