PHS students share what their favorite holiday songs are.
Photo Poll: Holiday Music
December 6, 2023
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About the Contributors
Anika Tsau, Opinions Editor
Anika Tsau is a senior at Palatine High School. She’s very involved in the school’s activities, such as the school’s math team and trivia team. She also serves as drum major in Palatine’s marching band. Tsau loves music and enjoys writing songs and cranking up the volume to music in her car. In her free time, Tsau enjoys watching movies, reading books, and is in a band with some of her friends. She’s interested in going into the healthcare field.
Allison Ramirez, Reporter
Allison Ramirez is a freshman at Palatine High School and is involved in Cutlass, Fashion club, OLAS, ASL, Yearbook and soccer. They enjoy drawing in sketchbooks, especially painting with acrylic paint in them. Designing digitally on the computer is also one of her strengths. It takes a lot of inspiration and ideas to gather the thoughts for their final piece. Utilizing an imaginative mind, Allison strives to continue this art passion later in life as a graphic designer.
Karim Melek, Editor-in-Chief
Karim Melek is a junior at Palatine High School. Along with being the Editor-in-Chief of Cutlass, Melek is involved in many activities, including being the Secretary-General of Model UN, a member of the debate team, and competing in water polo and swimming. Melek has a strong passion for free speech advocacy and serves as a student leader for the SPLC's New Voices program, which protects student journalists. Outside of his busy schedule, Melek enjoys spending time with family and friends. He hopes to pursue law in the future.
Tanya Gerdzhev, Opinions Editor
Tanya Gerdzhev is a senior at Palatine High School. She joined PHS Cutlass last year to expand her writing skills and write quality stories for people to read. Gerdzhev is part of the PHS marching band, senior class, National Honor Society, the musical, foreign exchange, and plans to join wellness club as well. Gerdzhev listens to a variety of musical artists like Metallica, ABBA, and The Backseat Lovers. She hopes to pursue a career in finance, but her dream job is to act or to write books. Gerdzhev plans to apply to UIUC and the National University of Ireland. In her free time, she likes to hang out with friends, watch movies, and read books.
Alessandra Mireles, Reporter
Alessandra Mireles is a junior at Palatine High School. This is her third year at Cutlass and as a reporter. She is involved with Science Olympiad, the Foreign Exchange Club, and the Mariachi Club. Her favorite after-school activities are drawing, playing guitar, and listening to music. Mireles aims to major in marine biology and learn to speak another language in the future.