Tanishka Enugu, Editor In Chief
Tanishka Enugu is a senior and this is her fourth year on The Blaze staff! A passionate writer who appreciates the community the newspaper brings, she loves being able to represent the student body through the paper. Tanishka is also a huge history buff who strives to engage in all things related to the subject through her role as president of both the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, and the Academic Team here at the Rock. Formerly the sports section editor, she is also a four year member of the track and field team, and loves to watch and discuss all things hockey. Similar to some of her favorite pieces to write, she enjoys indulging in pop culture, good books, and even better TV shows during her free time.
![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)
![As the referee throws the ball up for the tip-off, freshman Simone Diby leaps towards the ball to get it in Phoenix possession. Diby is a new member of the Phoenix girls basketball team, and despite it being a change, she finds it enjoyable. “It’s definitely a different experience if you’ve never played on a team, [but] I think it’s still fun.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC_0057-1200x662.jpg)
![Baton in hand, sophomore Monish Gunji races to the finish line during the 4x800 event. “It’s my first year on track [but] I did cross country before so it's pretty easy, " Gunji said, “[Meets] very stressful sometimes [but I’m going] to try and beat my personal record in every single event.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_0013-e1707237435365-800x1200.jpg)
![Sophomore Lucy Cho (left) and senior Isabella Lopez (right) fight for the jump ball in the hands of a Judge. “Individually I realized that if I put more emphasis on defense, then I could contribute more to the team,” Lopez said. “As a big and being 5 feet 6 inches, I was getting blocked like crazy by girls who are 6 feet [tall].”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-23-e1706854047229.png)
![Senior Kyle Desai gets into shooting position at the freethrow line, ready to take his foul shots. “I think I did well scoring the ball but there are definitely things I could've done better,” Desai said. “I had too many turnovers, I could've been much cleaner with the ball and made better passes. [But], overall a solid game.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_6293-e1704320279908-1026x1200.jpg)
![Senior Jasmine Lewis hugs senior Valentina Lopez as she reads a poem in remembrance of her late dog. “[I chose this poem] because it is very significant to me and I wanted to share that with everyone else, knowing how significant it is to me, but hopefully I can change someone else's view and give them the same emotion that I had,” Lopez said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DSC_0476-e1684463646279-770x900.jpg)
![Sophomore Mekhi Motilewa dribbles around his defender while they pressure him.“[We need to] play at our own pace,” Motilewa said. “Sometimes we sped up and we didn't keep our composure when we were pressured by the defense…and running our own plays and some communication would help.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSC_0523-e1672840913412-900x880.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)
