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The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

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The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

Saniya Mishra

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor

Saniya Mishra is a junior who enjoys drawing and playing tennis, as well as table tennis. She is currently on FHC's cross country team, and this is her 9th year competing in Odyssey of the Mind. She also plays the guitar, among other instruments. But, there's another love she has. Ever since third grade, she's fallen head over heels for writing. It is her escape. It is her adventure. It is her everything.

Favorite writers: Ruta Sepetys, Amanda Gorman

Favorite books: Salt to the Sea, I'll Give You The Sun, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, 1984

Favorite colors: maroon, emerald, navy blue, lavender

Favorite music artists: Imagine Dragons, Billie Eilish, Alexander 23, Taylor Swift

 

All content by Saniya Mishra
A hazy, uncertain, slightly bright, but very apprehensive outlook on the year to come

Here’s to the not last one

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor June 2, 2023

This is the last one. I can’t find original words to describe this experience.  Nor can I find original words to describe my inability to describe this experience. Both experiences remain un-unique...

VonEhr and his AP Chemistry class pose in front of the periodic table with Albert Einstein while decked out in lab safety gear.

David VonEhr leaves a lasting legacy of passion and compassion

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor June 1, 2023

Chemistry teachers David VonEhr and Russell Chudy are proud survivors of the Swine Flu epidemic. They endured a time when the halls were emptier than they are now without the seniors. It was a time...

Until we meet again, my little weed

Until we meet again, my little weed

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor May 30, 2023

I met a little weed on the side of the road yesterday.  I was walking home from the bus stop, and there it stood like a lighthouse in the immaculate sea of green on my neighbor’s lawn. A rebellious...

A field of tulips bloom under the quiet sky on a small hill that imagined while writing this column.

There is comfort in our apparent silence

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor May 23, 2023

For some inexplicable reason, the music of our friendship is a bland monotone bleeding of silence to the surrounding, ever-crescendoing crash of sounds. We sit upon the bare afternoon as the hours roll...

The AP Chemistry class is currently learning organic chemistry now that the AP exam is done.

With AP exams done, here’s what students are up to

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor May 18, 2023

With the seniors gone, freshman Frey Wu is missing a key part of his usual AP Physics C: Mechanics class: his friend senior Sammy Yin, who is his pillow. “I very much miss the seniors,” Frey said....

The wide expanse of water and sky reveals yet more light beyond.

Don’t give me the world; I want the whole universe

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor May 12, 2023

Could I not merely drink up the sky as it burns into a dusty amber? A sure luminous expanse remains. Nothing to be seen beyond all that I have taken. Perhaps I had consumed far more than the stability...

Lauren Brace is a reader and writer. She looks forward to continuing both passions in college and a career.

Lauren Brace lives whole-heartedly in the world of words

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor May 4, 2023

One of the first stories that senior Lauren Brace wrote featured the adventure of a block of cheese. From there, her love for writing—and words in general—grew.  Currently, senior Lauren Brace...

My shadow in the sand on a hot, dry day: a day in which I felt like doing absolutely nothing

The Nothing wilted away in its forever idle state

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor May 2, 2023

It was the laziest Nothing I had ever seen. It had sat at its wood stool so long that the poor thing wilted under the grand weight of the Nothing’s sedentary resolve. It shriveled before my eyes—its...

A bridge that I stood on for several moments before deciding to venture on

[Photo] There is a brief moment

April 17, 2023

A bridge that I stood on for several moments before deciding to venture on

A photo I took over the sun the day I turned 17

The sun only sings for a few

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor April 17, 2023

The sun only sings for a few. She'll whisper gently in their ears, and even the most vacant hearts will warm. For them, bliss cascades upon them faster than the rain, and childish abandon quickstarts...

I live in the in-between

I live in the in-between

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor March 24, 2023

I am detached, in the in-between. Floating so ever carelessly. I have no tangible obligations, for there isn’t anything tangible in this vastness space of the in-between, full of everything and nothing....

Will Hoffmann plays guitar for Chatter, the band he leads.

Will Hoffmann leads the young pop-rock band Chatter

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor March 22, 2023

After seeing rock videos online when he was younger, junior Will Hoffmann knew he wanted to learn the guitar. Soon after, he started lessons at the Academy of Music, which he did for four years, starting...

The AI art program Obvious created this artwork which sold for $430,000 at an auction.

Believe it or not, AI art is a good thing

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor March 20, 2023

From voice recognition to self-driving cars to chatbots, artificial intelligence has grown at an exponential rate. And now, the concern is that it’s overstepping in the field of art, too. Many point...

A picture of a darkening night with a glimpse of the light ahead

She is terrified of the new moon

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor March 13, 2023

There’s a new moon coming, and she’s terrified of its light. She wants to stay in the shadows, the warmth of the night. It’s soft and calming, tired yet endearing. Its lethargic sways, steady and...

A picture taken of a memorial created after a school shooting

Let’s not wait for another shooting to start implementing school safety measures

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor March 13, 2023

My 10-year-old cousin is very talkative, and she loves singing and acting. She’s a very happy kid, and she’s very young. A couple of weeks ago, at the middle school she will go to next year, a student...

FHCs art show was lively and full of incredible student art pieces.

FHC’s art show is loud and proud

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor March 8, 2023

In senior Jenan Hammad’s mixed media art, there’s a scene depicting her and her friends, some crafted traditionally and some printed from digital drawings, signifying their now-online relationship. It’s...

Me, eating icecream on a sunny summer day when I was little

She wants to live forever young

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor February 24, 2023

She is the glimpse of apricity, the awakening into a world alight with every bliss imaginable. She chases each shimmering notion through the fields. Her little braided pigtails rebelliously stray into...

John Horky is fascinated by the analytical process of breaking down the whys behind happenings in the world and his life.

John Horky’s analytical mindset has shaped his perspective on life

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor February 22, 2023

Senior John Horky watched a two-hour video on the ranking of Disney movies, fascinated by the analysis. In the video, the YouTuber broke down the aspects of the characters, delving into the details...

This is the strawberry-banana smoothie I tried to drink out of the pictured paper straw

Paper straws are a failed solution, but a new model could be the answer

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor February 20, 2023

After enjoying a few sips of my strawberry banana smoothie, all I could taste was the unpleasant flakey paper of the straw. It had not only bent but had also folded in on itself, blocking any drink...

From left to right, DeLaina, Mrrudhula, Ella, and Rylie working on their ceiling tiles

Senior tile painting is something to look up to, literally

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor February 16, 2023

Across four ceiling tiles, seniors Grant Griffioen, Julian Hayes, Liam Manders, and Michael Boughton painted a guy holding a massive orange, peeling it, and looking pleased as if ready to eat it.  Michael...

A picture of the clock on my nightstand, the very clock on which I watch Time go by

Time doesn’t listen

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor February 10, 2023

Time didn’t listen to me.  Despite all that it had seen, it watched my plans fall to ruin. The magnificent towers of happenings that I wanted to live in. Scattered to dust, my hopes are hushed...

The small town by the University of Michigan campus on a January morning that was surprisingly sunny and optimistic

I am a mere pawn of my own game

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor February 3, 2023

I am but a pawn floating in a checkered pool. The night taunts me, and I can’t castle to safety.  For, there it lurks, just beneath me, a menace with daring teeth and sickly eyes. It follows me,...

The cover art for Stray Kids most recent album, SKZ-REPLAY

While I don’t usually listen to K-pop, SKZ-REPLAY proved that I should

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor January 30, 2023

Since I don’t yet have a driver’s license, my ears are subject to the music of the friends who give me rides. For two of my chauffeurs, that music is K-pop. To my surprise, one of the songs they played...

Kareem is working on some electronics and computer programming, his passions.

Kareem Avdic is immersed in the world of technology

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor January 24, 2023

Right now, there are three phones torn apart on sophomore Kareem Avdic’s desk at home. Because his family has contracts to transfer to the newest iPhone release, Kareem has accumulated a collection...

A picture of the sky on a car ride when the world was moving too fast before my eyes but was all too gray at the same time

To feel or not to feel

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor January 22, 2023

Gray thoughts are the nastiest wardens. It’s too easy to cower from them and crawl away in humiliation. My sentence seems unending, elongated by the minute. I gloom on and on until my release is made,...

A picture of some cases of Apple devices, including that of the iPhone 5 I refer to in the article

iPhones have no appeal other than their exclusivity

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor January 13, 2023

I’ve heard all the glamor: Apple phones run faster, have better cameras, and are simply better quality. Yes, some of these statements may hold some extent of veracity. However, Apple phones have one...

A picture of a chess board, which the Chess Club has three of to allow for multiple concurrent games

The Chess Club is the perfect place to hang out with friends and play the beloved game

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor January 12, 2023

Freshman James Walker’s favorite chess piece is the knight. Its unique L-shaped movement allows it to jump over other pieces and pin attacks on multiple other pieces at the same time. He even finds this...

These are the four EP covers, SZNZ: Spring (bottom left), Summer (top left), Autumn (top right), and Winter (bottom right).

Here are the 2022 Weezer songs you should add to your playlist

Saniya Mishra, Copy Editor January 8, 2023

For one whole summer in middle school, all I listened to was The Click. It was the only AJR album available on Amazon Music for non-premium users, and I loved it.  My passionate admiration for the...

This is the cover of the Christmas movie Fatman which failed to impress me.

Films like Fatman are why Christmas movies no longer bring me holiday joy

Saniya Mishra, Staff Writer December 17, 2020

It’s December.  It’s time for family get-togethers. It’s time for hot chocolate and snow gear. But mostly, it’s time for Christmas, and with that comes the movies. Fatman is yet another...

Ever since discovering his passion at Goodwillie Environmental School, freshman Ryan Brom has found drawing to be a relaxing hobby.

Ryan Brom finds solace in drawing

Saniya Mishra, Staff Writer December 15, 2020

At Goodwillie Environmental School, freshman Ryan Brom found more to the curriculum than simply nature. During 5th and 6th grade, Ryan and his classmates would craft paintings each time they learned...

The wallet I hold dear and the many cards stuffed inside it

My wallet’s value counts higher than the dollars inside it

Saniya Mishra, Staff Writer December 10, 2020

I am a collector, not a hoarder. I have an abundance of unnecessary items brimmed with sentimental value. No, it's not stamps or Pokémon or baseball cards. It is not something one would typically...

Black Box packs a punch I never saw coming

Black Box packs a punch I never saw coming

Saniya Mishra, Staff Writer December 3, 2020

Amidst a pandemic that makes filming difficult, finding a new movie to review—or even simply watch—on Prime Video is a near-impossible task, but after much persistence, I hit the jackpot. Black Box,...

The class is outside on a nature walk

FHC’s yoga class is a place to recollect, reset, and recenter

Saniya Mishra, Staff Writer December 3, 2020

By third hour, sophomore Katelyn Romijn needs a break. Luckily, within her busy schedule, she finds one: yoga. Katie was first introduced to yoga through the school’s class, which she started this...

TCTs The Countless Thanks: Saniya Mishra

TCT’s The Countless Thanks: Saniya Mishra

Saniya Mishra, Staff Writer November 23, 2020

Ellory, Ashley, and Lucy - for being such supportive mangoes It seems like just yesterday we were in Mrs. Hall’s class gluing googly eyes onto Jefferson and taking over the room with Weville and over...

Cover of Wilder Girls

Wilder Girls brings science fiction novels to the next level

Saniya Mishra, Staff Writer November 20, 2020

Of all the many science fiction novels I’ve read, themes of advanced technology, mazes, robots, dystopian societies, virtual or real-life games, and diseases have emerged quite frequently. They repeat...

To sophomore Lucy McLean, the best part about skiing is her team and the friends she made on it

To sophomore Lucy McLean, the best part about skiing is her team and the friends she made on it

Saniya Mishra, Staff Writer November 17, 2020

Sophomore Lucy McLean found herself precariously dangling from a halted chair lift. She and her family were on a ski trip in Colorado, but it didn’t quite go as planned. “We were going up the hill,...

My keys to happiness unlock so much more

My keys to happiness unlock so much more

Saniya Mishra, Junior Writer October 5, 2020

I have a chain that rattles in my pocket. With every step, it is a reminder that slaps against my leg inside the pocket of my jeans. I cannot forget why I am taking that step. The keys help serve that...

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