Designer of the Year I should be selected as the Designer of the Year because of my ability to produce visually appealing spreads that highlight a page’s content while grabbing the viewer’s eye with creative elements. Over the course of my years on the Legend yearbook staff, I have strived to design unique and interesting spreads that push the limits of classic design. With a strong knowledge of basic design, I am able to purposefully break some rules to achieve a desired effect. I have mastered the art of modular design and utilize secondary coverage to further the content of a page. I applied this skill to each year’s theme to demonstrate versatility of design skills. Our 2016 book focused on clean design, while the 2017 book has pushed my personal boundaries to take a more artistic approach. Not only do I excel at designing my own pages, I am able to help others through the design process while teaching them the importance of basic design and that it is okay to think outside of the box every once in awhile. As a result of my time as a staffer and an editor, my skills have grown tremendously as displayed in my work samples.
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June 11 started as a normal night at Pulse, a nightclub for LGBTQ+ individuals located less than a mile away from campus. However, Omar Mateen, a Muslim radical, stood in the crowds midst. When Mateen began shooting, hundreds ran for their lives, while others hid in bathrooms. He held over 100 people hostage for three hours, and the night ended with 49 victims dead, making this the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
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student overcame childhood weight problems through natural-food centered diet In seventh period the sound of stomachs grumbling rippled through the school. Students anxiously waited for the bell to ring so they could make a mad dash for Chick-fil-A, Bakery Plus or Chipotle. Drive-thrus with quick service, low prices and convenience made fast food restaurants a popular choice for students. Students’ chicken sandwiches and fries, donuts, and burrito bowls contained sugar. According to the article “Sugar Season. It’s Everywhere, and Addictive” I don’t in the New York Times, sugar it induced cravings compared to the severity of drug addictions like cocaine and nicotine. Major food and that might be a processing corporations and the but fast food industry took advantage knows how to of consumer cravings. This led to increased sugar consumption that things that we have been contributed to a rise in childhood for obesity and a decrease in overall student health. We shouldn’t be eating “Sugar tastes good and gives stuff that’s created in a us pleasure when we eat it. But, like many other pleasurable activities, the pleasure is short-lived and we want to experience it again and again. So, we end up in a cycle of eating something that gives us a chemical rush of pleasure only to need it again when it wears off,” Dr. Raquel Garzon, registered dietitian, said. People’s desire for sugar started in early childhood. Jingles and marketing methods ingrained themselves in the minds of children through billboards and TV commercials. In “7 Reasons We Can’t Turn Down Fast Food,” Psychology Today described a study in which children preferred chicken nuggets that were packaged similar to a Happy Meal, over the same nuggets in generic packaging. Adult figures and parents rewarded children with food and sugary treats at home, in school and even handed out sugar packed sports drinks at athletic events. This created a positive association with food. “We make it a goal. As a kid our goal was to get that candy bar or get that donut in the morning. [It] was like the happiest thing in life and it just kind of stays with us,” senior Lorenz Nelson said. Nelson started gaining weight as a young child because others believed he would be tall and needed the calories to grow and gain muscle. As a result, he paid little attention to the contents of his diet. “Coming into middle school I knew I had a weight problem. I didn’t like my figure but I kept kind of going with it because I was told to keep eating for football, but I knew that I didn’t like my appearance. I started realizing that other people were having six packs and I had like two bowling balls on my sides. I ate a lot of junk food in middle school, I just considered that food. Now in retrospect, I think about it and I get sick,” Nelson said. Chronic acne and lack of social confidence related to his weight drove Nelson to cut soda from his diet as a New Year’s Resolution in eighth grade. Two years later, he decided to eliminate processed sugar after watching the documentary, Fed Up, that taught him its effects on the human body. Over Christmas break of his junior year, Nelson began a Paleo diet. Former research biochemist Robb Wolf, described the Paleo diet as centered around natural foods such as: fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and nuts and seeds. Participants aimed to cut out refined foods, trans-fats and sugar
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that were the root of diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. “By doing these healthy changes, he showed himself that he had strong will power, as well as he has it within himself to stay focused, strong and determined. This drive has stayed with him and bled into other parts of his life too-both academically and socially,” Audra Walters, Nelson’s mom, said. Nelson’s change in lifestyle affected not only his health, but the health of his family. His mother, specifically, lost weight and changed the way she fed the family. According to the United States National Institute of Health, families spent 40 percent of their food budget eating out. As a result, children spent less time at the family table eating healthy, homemade meals and experienced routine exposure to large portions of calorie dense, sugar packed foods. “We are very cognizant of nutritional labels and it has become habit to look so we know what to buy and how we prepare the foods. Generally speaking, it’s expensive to eat out for a family of six so we primarily eat in so we can prepare our foods more nutritionally and affordably,” Walters said. In the United States, 75 percent of packaged foods contained sugar and the average American consumed a quarter to half a pound of sugar a day, according to the Times article. Not only did companies add sugar to their products to make them more appealing, they also added preservatives and other unnatural chemicals to help food keep longer and improve taste, feeding the continuous consumer hunger for their next sugar craving. “Processed foods, sugar, artificial colors, preservatives, and additives should be eliminated as much as possible. The most important label on a food package is the ingredient list, not the label on the front. The healthiest, ‘cleanest’ foods have the fewest ingredients, preferably five or less. You should be able to pronounce them all without any added flavors or preservatives,” Jodi Coleman, owner of JC Fitness, said. One of the aspects of the Paleo diet that Nelson strictly followed included avoiding foods not available to human society’s primitive ancestors. These included bread, dairy and processed foods. “If you don’t find it in the wild I don’t touch it, and that might be a little extreme but your body knows how to process things that we have been eating for years. We shouldn’t be eating stuff that’s created in a lab,” Nelson said. Transitioning to a healthier diet required personalization according to specific needs. Web MD stated people who lost weight and successfully kept it off discovered which dieting approach worked for them. “It is important for someone to know why they want to eat more healthy and figure out what strategies would work best for them. Sustainability of the changes made is what matters, not how extreme they are in the moment if they only last for a short period of time,” Dr. Garzon said. Dietitians suggested cutting processed foods in stages, rather than all at once. Prevention magazine’s article “7 things that happen when you stop eating sugar,” stated the perks of cutting out processed sugars included feeling less fatigued, improved brain functions, more sleep, increased heart health, better skin, a decrease in mood swings and less risk of diabetes. “Do it in portions. Don’t go from ‘I eat super unhealthy’ to straight vegan, it’s very hard to do that, and tough on your body,” Nelson said. Nelson’s success developed from a clear food plan, dedication to his goals and a motivation for a change in lifestyle. “I changed my goals. My goal is to feel happy and feel great just as myself. People value good tasting food more than they probably should. It means more to them. For me it means more to work for a six-pack or something like that. I think if people want to change how they look, or how they feel, they have to look into themselves and see what they really want,” Nelson said. L
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WAY DOWN YONDER At Rock Springs, freshman Ethan Cole floats in an inner-tube with his youth group. “It was just a beautiful, natural place and relaxing floating down the river,” Cole said. Cole went to the spring with Discovery Church on a camping retreat. MODEL STATUS On a fallen log, senior Colby Lytle poses at Blue Springs so senior Brett Maneri can take his picture.
“What are we doing after school, band, history class, I’m hungry and I don’t feel well,” junior ROBERT RODRIGUEZ said.
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round. After signing liability waivers, visitors can scuba dive and snorkel. “Devil’s Den is one of a kind because it’s underground. Experiencing the freezing water made me second guess my life choices,” Casola said. students explored a After eating their lunches at picnic prehistoric cave tables, they went swimming in the park’s Descending into the icy water with heated pool. Then the girls went back GoPros in hand and snorkels secured, down into the springs, but were not sophomores Holly Arquette and Caroline allowed to go back into the water because Casola prepared to capture their last patrons have a set time limit. However, summer adventure. they were able to take photos of the Arquette and Casola visited Devil’s scenery from the steps. Den located in Williston, Fla., about “[Devil’s Den] has a really cool 90-minutes from Orlando. Arquette saw atmosphere to the place. [It’s an] awesome this attraction on a @ThatBucketList place for groups, and [a] great place for Twitter post on her feed. pictures,” Arquette said. “We all wanted to go to Devil’s Den The girls returned the snorkels, to have one fun last adventure of the gathered their belongings, and made their summer,” Arquette said.“Devil’s Den was way back to Orlando. so cool and pretty. The water was freezing “It was a unique experience because though, but I didn’t mind.” the water was extra cold and it was in a Devil’s Den, a 54 feet-deep prehistoric cave,” Casola said. L underground spring inside a dry cave, content by MOLLY COOPER; design by OLIVIA PAGE maintains 72 degrees Fahrenheit year
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COME EAR OFTEN On a Sunday afternoon, freshman Juliette Paymayesh eats an ear of corn. “It is somewhere downtown to hangout at. It is fun to look at all the vendors,” Paymayesh said. Lake Eola Farmer’s market started in 1987. FRUITY At the Farmer’s Market, sophomores Sydney Leyton-Capen and Taylor McNeill eat a cup of fruit. “[We go] to have a fun time, to have wonderful new experiences and to support local businesses,” Leyton-Capen said.
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HANG TEN While floating in the water, sophomore Ashley Bell, junior Catherine Demer and sophomore Ashlyn Noble wait for a wave at New Smyrna Beach. “I like to hang with my friends and have a good time [at NSB]. I love going for the day, but also over spring break for the week or over other holidays,” Demer said. New Smyrna Beach was a popular hot spot for students and Orlando locals.
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HEAD IN THE GAME On Sunday, Nov. 20, sophomore Rafael Ruiz waits for his teammate to pass the ball and sophomore Tyrese Nunnally plays defense. “I like going there because I get fresh air, to see people and be a social butterfly,” Ruiz said. Barber Park, located off of Gatlin Road, opened from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. SET, HUT, HIKE Sophomore Ismaiah Major gets ready to play football.
“Anywhere [we can] go have fun and catch up with each other.” JESSIE VELAZQUEZRODRIGUEZ senior
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“We like to hangout at Wadeview because we like to talk about life and how everything is going.” JASMINE ARGUELLES freshman
“We like to hangout at Bass Pro Shop because we like to fish a lot.” BRETT KERN junior
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ROWDY CROWD Holding a Trump campaign sign, junior Grace McGee cheers along side other supporters at the Trump Rally on Nov. 2, in Orlando, Fla. “I already was a fan of Donald Trump, so seeing him speak in person gave me a good grasp of his eloquence and composure and what he stands for,” McGee said. McGee’s mother worked with the Trump campaign and also attended the rally.
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SHA COLA BLAYLOCK-KELLY freshman “I think we need to give Donald Trump a chance. We can’t judge a book by its cover.”
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HE’S WITH HER On Oct. 28, President Barack Obama tells supporters why he thinks they should support Hillary Clinton for president. “It was important that Obama endorsed Hillary because it shows our current president, that I think did well, believes she is qualified,” sophomore Tayler King said. President Obama spoke at the CFE Federal Credit Union Arena in Orlando, Fla.
READY, SET, VOTE Senior Noli Muratovic holds his voting registration on Nov. 7. “There is no point in complaining about the outcome of the election if you didn’t vote to voice your opinion and beliefs,” Muratovic said. CRUNCH TIME Less than a week before the election, Nov. 2, Donald Trump speaks to supporters at the Central Florida Fairgrounds.
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LET’S TALK At a Young Democrats meeting on Nov. 1, senior Micah Rojas discusses the potential results of the election. GOT VOTES? Senior Sloan Waranch calls Hillary supporters to give information about voting. “I became more involved because I wanted to be able to say that I was involved in electing the first female president of the United States,” Waranch said. Waranch volunteered everyday throughout the month of October and the beginning of November for about three hours after school. KNOCK KNOCK Going from door to door, junior Jack Rummler passes out flyer’s to encourage people to vote for Hillary Clinton.
“Water, drink, school, class, pizza,” freshman DANNY SIERRA said.
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MYRNA DOUNA junior “I don’t like how [the election] separated us, but it did. Its original intention is to bring us together but it really separated us this time.”
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CARLOS VALDEZ senior “I was disappointed Hillary didn’t win. She was actually paying attention to students and kids. She wanted a better future.”
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XAVIER HILL sophomore “Some of my friends are happy and some are sad. But hey, as long as [Donald Trump] does what is right for the country I’ll be happy.”
politics and they can see he has the willpower to say things that many politicians don’t come out and say. And America respects that,” Paffrath said. While Trump supporters expressed jubilance with the results of the presidential election, others mourned Clinton’s loss and what they hoped to be a brighter future for the nation. “[Despite the scandal] Hillary seems like the candidate for the country and the one Obama endorsed so she could continue what he started. I think out of the two she was the best choice,” Ciro said. John Dempsey, the Law Magnet teacher, recognized not only the beneficial influence of the media, but also the negative nature and divide the scandals, social media posts and campaign advertisements cost the nation. “This has definitely been the most divisive campaign that I can recall. The weekend before the election, I saw 25 campaign ads on TV and I don’t think one or two of them even attempted to convey a positive message,” Dempsey said. Nevertheless, social media helped young adults connect and stay involved with both the positives and the negatives of the election. “I think [this election] energized high school students in ways I’ve never seen before. No one was on the sidelines in this election,” Dempsey said. L
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YAIZALIE SILVA junior “I feel like it started a lot of unnecessary commotion, since everyones opinion is so different.”
On Nov. 8, social media sites blew up with millions of thoughts about the progress of the election that finalized in the early morning hours of Nov. 9, announcing republican Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Despite passionate opinions and disagreements throughout the nation, the fact remained that the media played a significant role in influencing the nation’s thoughts and feelings. “I think that social media has helped by people being able to express their thoughts and replying to them. [It’s helped people engage by] being able to agree and disagree with each other. To show what we are unhappy with our current state of government,” junior Hunter Paffrath said. Paffrath and other students expressed their opinions on the candidates through sites such as Twitter that provided people an online medium to exchange ideas about the main candidates, Trump and democrat Hillary Clinton. “I’ve seen more people open about it, mostly people our age,” freshman Ana Ciro said. “I think people are more focused on the big picture and not the actual issues.” Posts about Hillary’s private server and deleted email scandal, along with Trump’s sexual assault accusations, trended on social media sites throughout the months leading up to the anticipated Election Day. “I believe the publicity and network of social media has benefited Trump in a positive manner because America cannot always exactly relate to
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Boone Brave and attack him. Boone spirit doesn’t seem as competitive or as angry as Edgewater’s is.” Although he never expected to return to Boone, a grade recalculation allowed it. “Coming back to Boone was a surreal experience. It’s like coming back from the dead,” Kemper said. “The first day I came back, everyone thought they were seeing a ghost, and no one believed that I was back for good. I realized how Boone, for me as a senior, is my home.” As an Edgewater Eagle, Kemper appreciated the family-like qualities of Boone. The student section, Rowdy Crowd, band and other school supporters displayed these characteristics during the historic 24-14 victory in the annual Battle for the Barrel rivalry game on Friday, Nov. 7. “Our whole school is centered around being a Boone Brave, so [when] you come [to Boone] and have that experience, it feels like you’re part of something more; when you’re a Boone Brave you’re part of a bigger community. I think that speaks to a lot of family values,” Kemper said.
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After he fell short of the academic requirements necessary to remain a Law Magnet member, senior Khyrel Kemper had to return to his zoned school: Edgewater High School. He left everything he had known for three years – the traditions, his teachers and his friends. “Instead of senior year being my victory lap, I was starting all over again to finish my final year in a place I didn’t even know,” Kemper said. “It was like everything I had worked for in my high school career was tossed in the trash.” Once in enemy territory, Kemper gained a new point of view on the age old discord associated with the rivalry between the two schools. “It definitely [was] a unique experience because throughout your years, [you learn] to hate Edgewater because they’re our rival. Then to go to that school, you get to see it from another perspective. Instead of hating Edgewater, now you get to see their traditions and what they do compared to our traditions,” Kemper said. “Their traditions are a little bit more aggressive compared to ours. They have one where they get a [pretend]
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beating of the war drum tradition, senior Justin Spitze plays the signature beat. “It was fun. My whole time [at Boone] I’ve seen others do it, and it was great to get to do it my senior year,” Spitze said. Throughout the day of the game, players never stopped beating the drum. photo/Katie Marshall
victory shower. In celebration of the victory, players dump the water cooler on coach Andrew Johnson. “What sticks out the most to me is [that] we beat them after all the talk of how good Edgewater was. We came through in the end,” Johnson said. “B” loud. Painted orange and white, senior John Friend pounds his bucket. “[My favorite school spirit tradition is] the Rowdy Crowd because it’s a senior tradition I’ve always looked forward to,” Friend said. The Rowdy Crowd attended and cheered on the football team at every home game.
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captain duffy. Senior Nicholas Duffy and freshman Brett Creel practice their putting. “[As] one of the captains, I tried to be a good role model,” Duffy said. drive by. At North Shore, Oct. 1, sophomore Delaney Bookhardt chips the ball onto the putting green.
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shot at the North Shore Golf Club on Sept. 24, freshman Hailey Edwards celebrates. “[At metro competition], I was very excited because our team did really well as a whole; we placed third,” Edwards said. drive, baby, drive. In district competition, Oct. 13, junior Charles Eakins hits the ball down the Rio Pinar Golf Course fairway. The team placed fourth in their district.
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Standing at the tee box, junior Mia Edgar took two calculated practice swings. She approached the ball, gripped her club and took her stance. Her teammates and opponents fell silent, allowing her to have complete focus. Edgar swung her driver and sent the ball soaring down the fairway onto the green. “I think our best match as a team was [the metro competition] because we improved score-wise. We all dropped like 5 or 10 strokes. [We did well] because we, as a team, were in sync with each other by that time and we were comfortable with Ventura, the course we played,” Edgar said. In the number one slot on the girls team, Edgar shot a 44, her personal record. At metro competition, the Lady Braves team placed third of eight teams, with their lowest combined score of 201. “Before we played, we all kind of got together and just hung out and chatted, just joked around. It calmed us down so when we went out and played we were just [relaxed]. We did what came naturally,” Edgar said. Similar to the girls
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team’s metro competition, at the boys’ last regular season match against East River, at Eastwood Golf Course on Oct. 8, they shot their lowest combined score for the year, 148-209. “I think all the players were relaxed and played well that day. They focused on a team goal instead of individual scores,” boys coach Todd Gregory said. Sophomore Mason Toben shot a 39, his personal best, in the East River match. He improved his scores from the previous year, to become one of the five players on the roster for metro and district competition. “It felt great because I knew that if we all played our best we could compete with some of the better teams in the state. My hope is for the team to work hard and [work] together. I’m trying to manage my game better and eliminate big scores so my score will count every game,” Toben said. With nine total new players in the golf program, neither team made it past regional competition, but used the season to rebuild. “It is a young team and the focus of this season was to build a bond between the younger players that will carry over into the next couple years,” Gregory said. content and design by grace asbury and olivia page
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fo [ u ] r the win. Freshman Aoife Tobin putts at hole four in the Oct. 1 match against Colonial. “I think we all learn to push each other and we all want to have friendly competition, which helped because I’m really competitive,” Tobin said. The team won the match, 240-253. photo/Olivia Page
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about chemical reactions, freshman Gene Nobles examines a bag of calcium chloride solution. “[Labs] help me because I can actually see it and interact with what I’m learning,” Nobles said. His favorite lab was when he created a sunset in a bag by mixing chemicals to change the solution’s temperature and color.
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brainiac. In Kimberley Porterfield’s anatomy class, junior Yaceleen Perez dissects a sheep brain. “[My favorite] part [of the lab] was when we had to figure out which [part of the] brain was which,” Perez said. Students cut apart the brains with scalpels to determine the different lobes and their functions. photo/Morgan Rowland
I’d like to be DNA helicase so I could unzip your genes. kathryn marshall, junior
I was going to tell a joke about noble gases, but I was afraid I wouldn’t get a reaction. zachariah sites, junior What do you do with a dead chemist? You barium. chinien cadeau, senior
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Chemistry jokes are sodium funny! I slapped my neon that one. quinten koroshetz, freshman
chemistry classes did labs As she drops the iron filings into a beaker, sophomore JADA ROOKWOOD stirs to dissolve them. Participating in a thermochemistry lab, junior ERIN SHANNON carefully measures distilled water into a miniature beaker. “[During labs], Listort teaches while still giving real life examples, and all the while keeps us entertained,” Shannon said. After the mixture heated up, sophomore BRIANNA HARRIS pours it through a filter to separate the liquid from the solid remnants of iron filings.
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“Brave Aid because there was a lot of talent, and it was fun to watch.”
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burn baby burn. Using a Bunsen burner, junior Bailey South heats a glass rod. “Difficulties I faced in the lab included knowing how to bend the glass to form a heart, while making sure not to burn myself,” South said. race ready. In preparation for the Lockheed Martin engineering competition, senior Andrew Tormanen test drives a robot. “Teaming up with Lockheed Martin has been great. They teach us a lot about engineering and what it’s like to be a professional,” Tormanen said.
From a popular cereal such as Cheerios, to a stick of Wrigley’s gum, to DiGiorno’s pizza, to something as common as Kleenex tissues, the range of inventions chemical engineers create has no end. The creators of these basic household items all had humble beginnings in high school chemistry classrooms, where students, like junior Kurt Calabretta, started to conduct experiments in labs that would be the basis of their research. Playing with building blocks as a child sparked Calabretta’s interest in engineering. Later in life, he aspired to generate helpful inventions and increase the efficiency of current devices such as electronic components. “I’ve always trusted in [my ability] to put things together and see how they change and what happens. I like to solve problems and figure out why things work; that’s what science is all about,” Calabretta said. Through his science classes, especially AP Chemistry with Glenn Listort, labs developed Calabretta’s unique passion for chemical engineering. In one particular experiment, Calabretta melted different
candles and used the data to determine the chemical formula of the wax. “Doing labs gave me a hands-on experience which made me realize that I enjoyed what I was doing,” Calabretta said. Calabretta believed experiments would help prepare him for his future occupation and the research he would conduct. “A lot of the procedures we follow when we do labs are very similar to how things would be done in the real world, so it relates very closely,” Calabretta said. Calabretta aimed to find a less expensive way to produce artificial diamonds. These would be used to make more durable phones and electronic screens to prevent cracked screens. Although he had at least five years of schooling left, Calabretta planned to attend an engineering university, and later acquire a job in that field. “I want to be a part of making improvements,” Calabretta said. “By making things more efficient, they can get [less expensive] and can then in-turn help more people who need them.” | content and design by olivia page
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