Writing Samples

Writing Samples Laura Hibschman

Included are some samples of my published writing, most of which come from my high school’s student newspaper. Many pieces are feature stories.

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W hen you step onto the Ward Parkway campus, you will see the three-story loft-like building known as Centennial Hall, home to all of the performing and visual arts on campus since 2008.

Specifically designed with the budding artist in mind, the interior of the building features many open spaces with large windows that provide natural light that shines across the sleek concrete floors and over the top floor balcony.

There is ample space for the display of student artwork across the walls, throughout the lobby, hanging from the stairs and balcony, and in the art gallery.

The space also holds studios for anyone from beginning artists to AP Studio Art Scholars to unleash their creativity in the form of painting, drawing, sculpting, fashion design, photography, silversmithing, and any other medium the artist desires. Plus, the lower level has a workroom with computers for student publication staffs to design the Pinnacle, the Voice, and the Garret, as well as a darkroom for photography.

((Centennial has always been an oasis where I can escape the stress of school and feel free to express m,yself artistically.''

- Maya Hill, '16 Centennial Hall's classrooms are specifically designed to satisfy the needs of particular disciplines within the arts: There are practice rooms for instrumental and choral music equipped with acoustic wall panels and instrument storage lockers, a dance studio, and a speech and debate classroom. Possibly the most impressive, however, is the 225-seat theater, where smaller plays, musicals, instrumental concerts, and theater classes take place throughout the year.

The space is perfect for these small groups to have a venue fit for them, rather than having to perform in the Continued on page 21

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