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Senior Marisa Aleguas has broken in nine different pairs of pointe shoes over the 11 years she performed classical ballet, serving as a symbol of memories for her blood, sweat and tears. Whether it’s keeping a collection of tangible items like Aleguas, capturing moments via photos or writing/ journaling, different people hold onto special memories in different ways. “They serve as tokens of the years and years of hard work and dedication I poured into this sport,” Aleguas said. “My studios were my second homes, and every time I touch the ribbons on my shoes I remember the Aleguas said one of her favorite memories from her PHOTO SUBMITTED BY VICKY LUZURIAGA
turns in a row, landing her the role of Clara Jr. in “The Nutcracker.” “Almost all of my best memories are from Nutcracker season,” Aleguas said. “Being behind stage and feeling the excitement of show day, there is no other thing like it. The Nutcracker is such a beautiful show that I was always mesmerized by my close proximity to the amazing dancers, many of whom I looked up to as role models.” Mini Polaroid camera over a year ago, and since then, ories that she wanted to hold onto. She said some of her favorite memories that she has captured via Polaroid included a trip to Disney World a few weeks back as well as when she studied in Taiwan over the summer. “I enjoy Polaroids because I use them for memories that I know will be important to me and that I’ll want to remember forever,” Chen said. “A Polaroid immediately gives me a physical copy of the picture that I can put anywhere. I put these on my walls, in folders, etc. Places where I can see them and be reminded of PHOTO BY AMANDA MASARO
PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY EMILY CHEN
these memories daily.” MEMORY LANE: (Top) Senior Vicky Luzuriaga Senior Vicky Luzuriaga uses both writing and photography to record the memories she would want to hold on a camping road trip in the mountains. (Left) onto for the future. Senior Emily Chen holds up a polaroid of her and “There’s this quote my boyfriend once said to me that reads, ‘If a writer falls in love with you, you will never die’, and I see it to be completely true,” Luzuriaga said. “I use writing and photography as my tangible... Continues on page 26
Coming out Day celebrates gender-sexuality acceptance BY DANIELLE BUSH EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The courtyard was engulfed with rainbow pride as the Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) hosted its annual Coming Out Day event on Oct. 9. All students were invited to stop by the tables outside the cafeteria during lunch to take part in the festivities by having their face painted, signing a pledge to end gender slurs or walking through a literal closet. “Everyone is so happy and it’s such a positive environment,” said Asher Michelson, GSA secretary. “This year, Coming out Day was more popular than ever among the student body and caused a lot more of a reaction
from the school.” Michelson, who has remained an active member of the club since his freshman year, said this year’s Coming out Day was more organized than last year’s due to the amount of club member participation and assistance from advisor, Declan Lyons. “We had educational stations, a music station, face painting station and the closet station for students to come by during their lunch,” Michelson said. “Since it was a cohesive system, we engaged a lot more people and it was a real success.” GSA president Megan Muralles said there were a lot of volunteers to help run the event both inside and out of the club due to
its popularity. Muralles said that even though the planning process required hours of dedicaworth it. “It was a huge group effort, we all brought in supplies and dedicated hours and hours after school,” Muralles said. “I rehours making posters, props and planning our booths. It didn’t feel like work because we’re all a little family, so it was a lot of fun. GSA to me is never work.” This year, GSA has a record PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MEGAN MURALLES chelson said that although GSA is still one of the smaller clubs SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW: Junior Crystal Aybar, at the Bay, it carries a powerful message... Jenine Barnes and Victoria Costa strike poses outside of the Continues on page 3