Sarah Baig, Photo Editor
Sarah Baig is the first person to be part of "The Blaze’s" newspaper staff for four years. In her freshman year, she was randomly placed in the Newspaper course, and ended up being part of the staff for the rest of her high school career. She is the photo editor for "The Blaze." Her hobbies include playing lacrosse and taking pictures. Her favorite part of taking photos is the fact that she can get close to the fields and courts to capture the moments. She’s looking forward to graduating high school and going to college soon.
![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)
![Junior James Lee starts the match in the starting position against Patriot. ¨Getting my hand raised and winning a match [is my favorite part],¨ Lee said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0054-900x600.jpg)
![Junior Basit Qadri dribbles through sophomore Bulldog Omar Abushaban´s defense in an effort to score. ¨[A big student section] gets me more into the game. [Also] working with my team, keeping the ball moving.¨ Qadri said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0165-1-e1643841758750-600x900.jpg)
![Senior Jared Barker runs across the field. “This season as a whole may not have gone ideally, but the environment that the coach created I was really happy with [it]. Despite losing...he gave me a team I was proud to play on,” Barker said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DSC_0193-900x600.jpg)
