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After great anticipation, the Career and Technical Education (CTE) informational gallery was held on Tuesday during lunch in the second-floor hallway. CTE is a project-based learning program aimed at giving students comprehensive and specialized training in well-paying and high-demand careers. CTE offers eight unique programs for students: automotive technology, business, computer science, cosmetology, culinary, engineering, health science and homebuilding.

Jonah Klein, senior, is currently enrolled in the CTE homebuilding program.

“I went into homebuilding, not knowing what it was going to be like, not even knowing where the house was being built,” Klein said. “And within the first week, I was moving up the ranks. The coaches who teach us are awesome. They’re extremely helpful.”

Tom Pachera, the current CTE director for AAPS, emphasizes the real-world opportunities and recognition that the programs provide.

“The career and tech ed programs can help students decide what they want to do in their future,” Pachera said. “That’s not something you get in all the regular academic classes.”

Tyler Ray, promoting the computer science program, mentions the debt-free career opportunities CTE offers: “what I love about FAME is that it’s an alternative to a four-year degree. So with this, versus a four-year degree, you come out with a job, you come out debt free.”

CTE programs are not just about education, they are about empowerment and discovering what works for your aspirations.

In the spirit of the upcoming winter break, the last week of school is filled with a festive test. At Community High School, it’s tradition for the CHS Staff to participate in a song quiz over the intercom. The song quiz prefaces the various music genres of the decades, and on the third day of this week-long tradition, the decade was the 2010’s and featured “Cheap Thrills” by Sia.

Marci Harris, French teacher, was the caller that won. When the competition took place, Harris was busy teaching and at first and did not pay it any mind.

“The class was watching a very somber video about La Vel’ d’Hiv, which is the round up during the Holocaust in Paris and it was a somber moment,” Harris said. “Then the announcement came on. I paused the video and I kind of freaked out for a minute.”

Harris’ students frantically explained the competition and everyone started shouting out answers.

The entire class had a role in the victory, however, Harris wouldn’t have been able to do it without two of her students: Anya Knoepp (left) and Oliver Thomas (right). The three worked as a team to break down the mystery.

“Oliver Thomas said the name of the song but the wrong artist, and then Anya came up with the name of the artist,” Harris said. “So I called, we won and it was an amazing feeling, super exciting.”

The prize for this song was a holiday themed scratch-off lottery ticket with a possible prize of $10,000.

“If I win, I’m going to share it with Oliver and Anya because the three of us came up with the song together,” Harris said.

Post by Eddie Mobilio Breck and Piper Cooke

Caption: Feminist Club returns for another year of advocacy and bonding.

Community High School students make their way around ar- rays of folding tables, tri-folds, and sign-up sheets. This event is known as Club Fair. Lila Fetter, CHS senior stood next to the Feminist Club stand, ready for all the excitement. Sophomore Emma Goblirsch is ready to create positive change during her second year as a member of the Feminist Club.

“I’m excited to see what kind of projects we do this year because I really like doing the projects that help a lot of people,” Goblirsch said. “Last year, the club ran a menstrual product drive and was able to provide free products in every school bathroom.”

The Feminist Club also held a Feminist March, during which guest speakers met with Community students. Some of these speakers included Michigan state representative Carrie Rheingans and Goblirsch’s mother, Lisa Groh.

“It was really enlightening to see people from all different walks of life come together to support one cause,” Goblirsch said.

She also hopes that the club will attract many new members this year.

One of these new members is Ryan Grant. He is passionate about feminism and believes that more men should be interested as well.

“I hate the patriarchy,” Grant said. When Grant first learned about sexism, something changed inside of him. “We’re all in this together. The world is a big place. And there are a lot of people and we need to be inclusive of all.”

Feminist Club leader Fetter plans to make inclusion a focus in the club this year.

“I like to encourage people to share stuff about their lives,” Fetter said. “And not just discuss feminist issues and gender equality and stuff you see in the news, because I also want to know each member individually and what they’re interested in. That’s something I really want to focus on this year.”

Fetter is also passionate about racial equality in feminism and thinks of Laverne Cox as one of her role models.

“I at least want to talk about, in terms of intersectionality and how women of color, especially in terms of feminism and gender equality, and trans people of color, they need to be more centered in those discussions,” Fetter said.

She aims to provide a safe and communicative space for all students to learn about feminism.

Payton Sly and Zola Saigal are sophomores who are starting their first year as part of the Feminist Club. They hope to inform themselves and others on how to be better feminists.

“We’re just super interested in being feminists, considering the fact that we are female,” Sly said. “It’s an issue that’s still around and it’s been around for so many years.”

The Feminist Club is ready to start its year strong, and many new members are joining them. The club meets on Fridays during lunch in room 213 and encourages students to drop in and see what feminism is about.

I’ve always loved beauty and cosmetology — I started doing my nails at the beginning of this summer, and they make me happy because I do a good job; I feel like it is something to be proud of. I do not like paying $70 when I can do the same thing at home for less.”

Spencer Lemely will be at the market every Wednesday and Saturday selling Roos Roast coffee until he says no. Lemely doesn’t know exactly when they’ll decide to walk away, but is content with the lower-stress alternative to teaching social studies in the Detroit Public School System.

“I miss the philosophical conversations,” Lemely said. “But [teaching] was real intense sometimes. On a good day at work. kids didn’t fight each other, no one got yelled at. But now, this [selling coffee] is so chill. And my blood pressure is down.”

Lemely grew up Christian, and enjoyed discussing that identity with his students. Now, his “spirituality” manifests itself in the coffee he brews, although it wasn’t always that way.

“I didn’t even start drinking coffee until after college but then I got into to the art of it, like the pretentious wine tasting side,” Lemely, said. “I used to only drink like a cup a day before, but now it’s probably at least three cause it’s always free.”

He has enjoyed discovering how factors like elevation and location affect the coffee’s flavor. One day, Lemely hopes to visit the farms that grow the beans he roasts; one of their favorite varieties is a single-origin variety from Colombia, a destination they would love to travel to.