![Blue Kirkpatrick was born into the farm life.
As the daughter of the owners of White Lotus, a farm and bakery, Kirkpatrick has been surrounded by farming since her birth. She grew up coexisting with llamas, goats, and chickens, and she describes the farm as its own world. Over the years, White Lotus has grown into its own thriving business.
“[My parents] just believed in great food,” Kirkpatrick said. “We were, for a long time, just running our own farm where we just grew stuff that we wanted to, and then as they started to branch out it started to get really successful.”
Kirkpatrick has been connected to the Kerrytown community for years. She graduated from Community High School in 2018 and now, after finishing college, she is back at the farmers’ market.
“What my parents did is they had a vision and they materialized it,” Kirkpatrick said. “I feel so privileged to have grown up being able to see that that actually is true. I feel like it made my life more limitless just to see that they are truly [living their vision].”
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Blue Kirkpatrick was born into the farm life.
As the daughter of the owners of White Lotus, a farm and bakery, Kirkpatrick has been surrounded by farming since her birth. She grew up coexisting with llamas, goats, and chickens, and she describes the farm as its own world. Over the years, White Lotus has grown into its own thriving business.
“[My parents] just believed in great food,” Kirkpatrick said. “We were, for a long time, just running our own farm where we just grew stuff that we wanted to, and then as they started to branch out it started to get really successful.”
Kirkpatrick has been connected to the Kerrytown community for years. She graduated from Community High School in 2018 and now, after finishing college, she is back at the farmers’ market.
“What my parents did is they had a vision and they materialized it,” Kirkpatrick said. “I feel so privileged to have grown up being able to see that that actually is true. I feel like it made my life more limitless just to see that they are truly [living their vision].”
Post by Ria Lowenschuss
Photos by Ailish Kilbride
Braiding Hopes for the New Year - Rosh Hashanah 2022
Sundown, Sept. 25, 2022 marked the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and start of the Jewish High Holy Days.
In my family, we celebrate through food. At least a day of preparation goes into each holiday, and this Sunday included the baking of a round, fig-stuffed loaf of challah.
My mom has decided I am the household expert on braiding challah, my credibility based on a Zoom class I took a year and a half ago.
In practice, the braiding process involved peering over cryptic instructions, stiffly holding flour-coated hands in the air. Which left, over where? What does it mean, octopus? In tradition, weaving strands of dough into a round loaf symbolizes the year; beginning and end joining together in bread and in life.
Participating in these traditions opens a space for me to step into Judaism. As I braid the loaf into being with my mother, as we light candles and recite blessings, as we sit down and dig into the meal, I’m thinking of the year ended and the year begun.
Shanah Tovah!
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Tate Zeleznik, Ebie Lamb, Nadya Matish and Evers Baskey share what they are looking forward to in Community Ensemble Theatre (CET) this year.
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On Thursday Sept. 22, Liz's FOS 1 class took a trip down to Traver Creek. They are currently studying benthics and their roles in the local ecosystem.
Meagan Donoghue has been loving her freshman year at CHS so far.
“I’m really excited for my first visit to Traver Creek,” Donoghue said. “It’s been pretty cool learning about something so close to [CHS].”
Donoghue's favorite parts about [CHS] are the teachers and the unique schedule. She is looking forward to writing a letter to the City Council about Traver Creek and to the rest of the year.
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On Sept. 19, 2022, juniors had their first class meeting of the year, providing them with a layout of the important year ahead of them.
Counselors Kelly Maveal and Brian Williams lead them through a presentation giving the students an overview of what to expect from their junior year.
“Seniors right now are currently in the row of applying for colleges, which is a year from today for juniors,” Williams said. “So we really just want to make sure we start that process, but at the same time, understand the uniqueness of each person's post secondary journey.”
The weight of junior year is stressful and the counselors want to make it a point that students understand the importance of this specific school year. Meaning they hope that students make the most of the year and push themselves, while understanding their limits.
“I think the biggest thing is, this is the last time you're gonna have an impact on that transcript, which is really kind of the golden ticket for a lot of institutions and serves as their starting point,” Williams said. “They're gonna look at your transcripts, see how well you did in school academically, what types of courses you've taken, so you want to make sure we pass that message on early in the junior year.”
Photos by Ivy Prochaska
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