![Held up by a group of cheerleaders, flyer sophomore Leyu Yonas poses as part of a stunt, also supported by flyer junior Shayne Mitchell behind her. (Left) Prior to the pink out football game on Oct. 13, the athletes practiced in the aux gym from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Right) On Oct. 19, the cheerleaders competed in their District Championships at Woodgrove High School. “We definitely put all our effort on the mat [at Districts], and it showed,” Mitchell said. Left: Photo by Nadia Shirr. Right: Photo by Steve Prakope via Victor O’Neill Studios.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/feature-image-1200x823.png)
![Sophomore Xavier Smith (6), the Phoenix quarterback, runs the ball as his teammates help hold up the defense. “My [offensive] line collapses, so I just [have to run], and it's a good way to get first downs because [Tuscarora’s] defense was really good,” Smith said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5383-1200x897.jpg)
![As the referee throws the ball up for the tip-off, freshman Simone Diby leaps towards the ball to get it in Phoenix possession. Diby is a new member of the Phoenix girls basketball team, and despite it being a change, she finds it enjoyable. “It’s definitely a different experience if you’ve never played on a team, [but] I think it’s still fun.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC_0057-1200x662.jpg)
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Marketing teacher Crissie Miller explains her class curriculum to parents.
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Social studies teacher Tori Webb provides her background to parents, including being a University of Virginia alum and pursuing her passion for being a teacher since her childhood.
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Eager parents shop in the school store, waiting to check out their purchase.
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In the gym, underclassmen parents learn about Health & PE make-up assignments in case their students miss multiple classes in a quarter.
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Sitting at a desk in science teacher Madina Mamatova’s classroom, one parent smiles while Mamatova discusses her lesson plans.
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In math teacher Megan Berger’s second block data science class, parents laugh to each other as they wait for the bell to ring. The sessions were also filled with information useful to parents, like what to do when their child is absent. “[The biggest thing I learned was] that most of my daughter’s teachers have their stuff on Schoology so that if she is absent we can access that without having to have multiple emails going back and forth trying to figure out how to get caught up,” parent Katie Rivers said.
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DECA representative junior Kriti Narsin greets parents as they enter the 1300 hallway into the school store. Members of the club handed out five dollars off coupons for guests to buy school merchandise. “It’s a great sales tactic, if I’m being honest,” Vice President of Community Relations junior Sruthi Vivek said. “It really brings them in. If you’re just standing here smiling, being really welcoming, and you give them a coupon, they’re just going to walk right in.”
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The Class of 2027 rushes to get their white streamers out to their classmates to win the Spirit Stick.
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Musical chairs champion choral director Jordan Markwood, senior Annabelle Monte, junior Nilla Divakar, and Rocky head over to the freshman student section to judge which class wins the Spirit Stick.
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