Humans of MHS- Week of March 1, 2019

“I am an artist. I’m a mural painter. I’m a children's book illustrator. I’m a card designer so, I have a strong interest in arts. I’ve done various murals throughout school districts across the St. Louis area. I’ve illustrated three children's books. I used to write little blurbs for a card company out of Los Angeles. So, just little side items that not a lot of people know about me. The ...

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 went to church at 6:30 this morning and I gave up Dunkin Donuts and Instagram [for Lent]. I waste too much money on Dunkin Donuts iced coffees and I waste too much time on Instagram, so I hope by giving them up I become a better person. To me, the ashes are a sign of penance as we begin lent. As far as the giving up stuff goes, I sacrifice things I enjoy to honor Jesus’ sacrifice,” Mandy Miriani...

“I’m a sophomore this year and my favorite thing about it is not being a freshman. I feel like sophomore year has a lot more freedom and responsibility linked to it. It can be hard at times, but I do enjoy it. Right now, I’m looking at Rolla for engineering. I don’t take any engineering right now, but I will be taking some next year,” Alex Santucci, sophomore, said....

“I was born in Australia and I lived there for three and a half years. I moved here when I was really young so I don’t remember a lot of it, but I do remember that we moved to Michigan. In Australia there was no snow, but in Michigan there was a lot of snow so that was a huge adjustment. I got back to Australia every two year. I’m actually going back this summer. My favorite part about visiti...

“I love playing ultimate Frisbee for Marquette because it’s really cool club. About 40 kids are on the team, but it’s mostly Marquette students. There are a couple from Eureka and Lafayette because they don’t have enough kids for their own team. The best part is the flexibility. It’s more of a club sport than a school sponsored sport and it’s lead by the students,” Sid Suratia, fresh...