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Junior Susanna Hu works her backhand during one of her matches during the tennis season. Hu has directed much more of her free time towards tennis instead of other activities.

Junior switches to tennis full time

Avia Kaner-Roth January 9, 2018

Junior tennis player Susanna Hu said her motivation to play tennis full time was due to thoughts about college, as well as her passion for the sport.  “I really wanted to participate in tennis in...

Senior Ilana Meisler practices her violin to keep her skills up. She joined GTCYS as a sixth grader and rehearses once a week.

Senior violinist enjoys five years in symphony program

Samantha Klepfer January 4, 2018

Starting practice at five years old, senior Ilana Meisler said she has become a very proficient violinist. “A friend of mine brought his (violin) into school in kindergarten and played it for us,”...

Theater director talks about theater program

Theater director talks about theater program

January 4, 2018

Theater director Jodi Hatzenbeller said she has been working as the artistic director of the theater program for 18 years and also teaches theater-related classes at the high school such as IB film. “I...

Senior Jake Henry experiments with different shades to make his special effect make up more realistic. Henry works at Midwest Makeup Supply in Uptown.

Artist develops unique makeup style

Evelyn Nelson December 23, 2017

How did you first begin doing makeup? I just wanted to do it, but I could never could figure out why. Then I started watching “RuPaul's Drag Race,” and I started getting into the drag aspects of...

Junior expresses culture through dance

Alexis Machoka December 13, 2017

Two years ago, junior Najib Rahl and his friends at St. Maron's Catholic Church decided to join the church’s dance group. Since then, the group has performed many paying gigs including weddings, festivals...

Eva Goldfarb and her mother Elena Temple pose in front of display at the Womens Convention on October 27, 2017

Junior attends Women’s Convention

Avia Kaner-Roth December 7, 2017

When junior Eva Goldfarb first heard the speakers lined up for the Women’s Convention, she said she saw a chance to attend and learn from them. “Once I heard the lineup of who was going to be speaking,...

MED Club president Hannah Wolk addresses peers at a meeting.Their next meeting is Dec. 17.

Senior leads MED Club as president

Avia Kaner-Roth and Esther Gendler December 4, 2017

When senior MED Club president Hannah Wolk heard about the MED Club two years ago, she felt very excited to join. “I joined because I have always been interested in going into a medical field, but...

IB Coordinator Jenny Magdal consults juniors on their extended essays Nov. 30 in C153. IB Diploma Candidates work on their papers every Tuesday and Thursday.

IB Coordinator strives to make a change

Isabel Kjaer December 1, 2017

As Jenny Magdal looks ahead to her third year as the International Baccalaureate Coordinator, said she hopes to continue inspiring students. According to Magdal, the International Baccalaureate (IB)...

Senior George Hare works on the beginning stages of building a robot.

George Hare brings leadership to Robotics Club

Avia Kaner-Roth and Esther Gendler November 28, 2017

Senior robotics club president George Hare said he first joined robotics because of his interest in math and science and seeing a good opportunity to improve his skills. “What sparked my interest...

Senior Jack Dooley completes a form. Dooley tested for his third degree black belt Nov. 3.

Athlete strives to move forward in karate

Amaia Barajas November 17, 2017

Senior Jack Dooley reflects on the lessons karate has taught him after 11 years of training and acquiring a third degree black belt. “(Karate) taught me about self-discipline. It’s taught me about...

Junior Marco Giovanelli plays the piano, his primary instrument, in the band room after school on Nov. 1.

Junior musician builds musical momentum

Jenna Cook November 17, 2017

Having played piano for the majority of his life, junior Marco Giovanelli said he feels comfortable and supported while drumming alongside bandmates in band Dopeamine. Giovanelli said he is used to...

Junior Adam Kowski writes a poem during class on Monday, Nov. 6. He uploads his poems to his Instagram account dedicated to poetry. Follow him @poems_by_kowski on Instagram.

Junior expresses himself through poems

Abby Intveld November 15, 2017

When did you start writing poetry? I started writing poetry when my grandpa died. His death was really big in my life because he’s the one that got me started with bowling, and we’d always hang out...

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