![IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Junior Zalie Mann performs “I Love to Cry at Weddings,” an ensemble piece from the fall musical Sweet Charity, to prospective students during the Fine Arts Showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The showcase is a compilation of performances and demonstrations from each fine arts strand offered at McCallum. This show is put on so that prospective students can see if they are interested in joining an academy or major.
Sweet Charity originally ran the weekends of Sept. 28 and Oct. 8, but made a comeback for the Fine Arts Showcase.
“[Being at the front in the spotlight] is my favorite part of the whole dance, so I was super happy to be on stage performing and smiling at the audience,” Mann said.
Mann performed in both the musical theatre performance and dance excerpt “Ethereal,” a contemporary piece choreographed by the new dance director Terrance Carson, in the showcase. With also being a dance ambassador, Mann got to talk about what MAC dance is, her experience and answer any questions the aspiring arts majors and their parents may have.
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![SPREADING THE JOY: Sophomore Chim Becker poses with sophomores Cozbi Sims and Lou Davidson while manning a table at the Hispanic Heritage treat day during lunch of Sept 28. Becker is a part of the students of color alliance, who put together the activity to raise money for their club.
“It [the stand] was really fun because McCallum has a lot of latino kids,” Becker said. “And I think it was nice that I could share the stuff that I usually just have at home with people who have never tried it before.”
Becker recognizes the importance of celebrating Hispanic heritage at Mac.
“I think its important to celebrate,” Becker said. “Because our culture is awesome and super cool, and everybody should be able to learn about other cultures of the world.”
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October Is a Special Month for Kleiber
P.E. teacher loves to spread awareness for breast cancer
submitted by Ms. Kleiber
The tennis team dressed in pink to support Kleiber through her tough time.
October 17, 2022
When you hear that it’s October, you typically think of falling leaves, apple cider, pumpkin carving, and of course Halloween. However, when physical education teacher Molly Kleiber hears that it’s October, she remembers the day she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Kleiber was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 2018. If not for her mom being diagnosed with breast cancer a second time six years earlier, Kleiber may have never taken the brachial 2 gene test, discovering that the breast cancer was genetic. After discovering that it was genetic, she began to have routine examinations. If none of this had happened, Kleiber could have found her cancerous lump too late.
Kleiber received lots of blessings during her treatment, some from her family, others from the school.
“I was luckily having to live with my parents, and they were able to help me out and support me through the whole process,” Kleiber said.
Her youngest child had just turned 1, and if she hadn’t been living with her parents at the time, life would have been a lot harder for her.
One of the most significant blessings that Kleiber received during her treatment was from the school.
“To help, the school did a fundraiser. They gave the money to my family, and it was right at Christmas time too. It was just amazing the amount of support, overall,” she said. This donation helped Kleiber afford her treatments and take care of her children. It was a huge help to her and her family.
Kleiber loves to spread awareness for breast cancer. Some ways she supports the cause during October is by wearing lots of pink and making donations to foundations that research ways to cure cancer.
Kleiber and her mom also run Caring for a Cause every May. They tend to donate a lot more money to this organization, since they provide women who can’t afford all the treatment costs with money. When the two of them are coaching they get their students to participate and run for the cause with them. Their goal is to spread the awareness of breast cancer, so that more people can help and support women going through this difficult trial.
If you are interested in making any donations to a Breast Cancer Awareness foundation the following links are for you: American Cancer Society, Breastcancer.org, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and Living Beyond Breast Cancer.
This story was originally published on LHStoday on October 12, 2022.
