Madeleine Barnes is a 17-year-old from Crestwood, a place where you have to name at least three surrounding neighborhoods, until people know where you are talking about. She has attended The Masters School since the fifth grade and has loved every moment of it. She enjoys good food, playing sports, going for drives while blasting music, spending time with family and friends, and going for runs. In the fall, Madeleine will attend The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania where she will study kinesiology and pursue her dream of playing college softball.
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Julia Barro is a 17-year-old from Westchester, New York. When Julia is not writing, you will find her engaging in one of her three favorite activities, dancing, acting, or eating. Julia has attended The Masters School since 9th grade and will continue her academic journey at NYU this fall where she will major in dance, acting and creative writing.
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Luca De Salvo is an 18-year-old hailing from Manhattan, NY. He has attended The Masters School since ninth grade. He enjoys playing soccer, seeing his boys, and drawing. He loves writing about his experiences living and growing up in New York City and is excited to study economics and play college soccer in the near future.
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Lorelei Gary was born and raised basically in the middle of nowhere, Garrison NY. In her free time she regrets making people uncomfortable and enjoys making herself uncomfortable through exposure therapy. She likes hiking but not getting lost, working out but not sweating, loud music but not ear ringing, being alone but not lonely, and being a maverick but not a contrarian. She plans to pursue her dreams of social upheaval and the life of an outlaw after she finishes college.
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Bella Henriquez, a 17-year-old from Pelham, NY had an interesting journey through middle school before eventually finding herself unhappily transferring to Master’s to begin her sophomore year. Since then, she has found herself involved in 3 seasons of athletics, and realized that mandatory theater class was just a myth. She thoroughly enjoys staying active, exploring nature, forcing her passengers to listen to her music, and spending as much time with friends as possible; including hacky sacking and playing pranks. She has found a fine balance of pursuing art and working with animals as much as possible. Bella also enjoys rainy days and pine trees. Next fall, she will be attending the University of New Hampshire to pursue a pre veterinary track while balancing the partying and peace UNH will provide.
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Rosa Jorge is a 17-year-old from New Rochelle, NY who goes through at least a pack of gum every day. She enjoys complaining about track, running, using coupons, and spending money at her local Salvation Army. In the rest of her free time, Rosa can be found wandering in the woods, buying soda, or in Louisa’s car. She will be attending Smith College in the fall, where she plans on buying Dunkin at least seven times a week.
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Louisa Knauss is your typical self-hating Dobbs Ferry resident, spending copious amounts of time waiting at the stoplight in front of Stop & Shop. Between that and her hobbies of giving unsolicited music recommendations and lying face-down in the long grass on her lawn, Louisa doesn’t have much free time. If she did, she would surely waste it complaining to Rosa about iced shaken espresso prices. Louisa will be attending Bates College in the fall and looks forward to continuing her lifelong commitment to wearing ill-fitting men’s pants and calling it fashion. She will also never purchase a belt.
My Work: For the Girl in the Woods, Wolf River Blues: Sadness in the Wake of Jeff Buckley
M’Kaela Riley is a 18-year-old born in NY and raised in Jamaica before moving back to NY at 12. When she’s not dancing or ruining virtual families in The Sims, she writes thoughtful analyses on culture, identity and strange corners of the internet. (M’)Kaela enjoys binge-watching tv shows, even if it’s the millionth time, and she also loves procrastinating like she did on this bio. (M’)Kaela will be attending University at Buffalo in the upcoming fall majoring in neuroscience on the pre-med track. She hopes to pursue similar activities as she did at Masters and to make a difference.
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Spinning in the Spotlight: Trophy Wives, Ballerinas, and he Display of TikTok Feminism
William Sun is an 18-year-old boarding student who has spent far too many hours doing philosophical thinking about things that don't promote work. Born in China and currently surviving at The Masters School, he enjoys video games, playing instruments, and pretending he’ll sleep early “tonight for sure.” Outside of writing, William will continue searching for meaning in digital works, real ones, and occasionally file his homework in google drive before class starts.
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Maya Yoon was born and raised in Manhattan. Since transferring to Masters sophomore year, she has been highly involved in various athletic programs, both in and outside of school. She has discovered a passion for conservation science through her studies of the environment. She loves spending time with friends, whether it be a competitive game of spikeball or a quick trip to Go Greenly. Maya also enjoys walks through Central Park and spending days inside with a good book. She will be attending Lehigh University next year, where she will pursue environmental studies while also immersing herself in the wonderful social culture the Lehigh has to offer.
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My Reebok Sneakers, I Might Be Better off Without a Sunday Crepe