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Stephen Moore Dreyfoos Yearbook Coordinator A.W. Dreyfoos SOA 501 S Sapodilla Ave West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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he approach the Marquee has taken throughout the years has influenced me to try a personal experience with the Marquee. I greatly appreciate the amount o effort goes into the Marquee and I believe I would work excellently in creating a fantastic yearbook. I would like to apply to the staff of this outstanding yearbook.
As the Photo Editor of my middle school yearbook, I have mastered skills in Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. I have taken interviews, taken photos, written copy, and designed layouts. Working with other people, I have learned to cooperate well with others and that would make me an asset to the staff. I am completely aware of the achievements your yearbook has gotten. I understand the main target of the audience and what they want. Since it’s a yearbook, we have to remember to try and get everyone in the school. In producing a yearbook before, these important things come right to mind when out in the field. These must be remembered to appeal the target audience. I appreciate you considering me for the Marquee staff. I hope we will be able to have an interview so you can get to know my abilities in a simple conversation. I have attached a resume of my experience to further show my qualifications. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you, Aditya Jadvani
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OBJECTIVE To bring teamwork and motivation into the yearbook, while achieving more knowledge upon designing a yearbook, as well as to create a strong environment.
EDUCATION • Completed two years at Bak Middle School of the Arts. • G.P.A. 4.00 • Creative Writing for one year.
EXPERIENCE Masterpiece Yearbook, Bak Middle School of the Arts • Aug. 2014-2015. Photo Editor. Design layouts, take pictures, writing copy and captions, meet deadlines and prepare/download pictures.
HONORS, AWARDS, AND MEMBERSHIPS Speech and Debate, 2014-Present, this is a club dedicated to speaking creative speeches and debating current events. Honor Roll, 2006-Present, I have gotten all honor roll since I started school at the age of four in preschool. Active Soccer Player, 2006-Present, Since I started at the age of four, I have been playing soccer ever since. I have competed in normal seasons but in 2012, I also started to play on the state team with AYSO. I have played on the state team for three years in a row. I also played on their travel team, also playing against teams throughout the state for three times in a row. The first two years in the state and travel team I was the team captain. Battle of the Books, 2011-Present, I have competed in Battle of the Books since third grade and in third grade through fifth grade my team had gotten first in the school. JEA Awards,2015, I got an excellent award in feature/environmental portrait photo and caption.
REFERENCES • Jessica Samons, Bak Yearbook Adviser • Elizabeth Bornia, Bak Speech and Debate Teacher • Karl Plummer, Soccer Team Coach
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started in journalism in creative writing first. In Creative Writing our teacher had introduced us to apply for yearbook. That’s where I started because in the application I had to create a copy and captions to introduce me to journalism.
This was an extremely valuable class to take because you learn how to write better and it gives you an opportunity to move on with what we do in class. It also helps us improve grammar and learn important skills for life such as time management and being dedicated to what you do. In the future, in any job you take, you will always have to learn important skills such as these in every field of jobs.
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the violin. he struck the “I used to play the violin, last note, ending but I didn’t like it because the piece. They it sounded scratchy,” lowered their bows, and Thapaliya said. “I think the audience cheered. A the viola is also scratchy, rush of excitement ran and the double bass is through her. She then too low for me.” faced the audience with According to a smile on her face. “As a side job, I want to Livestrong, start playing at weddings playing an in a quartet, instrument s a side job, I just like stimulated want to start my uncle,” alpha brain playing at K r i s t i n waves, which weddings in a improved Santaniello quartet, just like (8), said. creativity. “[It] my uncle. The cello is a makes me think more,” Anish string-based - Kristin Santaniello (8) Ravichandran instrument t h a t (7), said. “Ever releases a since I started [playing, I have been] deep sound. Devendra thinking in more creative Thapaliya (6), chose it ways.” because he preferred the by Brandon Lee and sound the cello made more than the sound of Aditya Jadvani
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LOOK STRAIGHT Using all of his confidence, Mikel Rollet (8), practices before the concert starts. “My school in kindergarten made us play an instrument, but even though I left, I still wanted to play the violin,” Rollet said. Rollet had gotten even more inspired from Itzhak Perlman, a world renowned violinist. Photo by Aditya Jadvani TUNING TO PERFECTION With a watchful eye, Walter James (7), pays close attention to the teacher. “I like modern music. I like how it’s different from other genres,” James said. Wanting to learn more difficult music when he got older, James played with a goal set in his mind. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
GRACE NOTE Studying the notes, Elizabeth Fenner (6), plays with excellence. “I was in second grade, and there was a strings program available, so I tried it ,”Fenner said. Fenner joined Bak because it was an A school. Photo by Abigail Parratto
STRIKE THE STRINGS With a focused mind set, Quinn Stolberg (7), plays the viola on one knee. “The practicing time affects the time I have homework,” Stolberg said. The rich sound of the viola had lured Stolberg into playing it. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT With eyes on the teacher, Jennifer Abel (8), prepares her piece. “I would like to be a violin teacher becuase I would like to give children the gift of music,” Abel said. She liked classical music becuase it was very clean and elegant. Photo by Aditya Jadvani
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y best piece of work this year would have to be the strings copy. It was our first team meeting and we had decided that I would have worked on the copy. As soon as I had known that I was doing the copy, I had started to find strings majors to interview. The interviews had been short, but they had provided good information. I walked back to the room and I had started to write the copy. The copy was easy to complete after researching what was necessary for the copy. The first draft had many grammatical errors but soon after many copy edits and peer help, I had completed the copy. I learned a lot more about writing copy because it was one of the first ones I had wrote that year. What I liked about the finished piece was that it contained a lot of research that helped enhance the copy. This effort from the first draft to the finished product was a smaller version of the whole spread, from the first draft to the final copy.
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In this course throughout the year I have learned to work in my teams and accomplish our spreads in time. Our deadlines have been stressful but I have learned to finish my spreads in time to make sure I do not get past the deadline. I also learned how to create copy and captions. I also learned how to place photos, prepare photos, and take proper photos. I have also learned how to download photos. Then we also have to place copy and captions, which we created. I also learned to be dedicated to creating the yearbook and use time management. I used my time management skills to conduct interviews in the shortest time possible all while gaining more info. Now at the end of the year everything comes o mind very fast. This year we have leaned so much. Finally, we learned how to become flexible with our schedule because you never know when you have to go out into the field.
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TRY NEW THINGS Standing tall, Nicolas Meyaart (7), analyzes his music carefully. “At first I played the violin, then I played the cello, but I wasn’t good at it either, so my dad told me to play bass because there are more types of music,” Meyaart said. The sound and style of the bass encouraged Meyaart to start playing. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
NOTE OF DETERMINATION While playing a deep note on her cello, Elita Salva (6), tries to perfect the note that the teacher played. “The sound [of the cello] is not as high pitched as the violin, but not as low as the bass,” Salva said. Having felt passionate about her instrument, Salva continued with the cello. Photo by Brandon Lee
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think that the piece that required the most work would be the Bustin’ at the Seams spread. I learned that the greatest thing in as team is to work together and cooperate. We were all focused on getting our part done that none of us would be there to help the others in the team. It could be improved by taking better pictures and use more research in the copy. My feelings toward this spread are that it was a good design and the overall spread was good for one of our first ones. In creating this piece we had to come to an agreement in who would get a picture or who would do the caption.
QUESTIONING CROWDS As the bus leaves the school, Jordan White (7), teases Hunter Goodman (7), over the noise of the other students. “I don’t really like [when] you sit with three people in a seat, you are smushed and are up against the window,” White said. White believed that the bus rules should be modified to have a maximum number of students per seat.
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CLIMBING TO FREEDOM During the transition between classes, students struggle to make their way through the multitude of sweaty classmates. “I try not to get knocked over [or] go against the crowd. I dodge out of the way,” Amanda Vanner (7), said. Vanner believed that crowds in the stairwell were unsafe and hazardous, especially for smaller students.
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“The courtyard after lunch because we were narrowed down to three lunches so there are more people.” -Danielle Stolack (6)
“The courtyard in the morning , but only the outside entrances [going] into the middle.” - Carlee Tew (7)
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“The courtyard, because everyone goes there in the morning.” -Lance Breidenbaugh(8)
BUSTIN AT THE SEAMS Kids shoved their way through the crowds, desperate to get to class. The stairwells were filled to the brim with frantic faces and the prospect that one minor mistake might send them sprawling backwards frightened them. The buses at the end of the day were packed and the students pushed each other out of the way so that they could get a decent seat. The call for Tri-Rail sent children bolting off to grab a seat for their friends before the train became too crowded. Hastily stuffing the night’s homework in their backpack, the car riders rushed off to the car line. “You have to wait a long time for your car and the car loop is packed,” Allison Allianac, visual major (7) said. While many people rode car, Tri-Rail was also a main choice of transportation for students attending Bak. More than 300 students rode it every day from home to school and back again. Despite the choices, crowding was still an issue. “I think that [the Tri-Rail] is packed,” Isabelle Eisenberg, theater major (7) said with a thoughtful look on her face, “But if it can get me where I need to go quickly, it is fine.”
BUSTIN’ OUR WAY HOME With smiles on their faces, despite the mass of students crowding the bus, Jean Luis Montesinos (6), and Emilia Boulon (7), converse while they wait for their bus to depart. “If we were more separated, I think we would have had more fun. When we are close together, we can’t turn around and look at each other,” Boulon said. Boulon sat in the middle of the bus seat because her friend was claustrophobic.. GOSSIP GIRL Talking over the loud buzz of multiple conversations, Marina Kabellar (7), leans over the railing to chat with her friend. “A crowd is a positive bubble which can give you a sense of safety and security,” Kabellar said. Kabellar was sure that anyone could handle the stairs if they had good friends to talk to.
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Many bus riders had to deal with limited seats. According to Nikita Tanguturi, communications major (6) said that sometimes, the bus driver would leave even if someone had not found a seat. “The bus comes in and everyone is standing on the road waiting to jump on the bus,” Tanguturi said, “The driver yells at you if you take too long to get to your seat.” After the journey to school in whatever mode of transportation chosen, all students had to navigate their way through the busy bustle of the hallways and stairwells during school hours. Many thought that the main sixth grade staircase was much too congested, like Praveen Anbu, visual major (8). “It’s so crowded in the mornings. I feel the back staircase should be used more often,” Anbu said, stroking his chin. Most students agreed that crowds were a nuisance, but for some, it did not make a difference. Whether crowds were a big or small deal, they affected everyone and their thoughts and mood. by Heather Rollins and Isabella Kjaerulff
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THE GREAT ESCAPE Determined to get out of the crowd, Francesca Cocilovo (7), and Destiny Fava (7), focus on getting to the courtyard and out of the chaos. “[Crowds make me] very stressed out because I feel like too many things are going on at once and I can’t think straight,” Cocilovo said. Cocilovo admitted that she was claustrophobic.
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was an asset to this year’s staff because I would always work really hard and cooperate. I was also a good leader in times of need such as when nobody could take one picture in our team I stepped up and coordinated everything so we would maintain our deadline. That is also an example of how I worked together with the other people in the team in finishing the spread. When I say I work hard, I mean it. An example of that was when we realized that we did not represent every grade in the theater spread. That was when I worked really hard with the help of a fellow staffer and we finished the whole thing just in time of the deadline. Even at the beginning of the year I had always pursued to do something in all of my spreads all while being a photo editor at the same time. While being a photo editor I always checked to see if I had anything to download or prepare.
If there were I would get right to it instead of goofing off and not being focused on my jobs. I also felt like when I would play around I would make up for it in time to make sure my team doesn’t look bad in what we did. When something would happen in our team, I would never point fingers at anyone just because we were a team and we had to work together to get the spread finished. If it was one person’s fault, I would try to get the team to work harder instead of standing there and wasting time pointing fingers.
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ne of the problems we faced this year in creating the yearbook was that we didn’t represent the other grades in the theater spread. Because of that we had to take more pictures and rewrite the captions to go with the new pictures that we put in. Another complication that we ran into was that the strings concert was after the deadline so we had to go to the concert and take photos and then as quickly as possible put them onto our spread. Another hardship we faced was time because we had to COB four photos from the pep rally spread. That took a while but it was also done before the deadline was ended. What I learned through these problems was that we have to represent all the majors by going to all of the classes. I also learned that we need to be aware of our calendar ahead of us so we don’t have to plan at the last minute. Finally we had to make sure we manage our time wisely so we don’t have to work until the deadline doing one sidebar and instead I could have helping somewhere else. Overall, I feel like I handled these situations pretty well but no one is perfect. These situations could have been handled better by doing the things listed above. But when I handled these problems I got everything done in time and my team also finished everything with limited mistakes.
Finally, when one person plays around I try to stop them or ignore them because they are making their spread back because without another person the spread won’t be the best they can do.
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“I remember the beginning of the year when I was alone but then I met my friends and they were with me throughout the year,” Aditya Jadvani (7) said.
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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT With eyes on the teacher, Jennifer Abel (8), prepares her piece. “I would like to be a violin teacher becuase I would like to give children the gift of music,” Abel said. She liked classical music becuase it was very clean and elegant. Photo by Aditya Jadvani
NOTE OF DETERMINATION While playing a deep note on her cello, Elita Salva (6), tries to perfect the note that the teacher played. “The sound [of the cello] is not as high pitched as the violin, but not as low as the bass,” Salva said. Having felt passionate about her instrument, Salva continued with the cello. Photo by Brandon Lee
LOOK STRAIGHT Using all of his confidence, Mikel Rollet (8), practices before the concert starts. “My school in kindergarten made us play an instrument, but even though I left, I still wanted to play the violin,” Rollet said. Rollet had gotten even more inspired from Itzhak Perlman, a world renowned violinist. Photo by Aditya Jadvani
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SWISH! Just releasing a three pointer, Kenneth Holloway (8) makes his shot as his fellow P.E. classmates watches. “I like basketball because it can get me scholarships to different schools,“ Halloway said. A score of eight points was Halloway’s most in a game. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
PULLING DOWN THE FLAG Faking a flag run, Kelly Mclaughlan (8) takes her par in a plan to get the flag to th other side. “I took it because I had it in sixth grade, and it was a lot of fun,” Mclaughlan said. P.E. was enjoyable for Mclaughlan because a lot of her friends are in P.E. Photo by Jeremiah Schoen
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Everett Kleopfer communications major (8) said. Despite the requirements, physical education had its health benefits. Dance majors were not required to be in physical education. Another way to get out of physical education was to sign the form. “[We should require physical education] so everyone will be in good shape for life,” Frank Souder communications major (8) said. by Aditya Jadvani
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TRY NEW THINGS Standing tall, Nicolas Meyaart (7), analyzes his music carefully. “At first I played the violin, then I played the cello, but I wasn’t good at it either, so my dad told me to play bass because there are more types of music,” Meyaart said. The sound and style of the bass encouraged Meyaart to start playing. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
GRACE NOTE Studying the notes, Elizabeth Fenner (6), plays with excellence. “I was in second grade, and there was a strings program available, so I tried it ,”Fenner said. Fenner joined Bak because it was an A school. Photo by Abigail Parratto
he struck the the violin. “I used to play the violin, last note, ending but I didn’t like it because the piece. They it sounded scratchy,” lowered their bows, and Thapaliya said. “I think the audience cheered. A the viola is also scratchy, rush of excitement ran and the double bass is through her. She then too low for me.” faced the audience with a smile on her face. According to “As a side job, I want to Livestrong, start playing at weddings playing an instrument in a quartet, s a side job, I stimulated just like want to start alpha brain my uncle,” playing at waves, which K r i s t i n weddings in a Santaniello improved quartet, just like (8), said. creativity. “[It] my uncle. The cello is a makes me think more,” Anish string-based - Kristin Santaniello (8) Ravichandran instrument t h a t (7), said. “Ever releases a since I started [playing, I have been] deep sound. Devendra thinking in more creative Thapaliya (6), chose it ways.” because he preferred the by Brandon Lee and sound the cello made Aditya Jadvani more than the sound of
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STRIKE THE STRINGS With a focused mind set, Quinn Stolberg (7), plays the viola on one knee. “The practicing time affects the time I have homework,” Stolberg said. The rich sound of the viola had lured Stolberg into playing it. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
TUNING TO PERFECTION With a watchful eye, Walter James (7), pays close attention to the teacher. “I like modern music. I like how it’s different from other genres,” James said. Wanting to learn more difficult music when he got older, James played with a goal set in his mind. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
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My favorite composer is Suzuki because I like the way he plays his music. It’s fast, alive, and sounds really good. -Anish Ravichandran
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IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE Trying hard to make a three-pointer, Jaylen Thompson (8) prepares to take a jump shot on Matthew Doreste (8). “I think Matthew is good competition. But it’s kind of hard because we know each other’s strengths and weaknesses in basketball,” Thompson said. In the NBA, Thompson wanted to be the next Russell Westbrook. Photo by Jeremiah Schoen
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GET IT FIRST As they play soccer, Kayla McFarland (6) runs to get the ball before it’s kicked away by a defender. “My favorite [game we play] is soccer because I like being competitive and it is a good way to build endurance,” McFarland said. P.E was one of McFarland’s favorite classes because it let her exercise. Photo by Adeeb Rashid
ALIVE AND KICKIN’ Taking a practice shot, Roberto Arias (6) makes a goal while his friends join in. “I have been playing [soccer] ever since I was five and I’ve enjoyed it ever since,” Arias said. Another game Arias enjoyed was Sharks and Minnows. Photo by Jeremiah Schoen
SHAKE N’ BAKE Making his moves across the field, James Mongo (8) tries to make his attempt to grab the flag, but is stopped in his tracks. “My favorite game in P.E. is Capture the flag because I’m very fast and good at it,” Mongo said. The second favorite game for Mongo was basketball. Photo by Jeremiah Schoen
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“Basketball, because it’s a fun way to get active, and it’s even better when you play with your friends.
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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT With eyes on the teacher, Jennifer Abel (8), prepares her piece. “I would like to be a violin teacher becuase I would like to give children the gift of music,” Abel said. She liked classical music becuase it was very clean and elegant. Photo by Aditya Jadvani
STRIKE THE STRINGS With a focused mind set, Quinn Stolberg (7), plays the viola on one knee. “The practicing time affects the time I have homework,” Stolberg said. The rich sound of the viola had lured Stolberg into playing it. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
– Isabel Lerman (8)
– Natalie Cohen (6)
WAY BACK WEDNESDAY You could dress up as a 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s and it is your choice of what to wear.
TACKY TUESDAY You can wear whatever you want and no one is going to judge you.
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JUST JOKING Being an avid FSU fan, Benjamin D’Addio (6) holds up an anti-UF poster. “[The best part of the pep rally is] the fans because they are very supportive and show their colors and spirit,” D’Addio said. The better team, in D’Addio’s opinion, was FSU because of the way they played. Photo by Aditya Jadvani
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I like that we can wake up in the morning and go to school. We don’t have to worry about changing and picking out clothes. – Tara Miller (7)
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TRY NEW THINGS Standing tall, Nicolas Meyaart (7), analyzes his music carefully. “At first I played the violin, then I played the cello, but I wasn’t good at it either, so my dad told me to play bass because there are more types of music,” Meyaart said. The sound and style of the bass encouraged Meyaart to start playing. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
GRACE NOTE Studying the notes, Elizabeth Fenner (6), plays with excellence. “I was in second grade, and there was a strings program available, so I tried it ,”Fenner said. Fenner joined Bak because it was an A school. Photo by Abigail Parratto
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I’M GAME As they prepare to perform in the three-legged race, Jessenia Abrigo (7) discusses with her friend. “I didn’t think I was going to be picked,” Abrigo confessed. “I was excited, but I didn’t really want to be there.” Abrigo was surprised that seventh grade did not win. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
he loudspeaker chanted as loud as they crackled. The could. In the end, the students sat graders won anxiously at their eighth desks, awaiting for their the competition, after grade to be called down winning the tie breaker to the gym. Each grade event, which was a sat under a unique sign wheelbarrow race. The class of 2015 had won portraying their grade. the grade pep As the decibel veryone was rally the year level rose in the being loud. It before. Many gym to gigantic was exciting students proportions, being in the loved the cheerleaders middle of it all. pep rally, and waved their enjoyed it pom poms in the air. - Carlee Tew (7) even though their grade “Everyone level didn’t was being loud,” Carlee Tew win. Janelle Puckering communications major (7) said. “It was exciting being theater major (7) said, “I think it’s cool that the in the middle of it all.” The pep rally games school does these events included a teacher versus so they can give back student basketball game for all the work we did and a three-legged race. during the year.” There was also a test by Heather Rollins and of spirit in which each Isabella Kjaerulff grade level screamed and
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PHOTO FINISH To determine who would win the pep rally, Derran Kittrell (6) and his partner took place in a tiebreaker wheelbarrow contest. “I was just having fun with my friends and having the best year that I could have,” Kittrell said. To Kittrell, the pep rally would be better if there were more teams and more games. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
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THE FINAL BATTLE With an intense look on his face, Douglas Battle, (social studies teacher) runs after his opponent. “I always like to play [basketball]. It is a fun way to show that teachers are like normal people,” Battle said. As a child, Battle played basketball and also coached the school basketball team. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
NOTE OF DETERMINATION While playing a deep note on her cello, Elita Salva (6), tries to perfect the note that the teacher played. “The sound [of the cello] is not as high pitched as the violin, but not as low as the bass,” Salva said. Having felt passionate about her instrument, Salva continued with the cello. Photo by Brandon Lee
LOOK STRAIGHT Using all of his confidence, Mikel Rollet (8), practices before the concert starts. “My school in kindergarten made us play an instrument, but even though I left, I still wanted to play the violin,” Rollet said. Rollet had gotten even more inspired from Itzhak Perlman, a world renowned violinist. Photo by Aditya Jadvani
he struck the the violin. last note, ending “I used to play the violin, the piece. They but I didn’t like it because lowered their bows, and it sounded scratchy,” the audience cheered. A Thapaliya said. “I think rush of excitement ran the viola is also scratchy, through her. She then and the double bass is faced the audience with too low for me.” a smile on her face. According to “As a side job, I want to Livestrong, start playing at weddings playing an in a quartet, instrument s a side job, I stimulated just like want to start my uncle,” alpha brain playing at waves, which K r i s t i n weddings in a Santaniello improved quartet, just like (8), said. creativity. “[It] my uncle. makes me think The cello is a string-based more,” Anish - Kristin Santaniello (8) Ravichandran instrument (7), said. “Ever t h a t releases a since I started [playing, I have been] deep sound. Devendra thinking in more creative Thapaliya (6), chose it ways.” because he preferred the by Brandon Lee and sound the cello made Aditya Jadvani more than the sound of
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CONEHEAD With pride in his eyes, Edward Force (7) holds up Seminole-themed cones on his hands. “My grandparents went [to FSU] and most of my family, so I’ve always supported them,” Force explained. Force wanted to support team and see the fans. Photo by Aditya Jadvani
This is for Dreamers - Arts & Academics - Strings TUNING TO PERFECTION With a watchful eye, Walter James (7), pays close attention to the teacher. “I like modern music. I like how it’s different from other genres,” James said. Wanting to learn more difficult music when he got older, James played with a goal set in his mind. Photo by Subhash Kantamneni
My favorite composer is Suzuki because I like the way he plays his music. It’s fast, alive, and sounds really good. -Anish Ravichandran
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