Talented Teens

Inspired by local artists and bands such as Carson Mchone and Beat Root Revival, freshman Katie Smith plays piano, ukulele and writes original music and plans to release her first album in late summer of 2019. “I started doing it about two years ago as a way to express [my] emotions,” Smith said. “It’s a great creative outlet and music has always been such a big part of my life. I also fee...

From creepy clowns to an entire scene of an ocean, junior Ayden Rails finds her creative outlet in face and body paint. “I enjoy how relaxing it is and how everything is unique and [is] art just on a more uncommon canvas,” Rails said.” It’s also very relaxing because it’s a few hours by myself that I just get to open some paints, watch Netflix and create something unique.” Afte...

Co-running a small family business at only 18, senior Rich Daugherty makes and sells honey along with a few other smaller projects branching from the same origin of honey and hives. “We have different aspects to the business,” Daugherty said. “We have our honey production, our hive removals and then we also have out candle production that we are starting.” With two hives in his backyard...

There is Monopoly, Scrabble and checkers, but none of these tabletop games are just like the one sophomore, Rhys Forbes participates in. Warhammer 40,000 is miniature wargame surrounding the idea that the human race must defend its existence from other species. Forbes has been playing the game since 2016 and with its many accompanying books and video games, he said it is far more than just a board g...