2020: the Year in Pictures
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VOLUME 17, ISSUE 4 “HOME OF THE PHANTOMS” JANUARY 2021 PHOENIXVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL 1200 GAY STREET PHOENIXVILLE, PA 19460 2020: The year in pictures Written by: Savanna Muller Without a doubt 2020 was one of the most horrific years for some to ever experience. From politics, to pandemics to protests, we’ve really seen it all. Let's rewind and see how 2020 crumbled our country. PEOPLE (pages 2-3) Peyton McDonnell Tu Le Bryan Kerchner Gavin Perillo To start off the most traumatic year for most, Australia was on fire… for The Kansas City Chiefs came back from a 10-point deficit in the third a long time. More than 27 million acres were burned to the ground, and quarter to beat the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock NEWS (page 4) experts estimated that nearly 1.25 billion animals had harshly been Stadium in Miami. Players Eric Fisher and Patrick Mahomes are affected or died. pictured celebrating their win. African American Studies Photo- nytimes.com Photo- cbssports.com FBLA competitions OPINIONS (pages 5-7) One Nation Divided The End of Trump’s term Coffee Tea POINT / COUNTERPOINT Disney vs. Nickelodeon SPEAK OUT! (pages 8-9) Innocent Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was chased and shot by armed white residents of a South Georgia neighborhood. They were What TV shows or video Another huge turn of events took place in January, when Prince Harry arrested months later. This killing then led to the thousands upon games have you been and Meghan Markle quit their roles as “senior” royals. The couple said thousands of Black Lives Matter protests throughout our country for the binging lately? they wanted a fresh start and to earn their own income. rest of the year. Photo- pbs.org Photo- time.com ENTERTAINMENT (pages 10-11) “Pose” “Ghostrunner” “Soul” “Ghost Whisperer” SPORTS (pages 12-13) Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Eagles and the 2021 NFL Draft January gets more interesting when the U.S. House votes to send articles By March, The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus FOR FUN of impeachment (abuse of power and obstruction of Congress) against outbreak a pandemic. At this point we as Americans realized how bad President Trump to the U.S. Senate. The Senate ended up acquitting COVID-19 was, so we had to start prepping for the state-mandated Horoscopes—pg. 14 President Trump of charges after a lengthy and definitely historic trial. lockdown and quarantine. Photo- wfyi.org Photo- vox.com Quiz: Which coffee type are you? —pg. 15 Front page continued— 2020, The year in pictures—p.16 On January 26th, basketball all star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, The Senate and the White House agree to a $2-trillion stimulus package and nine other people died in a helicopter crash in the wealthy Southern to boost the economy, the largest stimulus package in U.S. history. California residential neighborhood of Calabasas. Words cannot express Americans were given one-time direct payments of up to $1,200 for his impact on the NBA and the game of basketball. individuals with $500 added for every child. Photo- cbssports.com Photo- vox.com *Continued on page 16* *PEOPLE* Peyton McDonnell: A future multilingual or Society, and Girls’ Tennis. Written by: Outside of school, Peyton is just as Maggie Welsh active, as she runs her own bracelet busi- ness and does a lot of musical theater. Peyton is also very involved in politics and Most of us, when is a very vocal advocate for human rights. choosing classes for She even worked the polls on election school, consider day last year. Balancing all these extracur- taking one foreign riculars and hobbies on top of her lan- language course, but for senior Peyton guage studies is definitely impressive. McDonnell learning three languages in Peyton has also spent a lot of time trav- one year is normal. That’s right, she is eling; whether it be to Avalon, New Jer- currently studying three languages: Span- sey, all the way to Italy, or farther, she ish, French, and Italian this year on top of definitely has a severe case of wander- her core subjects and multiple extracur- lust. She also spent most of her summers riculars. Guau! Sensationnel! Wow! at her favorite place Camp Oneka. Her Peyton grew up in Phoenixville with her love for traveling definitely helped spark parents Courtney and Patrick and young- her passion for learning new languages. er sister Scarlett and has always been a She said, “[Studying languages] helps me very active member of the school com- connect with people around the world. munity. She’s involved in lots of clubs like I’ve always wanted to go beyond Phoe- Mini-Thon, in which she is one of the One of Peyton’s custom string bracelets she nixville, and knowing a bunch of languages leaders, World Cultures and Cooking, sells on Instagram and Etsy. reminds me that I have the capabil- Yearbook, both Spanish and French Hon- ity to [do so].” Peyton visiting the Louvre during her trip to Paris in 2019. Peyton definitely has big plans for after high school, as she is planning on going to American Uni- versity in Washington D.C. and major in international relations or politics, and eventually get a job in one of those fields. She also hopes to minor in Spanish, as that is her favorite of the three languages she’s studying. With her dedication and work ethic, there is no doubt she will accomplish those goals. Peyton McDonnell is one of the most hardworking people you will ever meet, from her experiences in the various clubs she is a part of, to her hard work in her language courses. Her dedication to school, her friends, and her family is truly admirable and just some of the reasons she is such a great person. Also, if you are looking for a unique, handmade bracelet check out her Instagram @prsmbracelets! Peyton (right) at Camp Oneka with her friend Blanche from Paris. Peyton (left) posing with her friend Cady at a party. Tu Le: Half a world away from home Written by: to tell. called American Nail. The owner is a Tu considers Vietnam to be a peaceful friend of his aunt’s, who helped him get Ray Lewandowski country, filled with kind and funny people. the job, and he has worked there for While he does prefer his native homeland three years. The workers are Vietnamese to his current residence of the United by a majority, and they often speak in On the surface, he States (because his friends are all there), their native language there. For the most doesn’t seem that he would definitely recommend people go part, they talk about their family, friends, different from any- to Vietnam as a tourist, especially to Ho or their kids. Some of the popular nail one else. He has a Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). Pennsyl- designs in the salon depend on the season job he enjoys, lives with his sister, is plan- vania is not the first state Tu has visited. and whatever holiday is coming soon. For ning on going to college after graduation, He has been to California and Texas, example, if Christmas is around the cor- and obviously attends PAHS. But one of both with their own Vietnamese commu- ner, there will be designs with things like the many things that separates this senior nities that remind him of home. Tu has snowflakes, presents, and other holiday- from everyone is where he’s from: Vi- been living in Pennsylvania for two years related themes. When not working at the etnam. Meet Tu Le, a talented guy from with his grandmother and his sister, salon, some of Tu’s hobbies are video Southeast Asia with a whole lot of stories Tram. Tram and Tu are very close. games, partying, and sports. Tu knows a lot about Vietnam and As for the future, Tu is planning on its unique culture. The country is in an going to college. While his major is still to S shape, with huge differences in be decided, he plans on attending Mont- terms of languages and accents in the gomery County Community College for north and south. In Vietnam, there are the first two years, and then transferring foods for special occasions, such as Banh Tet, a cake made from sticky Tu (right) gets a haircut at home from his cousin Leo. rice wrapped in banana leaves which is eaten on the Vietnamese over to West Chester University to finish lunar new year called Tet - a mas- out. He has made some major improve- sive holiday in Vietnam. Of course, ments to his English skills ever since he this is not the only unique food in first came to America. He says he went Vietnam. There’s also Bun Cha, from being “intermediate” with his English Banh Xeo, Pho, Banh khot, Xoi, Hu with a lot to learn, to being quite good at tieu, and Banh mi just to name a English. few. Tu would highly recommend Tu’s story goes to show that there is a that Americans try Vietnamese chance for everyone to do something coffee. The big difference with this great with their lives, and nothing like is that you make it with condensed your nationality, languages, and abilities milk. can get in the way of making a bright fu- Just like many teens, Tu is em- ture for yourself. His advice to us all is to ployed. He works as a "Take everything as easy as you can." Tu practices one of his many talents: photography.