Insight’s Class of 2014
Get to know this year’s senior Insight staff members.
Zoe Calianos
Editor In Chief
Favorites:
Book/Author- “Physics: An Incremental Development” -John H. Saxon Jr.
Song- “Beautiful Soul” -Jessie McCartney
Quote- “I’m just living the dream” -Maeve Mudie
Food- sushi, mostly volcano sunsets from Ying’s
Celeb crush- Dave Franco, Ryan Gosling, Chase Matthews
Class in high school- APUSH with Mr. Eno
Likes: the KJS, Jay Stevens, Evan Turissini, sailing, Nantucket, Teavana, driving, napping, dancing, Partee Freeze, group messages, Austin Powers, using the word “edgy,” sweater pants, rice pudding, sunroofs, black coffee, Jimmy Buffett
Dislikes: the person who takes my parking spot at the YMCA, Taylor Swift, applying to college, when my basketball hoop falls on my car, my little brother, Canada, sequins, Miranda from Sex & the City
5 years from now: I’ll be on a yacht in the Mediterranean.
Ana Coutinho
Social Media Editor
Favorites:
Book/Author- Nicholas Sparks and Stephen King
Song- Zombie by The Cranberries and All These Things That I’ve Done by The Killers
Quote- “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi
Food- Guacamole with Chips and Cold Pizza
Celeb crush- Will Smith, Vin Diesel, Jensen Ackles, Shakira
Class in high school- CNA and Journalism
Likes: sleeping, organization, rainy days, movies, reading, writing, indie and alternative music, helping people, Starbucks, the gym, The Voice, kids, tropical weather, big sweatshirts
Dislikes: Pet Peeves- open cabinets, people who don’t use blinkers, unclassy girls, smoking near me, cold coffee, students’ blatant rudeness towards adults, grammatical errors, being treated like a child, cold weather, bad grades
5 years from now: Hopefully I’ll be working as a Nurse Practitioner in a Boston hospital and settled down somewhere just outside of the city.
Emma Gauthier
Social Media Editor
Favorites:
Book/Author- J.K. Rowling, Suzanne Collins, Chuck Palahniuk
Song- “Washing Dishes” by Jack Johnson
Quote- “One dreamed of becoming something. Another remained awake and became.”
Food- Chicken Picatta, burritos, guacamole and chips
Celeb crush- Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone, Tori Zent, Jennifer Lawrence, Justin Timberlake
Class in high school- Marine Biology with Ms. Jarzobski and Insight with Ms. Netto
Likes: Diet coke, staying up late, Cumbys, thesaurus.com, editing, rainy days, grande vanilla lattes, Chipotle, writing, free wifi, traveling, the ocean, TEKZ, netflix, reading, the dark, ballpoint pens, new book smell, FPS, campfires, cats, purple
Dislikes: Grammatical errors, bad drivers, cliches, people, cleaning, deadlines, snow, waking up early, mayonnaise, redundancy, cold showers, shopping, Fox News, losing things, narrow mindedness, riddles, waiting, impatience, the words “of, this, that,” pink
5 years from now: Travelling the world as a reporter for the Boston Globe, or studying Marine wildlife in Australia.
Claire Sawayanagi
Photography Editor
Favorites:
Author- F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Green, Avi
Song- “Riptide” by Vance Joy
Quote- “Draw a monster. Why is it a monster?” – Janice Lee
Food- Strawberries, macaroons, tacos, coconut
Celeb Crush- Prince George, Harry Styles, Matt Healy, Louis Tomlinson, Alexa Chung
Class in high school- Journalism, Latin, Algebra
Likes: Ballet, music, photography, the city, Big Ben, traveling, sleeping, the British, bad jokes, beach, nail polish, gum, shopping, boys
Dislikes: The moon, scraping metal, meat, chocolate milk, outer space, rap, fakeness, homework, boys
Five years from now: Doing the best I can.
Nikki Capeless
Staff Writer
Favorites:
Book/Author- Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
Song- Wake me up; too many memories to not still love it.
Quote- “ If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” – Harry S. Truman
Food- Anything with buffalo sauce, and chocolate covered strawberries
Celeb crush- Leonardo DiCaprio and Charles Bartholomew (Chuck Bass)
Class in high school- Drama and Theater arts
Likes: Sleeping, mi familia, hanging out with my friends, laughing, long walks on the beach, the beach itself, watching sports cause I’m not athletic like I used to be, friendly & trained pitbulls, bulldogs, diet coke, peanut butter, Gossip Girl, and of course cats.
Dislikes: When smart people act dumb, people who don’t listen the first or second time, aimlessly driving around, unpainted nails, having to repeat myself, when people let their ego get the best of them, and when people try to tell me what to do.
5 years from now: Hopefully I will have graduated with my Bachelor of Arts degree for an education major. Still young and vibrant living through my twenties having fun but realistically I should be attending more school for psychology so I can work my way up in a schools system from a teacher to a school’s psychologist or counselor.
Emily McMahon
Staff Writer
Favorites:
Book/Author- Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Song- “Gypsy” by Fleetwood Mac
Quote – “Those who socialize, theorize” – Ben Bancroft
Food- salad made by my friends and burritos
Celeb crush – George Harrison (RIP)
Class in high school- US History with Mr. Goode and Latin with Ms. Mikolsky and Mr. Lenhart
Likes: pictures/videos, righteous times, The Candy Bunch, Partee Freeze, The KJS, Jay Stevens, Pottermore, outrageous dance parties, Evan Turrisini’s Facebook posts, Beijing, TV, my Mini Cooper and record player, trolling the internet, Evil Apples
Dislikes: Jenny Humphrey, violence, my instagram photo not getting the likes it deserves, losing things, Evan Turrisini, getting stood up at MIT
5 years from now: I don’t know and that is the most exciting part
Ginger O’Day
Staff Writer
Favorites:
Book/Author- Khaled Hosseini
Song- “Bad Girls” by M.I.A.
Quote- “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
Food- Mac and cheese
Celeb crush- Donald Glover
Class in high school- Child Development
Likes: dogs, rap, laughing, dogs, hoodies, dogs, Disney movies, family outings, dogs, leggings, driving with the windows down, babies, dogs, dresses, breakfast food, reading, lazy days, dogs, surprises, long hugs, and dogs
Dislikes: rude people, uncomfortable shoes, awkward silences, waking up in the dark, bees that come near me, cigarettes, people with no class, sunburns, and cliches
5 years from now: I will be graduated from Bridgewater State and hopefully working as an elementary school teacher!
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