![The Phoenix varsity volleyball team lines up for the national anthem. “We were more communicative [with each other] during this game, and I feel like we kept our energy up, especially after the first set,” senior Jessica Valdov said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0202-1200x800.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)
Grade Levels Battle for Hallway Decorating Victory
Seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen competed by decorating their grade- level hallways on homecoming week.
October 24, 2019
Sophomore Anurag Gottipati helps decorate her class hallway. Gottipati is an SCA representative for the sophomore class and was helping decide how to decorate the middle of the hallway. “We’re trying to make the rocket right now, and we are covering the ceilings with black paper so we can prevent any light from coming in because we’re trying to mimic space,” Gottipati said.
Freshmen Neha Venna, Riya Kulkarni, Deeya Sharma, Leah Gutshall, Anya Muju, Anais Alvarez and John Chevrier discussing and planning the decorations for their class hallway to fit with the “Men in Black” theme.
Juniors Iriana Cholakis and Amelie Clarke paint decorations as their first time for their class hallway. Cholakis and Clarke were making a control panel for a UFO by painting the buttons and the controls for the spaceship.
Seniors Giselle Coronado and Marcela Mena cut out and glue letters from Star Wars quotes to a classroom door. Coronado and Mena were helping their senior class decorate their hallway with a Star Wars theme for spirit week. “I really love star wars and I love and enjoy the movies,” Coronado said.
Staff members Dawn Dickerson, Jeremy Cortash, John Duellman, Bradley Burzumato, Annamika Hacikyan, and Christopher Schamus pose with seniors Ramsha Naiyer, Katherine Lynch, Kaniedra Mason, and Abigail Pozniak. The seniors won the hallway decorating competition.
The final product of the junior hallway before school starts.
A giant junior class inflatable alien poses as the hallway’s focal point.
Freshmen Aria Sharma designs a poster for the freshmen class hallway. Sharma was creating a poster with alien footprints to match the freshmen class theme of “Men in Black.” , “It’s a good way for friends to come together as one, and it’s a good thing to do after school instead of just going home,”Sharma said.
Juniors Shradha Dinesh, Molly Gogia, Hoda Awad, Emily Bennett make aliens for their hallway themed Area 51.
![In a historic presidential election, voters nationwide turned out to make their voices heard. Virginia’s 10th congressional district had three key national positions up for election: president, senator, and representative.
In the race for the House of Representatives seat previously held by Democrat Jennifer Wexton, the Republican Party nominated Mike Clancy, while the Democratic Party put forward Suhas Subramanyam, a former Virginia General Assembly Senator. Subramanyam won the seat with a 52% majority.
For one of Virginia’s Senate positions, Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine and Republican challenger Hung Cao faced off. Kaine took the position with a 54% majority.
For the White House, current Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump fought to obtain the 270 electoral votes needed to get the bid. News outlets worldwide tracked the results live, with close attention to seven key battleground states: Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Wisconsin, Georgia, and North Carolina. Trump ultimately crossed the 270-vote threshold early on Nov. 6, with the swing states playing a pivotal role in his campaign’s success.
This election was the first presidential race for many Gen-Z voters, who entered a sharply polarized environment. Adela Booth, mother-in-law of Representative-Elect Subramanyam, traveled from Connecticut to support his campaign, encouraging young voters to engage in the political process. “Vote,” Booth said. “Get involved in politics. Even [if] you don’t think it applies to you, it applies to you. You will carry this debt. It will affect your grandchildren and you have to do something about it. You can’t sit back and watch anymore.”
✏️ and 📷 by Shivu Sathe](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
Villars • Dec 20, 2019 at 12:06 pm
Félicitations à notre petite fille Lilly Khalkho.Nous sommes très fiers d’elle.
Michel et Marie Claire villars