![It was definitely out of my comfort zone to get [the dress] and decide I loved it enough not to wait and risk not having something that memorable.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Precious_20180902_JRS_00008_ed1.jpg)
![Sophomore Sahasra Mandalapu practices bharatanatyam choreography in class. These new dances will be performed in an annual show in February. Mandalapu found that practicing in class helped her overcome stage fright during her performances. “When [I] get on stage, Im nervous Im going to forget, even though Ive done it for so long,” Mandalapu said. “Theres still that little bit of stage fright [when] I second-guess myself that I dont know it enough, but I do because Ive been practicing for a whole year.”](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sahasra-6-Large-1200x844.jpeg)
![In their full runway outfits, (from left) Audrey Lee 25, Olivia Lucy Teets, 25, Fashion Design teacher Ms. Judy Chance, and Xueying Lili Yang pose for a photo. All three girls made it to Austin Fashion Week by getting in the top 10 in a previous runway show held by Shop LC.
[I like my students] creativity and how they can look at a fabric and make it their own, Ms. Chance said.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9686-e1714088765730-1129x1200.jpeg)
![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)
Pieces of the Berlin Wall are spread all throughout the world, but it may come as a surprise that a large section stands in Fulton, Missouri. Embark on a journey through time to discover why it stands at America’s National Churchill Museum today on the Westminster College campus.
All images used under the terms of the Creative Commons license or from within the public domain
- https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6003284
- “Berlin Wall Reinforced. Under The Watchful Eye of Communist Police, East German Workers Near The Brandenburg Gate Reinforce The Wall Dividing The City”
- Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives Identifier: 6003284
- https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6437343
- “An aerial view of a segment of the Berlin Wall”
- Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
- Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT. Don Sutherland
- National Archives Identifier: 6437343
- https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6460116
- “East German police watch as visitors pass through the newly created opening in the Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz”
- Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
- Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant F. Lee Cockran
- National Archives Identifier: 6460116
- Brent Mackey
- https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6460160
- “A West German man uses a hammer and chisel to chip off a piece of the Berlin Wall as a souvenir. A portion of the Wall has already been demolished at Potsdamer Platz”
- Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
- Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. F. Lee Corkran
- National Archives Identifier: 6460160
- https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6460115
- “A crowd of West German citizens gathers at the newly created opening in the Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz”
- Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
- Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. F. Lee Corkran
- National Archives Identifier: 6460115
- https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/divtour/id/10549/rec/4
- “Ronald Reagan Speaking at Berlin Wall Sculpture”
- Credit: Courtesy of the Missouri State Archives
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ronald_Reagan_lecture_at_Westminster_College,_Fulton_MO.jpg
- “File:Ronald Reagan lecture at Westminster College, Fulton MO.”
- CC license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
- By Westminster College, Fulton MO – Photo Database of Westminster College, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24190718
This story was originally published on Marquette Messenger on December 19, 2023.
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