A Beacon student is a few steps away from your typical teenager. Sure, we all seem to have a tendency to slack off every now and again, laugh at immature things, and stress about a pimple: but there is something that sets us apart from the rest. Some people seem to be under the impression that there are students at the Beacon Charter High School for the Arts that only attend because they think it will be an easy high school experience and nothing more. That simply isn’t true. Beacon students are here because we share a common desire to learn how to better express our own personal creativities, and the other public schools in our area just didn’t cater to our needs in the same way this school does. We each have our own differing levels of motivation, drive, and talent, but share the same sense of community and a genuinely friendly nature. A Beacon student is someone who doesn’t think of going to school as a chore, someone who wants more for themselves.

A visual student is someone with an eye for beauty, and a sincere appreciation for it. We all have that spark of creativity necessary to become a true artist, but some are better at expressing it. Generally speaking, a visual student is hungry to learn more about his or her trade so they can continue to improve and grow as an artist. Sometimes loud and rambunctious, other times mellow and relaxed: we get along well with each other and have the ability to be supportive while giving constructive criticism at the same time.

I am your average teenage girl, going through the almost quintessential teenage search for personal identity. While I have a fairly strong sense of who I am based on morals, ideals and political beliefs I am still struggling to find that one thing that completes me. I seem to be average at everything I attempt in life because I lack focus and ambition, spreading my talents too thin over too wide a range of interests. Am I a musician? …A writer? …An actress? …An artist? I have yet to decide and I may never do so. All I know is that I long to form a solid way to release my creativity. I came to Beacon in hope to help find my direction and more importantly improve on my artistic abilities as much as possible. Other than those character traits (or flaws, if you choose to look at them as such) I am a generally good person. I hold doors open for people, say please and thank you, and approach life with an optimistic attitude. My biggest love in life (other than taking the time to appreciate the sensations I’m experiencing at that moment) is thinking about things. Perhaps over thinking things…and then discussing it with someone else (especially if they have a completely different perspective or a good argument springs up because of it). Other than that I wouldn’t know what to say about myself. I haven’t quite decided what my dream is and all I know for certain is my biggest fear is leading a mundane life, especially if I were to not even realize how utterly dull my existence had become.