![Standing center stage, senior Ananya Akula conducts the Phoenix Chorale. “[Conducting and teaching] is really fun,” Akula said. “Music education is what I want to do.” On the day of the choir assessment, Akula found out that she received the President’s Music Scholarship – a full ride to the University of Miami Frost School of Music.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ananya-1200x800.jpg)
![With the energy and effort the Bolts were bringing to the game, the Phoenix had to step up and match them to make it through their first game of the season. Many of the girls on the team, including freshman Nazly Rostom, have been playing soccer since their childhood and have grown a love for the sport as a result. “It was fun to see how we actually played in a [real] game,” Rostom said. “Even though the outcome was not what we were hoping for, I’m still happy we got to play together.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_0154-1200x800.jpg)
![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 its 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)
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.
![Standing center stage, senior Ananya Akula conducts the Phoenix Chorale. “[Conducting and teaching] is really fun,” Akula said. “Music education is what I want to do.” On the day of the choir assessment, Akula found out that she received the President’s Music Scholarship – a full ride to the University of Miami Frost School of Music.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ananya-600x400.jpg)
![Senior Fatima Qaderi grew into the person she wanted to become when she was younger and continues to work towards growing more confident in using her voice when it matters. “I didnt get treated the way I wanted to be treated, and I realized that it wasnt just them treating me the wrong way, it was me treating me the wrong way,” Qaderi said. “I forced them to like to look at me in a way where Im someone who needs to be respected; they cant just disregard me, they cant just look over me because I have a different opinion, because Im a woman, because Im Afghan, because Im Muslim, or whatever. It just took going through different experiences to figure out how [I wanted to] be heard.” Photo courtesy of Fatima Qaderi.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3870-600x471.jpeg)
Villars • Dec 20, 2019 at 12:06 pm
Félicitations à notre petite fille Lilly Khalkho.Nous sommes très fiers d’elle.
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