Anushka Goski, Staff Writer
Anushka is returning for her third year on “The Blaze.” After moving around from Georgia, Connecticut, and Fairfax, she found her new home with her favorite teacher, Ms. Greiner, working on the school newspaper at Rock Ridge High school. She is also a student athlete on the Rock Ridge field hockey team and primarily plays forward. Anushka is looking forward to the fall season as the team is looking strong this year.
![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)
![Running towards the ball to get it to the other side of the field, sophomore captain Rishit Choudhari makes several advances to try to get the ball to the goal. “We did a great job keeping our head up [during the game],” Choudhari said. “Even though the result wasn’t what we wanted, we all played really well.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC_0948-809x900.jpg)
![Junior Sneha Nekkanty, freshman Arjun Alagappa, and junior Joanne Ma play the flutes in Ralph Vaughan William’s fast-paced “English Folk Song Suite.” “We did well blending with each other during this concert,” Nekkanty said. “Our intonation was also better [compared to] the beginning of the year.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DSC_0645-900x600.jpg)
