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Initiative Students take the initiative and leadership roles in projects and in planning for their clubs, committees and teams. By Cheyenne Brown Students collaborate using their problem-solving, creative, and planning skills to host, create, and execute activities and events for the student body to enjoy and make memories while in high school. Numerous groups, such as the student council, yearbook staff, and the theatre department have established themselves as independent and student-produced,
Senior Giannaa Rizzo blows up an inflatable palm tree and beach balls on Feb. 4 for the Adam Sandler themed winter dance. Photo by Cheyenne Brown.
with little to no dependence on adults. Student Council leads countless events for the rest of the student body to enjoy. They meticulously plan assemblies, spirit weeks, school dances, and more. For spirit week, each day is assigned a theme, and students dress up in accordance. The students planned and set up a winter dance by hanging lights, blowing up inflatables, and putting out games. They are also responsible for representing the school. Student body president senior Gianna Rizzo oversees it all. "Student-led means that students lead. We don't really have a teacher directing us, it's run by students. Being student-led means it's actually us, it's not something we were told to do. I've gained a lot of gray hairs
but I also gained this feeling of independence where it's like I'm not being told what to do," Rizzo said. Student-crafted tales come to life in the little theater when the seniors write, produce, and direct miniature productions called Shorts. They plan, script, and cast independently. It is truly the students’ pieces. They use shorts to demonstrate all the skills and tricks they have learned and gathered through their time in class and on stage. Seniors have the opportunity to produce them, but they are not the only students involved. They cast peers from all grade levels at auditions and guide them through rehearsals. These students lead by example and use their skills to guide and help cultivate the talent of others.
Junior Sam Littlecreek reads from a diary as the character Averielle in the short, Dear Lilia, on Jan. 27 in the little theater. Photo by Cheyenne Brown.
