Jon has returned to The Central Trend after taking Writing for Publication his Sophomore year. Jon is a member of the school’s Model United Nations class, and received a verbal commendation while representing Finland at The University of Michigan last year. In the past two years Jon has been to five different countries: Russia, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Mexico. He plays trombone in the school band, and is a section leader in the marching band. He also fences epee at the Grand Rapids Fencing Academy.
Jon’s favorite thing about being on staff is hearing and seeing all the cool things that go on around our school, and helping bring those things to other students.
His favorite kinds of stories to write are tech stories and new stories.
Outside of school Jon is a Boy Scout working on his eagle project.
Jon’s favorite book is The Martian because he loves Sci Fi On a Friday night you are most likely to find Jon marching with the marching band or hanging out with friends.
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Too Much Responsibility and Too Little Freedom
By Jon Pearcy
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I was always afraid of public speaking when I was little. That seems to be common for most people, fear of public speaking is right up there with fear of dying for most Americans. But for me it seemed...
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Labenz leans...
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That’s exactly the...
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