East Marsh Academy, 11th grade art class
(16-17 year olds, 29 students)
Ms. Sana Maryam Navarre
- Alexander ‘Alex’ William Nemmis
- Antonia Coral Flores
- Scarlet Bethany Denhelm
- Reese Nadia Ali
- Landon ’ Lana ’ Paige McCullough
- Zhang “Z” Wei Ardolf
- Anjali Simran Rao
- Kiojah Salihah Ateba
- Theodore ‘Teddy’ Lucas Schneider
- Aliou ‘Ali’ Malik Wane
- Elisapeta Siaosi Fuimaono
- Charlotte ’ Lottie ’ Kadida Trujillo-Briant
- Pomeline Zorica Newman
The 14th student is a girl who is very known for her naturally low voice which sits in the contralto range. Sometimes it bothers her because she tends to get mistaken for a man, especially by older folks - who she has frequent contact with due to volounteering at a nursing home ever since she lost her paternal grandparents in a tragic car crash. Naturally warm and caring, she has a good head on her shoulders and loves organising parties or events for seniors at the place where she volounteers. She also has a keen interest in fashion - especially being into the corporate, suit-and-tie-for-women aesthetic which she feels completes her overall organised and quiet nature. Because of her voice and style she is often regarded as boring at best or cold and souless at worst. Very few people can see through that - Pomeline Newman, her best friend, being one of them. Recently through Pomeline and Thorn. this girl has met Kelso Pendry and found a deep connection to him, admiring his goal to become a substance counselor and bonding over losing loved ones. The girl became involved in finding venues and booking events for High Velocity to play at, just for the sake of further befriending Kelso. It feels good to finally have found someone who understands her. She is determined to strengthen the friendship and for now chooses to ignore butterflies in her stomach. She’s way too put-together for stupid teenage infatuation.
[details=“Kelso Hiram Pendry”] - credited to @kitkatcookie
The next student is admittedly a creative personality at heart, often feeling insecure in comparison to some of his classmates - which he tries his best to hide. He belongs to the band High Velocity - performing as the frontman - alongside Thorn Newman and subsequently is close friends with Warui based on their mutual connection. His mum’s a Scottish opera singer and raised him and his sister - who’s older than him only by thirteen months and attends St. Veronica’s - as a single parent following the sudden passing of their father, a music video director, from complications to do with alcoholism. This had led to him to develop an interest in becoming a substance counselor, even if his music works out as he considers it a highly important service - and wants to prevent others enduring the complex feelings he went through growing up in regards to his dad. He has silky, dark red hair cut at jaw length and dresses in an elegant style that favours dark colours, velvet fabric and sheer material - with his right ear being extensively pierced as well as his septum, often wearing glittery cloud stickers beneath his eyes. At last three times a year he visits his extended family in Dumbarton and incorporates Scottish slang into his songwriting for added flavour. His closest confident is his maternal cousin Alistair - who’s only a week younger than him - and the pair vidchat once a week usually. Although shy throughout his childhood, music really helped him come out of his shell and he’s part of a large friend group - consisting of students from numerous schools, as he loves meeting contrasting personalities. He’s the proud owner of a pet bearded dragon - named Shredder, in tribute to he and his sister’s devotion to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as kids - and Alistair’s sister Maeva painted Shredder onto the back of a denim jacket he proudly wears to gigs. Recently he’s felt more able to open up to Mr McSimmons’ about his fears - especially in the wake of his hopes to work helping others - and the support his teacher has shown in return has considerably eased his mind.
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