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Peace Day 2/2

April 10, 2024
Kanin Cadam
Sophomore Kayla Boyes paints a piece in the Art Therapy workshop. For Peace Day, one of the most popular workshops for the day was Art Therapy, where students expressed thoughts and emotions through creativity. “The world sees you differently than you see yourself,” Boyes said.
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Lily Harwood and Sara Charvat pose for a photo on a ski trip. They are two of the ski club's founders and are passionate about the sport. (Provided by Lily Harwood) "I hope it just keeps getting bigger and we can just keep doing more extravagant adventures," Charvat said.
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A judge (Zach Brennan) oversees the court and attempts to keep the practice trial on track while the witness delivers her statement. The tournament trial will be held in front of a real Jefferson County judge and teams will be judged on presentation, knowledge, improvisation, and logic. Though the Conifer team is not alone in training for the event, as the team has several lawyers helping them with court procedures and arguments. “We’ve got another parent who is helping out with logistics and getting everybody organized as well,” Benish said.
The Court Is Now In Session
On October 15, FCA hosted its second meeting. After their mini-lesson and snacks, the leadership team split the club into two groups. They played several activities, such as “Disciple, Disciple, Jesus”, which was their spin-off of “Duck, Duck, Goose”. After, the groups discussed how it related to their faith. “I think it means how when you’re chasing after other things in life such as relationships, or school or whatever you think would make your life perfect, it can make you almost forget about your faith, but to always go back to it,” junior Jack VanAirsdale said.
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Van Beek in her stance to scare people at Anderson Farms. Van Beek was preparing for a night of scaring her costume and makeup. The scare actors wear full costumes and makeup to make the experience scarier and more believable. “I love [working at Anderson Farms] and everyone is super nice,” Van Beek said. (Provided by Charlie Van Beek)
Shining In The Shadows
Vocalist Chase Ocean while performing single “Rebel”. “Rebel” speaks upon how the media is “brainwashing” and how government policies will “silence people's minds”. Lyrics of Rebel state: “We live our lives, enclosed, trapped until we slowly die” and “They make us take the pills, silencing our minds.”
Colorado Music Scene: The ClockTower Ritual
Levi Schaudt, or "Bright!"'s SoundCloud profile. Schaudt is a freshman artist at Conifer, and has been writing music for about 10 years now. He has various albums across many platforms, hoping to spread his message. “I just want my voice to be heard, and for my name to be known for what I’m trying to do for the community of Colorado,” Schaudt said.(Provided by Levi Schaudt)
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Sophomore NAHS Member Enji Jensen paints the senior mural. This year’s senior mural is an underwater theme, featuring jellyfish, whales, bubbles, and other underwater creatures. Seniors’ fingerprints are meant to resemble fish, forming a school of fish following the large whales. “It takes a lot of people and a lot of planning,” Enji said.
A Lasting Legacy: Conifer Seniors Leave Their Mark
Colagelo was a former math teacher who now works in the learning center to help kids achieve their academic goals and prepare them for tests. When they go here they can get help with many different subjects depending on the teachers that are there during different hours. “It's nice working with students in different perspectives as in like, I'm not the official math teacher, so I get to have different conversations with them about all subjects and I really get to know my students,” Colangelo said.
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The dopamine caused by social media and phone usage can cause an addiction to the device from over usage. “I think that social media is an addiction, just like anything else. Like even my 12 year old, I have to bribe him to get him off,” counselor Carrie Vanni said.
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Student, Jax Murphy, doing his verb of the day warm-up. Murphy is in Nicole Burris’ 8th period Spanish Three Honors class. His verb of the day is “maldecir” which he has to conjugate for his warm-up.
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Jennifer Ahnert is the French teacher at Conifer High School and for the past 20 years she has taken a group of French students to France. This year she is starting a new tradition of adding a stop in Italy to the trip. Photo provided by Jennifer Ahnert
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Peer counselors have printed multiple flyers and posters to remind people to sign up for Peace Day and to show the opportunities the event offers. This poster is located in the lobby of Conifer High School for students to see. Other posters have barcodes for the students to scan on their phones to sign up for food trucks and speakers on Peace Day.
Peace Day: Peace Today, Peace Tomorrow