Megan is a senior and third-year staff member of The Blaze. When they aren't reading or stressing out about school, they can be found in the auditorium with tech crew, talking about their favorite TV shows or the latest Red Sox game.
![Members of the freshmen and junior classes fire up the crowd with a cheer to increase the Phoenix spirit. “I loved [the tailgate], it was awesome. This is my very first high school event with people [and] other highschoolers. Even though this is a practice, it’s my very first football game. It’s been an incredible experience,” freshman Jaden Thomas said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Copy-of-IMG_1717-900x600.jpg)
![On Jan. 24, Phoenix cheerleaders sophomore Isha Vepa, junior Tia Carter, freshman Almendra Del Aguila, and junior Prerana Telugu perform a cheer in unison at the basketball game against Tuscarora. “We almost got hit by a ball like two [or] three times, we just kinda stepped back and kept watching. We literally laughed about it afterwards -- it’s always fun to support with these wild things happening.” said Telugu.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0613-900x621.jpg)
![In the final song of Act One at Broadway Desserts, junior Julia Freeman raises her fist while singing “Ex-Wives” from “Six,” accompanied by senior Maddie Kesler, junior D’Amora Brunson, and sophomores Mariah Waters and Kaia Greene, as well as junior Mary Kate Connor (not pictured). “We chose [“Ex-Wives”] since we wanted to do a group project. We usually only do individual projects, and we thought it would be fun to come together and perform it,” junior D’Amora Brunson said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DSC_0572-900x600.jpg)
![Seniors Esther McPalmer and Maryam Nabih eat Chick-fil-A breakfast sandwiches in the library during senior breakfast. “[Senior year] is going OK, it’s not bad, and I’m enjoying early release and [taking] less classes,” McPalmer said. McPalmer looks forward to prom and future senior breakfasts during her last year of high school.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Copy-of-DSC_0428-900x630.jpg)
