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Whitney High School Custom Senior Sunrise

Looking Back and Looking Forward With a Senior Sunrise

June 8, 2020

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I am officially a senior. Every year, it’s Whitney High tradition for the senior class to wake up early and watch the sunrise to signify the dawn of a new year; our final year in high school. Quarantine cancelled the official event, but my friends and I decided to plan our own with some awesome custom shirts.

Five o’clock am at Clarke Dominguez Park, we all gathered in the freezing cold to watch the sunrise. This was actually the first time all of us had even seen each other since March 13, the last of school before the shutdown due to COVID. 

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Participating In My First “High School Musical”

March 15, 2020

I’ve always loved performing for a crowd: from elementary school talent shows to dance shows and everything in between, but I’d never been in a musical. A lot of my friends have a passion for acting and singing, so I always go to their shows to support them! 

Theater had never been a priority or interest for me due to the crazy time commitments and singing (I’m not much of one), but when I heard Whitney High was putting on the stage rendition of one of my FAVORITE movies of all time, I had to be a part of it.

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Competing at the FBLA Northern Section Leadership Conference

February 10, 2020

With another year of being in the Future Business Leaders of America organization, comes another Northern Section Leadership Conference. Every February, chapters from high schools all over Northern California come together to network, learn about business, and compete in competitive events through the FBLA National Awards Program. 

I always look forward to FBLA competitions because I can choose something new to learn about, study, and test my knowledge on various business topics.

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The Dump: A Stinky but Surprisingly Fun Field Trip

November 6, 2019

For my Junior year, I ended up taking AP Environmental Science! Although the class was originally an alternative, I am so excited I had the opportunity to be in the class. Not only did I get to focus on my love for the environment, but I also learned about the threats facing the earth and probable solutions.

One of our units in the fall focused on municipal solid waste management (aka trash). Instead of just looking at images and taking notes from slides, we got a first hand look at the amount of trash thrown away in our community. Our teacher organized a field trip to the Placer County Waste Management Authority (WPWMA).

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Participating In The Annual Sacramento Historic Archives Crawl

October 26, 2019

For my dual enrollment U.S. History class, my teacher offered an awesome extra credit opportunity; participating in the free annual Sacramento Archives Crawl in October. This year’s theme was “Preserving the Struggle: Archives and Activism,” so displays in each location focused on activism and social change in the area, along with additional Sacramento and California history.

My family and I love learning about history wherever we travel to, especially when it’s interactive and hands-on! Naturally, we had to attend this event (not just for extra credit), but we had no idea how spectacular it would turn out being.

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The Drowsy Chaperone Comes to Life in Sacramento

July 9, 2019

It’s official! The Drowsy Chaperone is now one of the best musicals I’ve seen! Broadway at Music Circus put on a spectacular production with fun and exciting musical numbers, hilarious jokes and comedy, an entertaining story, and some theater magic. I am thrilled I got to see this show with the Broadway Sacramento Ambassadors before it leaves Sacramento.

Don’t miss your chance to check it out while it’s showing now until July 14th in Sacramento’s Wells Fargo Pavilion. It’s a quick 90 minute show with no intermission. I know “no intermission” sounds a little crazy, but I think it made the show even better!

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7 Tips For Time Management

June 26, 2019

Everyone knows that snow melts. Whether you have some fun, build a snowman, and have a snowball fight, or you just sit by and watch, the snow will always melt. This same idea applies to time. You can use it to accomplish your tasks and create something awesome, or you can watch it tick by. Similar to snow, no matter how you use it, or if you even use it at all, time melts away. Might as well figure out how to use it to your advantage, right?

This first half of navigating high school and getting into the swing of things has given me the opportunity to develop ways to succeed and dominate the next two years using all I have learned! So, as the new school year draws closer and closer, I wanted to start sharing some helpful tips I’ve learned throughout my first two years of high school such as time management, study strategies, reducing stress, and more.

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Cowboys and Farmers Come to Town in Broadway at Music Circus’s Production of Oklahoma!

June 25, 2019

I’ve heard my mom and Nana talk about their favorite musicals to watch together and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! was one of them! I had never seen it, so before heading to Music Circus, I watched the groundbreaking musical movie about cowboys, farmers, and parties! The dancing and music brought this story to life both on film and on stage.

My favorite parts of this Broadway musical were the dancing in Out of My Dream and The Farmer and the Cowman because I got to see some incredible ballet and cancan, then later, some country square dancing all in one show. However, choreography can’t succeed without talented actors and actresses who portrayed the beloved characters of Oklahoma! perfectly.

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Broadway At Music Circus Shrek

Broadway At Music Circus Debut: Shrek The Musical

June 11, 2019

Julie Gallaher of Sacramento Top 10 and Get On The Map recently reached out to my mom who blogs at Inspired Imperfection and invited us to preview the show and write reviews as part of the #BroadwaySacramentoAmbassadors! We all met up before the show at Chandos — hello, tacos! — right across the street. Yummy!

Shrek the Musical kicks off the 69th season of Broadway At Music Circus today and runs through June 16, 2019 at Wells Fargo Pavilion.

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Sacramento County Fair 2019

Sacramento County Fair 2019: Family, Fun, and Fabulous Food

May 23, 2019

Today is opening day for the 83rd consectuive Sacramento County Fair. That means monster trucks, bull riding, farm animals, pony rides, camel rides, street musicians, hypnotists, puppet shows, jugglers, livestock, comedians, a petting zoo, friend food, circus acts, entertainment and shows, live music, midway rides, shopping, and more are rolling into town for a weekend of fun.

The Sacramento County Fair runs May 23-27, 2019 at the CalExpo Fairgrounds near Arden Fair Mall.

I know lots of people are all about the California State Fair, which also happens at CalExpo, but I LOVE the Sacramento County Fair because it’s way less overwhelming, it’s got a local vibe, and it’s smaller and totally doable in one day. Plus, while I could spend the whole day in the Midway hopping from ride to ride, OMG… the food is where it’s at.

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Latest Blog Posts

  • Looking Back and Looking Forward With a Senior Sunrise
  • Participating In My First “High School Musical”
  • Competing at the FBLA Northern Section Leadership Conference
  • The Dump: A Stinky but Surprisingly Fun Field Trip
  • Participating In The Annual Sacramento Historic Archives Crawl

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