Soundings Annual Magazine: 2021 Mission Statements 2
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1 Soundings Annual Magazine: 2021 Mission Statements 2 A Literary Magazine Soundings is a student run creative literary magazine published every year that celebrates student expression Volume 75 at Staples High School. One of the oldest extracurricu- lar clubs at Staples (Est. 1947), Soundings seeks to com- Publication Date: 14 June, 2021 pile student-made work, both written and visual, and in doing so, highlight voices typically overlooked in the Staples High School @shs_soundings high school community. 70 North Avenue QED is an annual, digital literary nonfiction maga- email: Westport CT 06880 [email protected] zine that celebrates student expression at Staples High School. Editorial Team website QR code: Annual Selection Process Principal Stafford Thomas Over the course of the year, the Soundings staff democrati- Faculty Advisor cally votes on student submissions. The submissions with the most positive votes are then featured in the magazine. Kim Herzog [email protected] Staff Editors Alexa Scully ’22 How To Join Soundings Alexia Abrams-Rivera ’22 * Julian Fiore ’22 Jaiyana Khan ’22 * The QR code on the left links to a Google [email protected] Eliza Lang ’22 Christina Meehan ’23 form that can be used for joining Sound- Lucy Dockter ’23 Lily Klau ’23 ings. For more information, go the page [email protected] Reilly McGeehan ’23 on our website entitled “Become a Member.” * Alexia is our Social Media Manager; Jaiyana is our Graphic Designer To submit to next year’s annual magazine, please fill out the Google form on our website! For more information about Soundings, please go to the end of the magazine. 3 Table of Contents 4 SOUNDINGS: QED: First Born, Mira Mahendru ’21...................................................................................5 Surreal Composite, Kira Tomoda ’24......................................................................23 Gone with the Sun and Left with the Wind, Sophie Spheeris ’23......................5 Words of Power, Max Tanksley ’22.........................................................................23 Ode to a Gold Ring, Mimi Schindler ’22...................................................................6 How Very Whimsical of You, Ruby Tarshis ’23......................................................24 Bead Wrie and Crimp Jewelry, Eva Glennon ’24....................................................6 Emotions Possess the Power to Alter Time, Christina Meehan ’23.................25 Necklace, Abigail Kelly ’23...........................................................................................6 Abandoned Costa Rica Car, Valentina Davis ’24..................................................26 An Eternal October, Lucy Dockter ’23......................................................................7 Chicken Tikka Masala State of Mind, Lina Singh ’21...........................................27 Fall, Jenny Bradshaw ’23..............................................................................................7 Staircase in Autumn, Lilly Weisz ’23........................................................................27 Flowers fix a broken piece, Lynnea Moskowitz ’22...............................................8 The Long Day, Alex Hilton ’23..................................................................................28 Ode to Dirt, Merin McCallum ’21..............................................................................8 Flower, Logan Manchester........................................................................................28 Those Who Rise Up Are Remembered, Brewster Galley ’22...............................9 The Bell Jar forecasts consequences of global trauma on autonomy, Rachel NYC, Defne Merih ’24................................................................................................10 Suggs ’21..............................................................................................................29 The Empire of Dreams, Alexia Abrams-Rivera ’22...............................................11 Foggy Morning, Reilly McGeehan ’23.....................................................................29 [Koi Fish], Francine Stevens ’23...............................................................................11 Mystery Jars, Anooshka Sethi ’22............................................................................31 Tropical Leaves, Molly Belknap ’24.........................................................................13 The Contribution of False Dualities to Societal Stability as Seen in Kurt Von- The Challenge, Olivia Marshall ’22..........................................................................14 negut’s Cat’s Cradle, Mira Mahendru ’21......................................................33 Bounce. Bounce., Cody Sale ’23..............................................................................15 A Pandemic Ridden Scene, Christina Meehan ’23...............................................33 Picasso’s Recreation, Recolored, Gabriela Lampugnale ’21...............................15 American Housing: Racism Unmasked, Lily Klau ’23...........................................34 The Black Cat Wanders, Jaiyana Khan ’22............................................................16 Fence, Justin Shay........................................................................................................34 Mistake, Sophie Aflalo ’22.........................................................................................17 Wooster Park Soda Cans/Bottles, Kashvi Kumar ’21..................................... ....35 Wicked Fingers 2, Chloe Hackett ’23.....................................................................17 OCHA Iced Tea Product Design, Skylar Newman ’23.........................................35 Wicked Fingers 1, Chloe Hackett ’23.....................................................................18 Building Blocks to Success, Lucia Scotti ’22..........................................................36 Mooncake, Akira Maidique ’22................................................................................19 The Handmaid’s Tale Predictions of Oppression, Dean Moro ’21.....................37 Bee on a Flower, Lilly Weisz ’23..............................................................................20 Where America is at Today, Eve Gendels ’23........................................................37 Lost In Her Memory, Sophie Hekmat ’22..............................................................21 How Children’s Literature Shaped Me, Maizy Boosin ’21..................................38 Study of Tree in Color, Lilly Weisz ’23....................................................................21 Purple flowers, Caleigh Coughlin ’23......................................................................38 Austin City Limits, Stella Libman ’24.......................................................................39 5 SOUNDINGS, Vol. 75, 2021 SOUNDINGS, Vol. 75, 2021 6 First Born Ode to a Gold Ring Mira Mahendru ’21 Mimi Schindler ’22 This is how you sew carnations into garlands for the whole family; this is how you sit for hours and be A halo of metallic shine decorating That comes off occasionally, the example to others at pooja; sit with your back straight; don’t drop the rice or flowers no matter how My hand. But stays in spirit sweaty your hands become; this is how to wrap a sari; this is how you pick a lengha that doesn’t make you A gold that’s looked up to, look like you’re too mature; be mature for your age; learn to cook; learn to like chloe bhatura and channa And forward to. For days of forgetfulness when masala; learn how to eat with your hands, but don’t look messy; don’t flinch when the pressure cooker goes That decorates the fine line between emotion and I run off; eat everything you’re offered; don’t eat too much; stay skinny and young; be a lotus; be delicate, but a legal document. My finger in a circular motion, don’t be reactionary; this is how to smile and hold yourself in front of extended family; this is how to talk That can bring tears To feel, nicely to your relatives; this is how to react to comments; learn Hindi; learn Punjabi; learn to fake it and To eyes. To twindle nod your head; but how will I ever speak my opinions? listen to your family; say yes to everything; this is And little spindling cracks to corners of a mouth. The ghost of a piece of jewelry. how to accept that you would be the pride and joy of the whole family, if you were a boy; this is how to That some look down on at its price and decide I come from, show that you are worth just as much as a boy; this is how to work harder than your male cousins; this is Not to house those memories, Occasional gifts, the small things how to excel; study science; study math; study medicine; what are the names of the Ivy League schools? For the ring is not fit The ones most sentimental. Yale, Harvard, Princeton… You are amazing, you will always be successful; do better; don’t think too high- For their wearing. The ones that wooden surfaces ly of yourself; don’t be lazy; but I’m tired; be diligent; this is how to manage other’s expectations of you; A circumference fit for my finger And small creases hold a place for when learn to meet all expectations and surpass them; prioritise academics; be well rounded; don’t waste time A protruding symbol that never stops The tasks pile up on my to-do list. on sports, although we’ll all be disappointed if you don’t as you’ll look weak; don’t show weakness, even