![Junior Diya Arun stares out a window. For Arun, the winter season brings out the holiday blues. “ I think [the winter] has a negative effect on my mental health because I feel like the cold weather and people around me are also sadder [and] that affects me,” Arun said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_8047-1200x800.jpg)
![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)
Class of 2023: 23 Questions with Jack Capobianco
From doing lighting design for over two dozen shows for Rock Ridge Performing Arts (RRPA), to becoming Editor-In-Chief of the Yearbook and Chief Executive Officer of RRPA, senior Jack Capobianco has achieved a lot over his four years at Rock Ridge, all while overcoming obstacles that COVID pushed in the way.
May 31, 2023
In this 23-Questions-style interview with RRPA lighting design legend senior Jack Capobianco, he discusses designing light for over two dozen different shows, holding responsibility in leadership positions, and discovering his passion for Yearbook design. Capobianco’s love and dedication for theater, and his hours spent after school and on weekends around the sets of “Matilda,” “Big Fish,” or “Xanadu,” has won him several awards, such as a superior for Lighting Design in 2022 at the International Thespian Festival. His responsible work ethic and reliability has earned him the position of Chief Executive Officer of RRPA as well as Editor-In-Chief of the Yearbook. The Blaze staff interviewed him to reflect on his high school experience and his lighting design journey.
![On Friday, Dec. 19, seniors filled the library for the winter senior breakfast event, put together with the help of administrators and parent volunteers. Excitement and joy filled the atmosphere as the Class of 2025 filed into the school library to celebrate their four years of accomplishment as students.
The menu for this breakfast was an assortment of sweet treats: donuts, apple and orange juice, coffee, hot chocolate, and gingerbread cookies. Students were able to decorate their own gingerbread cookies with a variety of different icing and sprinkles to choose from. The tables were decorated with blue tablecloths to celebrate the winter season. Plates and napkins also followed the holiday theme.
Senior Blessing Amuga attended the event for her friends and the food. “This time [the breakfast was better because] there were many activities,” Amuga said.
In the midst of the festivities, students were provided with the opportunity to vote on one of four designs on the front and two designs on the back for their senior class shirt design. They are able to submit their designs by Dec. 18 for a chance to be selected as the winning design.
✏️ and 📷 by Ryan Desiderio, Rachel Bhardwaj, Sitwat Mian](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)