Yearbook
Best Respect This Cheetah Girl
Growing up with movies like Freaky Friday and Cheetah Girls inspired Jael Davis to pursue music and start her own band.
Ever since Junior Jael Davis was little, she was around music. Her mom, brother, and grandma were singers, and her grandma even sang backup for Billie Holiday. “We’re just like a very music oriented family, but I didn’t really start getting into it until Disney Channel,” Davis said.
Cheetah Girls really opened the eyes of young Davis. She said “I love the style, I love the fashion, and I love singing. So that kind of inspired me, like I wanted to be a little Cheetah Girl.” Though she is not in choir at her school, her main audience is people in her local church. She is apart of the church choir and finds connection between her love for music and her …
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The “C” in Choir
Morgan Jones’s self-expression journey through show choir performances.
For senior Morgan Jones, the “C” in choir stands for confidence. Self-expression and the feeling of comfort in one’s own self were foreign and a struggle for Jones. She felt that she could not fit in anywhere or with anyone, she felt distant from all her peers. However, starting the show choir helped her find her confidence and the place she belonged and flourished in.
“[Choir] taught me it is okay to mess up,” said Jones. “When I first joined the show choir I wasn’t confident at all, however, it taught me how to be confident in myself.”
At the beginning of Jones’s show choir journey, she felt awkward and shaky when she was performing. In her head, she believed she looked weird making faces and smiling. She thought she looked out of place amongst …
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Reflecting Light
Junior Eleanor Guipe finds her passion for creating an inclusive community
As cheering voices echo through the water, Eleanor Guipe feels confident that among those voices is her father’s. For all 11 years that Guipe has been swimming, her dad has always been by her side. This connection has not only helped her achieve her swimming dreams but has also given her new passions and aspirations. Guipe’s father’s experience as a special education teacher at her school opened her eyes to the discrimination and shame that surrounds the disabled community. She specifically observed this in her school environment.
“They used to hide the kids in middle school, we didn’t have Best Buddies or any program that allowed them to connect with the rest of the kids,” Guipe said. “There was a kid that they wouldn’t let go on field trips because he …
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Wrestler On The Rise
Dylan Miner excitedly poses to show off his wrestling posture. Miner enjoys showing people his wrestling moves, and form.
One year ago, Dylan Miner started Wrestling. Miner had previously played baseball for six years and cross country for 1 year. This past year Miner decided to start a new chapter and adventure in his life. Miner started to wrestle.
“Other sports were similar to wrestling so it wasn’t a huge jump to join wrestling,” Miner said. Miner has quickly picked up wrestling, he even has attended several academy’s and programs called Regional Training Centers or (RTC) for short. “The academy I attend is called Contenders Wrestling Academy in Greenwood. My experience has been fun, I feel like it will give me a mental advantage.” Miner said. Miners dedication and commitment does not go unnoticed. His stellar mindset on improving his …
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Expression Through Music
From her auburn hair, green pearlescent nails, classic band T-shirt, everything about Bella Rolsen is intriguing.
Concert enthusiast, Rolsen, rising senior at Zionsville High School, finds music to be a way to express herself. In school Rolsen is known for her curly hair, unique nails, and assorted music taste.
She has been to a total of five concerts this summer and will be attending seven more this year. In her lifetime she has been to upwards of ten concerts and hopes to enjoy seeing many more of her favorite artists and bands live.
“Seeing shows live is a totally different experience then listening at home” Rolsen said.
Rolsen’s favorite concert she has attended recently is The Killers last September, and Paramore in June.
“The killers were really awesome because the show was in Nashville. The show had a lot of energy to it and there was never a dull …
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From Softball Bat to Pool Noodle
Gracyn Erickson demonstrates a stretch used in class
Senior Gracyn Erickson from Carmel High School, has been working towards “making herself proud” through softball for as long as she can remember. She has been using the skills that she has learned through the sport to not only better herself as a player but also as a person.
“When I get up to bat I get really nervous and shaky, so at my very first time up to bat playing varsity I was very anxious. My very first hit in my varsity career was off the fence. It was just so exciting and it made me very proud of myself and everything that I have been working towards.”
Erickson has played a big part not only on a team, but also in a smaller community setting. During her spare time when she …
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Embracing family, from Indiana to India
Although Suprita Vavilala is technically considered “Evansville, Indiana Made”, she has spent a large portion of her life traveling to and from India, where she is able to reconnect with her family every summer. Since she was born, Suprita, along with her sister and parents, has taken the twenty-hour flight to both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh where she spends over a month with both sets of her grandparents as well as her cousins, aunts, and uncles. The time Suprita gets to spend with her family is precious and she makes sure to not take it for granted.
“The nostalgia I get from visiting India every summer is unforgettable. Even though I don’t visit as often as I used to, it always reminds me of when I was younger and how excited I would be to see my grandparents!”
When asking Suprita about …
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Extrovert Express guided by Ambition
Ava Rosenberg, a rising senior attending Evanston Township High School, opens up about herself and certain traits that she believes makes up her personality. Through my enjoyable conversation with Ava, I learned quite a bit about her.
Evanston Township High School, Ava’s high school, is only 10 minutes away from NorthWestern University. Although this University has a good reputation and is overall a satisfactory college, Ava conveys her dislike in attending any school in Illinois for her undergraduate. Rosenberg excitedly said, “I feel like the point of college is to leave and go out into the world along with experiencing new things. Also, a lot of the students from my high school attend NorthWestern University and going there would make me feel like I am going through high school all over again.” This speaks a lot about Ava’s personality, as she …
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A Sports Interest
From golf to football junior Caden Kerr has always enjoyed sports whether he was just a spectator or a participant.
As for right Kerr is currently on his school’s golf team. “I go to Warren and I am number 3 on our varsity team,” Kerr said.
As for his best game golf Kerr ended up scoring 102. “My best score so far is 102 at the Mic Tournament,” Kerr said.
Besides playing golf Kerr also enjoys football and baseball. “I’m really big into sports. My favorite sport is football followed by baseball,” Kerr said.
Like all sports fans Kerr has his favorite teams which include the Indianapolis Colts for football and the St. Louis Cardinals for baseball. “My favorite teams are the Colts and St. Louis Cardinals,” Kerr said.
Besides the professional leagues Kerr also enjoys watching college sports. “I watch the College World Series, …
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Shy but Mighty
Being shy is a hard obstacle to overcome in this society, but junior Haymaj Townsend always knows how to overcome it when it comes to sticking up for the right thing.
Townsend often takes care of her younger brother in her free time.
“There’s not much I like to do in my free time. I feel like I’m very shy and don’t like to socialize that much. What I do the most, though, is watch my little brother. He used to be such a good kid, but his attitude has changed so much and now he’s bad, which makes my job a lot harder. I remember one time he choked while eating some crackers and I had to start doing CPR. I was so scared because he wasn’t spitting it back out, so I ran upstairs to get my mom so that …
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