Sofia is a sophomore and is entering her second year on staff for The Central Trend. She is a dancer on the FHCVDT and also dances at Imprint Dance Company. Sofia is more than eager to get back into an "almost normal" school year. She one day hopes that her writing will be able to shape the minds of her readers. This year, Sofia is excited to make more lasting friendships and memories inside of Room 139.
Her favorite story to write: Her favorite stories to write are columns because she loves to use them as an emotional and creative outlet.
Team Edward or Team Jacob? I could not possibly fathom the thought of being on Team Jacob–I am Team Edward all the way.
Her irrational fears: Unfortunately, I am still scared of every living thing that has functional wings.
How she likes to spend her free time: Any time spent with my closest friends is time well spent.
I’ve heard the conversation for years—oftentimes with friends or classmates. I am still hearing it as a member of the Varsity Dance Team. It all centers around one simple question: is dance even a...
Last year, in senior Seth Bush’s AP World History Class, he built a catapult for the Age of Empires project.
Together, he and his dad spent hours in their backyard launching random objects they had...
Back during the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020, I acquired the hobby of binge-watching shows. From Schitt’s Creek to How I Met Your Mother, I watched every episode. There was not one show that I didn’t...
Senior Rylie Beatty is somewhat of a world traveler.
She has been going to Haiti since she was twelve years old. However, her trips do not primarily consist of relaxing at the beach, visiting tourist...
She has spent her whole life telling stories.
Whether she told her stuffed penguin and monkey when she couldn’t fall asleep or to her mom when she got picked up from daycare, she has always had something...
After playing baseball since he was five, freshman JT Zawacki only has one dislike in the sport: losing.
“The team just gets down, and it's not fun anymore,” JT said. “Because when you're winning,...
As an awkward thirteen-year-old girl lost in the midst of a pandemic, all I was attempting to find was the true form of myself. The first step I took in this expedition was discovering my music taste which,...
What was your reaction to hearing your name called?
"I was definitely surprised when my name was called. There was a moment of total shock before I started walking over, and once I saw the others making...
To breathe the crisp, autumnal air as I begin my day is all I have been longing for this past year.
Ever since the cold became too cold and the ground was blanketed in soft, white snow, I have been...
With the rising success coming from the popular app TikTok, many users are trying to make it big in the world of fame and fortune.
TikTokers such as Charli D’Amelio and her entire family, Lil...
After hearing about his older sister's senior retreat, senior class president Benji Zorn wasn't entirely sure what to expect from his class's senior retreat.
But what his older sister promised was...
She constantly walks, day in and day out, holding the weight of her world on her shoulders.
She wishes to take a break, but if she does, the foundation beneath her feet and the world on her shoulders...
The wait is over.
On July 30, 2021, Billie Eilish released her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, which fans had been impatiently waiting to hear as a follow-up to her amazingly successful first album,...
Though she will continue to teach English 9 and Theatre, Robbin DeMeester has decided that it is time for her to step down from her position as the Director of FHC Theatre productions. Keep reading to...
For as long as she could remember, junior Remmie Gavle has traversed by car through the Great Plains region to reach her dream destination: South Dakota.
Though it is not the most popular state to visit,...
Once upon a time, she wanted to be a mermaid.
She would dance around in The Little Mermaid tracksuit she once adored while singing “Part of Your World” into her pink and purple microphone. When...
Speaker: Abby Cummings
How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires?
"I feel honored and humbled that my TED Talk was picked for FHC Inspires. It feels very special to have...
Speaker: Allie Beaumont
How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires?
"I feel really honored! I know Mr. George had lots of people applying so I honestly wasn't sure If mine...
Speaker: Ally Werkema
How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires?
"It's actually really cool. I wasn't sure in the beginning if I wanted to do the show because it conflicted...
If someone were to ever come up to me and ask, “If there was one show that you had to watch for the rest of your life, what would it be?” I would always respond with one show in specific: The Office.
Now,...
Speaker: Addi Bunnell
How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires?
"I was thoroughly shocked that my TED Talk was picked for FHC Inspires because I grew very nervous and self-conscious...
She greets me each morning as I slowly slide out of my warm bed.
She stays with me each night as my consciousness slips out of my reach.
She tightly wraps her arms around me, comforting me when nothing...
The 2021 FHC Inspires show consists of eighteen intelligent, star student speakers with a variety of fascinating and insightful TED Talks. Get to know these eighteen participants as they are asked perceptive...
I am not much of a movie-watcher.
The average movie length is about two hours; I simply cannot sit still for that long.
But after watching many of the enticing trailers for this year’s FHC Film...
"Mrs. Ryan, thanks for checking up on me to this day and making Health class genuinely influential [and] inclusive to a lesbian student. [I] can't say I expected that . . . but I, at least, felt positively...
Time.
It is such a complex concept. One hour can feel like either days or seconds, yet, time never changes, never alters.
I have only been a true part of The Central Trend for a semester. However,...
Senior Hannah Bergman is on the go.
While driving in her car, she talks about what is to come in her future. Hannah has committed to the University of Nebraska, not a typical school of choice for a...
I absolutely despise pop-up ads on my phone.
I could be contently scrolling through my phone when my aggravation surges as an ad disrupts the consistent swipe of my finger up the screen. But, while...
Whenever I would come down to visit, we would have sleepovers at our aunt’s house.
We played so many different games together. Our top three would be 'daycare,' 'school,' and our favorite by a landslide:...
Senior Sam Tuori has one main piece of advice for freshmen: savor every moment.
“At the end of the day, we're only here for four years and everybody moves on,” Sam said. “Try to make every single...
Chiroptophobia: The fear of bats.
The night that this fear was unveiled to me was a typical night for my third-grade self. I was playing with my Lego Friends by the fireplace with the movie Frozen playing...
Senior Ella Sloat tends to fall off of hammocks quite often.
“I am super clumsy,” Ella said. “If [the ground] is not a flat surface, then I will trip on a rock or a little root. I [do] that constantly,...
“I’m not unhinged or unhappy, I’m just wild.”
On March 19, 2021, singer Lana Del Rey released her newest album: Chemtrails Over The Country Club.
I have never considered myself a true fan...
It is difficult to decipher the difference between love and hate.
It is like balancing on a tightrope, trying to find the perfect median, where everything is equal on both sides.
I find myself falling...
Laura Stiles
What gave you the idea to request this grant?
“[I requested the grant for a movie screen for] the fact that we couldn’t do anything inside. It was a way to try and have assemblies,...
In this day and age, there are far too many songs about heartbreak.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy a good song to cry to, but for a girl who has never been in a relationship, songs like those...
I long for the feeling of freedom, the feeling of leaving everything behind me and just running.
Running.
I never run; it is not an activity that I have a penchant for, yet I have the constant desire...
Junior Dominic DeStefano found himself abnormally pinned against a wall during his previous season of hockey.
After being pinned against the wall, Dominic did not think much about it until he went to...
One of my smaller goals in life—and one that is only exciting to me—is to make a playlist that is at least twenty-four hours long.
Currently, my longest playlist goes for nine hours and fifty-three...
It’s funny how a year can change everything.
We used to see each other every day. We would talk and laugh the day away and do it all over again the next.
We never got bored with each other. We...
Junior Kali Coppess has over forty plants just in her bedroom.
Her obsession began in the fifth grade when she was attending Good Willie for her middle school years. Since then, she has grown very fond...
I have always been a picky eater.
Every component factors into whether or not I like what is on my plate: taste, texture, even smell. It is extremely difficult to find the median between appetizing...
My mind is a blank canvas, though no paints are to be found.
This doesn’t happen often; my mind is constantly filled with ideas, yet for some reason, it is empty. This is new territory for me. I don’t...
Senior Sharon Parmar and her neighbor, FHC alumna Amanda Bartolovic, have been joined to the hip since she can remember.
Towards the beginning of their friendship, Sharon and Amanda were extremely...
I have realized that I subconsciously limit myself to only listening to music.
For countless hours, I listen to hundreds of songs. Ranging from Harry Styles to The Beach Boys or from “Today’s Hits”...
To my other half,
I don’t remember the exact day that we met.
It was so long ago. All I remember is that I was four, and you were five—since then, we have been connected by the hip.
We used...
Whether it is playing video games or doing homework, junior Kyle Basher is constantly listening to music.
And when Kyle is listening to music, he will put on a playlist from his YouTube Music account.
“Genre...
As a fourteen-year-old, the anticipation and excitement of one day getting my driver’s license is agony—what I am most excited about is listening to music in my car.
Music has always been a part...
There are always two sides to every situation: the good and the bad.
She always chooses to look at the good.
If someone were to tell her that she would be spending the day watching paint dry, she...
Some of Sophomore Shannon Murphy’s fondest memories happened at a hotel.
“Whenever I’m with my [lacrosse] team at the hotel [during tournaments],” Shannon said, “we [will] always mess around,...
I have been a raging High School Musical fan since I was a little girl.
I remember singing and dancing along with the cast members in my living room and hoping that one day I could have a pink locker...
For quite a while now, I have been terrified of birds.
I flinch when they swoop down close to me, even when I hear their chirping close by. My reasoning for this fear is unclear to me, and that is...
Senior Audrey Svoboda believes skincare is a must, not a liability.
Every day, morning and afternoon, Audrey does her skincare routine, ensuring that she has a healthy, glowing face.
“When the...
Silence does not pair well with me. With no sound, I am extremely uncomfortable and uneasy. That is why I am constantly listening to music.
For hours upon hours, my ears are blessed with the music of...
Teacher. Musician. Martial artist.
This unique blend of interests describes long-term substitute teacher, Kevin Spaans, who is filling in for Honors English 9 and AP Seminar teacher, Kelli Potts, while...
I can’t remember the last time that I watched a music video.
But I am quite the Harry Styles fanatic and was ecstatic to hear that he was releasing a new music video for his song “Golden.” As...
Dear Dance Creations,
One minute you’re here, the next, gone. I thought I had four more years before I had to face the fact that I wasn’t going back to you, my dance studio, the following week....
Widely know to the American public, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently passed away at the age of 87. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by former President Bill Clinton, and...
We all have one common enemy, but it is not so much a who but more of a what.
The Mirror.
Each time we glance at the vile piece of reflective glass it stares back at you and points out every single...
