Sophomore Camron Mazdai sits in Spanish class with a group of students participating in a conversation circle. This activity helped students get more comfortable with only speaking Spanish. “We were having a conversation circle using only Spanish to help our conversation and speaking skills,” Mazdai said. “It also helped us to work on the vocab and verb tenses we have learned.”

Senior Bella Tran works in Deb Schoolcraft’s engineering and architecture class. Students built replicas of houses to learn about what civil engineering entails and what work it takes to be an architect. “My favorite part about the class is how free-form it is,” Tran says. “You can work at your own pace and as long as you’re getting work done she doesn’t mind what you do.”

During the HOSA officer election meeting, junior Ethan Zheng gives a speech on why he should be elected. Zheng is ran for president elect and committee chair this year. “I want to make a good impact on the club, including providing an engaging environment where people can grow in their knowledge, leadership, skills, and teamwork skills, as well as providing opportunities for members in order for them to be able to excel in the medical field in the future,” Zheng said.

The Comp Team cheerleaders perform a stunt while competing at Pendleton High School. The team won for their Traditional routine and placed fourth for their Gameday routine. “I love competing with the Center Grove competition team because it’s an embracing environment,” junior Selia Peters said. “Although the practices are tough, the feeling of competing is totally worth it.”

Senior Mackenzie Staggs scoops ice cream for a milkshake while working at Handel’s Ice Cream. Staggs has worked at Handel’s for almost a year and was recently promoted to a shift leader. “My role as a shift leader is making sure everyone stays on task, make sure things run smoothly, answer questions when needed, as well as keeping track of the registers throughout my shift,” Staggs said.

Freshman Sriya Prasad votes for her favorite candidates for HOSA’s leadership. This week HOSA kicked off its first official meeting of the year. During this meeting, students learned more about the club and voted for their leadership. “We were electing officers based on who had the best leadership skills and the best experience,” Prasad said. “I am also very excited to join HOSA because I believe it will help me jumpstart my medical career.”

Senior Brianna McFarland works on making her yeast rolls during culinary class. During class, students had to finish the process of baking their rolls. ‘’We made yeast rolls during class,” McFarland said. “This was a two day process because you have to let the dough rise. Last period we made the dough and this period we baked them. It’s a tedious process, but fun process.”

During Riley Club’s call out meeting during STaR, senior Audrey Booher presented the club’s mission and ways to become involved. “The Riley Club mission is primarily to raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital,” Booher said. “The best way for people to get involved would be to join our club. We have a lot of moving parts that we break down into sections so everyone has a role.”

Junior Nathan Springer works on AP practice questions during his 5th period AP English Language and Composition class. Although Fall Break is just two days away, he remains focused on his schoolwork. “I try to work hard no matter the occasion,” Springer said. “It’s good practice.”