Insight’s Class of 2014

Get to know this year’s senior Insight staff members.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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!