![Payton Vincent](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/765F8B36-B4FE-42FE-8ECF-4E90DCDCA503-900x720.jpeg)
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
All content by Payton Vincent
![A photo of 2023s Winterfest queen Megan Fox getting crowned](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Image-1-28-24-at-7.31-PM.jpg)
[Photo] This year’s Winterfest Week shines a spotlight on the start of new, distinctive traditions
Lucy Yoder, Staff Writer
• January 30, 2024
![Some pictures from the little things I talk about in this column](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/B7C8679F-FC1F-4558-978E-2505E78240A4-506x900.png)
S:20 E:23 the one where they graduate
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• May 4, 2023
![The post I made for you on your seventeeth birthday, but blurry because I cant let you know this is about you.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2014-508x900.jpeg)
Do you ever stop and think about me?
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• May 2, 2023
![It’s just another day](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0888-675x900.jpeg)
It’s just another day
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• April 19, 2023
![Im on my own](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4D584BB7-374C-41F2-A9F1-45A23EA98791-675x900.jpeg)
I’m on my own
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• April 14, 2023
![Seniors Abby Satterthwaite and Sophie Kovachevich who are rooming together next year at Michigan State University](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_9592.jpeg)
Seniors plan to stay in close quarters next year
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 28, 2023
![Spring Musical Q&As 2023: The Wizard of Oz — Josie Butler](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/file-3072x2304_000699_Original-900x675.jpeg)
Spring Musical Q&As 2023: The Wizard of Oz — Josie Butler
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 24, 2023
![Spring Musical Q&As 2023 — the Wizard of Oz](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/smqs-1-900x646.jpg)
Spring Musical Q&As 2023 — the Wizard of Oz
Sydney Race, Payton Vincent, and Millie Alt
• March 24, 2023
![Spring Musical Q&As 2023: The Wizard of Oz — Katelynn Heilman](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_2049-e1679591427609-900x602.jpeg)
Spring Musical Q&As 2023: The Wizard of Oz — Katelynn Heilman
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 24, 2023
![Spring Musical Q&As 2023: The Wizard of Oz — Keegan Redmond](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_1659-900x506.jpeg)
Spring Musical Q&As 2023: The Wizard of Oz — Keegan Redmond
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 24, 2023
![A picture from the Starbucks app showing the new policy for their rewards program](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_9239-478x900.png)
The Starbucks rewards program is a significant rip-off
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 21, 2023
![A collection of photos of my older brother and me through the years.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CBEF7479-CBAB-4132-B736-83D51D52B352-506x900.jpeg)
To my built-in best friend
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 20, 2023
![Freshman Lydia Morey posing for a photo in her dance team uniform](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AAC39FBF-2EE0-4415-A5A0-47A77E3FC612.jpeg)
Lydia Morey has danced her way through life
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 13, 2023
![The Cover for the Die For You - Remix by The Weeknd, featuring Ariana Grande](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_9034-664x900.jpg)
Ariana Grande was the perfect addition to the Die For You Remix
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 7, 2023
![A collection of a few notes, photos, and envelopes that bring joy to my day-to-day life](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_8683-e1677723261692-720x900.jpg)
My life is written in love letters
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• March 3, 2023
![Some of the shoes that students of FHC sport in the halls](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/0593B10F-23F6-43E0-9F8D-967E8CDB5B9A-900x540.png)
The shoes of FHC tread the halls in style
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• February 27, 2023
![The cover for Niall Horans newest single: Heaven](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/horan-e1676915737118.jpg)
Niall Horan’s new song, Heaven, is angelic
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• February 21, 2023
![Winterfest Court: Photo Gallery](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_9050-2-900x560.jpg)
Winterfest Court: Photo Gallery
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• February 20, 2023
![One of the couple of sunsets I discussed in this column](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_8189-675x900.jpg)
With each dwindling sunset, I am overly aware of the bittersweet end
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• February 16, 2023
![Norah Schaafsma consistently keeps her daily life full](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1DBE68CC-77A0-4DB7-B24B-AB93E3AB63C6-900x483.jpeg)
Norah Schaafsma consistently keeps her daily life full
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• February 16, 2023
![The cover of the podcast And Thats What You Really Missed](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcHJvZ3JhbXMvZTczYzk5OGUtNmU2MC00MzJmLTg2MTAtYWUyMTAxNDBjNWIxLzY3YWRhZjNiLWZjM2MtNGM2Ny05NjEzLWFmMTIwMTVmYTg0Mi9pbWFnZS5qcGc_dD0xNjY2ODk3NDA1JnNpemU9TGFyZ2U-scaled-e1675706008712-803x900.webp)
And That’s What You Really Missed is a positive reflection and inside analysis of the hit show Glee
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• February 8, 2023
![A picture of a couple of otters swimming around in the grotto](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/967663D7-654D-4653-AA9A-D5C89F8A4DBC-506x900.png)
The otters constantly swim around in my mind
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• February 3, 2023
![Some of the nails that girls at FHC have had in the past couple of years](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/C6595238-DFC0-489E-9037-750515BC18D2-900x720.jpeg)
Different nail trends infatuate the students of FHC
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• January 30, 2023
![the cover of The Price of Glee](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DC2DF027-95B3-493C-8459-778AE99740D2-e1674613539529-567x900.jpeg)
The Price of Glee was a lame excuse to gossip about stars’ tragedy
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• January 23, 2023
![Me as a child at my great grandparents house in Florida, a time I wish I could go back to](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FAF4DE1B-1C5F-4696-B771-46D3AAE287D4-e1674156639714-619x900.png)
Time has written me a peace treaty
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• January 22, 2023
![Junior Sydney Kok in an aesthetically pleasing room](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/918DF04F-D8B1-4CEF-8D9F-D3E4E5D7F542.jpeg)
Sydney Kok is inspired by the fashion trends she sees other possess
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• January 13, 2023
![A photo of the album cover SZA posted to annouce the album](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_6985-670x900.jpg)
SZA’s newest album is saturated with heartbreak and revenge
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• January 10, 2023
![My friend Allison and I absorbing the beauty of Lake Michigan in the winter](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/36ABAC17-EA15-4BA7-AAA5-8EDDC0EB693E-675x900.jpeg)
My summer fever is cured by winter episodes
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• January 5, 2023
![The first ever issue of The Forest Edge, distributed on Dec 17, 1997](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221202_183822-900x426.jpg)
The Central Trend has been giving students an outlet to express themselves and create new bonds for the past 25 years
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• December 8, 2022
![Me walking you to the car after dinner many years ago](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_5621-561x900.jpg)
Trickles of your past pleasantly invade my present
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• December 8, 2022
![The cover of Louis Tomlinsons newest album, Faith in the Future](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/41EQYcnRh8L._SY580_-1.jpg)
As much as I would like to gatekeep Louis Tomlinson’s new album, it deserves more recognition
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 28, 2022
![December 2008, my older brother and I playing in the snow in Grand Haven.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_4755.jpg)
It glistened as it fell
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 24, 2022
![TCT’s The Countless Thanks 2022: Payton Vincent](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/3242D40F-C446-4E41-9080-4E909A41256C-900x506.png)
TCT’s The Countless Thanks 2022: Payton Vincent
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 23, 2022
![Eshana (right) with her friend, sophomore Charlie Molitor at a football game](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/7423079A-3234-4D87-B95B-62EB288DCA14-900x506.jpeg)
Eshana Kaur defines the melodies of her life through the people she meets
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 23, 2022
![Relationship Q&As: Alex Brown](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/F14EBB3B-992C-4013-B5BB-D9C5D0659F05.jpeg)
Relationship Q&As: Alex Brown
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 20, 2022
![Relationship Q&As : Kaylin Scheuneman](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/671A1786-9434-4B1E-BED3-968129CC9B24_1_201_a-900x668.jpg)
Relationship Q&As : Kaylin Scheuneman
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 20, 2022
![Relationship Q&As: Abbie Glass](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_4803-900x720.jpg)
Relationship Q&As: Abbie Glass
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 20, 2022
![Establishing independence before getting into a relationship is essential](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/E5E9E7C7-C84C-4F24-8139-2EDE13965686-697x900.jpeg)
Establishing independence before getting into a relationship is essential
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 17, 2022
![The best relationship advice is given by those who see it from an outside perspective](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/F8544099-F112-4E4D-BBFC-24BDFA6641B8-727x900.jpeg)
The best relationship advice is given by those who see it from an outside perspective
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 15, 2022
![Through the eyes of an observer](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_4710-675x900.jpg)
Through the eyes of an observer
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 15, 2022
![The cast of Clue performing during one of their dress rehearsals](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/9F33DA2A-3912-4944-9636-14CE4C4D2393-696x900.png)
Clue: On Stage exceeded my already high expectations
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 15, 2022
![Investigative series: Payton Vincent - Dating in high school, is it worth it?](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/385F40AF-33D3-4295-9A9C-2815277E50EE.jpeg)
Investigative series: Payton Vincent – Dating in high school, is it worth it?
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 15, 2022
![Clue Q&As: Jonathan Mossner](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/7A044C58-D049-4C9B-A877-4D311E797A9A-900x675.jpeg)
Clue Q&As: Jonathan Mossner
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 11, 2022
![Clue Q&As: Letizia Cumbo-Nacheli](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FFEBFDC4-7C22-4279-A6B0-50380549CC47-900x675.jpeg)
Clue Q&As: Letizia Cumbo-Nacheli
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 11, 2022
![Clue Q&As: Josie Butler](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/C592446C-D3F5-4E11-AFE4-5CAF812B09BD-900x675.jpeg)
Clue Q&As: Josie Butler
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 10, 2022
![Clue Q&A: Gia Monterusso](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/E35C3671-A4E2-4F90-BAE0-3EFC53E19E9A-900x675.jpeg)
Clue Q&A: Gia Monterusso
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 10, 2022
![My playlist consisting of the four albums that have defined my high school experience](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/BBAD62E7-108D-4B34-8016-8D18B4BB5720-733x900.jpeg)
The melodies that defined the past four years
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 10, 2022
![One of the many covers from the horror movie: Smile](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MV5BODJkNDY0MDgtYzFmYy00YzMyLThiNGUtOGI3ZjcyNjk0MWFiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODc0OTEyNDU@._V1_-607x900.jpg)
Smile was disturbingly awful
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 1, 2022
![The cover of Meghan Trainors new album: Takin It Back](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_3859-568x900.jpg)
Meghan Trainor is returning to her roots in her new album Takin’ It Back
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• October 27, 2022
![Sophomore Paige Jacobs (second from right)
with a couple friends at a football game](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/0C76708A-0A87-4735-883C-2C648BA51528-900x526.jpeg)
Paige Jacobs creates life-long bonds and memories through dance
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• October 25, 2022
![The beginning of the end](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2FAC1059-D53B-46E0-8E27-AC927F0B94EE-506x900.jpg)
The beginning of the end
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• October 17, 2022
![The autumn trees changing color on the drive](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_3025.jpg)
The scenic views that keep her sane
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• October 13, 2022
![Some of the ceiling tiles students painted for the transcendentalism project.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2276DC9E-D0BD-4AB7-A93E-95806FA98D71-900x600.jpg)
Students develop an admiration for nature and self-discovery through the transcendentalism unit
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• October 11, 2022
![The Two Hot Takes podcast is setting a spooky tone for fall with their newest episodes](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_2851-726x900.jpg)
The Two Hot Takes podcast is setting a spooky tone for fall with their newest episodes
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• October 4, 2022
![The moonlight reflecting on the water in Grand Haven, Michigan.](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/68669D96-A83F-4CBF-8DCB-93C0EAB210AD-720x900.jpg)
The shores of Lake Michigan are more charming while glistening in the moonlight
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• September 29, 2022
![Junior Heather Jaze posing for a selfie](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_7125-e1664197651486-900x675.jpg)
Heather Jaze expands her values through the clubs of FHC
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• September 27, 2022
![Plumfield Books is the serene scene every book lover needs in their life](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/638812D4-DE8E-481A-83B6-657940ADE939-598x900.jpg)
Plumfield Books is the serene scene every book lover needs in their life
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• September 20, 2022
![My friends and I throughout the past 4 years](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/A2BB9EB1-DE21-478D-B085-7116EC97C101-506x900.jpg)
As senior year begins, my teenage years are slipping through my fingers
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• September 15, 2022
![Ranger Stadium](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_2434-900x480.jpg)
The first week of school manifests excitement throughout the halls of FHC
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• September 11, 2022
![Top Gun: Maverick surpassed the expectations that were set from the original film](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/top-gun-618x900.jpg)
Top Gun: Maverick surpassed the expectations that were set from the original film
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• September 6, 2022
![Thank you for listening](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_E3420-684x900.jpg)
Thank you for listening
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• December 17, 2019
![Exam preparation looks different for all students](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3955153817_6095f44e53_b-675x900.jpg)
Exam preparation looks different for all students
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• December 12, 2019
![Liam Paynes newest album LP1 did not disappoint](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1200x1200bb-900x900.jpg)
Liam Payne’s newest album LP1 did not disappoint
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• December 10, 2019
![The little boy with the biggest heart](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_E3174-697x900.jpg)
The little boy with the biggest heart
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• December 3, 2019
![I enjoyed spending my free time listening to Ruels newest EP Free Time](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fa0bfc71c51dc662915697cd041945dd.1000x1000x1-900x900.jpg)
I enjoyed spending my free time listening to Ruel’s newest EP Free Time
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 26, 2019
![The small blue house on a steep hill](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/0300409297067519905142042710352-682x900.jpg)
The small blue house on a steep hill
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 19, 2019
![Project-based learning is helping students learn more efficiently](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_E2714-900x598.jpg)
Project-based learning is helping students learn more efficiently
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 14, 2019
![Rex Orange Countys newest album Pony sums up life in 10 songs](https://thecentraltrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/download-1.jpeg)
Rex Orange County’s newest album Pony sums up life in 10 songs
Payton Vincent, Staff Writer
• November 12, 2019
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