Zahraa Patel, Online Editor
Hello, my name is Zahraa and I’m a senior. This is my third year on staff and I am the Online Editor. In school, I’m an MSA board member, link crew leader, fence with Thundercats, and more! In my free time, I like watching movies, hanging out with friends, and cooking.
![Compared to other LHS frosh/sop plays, “Honk” is a lot different. Mr. Thomas made the collective decision to turn this production into a musical and tour various elementary schools in the area. “[Mr. Thomas] decided to make a frosh/soph play [into a] musical [because] typically freshmen and sophomores don't get into [the winter musical] because there are older, more experienced people – same thing with crew,” said Brooke Weintroub, a member of Honks running crew. “This is a thing for underclassmen to grow their abilities.”](https://www.lhsdoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1926-1200x800.jpg)
![[Left to right] Freshmen Isabella Losh, Christina Karahalios, Nazneen
Iqbal, Ainsley Ecton, Rylie Danforth and Julia Garrison rhave fun playing
basketball for LHS together. Although the basketball season has only just
begun, it is something many students are looking forward to watching as
they support their fellow peers.](https://www.lhsdoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bball-2-Nazneen-Iqbal-1-900x1200.jpg)
![Debbie, played by junior Isabella Abou Chakra, confesses her feelings to her crush Joneigh, senior Elm Houglum. However, she is met with the unexpected realization that he is gay. “My favorite part about the [skit] was when I got to run [in]to the audience and start sobbing on someone,” said Abou Chakra. “Last night I got held by this beautiful old lady and today I got to talk with [someone] about gay people and being heartbroken over them”](https://www.lhsdoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1230-1200x800.jpg)
![All the cast and crew members of the show “Puffs,” who performed live on Jan. 27-28 in the LHS Studio Theater, gather around to take a selfie with Mr. Thomas, the theater director. Sophomore Michael Harris, who played Cedric, felt a great sense of community within the cast and crew, despite being relatively new to theater. “Everyone's just been super kind to me,” Harris said. “They've all just been super encouraging and helpful and it's just [been a] fun experience.”](https://www.lhsdoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0634-900x600.jpg)
