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The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

Sydney Fentzke

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer

Sydney is a senior entering her first year on The Central Trend. Most of Sydney's time is spent creating art; she decided to join Writing for Publication to broaden her creative horizon and add a new art form to her belt. Sydney looks forward to graduating and attending an art school in the future, she hopes to attend the Penny W. Stamps school at the University of Michigan to get a BFA In Art and Design. Sydney's free time is spent playing video games, listening to music, hanging out with friends, playing lacrosse, sleeping, or working.

Favorite art medium: clay

Favorite movie: Spirited Away by Studio Ghibli

Known Art Forms: ceramics, painting, drawing, photography, photoshop, stained glass, needle felting, and digital drawing

All content by Sydney Fentzke
Mac Millers cover for his K.I.D.S (deluxe) album

My five favorite musical artists in the recent years have changed me

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer March 12, 2024

I’ve found myself recently diving into a plethora of new and differing artists. My music taste has changed drastically over the course of my high school years, and I’m sure many can relate to that. For...

Kendrick Lamar’s album To Pimp a Butterfly contains the song How much does a dollar cost?

“How Much A Dollar Cost” is a song that makes us think deeper about selfishness

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer March 12, 2024

​"How Much A Dollar Cost" is a song off Kendrick Lamar's most highly touted album, To Pimp a Butterfly. "How Much a Dollar Cost" is an extraordinary showcase of Kendrick's storytelling, along with his...

Arctic Monkeys album cover for their recent album: The Car

Arctic Monkeys’ song “Body Paint” is a commentary on the band and lead singer Alex Turner

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer March 12, 2024

"​Body Paint" is one of the biggest songs off the Arctic Monkeys most recent album, The Car. This album built upon the stylistic change the band took on their previous album, Tranquility Base Hotel &...

MGMTs Loss of Life album cover

These albums are my top five for storytelling

Sydney Fentzke, Staff writer March 12, 2024

My music taste can be bi-polar changing genre by the month, and these five albums are my top five and are certainly no exception to my differing musical preferences. Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan ​Zach...

MacMillers album cover: Swimming

Mac Miller’s 2009 is an important part of his album, Swimming

Sydney Fentzke, Staff writer March 12, 2024

2009 by Mac Miller is my favorite song by the late artist, and it’s one of his more misunderstood and overlooked tracks, with most glossing over it and labeling it as just him missing the old days in...

Thumbnail of one of Rotten Mango’s videos

My top 5 True Crime Youtubers keep me intrigued

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

Each day after school I like to grab my snack curl up on the couch with my dog and my phone and watch one of my favorite true crime YouTubers. I find myself infatuated with the forensic world and mostly...

Official Album art from Youtube

Kanye’s newest album VULTURES 1 is a musical roller coaster

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

VULTURES 1 was an album released on streaming platforms on Feb. 10. Released by Kanye West's YZY brand, the album debuted the duo of Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, along with various features from a roster...

Scribbles representing the idea of creating a piece of art without thinking

My art — Thoughtless art

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer February 21, 2024

No thoughts. None at all. Brain empty.  I am constantly floating around with zero thoughts while I’m making art, writing, and literally just existing. I feel like a bubble just following the...

Photo from Unsplash

These are my art supply must-haves

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer February 2, 2024

As someone interested in art since childhood, I’ve experimented with various art supplies, and these five supplies have become my top five artist must-haves. The first Item on my list is the Canson...

Pictured: One of my art pieces from 2023 that challenged me with mistakes

My art — I am an Artist

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer January 19, 2024

I am an artist. I make mistakes, and that’s okay. I make art, and within that art, is an infinite amount of mistakes. Art is full of mistakes, but to viewers, they may not be seen as mistakes. While...

photo from Summer Fridays website

Summer Fridays: every lip-care girl’s dream

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer January 16, 2024

Lip products are probably the most abundant cosmetic item I own; recently, the one that has stood out to me the most is the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm.  Everything down to the lip balm's packaging...

My Art – A glance at my portfolio

Sydney Fentzke, Staff Writer January 11, 2024

Each one of my pieces tends to be a way for me to express the way I am feeling to viewers. As someone who has faced challenging obstacles throughout my life, art has been a way for me to express how I...

Art Made by Me

The empty vessel of what once was a sparkly little girl

Sydney Fentzke, Junior Writer December 13, 2023

Where is the little girl who would wear hot pink and sequin-covered shoes to school each day? The sparkly little girl who would run around laughing and screaming with her friends. She’s gone now,...

The cover for the new Sims 4 expansion pack, For Rent

The newest Sims 4 expansion pack is a game-changer

Sydney Fentzke, Junior Writer December 12, 2023

The Sims 4 has been my all-time favorite life simulator since I was 11 years old. For the past six years, I've acquired each pack that is full of different content, but the newest expansion pack is a game-changer. On...

Not pictured: Norah and Emalea

To my best friends forever

Sydney Fentzke, Junior Writer November 17, 2023

My friends are some of the most important people to me. It took me a long time to find my people, but now that I have, I could not be happier. My friends are a big part of my support system; they help...

I can officially say Spotify is better than Apple Music

I can officially say Spotify is better than Apple Music

Sydney Fentzke, Junior Writer November 8, 2023

I recently made the switch from Apple Music to Spotify—two of the largest music streaming platforms in the world. Both are priced the same for students at $5.99 a month, but for individual...

My beloved Mom-mobile

My 2015 Chrysler Town and Country is my beloved

Sydney Fentzke, Junior Writer November 6, 2023

I love my mom van. My 2015 Chrysler Town and Country minivan—I lovingly call her my “mom-mobile”—is the best and worst thing that has happened to me.  My minivan has been a therapist and...

Sydney plays in the marching band, plays field hockey and lacrosse, and will be playing volleyball for the first time this winter.

[Photo] Sydney Fentzke has conquered obstacles and acquired an appreciation for life beyond her years

Natalie Mix, Editor in Chief October 15, 2021

Sydney plays in the marching band, plays field hockey and lacrosse, and will be playing volleyball for the first time this winter.

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