![Reaching out. Christopher Lesh, student at Central Catholic High School, serves ice cream during the event on March 2, 2025, at the Portland waterfront. Central Catholic was just one of the schools that sent student volunteers out to cook, prepare, dish, and serve food. Interact club’s co-president Rachel Gerber, junior, plated the food during the event. “I like how direct the contact is,” Gerber said. “You’re there [and] you’re just doing something good. It’s simple, it’s easy, you can feel good about it.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/interact-1-edited-1200x744.jpg)
![At the bottom of the third inning, the Lions are still scoreless. Rowe stands at home plate, preparing to bat, while Vandenbrink stands off to the side as the next batter up. Despite having the bases loaded, the team was unable to score any runs. “It’s just the beginning of the season. We’re just going to be playing out best by June, [and] that’s where champions are,” Rowe said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3077-1200x900.jpg)
Where the magic happens. Some of the features in the library student showcase are the work of students in ceramics classes. The showcase happens about every 2 months. Their current project is working on cups, but the previous project was ghosts for Halloween. Room 201 in the 700 building includes a kiln, pottery wheel, and glaze wall. These are things students use to create their pieces. Marianna Garvey, ceramics teacher, does her best to help her students in different ways. “My goal is to provide opportunities for students to learn about the ceramics medium and art-making in whatever way suits them.”
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Hand-on creation: Dive into the ceramics classroom
Going for a spin. Garvey creates a bowl and shows the different dynamics students can use when spinning the wheel. This is one of the ways Garvey instructs ceramic students on how to make their pieces. The mirror is used to see the clay from the opposite angle.
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Rebecca Ugenti, junior, is entering her first year of journalism as a Staff Reporter for wlhsNOW. She enjoys writing and wants to know more about photography and learn more about journalism overall. In her free time, she likes to take her dogs on walks, as well as playing board games with her family.