Caleb Goss, Visual Content Editor in Chief
If senior Caleb Goss was a literary device, he would be a juxtaposition. Simultaneously knowing everything about himself and yet nothing at all, Caleb sees himself cinematically sitting in a French cafe drinking a cup of coffee and daydreaming. Or maybe the cafe was Italian, or could it possibly be English? He’s an utterly hopeless romantic and must have more creamer in his decaf coffee than decaf coffee. Don’t forget to make it decaf. By the time his cup is empty, countless stories about the lives of strangers passing have been composed. Caleb also loves singing. It’s one of his favorite pastimes. It is best advised to stay away from Caleb when he is singing… no he’s not tone deaf, he’s just passionate. When he’s not belting “my future” by Billie Eilish, awkward dancing to Troye Sivan’s “STUD” or singing his heart’s content to SZA’s “The Weekend,” Caleb is usually hanging out with his friends. Oftentimes they’ll talk about how he’s 18 and doesn’t have his learner’s permit, or how he’s the most picky eater in the world and very much judges a book by its cover when it comes to food: he won’t eat it if it smells, looks or tastes bad. Yep, you read that correctly. When Caleb isn’t lucid dreaming of picnics in the countryside of France/Italy/London, singing/listening along to music into endless hours of the night or being driven around by his friends, you can find him in silence having philosophical debates with himself and constantly wondering: why?
![Mendoza (center) takes picture with father (left) and her mother (right). “I am extremely grateful for my dad, because he really did sacrifice a lot. And, you know, he still made time for his kids. And he still made time for his wife. And he still made time for his grandkids, even when he was in a lot of pain. And even if part of him [thought] 'maybe I should just give up,' he didn't,” Mendoza said.](https://hhsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0288-e1612314737826-900x619.jpg)
![“I know it’s cliche, but if I ever have any negative thoughts I just tell myself ‘hey, can’t do that’. That actually kind of works. Some people have more problems with body imagery and that’s like what I have, especially with the gender stuff. I’ll look in the mirror and think ‘disgusting’, but if I looked at my friend and they looked at themselves and said disgusting, I would tell them “you cute’. So I’ve started to think ‘would I treat my friend like this’,” Campbell said. “[I know] that’s cheesy, but it works. I’m trying to see myself as another person. I wouldn’t say [those things] to anyone else out loud, I like to consider myself a nice person, so why am I saying that to myself.”](https://hhsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Graysone2-685x900.jpg)
![Senior Paloma Rodriguez was in second grade when her mother was detained and deported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“At first we didn’t really know what happened. My dad wasn’t telling us anything and I don’t think he knew that much either, but my mom just wasn’t there. As a kid, your mom is such an important [figure]. It’s hard waking up and her not being there,” Rodriquez said.](https://hhsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Paloma-900x622.jpg)
![Growing up, Veerman and William’s relationship has been non-verbal. Learning to communicate through emotions and their own communication system, the two continue to grow. “[I’ve had to learn] patience because when he can’t communicate with me perfectly I have to be patient in learning what he wants from me or what he needs and it’s helpful because I can apply that to my school life and work,” Veerman said.](https://hhsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/william-e1574196846441.jpg)
