![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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Whisk three eggs with one and a half cups of sugar.
Fold in the flour.
Pipe it onto a tray and let it sit for 30 minutes, and while it waits, finish up some practice for AP Bio, or work on the latest dance routine.
Between being a staff reporter for Wingspan and Red Rhythm captain, senior Hannah Beeler still makes time for the smaller things she enjoys.
While most people take a hobby for a few months and drop it, Beeler has taken her skills to another level.
“Just baking is just a passion that I’ve always had, so it was something I kind of want to expand on, a lot of people had been telling me that, like, oh my gosh, I really like the macarons or the cookies that you’re making. you could totally sell these, and that’s what I actually ended up doing,” Beeler said. “I was like, you know, why not? why not just make it into a little side business that I could do something that I love and make a little bit of profit on the side as well? I love baking because it really just brings me closer to those around me.”
That’s how Beeler started Tearose Bakery just before ninth grade, and she has continued baking throughout her years of high school.
With school, extracurriculars, and work on her plate, she looks to her family for some support.
“She had quite the passion of baking ever since she was in fifth, sixth grade,” mom Janet Beeler said. “She was baking on her own, so I try to find ways to be her sous chef.”
Hannah tries to bring her talents to those around her, but her baking didn’t start off with the vision of Tearose Bakery or a business at all, as she enjoys the sense of community her baking business brings.
“I think it’s always so exciting to see when I give my friends or family baked goods like their face lights up because they like how it tastes or they like how it looked,” Beeler said. “It’s just how I bring joy to the people around me, and it’s just such a rewarding feeling seeing that others enjoy my baked goods, and it brings a smile to their face.”
This story was originally published on Wingspan on December 22, 2022.
