Smrithi is a junior and this is her second year on staff. When she's not telling her parents for the 100th time how she wants to move to Australia, you can find her on platform 9 3/4 with her Slytherin friends heading to Hogwarts.
![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)
![At the meeting, sophomore Jagadeepram Maddipatla, a student equity ambassador, discussed how the school can be more inclusive. Maddipatla commented on the school’s efforts towards diversity and inclusion with a form where students can anonymously talk about their challenges. “I think [the survey is] a pretty important resource,” Maddipatla said. “It provides a lot of feedback to the county and if more people knew about it, then more people would use it.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RRHS-PTSO-900x900.jpg)
![The PTSO agreed to fund travel fees for a speaker at English teacher Jessica Berg’s women’s summit that will be held on Mar. 26. “It was so amazing to have [the PTSO’s] support,” Berg said. “I was on cloud nine.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RRHS-PTSO-1-900x900.jpg)
