Mariam Couri is a 17-year-old student from Peoria Notre Dame High School. She plans on studying Elementary Education in the fall. Couri loves creating art—especially ceramic pieces. Judy Garland, formerly known as Francis Gumm, was a famous movie star from the mid-twentieth century and a major influence on the motion picture industry. She starred as …
Mollie Unes is a senior at Peoria Notre Dame High School. Unes will be studying Marketing at the University of Missouri beginning this fall. She enjoys drawing with graphite and charcoal. For this piece, Unes used different sized black pens. The shape and value of the pens were used to make the multiple dots to …
A student at Peoria Notre Dame High School, Adrien Vozenilek’s art is focused on family, grief, and Italian culture. Vozenilek works mostly in 2-D, with media like watercolor, charcoal, and ink. This coming year, Vozenilek will attending Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville for a double major in art and psychology. The painting you see is …
Danielle Shadid is a senior at Peoria Notre Dame High School. She enjoys art, volleyball, and spending time with her family. Shadid will be attending Loyola University Chicago next year to study biology with a minor in business. Drawing has always been therapeutic for Shadid and she plans to keep it close to her for …
Grace Fady is a senior at Peoria Notre Dame High School. She enjoys making art and baking. Jankovsky plans to attend Illinois Central College and open her own business to sell baked goods. “This is Patricia Jankovsky. She is my grandma she will be turning 79 in two months. She has an associate degree and …
Anna Gross The Peoria Public Schools Board of Education will soon make a decision about what the school year will look like—and many students have concerns. This spring, the Peoria Public School (PPS) Board of Education is making a pivotal decision. It is voting on its administration’s proposal to adopt a Balanced Calendar beginning in …
by Kianna Goss With the cost of higher education increasing, it is important to understand and utilize financial aid resources. As a first-generation college student—someone who is the first in their immediate family to attend a university—deciding to attend college was a financial burden on my family in the beginning. The average cost of attending …
by Jenin Mannaa In the road to true allyship with the Black Lives Matter movement, each individual has a role to play. In 2014, Eric Garner’s death at the hands of a police officer was one of several key impetuses that led to the start of the Black Lives Matter movement. Inspired by the wave …
by Kratika Tandon While COVID-19 vaccine distribution increases in the United States, a slow global roll-out threatens the health and wellbeing of everyone. After over a year of stay-at-home orders, overflowing hospitals, and constant Zoom meetings, the beginning of the end of the pandemic is finally nearing. With the rapid rollout of vaccines from various …
by Trent Miles For some students, pursuing a non-traditional path after graduating high school brings clarity, experience, and unique job opportunities. Do you know what you want to do after you graduate from high school? After all, there is no rule that says you must attend college three months after graduation from high school. A …
