![PINK FOR PROM: Seniors Vaughn Vandegrift, Peter Wiseman, Max Yehaskel and Alex Gold sing and dance their hearts out at Saturday’s “Under the Knight Sky” prom. Yehaskel and Wiseman stood out in the sea of black and navy suits as the pair opted for bright pink with contrasting, yet coordinating, shirts and ties. While the style decision seemed big to onlookers, for Yehaskel it was a simple choice.
“I like pink, it’s a solid color,” he said. “It almost melted when I ironed it actually. It’s 100% polyester, and I got it from Kohl’s.”
Yehaskel enjoyed prom overall, except when it came to the royalty announcement.
“Someone stole prom queen from me,” he joked. “It was very tragic. But other than that, it was fun.”
As prom marks another milestone at the end of senior year, Yehaskel is ready to sit back, relax and enjoy his last few weeks as a Knight.
“My grades don’t matter anymore [and] after AP tests I’m done,” Yehaskel said. “I’m going to go nuts, and I’m going to start cooking more.”
Caption by Francie Wilhelm.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/g_m_0458_52847345379_o-900x600.jpg)
![The cardiovascular system is painted on the wall outside the biology classrooms. The nicotine in vape and e-cigarette products have been proven to negatively impact the lungs, contributing to the concern the vaping epidemic will affect the health of youth for years to come. “There is an epidemic in our school of under-aged nicotine consumption… I think that this year that they did a really great job by bringing in Breathe NH… it was much more effective: there was a lot of data, statistics, infographics and [comparisons] especially to cigarettes, said Mary Martin 20, student council president.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/vapingphoto.jpg)
G.I.S.C’s Homemade Sticker Growth
Arifah Uddin
Ullah’s sticker inspiration drew heavily from the stationery and bullet journal communities.
March 2, 2020
Inspired by the growing stationery community online and in person, CHS junior Tasnim Ullah teamed up with her cousin to combine their passions for design to create their own brand of stickers by the name G.I.S.C for stationery lovers to enjoy.
“So my cousin always made really cute doodles, and I’m a huge fan of planners and stationery, so I wanted to combine both of those things. I decided to create stickers,” said Ullah.
The duo came up with the idea to sort the artwork and doodles into different collections consisting of common themes. Some such artistic categories ranged from all florals to people, to even a silhouette of a popular backpack. While her cousin created the designs, Ullah was in charge of manufacturing the stickers themselves.
“I would put them on sticker paper, package them up. I love doing that type of stuff, even though I’m not a creative person,” said Ullah. “I love putting things together and creating the packaging.”
The G.I.S.C team relies primarily on social media advertising by running an Instagram account revealing sneak peeks and announcing new collections. The pair also spreads the news of their stickers by word of mouth, appealing to other artists and stationery lovers.
One of G.I.S.C’s collections was of plain backpacks that had the potential to be colored in.
“Well, Tasnim was showing me, she was very good at advertising her stickers, and she was talking to everyone about them, and so I saw her stickers and I loved the art so much that I had to buy them,” said junior Asma Tariq.
Many think that it is commendable to be putting effort into becoming entrepreneurs, especially with the load of school work.
“I think it’s awesome that students would take the initiative at such a young age to be productive and creative,” said social studies teacher Brian Alspaugh. “Junior year is really tough and that must be taking a toll on students.”
Another collection consisted of people, which, like the others, were designed by Ullah’s cousin.
Even with the burden of the school year, the quality of G.I.S.C’s products has not deteriorated, leaving their many customers more than satisfied with their high standard stickers, even if they aren’t used as intended.
“I haven’t used any of them because I’m too scared to, so they’re still stuck on the paper, but I love them,” said Tariq. “I love them so much I told my sisters to buy them, so they bought them too. They’re really nice.”
This positive sentiment is shared by the rest of their consumers, who have used the stickers in their planners, notebooks, and bullet journals as decoration. Their far-reaching appeal even led to a business inquiry from someone in Germany.
“A lot of people who bought the stickers were really, really happy with them,” said Ullah. “It’s definitely a modern twist to an everyday item we used when we were children.”
This story was originally published on The Clarksburg Howl on February 29, 2020.
