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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

Kelsey Dantuma

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager

Kelsey Dantuma is a senior entering her third and final year on staff for The Central Trend. In all honesty, Kelsey has found a home through writing for the site but still struggles from time to time to have a healthy relationship with words. When she isn't doing that, she spends her free time hanging out with friends and going to new places.

Favorite part about being on staff: The outlet it provides through the positive and productive environment of other members

Types of stories she loves to write: Editorials, but more specifically, current-news-based pieces

Things that make her smile: Her friends, Halloween, listening to new music, and Fridays

Something she's always wanted to try: The Mamma Mia! lifestyle

All content by Kelsey Dantuma
Images from an FHC football game in 2021, depicting only a few of the vital aspects to the game experience

[Photo] Symbiotic relationships are essential to a football game

September 23, 2022

Images from an FHC football game in 2021, depicting only a few of the vital aspects to the game experience

One last push to pending; one new moment in time where things feel right, where I feel ready.

Dear most auspicious reader,

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager May 5, 2022

It’s ugly: all this change. There are a million different ways to wrap things up into pretty little packages and present, always presenting, but I do that, have been doing that. Every day since I...

The 2021-22 staff of The Central Trend in room 139/140—home.

The Central Trend staff wins sixteen MIPA awards

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager May 4, 2022

The Central Trend is proud to announce 16 winners and honorable mentions for the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) annual awards. We thank our viewers, who make it possible for us to...

Scott Mescudi was born in 1984 in Cleveland, Ohio. His childhood wasnt without trials, and after receiving expulsion from his hometown high school he moved to New York in hopes of making a name for himself in the music industry. Day n Nite, his 2008 breakout hit launched his career thereon.

Your very own Kid Cudi mega playlist

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager May 3, 2022

Music has had a longstanding influence on me ever since seventh grade. Many things have changed since then, including my taste in music, but its importance has never once faltered—it’s my life support.  For...

Dylan Minnette (left), Braeden Lemasters (middle), and Cole Preston (right) pose on a roof for the cover of Tell Me That Its Over.

Wallows’ Tell Me That It’s Over is the perfect summer record

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager April 28, 2022

After a questionable, after-quarantine release, Remote EP, indie-rock band Wallows returns with a new alternative album to kick off the spring season.  While reflective of older projects, such as the...

V and I, taken by Jessie with her disposable camera, on one of those extra special, extra fun TCT days.

To those sticking around,

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager April 20, 2022

Allie is the in-your-face pink—demanding your attention so that you just can’t ignore her. Possibly the most overtime growth I have seen has been from this beautiful, shining girl who is compassionate...

I Know NIGO! was a brief and confused example of how not to do a collaborative album

I Know NIGO! was a brief and confused example of how not to do a collaborative album

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager March 30, 2022

2022 has been an up and down year for music, but possibly one of the most confusing albums of this year is I Know NIGO!; mixed and produced by a fashion designer. Nonetheless, Nigo racked up an impressive...

One of my closest friends, Lauren Ergelic (right), and I visiting Michigan State University after commiting.

I will see you soon—the next four months turns into the next four years

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager March 23, 2022

It seems as if time is a parting, but I find more and more that nothing is ever truly ripped away. Trying not to think about how fast it’s coming, trying not to let it be slow—absolute and agonizing....

This idea of bedroom pop is portrayed through the neutrals in the cover, but really does a poor job of representing how bland this album really is.

Dear Rex Orange County, we don’t care

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager March 16, 2022

Alex O'Connor, better known as Rex Orange County, has built a career off of uniting indie and pop listeners in a refreshed synth sound. Up until now, successful so far, the artist has curated such a sound...

Rue (Zendaya) (left) and Lexi (Maude Apatow) (right) pictured in the season two finale reflecting on the absence of their father and reconciling their friendship after the fallout from Lexis play.

Euphoria season two’s lackluster leaves room for a resolution-packed season three

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager March 2, 2022

This story briefly mentions sexual assault and contains spoilers for seasons 1 and 2 of Euphoria. The final episode of Euphoria season two left viewers with many questions. The plot holes run deep...

Executive office positions are no cake walk, especially for the first female, Black, and South Asian American Vice President in the history of the United States.

The issue with Kamala Harris

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager February 24, 2022

Opinions expressed in editorials on The Central Trend are the view of the individual writer and are not the opinion of the entire staff of  The Central Trend or the Forest Hills Central staff or administration. The...

Winterfest Court Q&As: Russell Baird

Winterfest Court Q&As: Russell Baird

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager February 23, 2022

1. What was your reaction to getting nominated on court? "My reaction was a pleasant surprise, followed by a quick rundown of my entire mental calendar." 2. What does it mean to you to be nominated? "To...

Winterfest Court Q&As: Abbey Calderwood

Winterfest Court Q&As: Abbey Calderwood

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager February 23, 2022

1. What was your reaction to getting nominated on court? "I was very surprised, but excited that I was nominated." 2. What does it mean to you to be nominated? "It means a lot to me that my peers...

Colors, my eyes, MGMT Kids, and the sneaking suspicion that high exposure overlays might just be my new favorite thing.

New beginnings—shuffling and skipping disks backwards

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager February 23, 2022

The way their reds intertwine with their golden oranges and hues of blue with their temperature—warm, laughing, sleeping, waking, weeping. Heaping; piles of love so high fibers are spilling out like...

Winterfest Court Q&As: Katherine Hartman

Winterfest Court Q&As: Katherine Hartman

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager February 22, 2022

1. What was your reaction to getting nominated on court? “I was super surprised to be nominated. I think that there are a lot of other people that deserved to be on it, but I was happy to know some...

My dream lady, she follows me; everywhere is her hue, tone, face. Her face.

Woman on The Moon

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager February 9, 2022

Finding the perfect words in my dreams. Waking up sweating, skin-crawling, teeth aching from gritting, biting down; it’s four then it’s five-thirty. Indents on the sheets where I ignore the shape,...

Depicted are the three separate short films that make up the film: the first (middle), the second (left), and the last (right).

Netflix’s anthology series, The House, presents the issues with materialism in a stylistic light

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager January 20, 2022

Wooly and felt faces, eerily small features, and enlarged heads glared at me in pixels from the corner of my TV screen.  As plain as a movie titled The House may sound, this Netflix Original film was...

Little kids with jam hands dont care that they have jam hands. They walk around running gooey fingers along the wall in freakish disregard for the idea that our actions have consequences, leaving drips to splatters sprawling across the floor in their wake.

I really hate jam hands

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager December 8, 2021

Out of all of the types of nihilism, existential nihilism receives the most literal and philosophical attention. Social, financial, and mental forces working against me cling to the soles of my shoes...

Phoebe Bridgerss signature sheet ghosts go for a day of ice skating.

Phoebe Bridgers’ “Day After Tomorrow” makes the shadows come to life

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager December 2, 2021

I’m driving home while it’s snowing on a Thursday night. I was coming home from work and thinking about the ways in which I would go about moving forward—catching up to the world around me. But still,...

TCTs The Countless Thanks 2021: Kelsey Dantuma

TCT’s The Countless Thanks 2021: Kelsey Dantuma

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager November 23, 2021

Seasons mark every fifteen minutes on the clock for me, time moves faster this way—is more bearable this way. Everything I have touched over the past year has fallen apart in matters of seconds; innocent...

The sunset--taken on a particularly beautiful night on a particularly beautiful drive in the summer.

How could you have been there and not here?

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager November 17, 2021

I went into my closet today and brought out a clay mushroom man. I placed him on my dresser—no, that didn’t look right. I placed him on my desk. In the far left corner by a green knitted hat, he sits...

Cover-art for Demon High with Lil Uzi Vert in a crowd surrounded by high schoolers relating to the music video.

Lil Uzi Vert’s “Demon High” did no favors towards promoting his upcoming album

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager November 10, 2021

On a particular night in the summer, my brother and friends pointed out that I play too much of Lil Uzi Vert's music on a regular basis and remind me that Eternal Atake was released over a year ago. They...

View from the patio of the Downtown Market--I love to write up here.

I can feel their eyes on me

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager November 3, 2021

Twelve has always been one of my favorite numbers. I’ve seen it as symmetry, wholeness, fullness; its perfection has always been a glowing idealogy in those moments where my vision blurs and my mind...

The foundations of fall are found through music

The foundations of fall are found through music

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager October 29, 2021

“Pumpkin iced chai,” Natalie Mix’s collaborative playlist on Spotify, encompasses the warm hues of the fall season. Some members of staff have added songs from all genres, filling our daily soundtrack...

Spooky Humans: Kimberly Anderson

Spooky Humans: Kimberly Anderson

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager October 27, 2021

“[At New Salem,] you got money for your fundraising group [by working], and at the time, I was on the dance team, so for every night that you worked, every person would get [around] $100 or something...

Screenshots from my notes app paired with a picture I also found in my notes app from last November.

There are pencils on strings and nonsense in her poetry

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager October 20, 2021

A library of mediocre poems lives in a box in the back of my jeans. They don’t age, but I do—more forgotten, misplaced, and misused than anything else. As it all comes undone, they lack a home—organization...

Wallows reminds me of the person I used to be

Wallows reminds me of the person I used to be

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 13, 2021

Throughout my freshman year of high school, I filled much of my time with background tunes of indie rock as I navigated through the halls trying to find myself. At the time I was a Spotify user—oh,...

Driving back from a friends house; my neighborhood and my street and my home.

Maybe if I would have

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager October 6, 2021

I have always had a habit of taking on more than my body and brain can hold. These things take up space until my head is fuzzy and my lungs are sore from trying to suck in enough air to hold up the frame...

Homecoming Court Q&As: Ian Goodman

Homecoming Court Q&As: Ian Goodman

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager September 21, 2021

What was your reaction to hearing your name called? "I was surprised; honestly, it was crazy." Why do you think you were nominated for court? "Maybe because I got to know more people [and] because...

Class of 2022 Senior Retreat: Photo Gallery

Class of 2022 Senior Retreat: Photo Gallery

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager September 20, 2021

Logan Mix practices ping pong in his basement with his father.

Logan Mix is a ping pong prodigy

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager September 17, 2021

For Christmas last year, freshman Logan Mix and his siblings received a ping pong table as a conjoined present. “[My sister, Natalie Mix] convinced us to ask for a shared present,” Logan said, “and...

Besides the album itself being a disappointment, the cover art is absolutely ridiculous.

Drake’s Certified Lover Boy is a missed opportunity

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager September 15, 2021

Three years ago, Drake released Scorpian, arguably one of his most popular albums with not a single objectively bad song. Tracks such as “Nice for What” and “After Dark” featuring Static Major...

Improv Team Q&As: Abby Berlin

Improv Team Q&As: Abby Berlin

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager September 15, 2021

What made you decide to join Improv? "When I was little, [alumni] Emily Toppen used to babysit my sister and me. Occasionally, over the summer, she would host improv practices and we would end up being...

Tailgate Football Game: Photo Gallery

Tailgate Football Game: Photo Gallery

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager September 12, 2021

The Delta variant was first detected in India. As the new strain has traveled worldwide, it has been discovered to be two-times as infectious as the Alpha variant, and 60% more transmissible.

The Delta variant has quickly made a large impact on the country

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager September 9, 2021

Although Forest Hills students and staff, if vaccinated, are free to choose whether to wear a mask or not, the unvaccinated and children under the age of twelve are required to mask up at the beginning...

One of Kanye Wests multiple options for the cover of his new album, Donda.

Discussing the politics surrounding Kanye West’s Donda

Kelsey Dantuma, Social Media Manager September 8, 2021

Early on August 29, 2021, Donda, Kanye West’s tenth studio album, claimed its spot as the second biggest album debut on Spotify. With the constant change of titles and tracklists throughout the initial...

The combined FHC Sports Report and The Central Trend Editor-in-Chief wall showcasing plaques of past leaders in our room.

The Central Trend and FHC Sports Report win a combined sixteen MIPA awards

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments June 4, 2021

The Central Trend is proud to announce 16 winners and honorable mentions for the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) annual awards. We thank our viewers, who make it possible for us to continue...

Lynlee, Abby, and I on the TCT couch--this place has been a home to all of us through each other and through words.

Lessons of life learned through love

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments May 5, 2021

The pain I have felt recently has me shelled out; it is indescribable. It has been months since I have written anything except sad poetry and the occasional column, and even working with most of what I...

Men will no longer be the determiners of femininity

Men will no longer be the determiners of femininity

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments February 25, 2021

“Don’t eat so fast.” “Hold your shoulders back and stop slouching.” “Stop wearing such big clothes; you have a great figure to show.” “Don’t swear so much; it isn’t ladylike.” All...

Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine—reccomended for use by those ages 16 and older according to the CDC—authorized by the FDA

An analysis of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments February 11, 2021

As we have run down the clock—entering the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic—we have made progress in a time of unceasing hopelessness and loss. We have passed the date marking the first COVID-19...

All sides of the story—investigating Canvas

All sides of the story—investigating Canvas

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments January 26, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks during the 46th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday January 20th, 2021

In case you missed it, here are the highlights from yesterday’s inaguration:

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments January 21, 2021

For everyone around the country, January 20, 2021 marked a significant and pivotal moment in history—the inauguration of  Joe Biden, the United States’ 46th President. No matter what an individual’s...

Natalia poses for senior pictures

Natalia Svoboda thrives in a busy environment

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments January 19, 2021

Being a senior can be stressful and chaotic throughout the many months of anticipation leading up to graduation. This can instill burnout and motivation loss in students, especially when juggling several...

The TikTok that, not only gave me this strange mix of creepy and nostalgia, but inspired some pieces of this poem.

Apartment number eleven

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments January 7, 2021

Twinkling effervescence surrounded you as I watched you throughout the days where the grass melted deeper into its own pigment, and I came to know you in a world that functioned the way I imagined...

Mason, Ashley, and I (refusing to acknowledge my brother, Kasey, in the background) on our way to Central Woodlands to go sledding.

When everything was replaced, this was irreplaceable

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments December 27, 2020

The holiday season has been losing it’s pine-scented touch over the years. Replaced by alternative supplements, the pill that is excitement for the holidays sits idly by in the cupboard under my sink....

TCTs The Countless Thanks: Kelsey Dantuma

TCT’s The Countless Thanks: Kelsey Dantuma

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 25, 2020

Mason Yarnell, the new kid who moved in next door around eleven years ago. Mason, you truly are my platonic soulmate—sometimes even I struggle to find where you end and I begin. We have had our week-long...

The truth behind required reading at FHC: the series

The truth behind required reading at FHC: the series

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 22, 2020

The truth behind required reading at FHC: the series—series announcement

The truth behind required reading at FHC: the series—series announcement

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 18, 2020

With countless English classes offered at Forest Hills Central, the opportunities to learn from literature are endless; yet, certain books litter the English department’s curriculum. In this series,...

Required reading in the classroom needs to reflect the world around us

Required reading in the classroom needs to reflect the world around us

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 17, 2020

My experience with required reading began the summer before ninth grade: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. In hindsight, this was the beginning of the end as far as “enjoyable” books go. While...

Image depicting the monopoly of the College Board: a not-so-nonprofit organization that prospers off of stressing students out and pressuring them with a false sense of necessity and college requirements.

The curriculum is not made for everyone

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 12, 2020

Concepts of Algebra Two: a class I had promised myself I would avoid at all costs. Nonetheless, to me and the district's dismay, I am not a higher statistic when it comes to math. But, through all of...

Sophia Badaluco finds herself vicariously through her relationship with her grandmother

Sophia Badaluco finds herself vicariously through her relationship with her grandmother

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 10, 2020

Sophomore Sophia Badaluco describes herself as “funny, mature for [her] age, and a big fan of Australia.” Nonetheless, throughout her tendency to focus on being responsible, there is so much more...

Russell Baird

Russell Baird

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 9, 2020

Name: Russell Baird Grade: 11 Roles: Narrator, Prince Charming 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having a smaller cast compared to other years? "It's kind of nice that it's...

Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Spectaculathon Cast Q&As - Fall Play 2020

Brother’s Grimm Fairy Tales Spectaculathon Cast Q&A’s – Fall Play 2020

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 9, 2020

Limited pre-sold tickets available only to families of cast/crew. Show streaming information is available on the FHC Theater website. There is also a pre-recorded version available.

Adapted images from Judge Amy Coney Barretts nomination to the Supreme Court and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Amy Coney Barrett is nothing short of anti-feminist

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments November 5, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A woman famous for her dissents; standing against the majority—and on the side of women through discrimination—on the basis of sex. Despite what many people may believe, there...

Rain on Regent Street

A continual rainstorm through it all

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 29, 2020

Claimed since the beginning of it all, the last week of April was always her week. Nonetheless, as time went on, it turned out to be a groundhog day of sorts—forgotten and misconstrued in the everyday...

Homecoming Court Q&As: Linus Kaechele

Homecoming Court Q&As: Linus Kaechele

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 22, 2020

1. What was your reaction when you heard your name called? "I was obviously excited, I mean everyone's excited, but there were just so many people I felt were so eligible for court that I didn't really...

The 2020 film, Im Thinking of Ending Things, falls into the psychological thriller/horror genre and explores the limits and price of ones escape from reality.

I’m Thinking of Ending Things is brooding and existential in a broader scope

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 15, 2020

*WARNING: discussion of suicide* I’m Thinking of Ending Things, directed by Charlie Kaufman, is an existential roller coaster ride until the very last minutes of the film. Nonetheless, delving...

Unofficial homecoming dances will be detrimental to all the progress that has been made through COVID-19

Unofficial “homecoming dances” will be detrimental to all the progress that has been made through COVID-19

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 14, 2020

The war between students and administration rages on as high schoolers push to have Homecoming. And, with some being denied the opportunity, COVID-19 thrives under the prospect of community-hosted "homecoming...

Sam Logan leaps into new experiences despite the adversity he may face

Sam Logan leaps into new experiences despite the adversity he may face

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 13, 2020

Sophomore Sam Logan is no stranger to change. In fact, one could even go as far as to say he embraces it; almost every aspect of Sam’s life has involved him putting himself in a more-or-less uncomfortable...

The future of FHC traditions

The future of FHC traditions

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 12, 2020

The future of FHC traditions series announcement

The future of FHC traditions series announcement

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 12, 2020

While COVID-19 is still alive and well, many members of Ranger Country have grown wary of what will happen to the traditions so close to the hearts of the members of the community. This series delves deep...

LANYs new album, mamas boy, reflects upon the ups-and-downs of growing up in an inconsistent environment

LANY’s new album, mama’s boy, reflects upon the ups-and-downs of growing up in an inconsistent environment

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 8, 2020

In truth, LANY was a band with minimal songs peppered throughout my everyday playlists. Prior to listening to their new album, mama’s boy, I thought of them in the sense of a few hit songs but nothing...

Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump at the first 2020 presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29th.

The first 2020 presidential debate was an embarrassment to the nation

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments October 1, 2020

“Will you shut up, man,” Democratic nominee Joe Biden said during the first 2020 presidential debate. This simple statement encompasses what a portion of the nation is feeling in recovery from the...

COVID-19 has had a mental impact on the FHC community

COVID-19 has had a mental impact on the FHC community

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments September 29, 2020

For FHC students, teachers, and parents, it's no secret that there is a new dynamic in the building this school year. Nonetheless, education moves on—whether that be through choosing to go completely...

Modified image of women demonstrating on Liberty Island in support of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment on August 10, 1970.

How feminism pertains to the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments September 24, 2020

Social, political, and economic equality are the three root principles of feminism. And to add on to this, there is also a battle for women against systemic inequality on a daily basis.  As if on cue,...

A firefighter battling flames in a California forest, the landscape is destroyed from the 2020 wildfire season.

Pay close attention to California’s climate crisis

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments September 17, 2020

Living in Michigan, what can be expected besides the predictable unpredictability of lake-effect snow and just overall average weather conditions? However, for places such as California, this is simply...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on January 19, 2019 at the Womens March in New York. Here she gave a speech at the Womens Unity Rally.

Why you shouldn’t count Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez out of the 2024 Presidential Election

Kelsey Dantuma, Managing Editor of Online Assignments September 10, 2020

“My choice isn’t what I breathe in, it’s what I exhale... And right now, in this moment, I feel a need for all of us to breathe fire.” Months ago, I came across this quote in a Twitter thread...

Never again will we have the time

Never again will we have the time

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer May 18, 2020

Time. I, for one, have spent way too much of it thinking about how much of it I have lost—hence the never-ending cycle of me switching my mindset between giving up and having hope. It is exhausting,...

Frankie Anderson

Frankie Anderson

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer May 5, 2020

Name: Frankie Anderson Grade: 9 1. How has having parents who are teachers impacted your experience with online learning compared to the average student? "When I don't get stuff, I know I can...

Adam Mix

Adam Mix

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer April 20, 2020

Name: Adam Mix Place of Work: Spectrum Health Job Title: Director of the Solid Organ Transplant Program and the Cardiac Surgery Program 1. What did a normal day in your job look like before the...

Even after moving to far away places, Vinod Rajakrishna keeps the memories close to his heart

Even after moving to far away places, Vinod Rajakrishna keeps the memories close to his heart

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer March 2, 2020

Lucky amongst the more than 1,000 students at FHC, Vinod Rajakrishna has had the opportunity to live in several places throughout his lifetime. And, through these experiences, Vinod has developed a strong...

Setbacks in motivation plague the students of FHC

Setbacks in motivation plague the students of FHC

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer February 21, 2020

Burnout. An illustrious shadow hiding behind many FHC students’ school personas. Like an old friend, it comes back around again and again, though each time different from the last. For some, it shows...

Rachel Schencks inspirational work ethic enables her to get the most out of high school

Rachel Schenck’s inspirational work ethic enables her to get the most out of high school

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer February 3, 2020

For junior Rachel Schenck, her schedule is packed to the brim with advanced classes as well as extracurriculars. Rachel is a multi-sport athlete. This winter, she is on the FHC wrestling team and is...

Both Homecoming and Winterfest have a surprising stigma surrounding them

Both Homecoming and Winterfest have a surprising stigma surrounding them

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer January 21, 2020

Homecoming and Winterfest have long had a variety of attributes that set them apart from one another. For many students, the appeal of Homecoming branches from all the bells and whistles—ranging from...

Summer Salts new single Fire Flower is intricate and enigmatic

Summer Salt’s new single Fire Flower is intricate and enigmatic

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer December 19, 2019

Happy New Year. Though it took me a few listens, I was pleasantly surprised to discover this hidden motif at the beginning of Summer Salt’s new song, Fire Flower. Although Summer Salt has taken...

How students are managing the stress of exams

How students are managing the stress of exams

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer December 17, 2019

Exams are a daunting tidal wave. With the testing expeditiously approaching, it’s no wonder that students’ stress levels are increasing as each day passes by. Sophomore Jaelynn Carlson, who,...

Beabadoobees new EP is real and refreshing

Beabadoobee’s new EP is real and refreshing

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer December 5, 2019

There are times when everything feels bland.  Times where no amount of creativity can dig me out of a hole of insignificance and doubt. To some, this lack of variation can be reassuring; for me,...

Madi Zeiens roots strain from the countries shes visited and people shes met

Madi Zeien’s roots strain from the countries she’s visited and people she’s met

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer December 3, 2019

Freshman Madi Zeien loves to travel. In fact, she has visited over twenty places around the world already—ranging from Europe to Puerto Rico. Out of all the places she has visited, France is by far...

TCTs The Countless Thanks 2019: Kelsey Dantuma

TCT’s The Countless Thanks 2019: Kelsey Dantuma

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer November 26, 2019

Lexi — for hyping me up Thank you for always staying so positive. You pick me up when I’m down, and you laugh with me when I’m on top of the world. Whenever I am with you, my smile appears boundless,...

Cavetowns new single was unsurprisingly unoriginal

Cavetown’s new single was unsurprisingly unoriginal

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer November 21, 2019

Cavetown has long hidden behind the use of upbeat, soft strumming guitar and ukulele; Things That Make it Warm is no exception to the continuous flow of similar-sounding songs. Cavetown has long been...

Students discuss the benefits and hazards of snow days

Students discuss the benefits and hazards of snow days

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer November 19, 2019

As the chilly, unforgiving weather sets in during this closely approaching winter season, road conditions deteriorate, leaving many drivers—students, bus drivers, staff, and parents—unsettled. Road...

Holiday Candles

Holiday Candles

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer November 14, 2019

She simply entered in search of something new; she believed a quick in-and-out run should be efficient enough. All it took was the faint air of a sugar-cookie scented candle to bring her home; the sweet...

The Politician is a darkly honest representation of teenage nature

The Politician is a darkly honest representation of teenage nature

Kelsey Dantuma, Staff Writer November 7, 2019

1,400,000. This is the estimated amount of suicide attempts in 2017 in the United States alone. Beyond this, there are at least 123 suicides a day. Netflix’s brand new series, The Politician...

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