![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.
Caption by Maya Tackett.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53321803427_47cd17fe70_o-1-1200x800.jpg)
![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.”
Caption by JoJo Barnard.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53221601352_4127a81c41_o-1200x675.jpg)
Today, ‘Behind The Backline’ host, Veronica Hart, will be sitting down with Ms. Eckhardt, a student assistance counselor, as well as Ms. Matlee, a mental health counselor, to break down the relation between substance abuse amongst teens and the rock and metal they listen to. How does it affect our mental health? Who’s to blame? What can we do? To find out, listen here at ‘Behind The Backline!’
Resources from Eckhardt and Matlee:
National Mental Health Crisis & Suicide Prevention Lifeline – call or text 988
2nd Floor Youth Helpline – www.2ndfloor.org or call or text 1-888-222-2228
National Crisis Textline – 741741
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – https://nami.org/Home
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-treatment
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988
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This story was originally published on The Delphi on February 16, 2023.
