Shanta Pope-Bender, Staff Reporter
Shanta Pope Bender is a Freshman at Harrisonburg High School. Although Shanta doesn't like to read you can find her watching Tiktok’s or watching her favorite netflix show shameless. Shanta is the youngest of 7 kids and she mostly gets her way when it comes down to it. She lived with 2 older sisters for 10 years of her life then somehow found her way with two older step brothers and later meeting two older step sisters.For 7 years she played basketball as center for all kinds of teams but later realized she had a love for softball. She has been playing softball for a total of 4 years as a third baseman.She also loves late night drives around town and star gazing. Shanta is very passionate about baking and cooking. Give her a recipe and she’ll be happy to whip it up for you. She would really like to go to a hbcu or a culinary school preferably Louisiana culinary institute to pursue her love for cooking.
