Back to school means many things for Centennial students, but for junior Veronica Kapoor, a tradition helps the arrival of a new school year to be much more enjoyable. For ten years, Kapoor has spent the entire last day of summer with her senior best friend. “We spend the whole day together,” she says.
The two do a variety of activities, including avocado face masks, picking out first day of school outfits, shopping, and even having picnics. “My favorite part is looking at the stars and talking to my friend about the years ahead. I get excited about the future and comforted by the fact that I’m still going to have my best friend with me all the way.”
However, next year, Kapoor’s friend will be leaving high school. “Sometimes I worry about her going too far away…, but maybe we will help each other move in and make that a tradition.”
To start your own tradition for your first day of school, Kapoor suggests a cooling, home-made avocado mask. Mix one tablespoon of honey, half an avocado, and an egg white to get their face mask. The other half of the avocado can be used to make a spa-day guacamole snack. - Read more...
Posted on 2010-09-03
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Senior Owen Lee is known for being a self-driven individual and for taking the initiative. As Vice President of the Centennial chapter of the National Honor Society, he values not only his personal academic success, but he also has a commitment to giving back to the community and the less fortunate.
Soon after meeting Owen, you will find that he is not the type of person to let a thing like the summer blues get in the way of his desire to help those in need. For a few weeks in August, he went on an independent volunteering trip to San Jose Pinula, Guatemala. His first impression of the country was not a remarkably pleasant one; he noticed that the air was thick and cold, the terrain was rugged, and the copious buildings looked old and worn. However, not much time passed before Owen realized how false this first impression truly was.
Owen instantly gravitated towards the children that he was assigned to care for. He taught English to kids in grades one through five at a school within an orphanage facility. When he wasn’t teaching, he was watching over kindergarteners and the other children who lived in the orphanage.
And, as it turns out, the Guatemalan youngsters were not the only ones who benefited from Owen’s trip. Owen himself gained a wealth of knowledge during his travels; he learned a significant amount about the simplicity of life. Many people in foreign countries do not have the amenities that we consider so basic and fundamental to daily life that w - Read more...
Posted on 2010-08-31
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