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Crafting Kindness promotes their club. The club shared their aim to use creativity to craft things for charity and donations. Left to right: Ekaterina Karyakina (10) and Olive Cooper (12).
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Students gather around a booth at Club Rush on Sept. 13 in the west quad. Club Rush was held through Sept. 12 and 13 during lunch.
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Best Buddies fosters connections and unites fellow students with cognitive and developmental disabilities, aiming to create an inclusive community. They promoted their club at the event. Left to right: Joey Levenberg (12), Jacob Cava (12) and Harper Kelley (12).
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Stanley McInnis (11) smiles by the TPHS Gender and Sexuality Alliance booth. Club Rush consisted of various booths presenting their club through posters and giving out complimentary snacks.
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The SBCC club promotes the SurfRider Beach Cleanup Club. This year, around 200 clubs were registered. Left to right: Natalia Powierza (12) and Bradey Taub (12).
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The TP Turkish Community is open to any student interested in the culture and embraces it through various activities. Club rush included booths of different culture clubs. Left to right: Melisa Bilgi (10) and Almira Tarakci (10).
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Dance for Change’s purpose is to support underprivileged individuals that have a passion and love for dance. They promoted their club at Club Rush. Left to Right: Kandy Xu (11) and Arianna Bertino (11).
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Dean Smith (11) promotes the Model United Nations at a booth. Clubs had posters that listed specific information.
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Club leaders smile by their club booth. They advertised the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Club. Left to right: Asha Gollapudi (12), Ava DeSanti (12) and Anika Iyer (12).
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Two students promote their club. The Ninth Society explored literature, aiming to enlight and unite human beings. Left to right: Shyan Maan (10) and Rongze Ma (10) .
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Two students stand by their booth. The Psychology Club’s goal is to explore and foster interest in psychology. Left to right: Chloe Kim (10) and Baylin Tsai (10).
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Daniel McKie (10) promotes the Motorsports Club. Students visiting Club Rush saw booths decorated with colorful and creatively decorated posters.
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Officers of a club smile at their booth. The International Friends Club aimed to provide a place for students of different backgrounds to build confidence and connections. Left to right: Pratch Maneerat (12), Bomin Kim (12), Carol Chen (12) and April Kato (12).
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Sylvia Olson (12) is the president of Support Our Troops, where members write letters to deployed military troops. The club passed out small American flags to visitors.
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In the same way her 13-year piano journey crescendo towards a finale, April Kato is intent on making her last year as a falcon and a staff on the Falconer a balance of memorable, accent-like events and legato-like relaxed moments. Joining the Falconer her junior year and being inspired by the wonderful community, Kato furthered her love for journalism by securing a position as news editor her senior year. This year, she hopes to take on more stories than she did last year, as her goal is time management and fighting the urge of procrastinating, all of which she fell captive to junior year. Outside of the newsroom, Kato enjoys quiet moments of reading at home and playing classical and modern music on her piano, a treasure passed down from her mother. On the weekends, she can be seen volunteering at a Japanese language school, drafting editorials for her internship at a local community journal or roaming Barnes & Noble. Throughout the years in high school Kato's interest for international relations and global topics has grown, linking to her hopes of pursuing such fields after graduation.
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Last year, best year. The 2024-2025 school year will serve as Makaylah Gerling's third and final year as a so-called “Falconerd,” as she rises to the challenge of Editor-in-Chief for the nationally-ranked, award winning publication, the Falconer. Gerling is excited to contribute to the immense success of the Falconer and hopefully gain national recognition once again. Last year, Gerling made her mark in the newsroom as the sports editor, as she connected her love for athletics with her growing interests in the journalistic world. During the slight chance that she makes it out of room 311, you can find her competing on Ed Burke field as a senior captain and fourth-year member of the varsity women's soccer team. Despite the growing infestation of senioritis, she is determined and focused to make her last year at TPHS worthwhile by challenging herself with courses aligned with her future career as a registered nurse, following in her mothers footsteps. Outside of TPHS, she can be found in navy blue scrubs as a Palomar Health Pathmaker Intern and a bright orange jersey as a head coach for Soccer Shots. While excited for her next adventure, Gerling is sad to say goodbye to the community she has had the pleasure to call home for these past few years.