Diana Baeza, Personality Perfectionist
Hello, I’m Diana Baeza, and this is my second year in Newspaper. I chose to be a Personality Perfectionist because I enjoy meeting new people, really getting to know them and writing stories about them. I’m glad to be back on this little crazy ride.
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![Imaan Tahir first started advocating for stricter gun laws after the Parkland shooting back when she was in middle school. Like other sophomores, she had virtual learning during freshman year. “[The pandemic] made me realize that I should be less focused on broader political opinions, broader people, and broader mindsets. I should only involve myself in things that I can personally help and change.”](https://pnhnorsestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220408_102826_888-e1649440052434-760x900.jpg)
![Junior Garett Dempsey started doing gymnastics when he was around seven or eight years old. He became a coach when he was 14 years old and has trained 120 of students, Dumpsey never thought about coaching “until [he] started looking for a job, but once the idea came up, I was super interested in it,” said Dumpsey.](https://pnhnorsestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20220131_112821_753.jpg)
![Junior Zack Horack discusses one of the turning points in his life, mentioning serious issues he had to deal with at such a young age. “I find the most impactful story, [being] near death. [It] gave me a breakthrough of innocence and, in return, I was given a perception of reality when I was still extremely young,” said Horack.](https://pnhnorsestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/9BBC68F7-4717-4CC7-9C78-F742039E6E4F.jpg)
![Senior Zoë Frost started doing and practicing nails two years ago, back in 2019. “If you feel strongly about who you are or want to do, go for it. If you want to do something [in your career], do it even if it isn’t considered a "good" or "reliable" work field to go into. You will only go as far as you wish,” said Frost. “If you enjoy and love what you are doing, you are limitless in what you do.”](https://pnhnorsestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/zoe-900x720.png)
![As students and teachers prepare their plans for spring break, some are still left with uncertainty as to what exactly there is to do during a pandemic. “My schedule won’t be looking too different from off-break because of the pandemic. With the extra free time that I have though, I’ll still be working on some artwork for my AP studio class, maybe learn the choreography [for K-pop songs], and play games with friends,” said senior Jane Kim.](https://pnhnorsestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/8B178E86-5610-49BA-A13E-08E2D7FAD1A4.jpg)
![Junior Dorian Washington escorts a young lady at a pageant He did this and assisted the people at the event between the ages of 9 to 14. “I was passive back then. The things I learned there taught me, in a sense, to say something when someone is being treated badly. It would [cause] problems if I saw someone being hard on their daughter at the pageant, and I told their parents to lay off,” said Washington.](https://pnhnorsestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210215_214652_030_1.jpg)
![“[Tutoring has] been beneficial to me because I get to practice my skills, like talking to people I've never met before, as well as helping me recall the information I learned in my previous classes. I also of course get tutoring hours from this which helps me with the A+ Program, Mu Alpha Theta and Beta Chi Pi,” said sophomore Diana Khariton, a student tutor for North’s students.](https://pnhnorsestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pexels-julia-m-cameron-4144151-601x900.jpg)
