Fall Trends and Thrifting

Nifty Thrifty written by: Kate DeGarmo

From style to sustainabilty, thrifting is a bandwagon worth jumping on

Many people thrift for fun or for functionality. Sophomore Brijet Sun is used to thrifting for functionality. “I’ve been thrifting since I was...seven. I used to really not like thrifting. I wanted to go to Forever 21 or something, but we were poor, so now I just thrift because we’re still poor. I feel like I can find good things, it’s just kinda hard because you have to thrift for a long time to find the good stuff. I’m there for a couple of hours sometimes,” Sun said. There are many people who will do clothes hauls off of fast fashion websites, and then donate it to thrift stores not much later. These clothes are typically not built for extended use, which makes it harder to find longerlasting clothes. “I hate it because all these rich girls buy a ton of stuff off Shein or whatever, and they give it to Goodwill a month later. Don’t do that because you’re just creating high consumption and high waste. Even if you’re giving it to a thrift store it’s still not good,” Sun said. There are also people who will go to thrift stores and buy clothes for the cheap prices offered and resell them online for a lot more money. This is especially hard on people who thrift for functionality, because this raises the prices of clothes. “Those are the same girls that have Depop. They’ll go to thrift stores and they sell the sweaters for like 70 dollars that they got for like 5 bucks. They’re taking good stuff too. Nobody wants your 100 dollar sweater, put it back on the shelves. It’s raising the prices in thrift stores and making it a lot harder for people who actually need to buy from there,” Sun said. While Sun tends to thrift because of money, Junior Alayna Pickard thrifts to be environmentally friendly and is conscious of overconsumption. “I tend to thrift pretty often, maybe around once a week, but sometimes I don’t buy anything. While thrifting is very environmentally friendly, I think we have to keep in mind that overconsumption is still a large issue, even in a thrifting environment,” Pickard said. Pickard has not been thrifting as long as Sun, because Sun has been thrifting from a young age, while Pickard thrifts as a personal choice. “I mostly thrift because of money and environment. While thrifting is definitely a cheaper option, it’s a much better alternative to fast fashion sites that are also on the cheaper side, especially since you can still find a lot of current trends at the thrift store,” Pickard said.

Liberty North “Shows Again”

Theatre fever returns as “Mamma Mia” will grace the stage this fall

written by: Laine Kelly

Liberty North students are thrilled for their upcoming musical: Mamma Mia.

“I was ecstatic, Mamma Mia is an extremely fun show to be in, no matter what part you get... You gotta get into it. Get into the story and the plotline. It’s so much fun to watch,” junior Lianna Morelli said. Mamma Mia is about a single mother named Donna, preparing for her daughter Sophie’s wedding. Upon preparation, Sophie invites three men who were in Donna’s past to attend as an attempt to meet her father before her wedding day. “I love being on stage...I’m always really excited for shows. We’ve been working on music and solidifying our parts and doing a lot of blocking,” sophomore Eliana Ross said. Rehearsals can take up a lot of time in the students’ lives, going from after school to later in the evening. During these times the cast can be found working on choreography, memorizing the script, rehearsing musical numbers and songs. As well as blocking out the stage to find where they will be acting once performance time comes. “The big dance numbers are going to be really fun. I’ve been really enjoying them,” freshman Caden Barner said. The crew can be found working on technical programs, lighting, spotlight cues, and stage painting. Other jobs within the crew include costume crew, stage directors, sound crew, and more. If interested in getting involved with the crew, see one of the theatre teachers, Mr. Vandyke, or Mrs. Lenger. “I am the lead lighting designer for Mamma Mia. I get to work with all different types of lighting instruments, which means I get a lot of creative freedom to portray whatever I consider the atmosphere of the show. We are very privileged to have a wide variety of materials in our facility to achieve pretty much anything we can put our minds to,” senior Emma Dyser said. Getting involved in school is important for many students, having a place to belong can be very influential in students’ lives. “I’ve loved theatre my entire life. It makes me feel like I have a home. Not just theatre, but the people,” junior Lianna Morelli said. After all of the time and energy the cast and crew have been putting into the show, they are anticipating a great performance. Tickets are now available for their November 11, 12, and 13 shows and can be found on the LPS Fine Arts website.

photos by: Brianna Green

Cast members getting ready for opening night, from building the set to learning choreography