Senior Krishaan Vadia participates in a conversation line during a morning French Honors Society meeting. Vadia is the vice-president of the club, and the conversations are a way to get younger members more comfortable with the language. “I really enjoy the collaborative, non-judgmental aspect of French conversation tables,” Vadia said. “It encourages us to use our knowledge of the language more organically without worrying too much about perfect grammar. I think it makes us all more comfortable with the experimentation that comes with learning a new language.”

During ping pong club, junior Aarit Raju and sophomore Nate Blake battle in a match. The group plays in a friendly and non competitive manner after school. “I like spending time with my friends. It’s a fun experience to do this and hangout with them here,” Raju said. “It’s just about how I feel ping pong, if I really wanted to I’d shoot faster plays.”

Sophomores Alyanna Krudy and Chloe Buechler perform their acting presentation to the song “Black Sheep” by Metric during their theater arts class. The students acted out words of the song and visually represented the story. “I learned how to direct students and how to tell a story without words,” Krudy said. “I really enjoyed getting to work with my peers.”

Sophomores Alyanna Krudy and Chloe Buechler perform their acting presentation to the song “Black Sheep” by Metric during their theater arts class. The students acted out words of the song and visually represented the story. “I learned how to direct students and how to tell a story without words,” Krudy said. “I really enjoyed getting to work with my peers.”

Junior Liliana Benchino makes a crêpe in French class. Students brought in French food related to thier vocab unit. “We are having a French potluck in French class today,” Benchino said. “We are going to eat it and work on our assessment videos. This relates to our study because our unit is over hotels and how the food is different in America and in France.”

Sophomore Taylor Barrett gets hooked up to an EKG sensor as part of a reaction and reflex lab in Human Body Systems. The students used sensors to test the difference in time it takes to respond to a involuntary reflex versus a simple reaction. “It was super interesting to see the differences in my partner and I’s reaction times during each test,”” Barrett said. “”It shows how everybody’s bodies work differently.”

Melodey McCray ‘28 is taking a memory test. McCray was given this test in Mr. Clawsons World History class by medical innovations student Kylie Toney ‘25. McCray said “I was making a rhythm out of the words so I could remember them better.”

Junior Ella Timmons discusses community outreach idea with fellow SALT members. The club meeting on Wednesday allowed students to discuss successes and failures of the previous Trick or Treat with the Trojans event and they plan future community outreach events for the next sports seasons. ”SALT is important because it’s a way to share ideas with other student athletes like yourself,” Timmons said. ”It’s rewarding to spread positivity and smiles throughout our community.”

Junior Penelope Saha solves problems placed around room 552 during the math NHS meeting. Students worked to solve the problems for the correct answers, which helped them build a paper turkey. “My favorite part about math NHS is engaging in one of my favorite subjects with all of my best friends,” Saha said.

Senior Sadie Wood uses a bandsaw to construct a wall mount for her next project. She goes to the construction room during her study hall since she does not take a construction class. “I’m trying to build a wall mount for both my acoustic guitar and bass guitar. I’ve been working on new projects for about three months now,” Wood said. “Mr. Werner is very thoughtful to let me come in and help me build this even though I am not in any of his classes.”

Senior Daniel Mohid plays the Bass Drum in Wind Ensemble’s piece called “Sizzle” during the Fall Concert. Center Grove Percussion had their Fall Concert on Wednesday, November 13th where they perform music from each ensemble and host a collegiate band. This year University of Alabama played to close the concert.