Humans of MHS- Week of February 18, 2019

“Today is my seventeenth  birthday and I am a triplet. It’s not really that weird sharing a birthday because I don’t know what it’s like to not share a birthday. When it comes to presents, their presents are pretty similar because they are both boys, but mine differ from theirs a lot.We always pick where we want to go to dinner and what kind of cake we want to eat. It’s a tradition for u...

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’ve been teaching language arts for 16 years. I started in Rockwood at La Salle Springs, but I switched to Marquette because I was just ready for a change. I had taught sixth grade for 12 years and was just ready to move up. My favorite part about language arts is the interactions with students, and I think language arts allows for those personal connections a lot more easily than other subjec...

“I had a lot of fun visiting Marquette. I thought it was a helpful tour. I went to the biochemical science class because that was my tour guide’s fourth hour, and we also went to the major parts of the building - like the Cafeteria, Gym and Locker Room. I’m mainly looking forward to the clubs at high school. I want to try and do debate. I wanted to do robotics as well, but it’s just such a huge t...

“I love art and music. When I grow up, I want to be both an artist and musician. I honestly want to do a lot of stuff when I grow up. I want to make my own music, but that’s kind of hard to get into so if my music doesn’t work out, maybe books I sell will or the sculptures and paintings I make will. An average salary for all those combined is a really good salary total. You can make a lot of ...

“I play golf, lacrosse and I’m in the Marquette Theater company. Golf is my favorite because it’s really fun and laid back. Also, you get to talk with your friends for two hours. Sometimes it gets hard to balance all of my activities with school, but usually I’m pretty good about getting everything done. When I was little, my parents just put me in everything, so I just started doing all these d...