Humans of MHS- Week of February 11, 2019

“The most interesting thing about me is how much I throw myself out there to do whatever I want, even if it’s not a normal thing. For example, I started learning how to play guitar a month ago. Even though I haven’t been playing for that long, I think it’s really fun so I recently went out to The Wolf and I played live for the people eating. I didn't sound good but I had a lot of fun and I’m g...

Based off of photojournalist Brandon Stanton’s majorly successful “Humans of New York” series, “Humans of MHS” (HOMHS) aims to give readers a glimpse into the lives of MHS students. Click here for more HOMHS. 

“I was in fifth grade, I participated in a World Piano competition and if you placed in the top three you were given the opportunity to play at Carnegie Hall. I placed second and got to play at Carnegie Hall. I don’t remember that many of the details but I do remember being really nervous. I still play piano today. I really like it because I sometimes find myself lost in all the music and it�...

“I’ve been ballroom dancing since I was 3. I started because my mom had a coworker at work who motivated her to sign me up for dance lessons. I started dancing in these little movement classes. When I was 10, I started doing dance competitions. Now I compete every March. My favorite type of ballroom dance is Swing. My favorite thing about dancing in general is that there is so much expression i...

“I really enjoy the sheer excitement of baseball. A lot of it comes down to the last play. I’ve been playing baseball for a long time- since elementary school actually. I love watching the Cardinals because they always steal the World Series right under from everyone’s nose. My favorite baseball memories are tied to the Cardinals. I still remember the 2011 World Series. It was the Cardinals v...

“I’m really good with computers and I know how to prepare them. My dad taught me a couple of tricks. He use to work for a computer company and knows a lot about computers. I sometimes work on computers in my free time but I mostly work on them in class. This year I’m in the Tech Support class and I really like it because it’s a fun class. In class, we help repair Chromebooks that people br...