Taranye Alleyne

Taranye Alleyne’s favorite vacation was to Jacksonville, Florida. It was the longest car ride she has been on when she was 12. She went to Florida with her church family on a 10 hour car ride. “It felt like they were going forever and as if they were in the car for a year” said Taranye about the car ride there.  The reason they went there was for her church to go to a big church meeting with a bunch of churches and the meeting was in Florida because it’s said to be very pretty and warm there.  On the way there they stopped in just about every state because of all the people needing to use the bathroom at different times.

            Taranye is the older sister of her little brother who is 8 years old therefore she has to be the best role model she can because her little brother looks up to her and acts like her. She has been to about 4 other schools before hidden valley high school but the one she is at right now is her favorite of them all. She was very scared heading into high school because she thought she was too young and there would be many new faces but when she got here she already knew just about everybody because most of them where the people from her school last year.

                                                                                                                        By Isaac Nichols

Olivia Sodre

When Olivia Sodre was three she was walking and tripped on a piece of concrete and hit her face. When she hit her face her skin was hanging off. Strangely she but wasn’t crying but bouncing up and down in joy. In her words,” It was a situation I wasn’t aware of, so how could I be upset?”

            Olivia a freshman at Hidden Valley High School. Her family is from Brazil and moved  here before she was born.  Her favorite sport is soccer because it is a game that she and her family can agree on. She is an all position player.  Olivia is usually a positive person, except if you disappoint her you might here Portuguese. By the way she is bilingual and speaks three languages including English, Portuguese and Spanish  

                                                                        By Nathanial Kent

Nate Kent

Nate Kent Is a well know student. His friends, of course, are quite enthusiastic about him. Last year during football practice, Kent took a blow and suffered a severe concussion. In his words,” When I first woke up, all I saw was the color green, and all I felt was pain.” He says it almost completely erased his memory, for when I tried to ask him about his past (before the concussion) he didn’t know the answer to most of the questions.

                        Kent is jersey number 4 this year on the Hidden Valley School’s JV Football team. He seems like an outspoken goof, but is quite humble once you get past the macho sportsman exterior. He’s been playing football since he was six years old, from family and friends to Rec. It was a pleasure to write this.

                                                                                           By Olivia Sodre

Midajah Davis

Midajah Davis loves to play basketball. She has been playing basketball for three years. Midajah played basketball for the middle school team. The position she plays is shooting guard.  “The best thing about basketball is crossing people up, breaking ankles, shooting, and winning,” said Davis. Midajah’s biggest accomplishment was when she shot a half-court shot at the park.

Midajah Davis sometimes referred to as Miday was born on April 9, 2001. She lived in Queens, New York before she moved to Roanoke, Virginia. Before coming to Hidden Valley High School she went to Hidden Valley Middle School where she played on the girls basketball team. She lives with her mom, Sharndell Davis, in Roanoke, Virginia who is a Brookedale house keeper.

                                                                                    By Lizzie Hunt

Mason Orfield

           Mason Orfield wants to be a nurse with all her heart. She has desired to be a nurse since she was 11 years old. When I was conducting this interview she hesitated with her answers on almost all of the questions except this one.

            “It would be such an amazing experience for me to help others in the community get back to their full health,” she exclaims as she nearly jumps up in joy.

            Mason was born on November 29, 2000. As she has spent her 14 years in Roanoke, VA, she went to Oak Grove Elementary and Hidden Valley Middle School. If Mason ever feels pressured then she has her dog, Maple, to help cheer her up. Mason is also a very talented cheerleader that loves to cheer because, “She is good at it”.

By David Tompkins

Macy Schmeling

            Macy Schmeling is the only person I know that like Mine Shaft. Mine Shaft is a restaurant in Wisconsin that is known for its pizza. “The food is great”, said Schmleing when I asked her what her why she liked Mine Shaft.

            Macy Schmeling was born on November 14^th, 2000 in WI, Wisconsin. She has five siblings Ty who is 4, Jobie who is 5, Maleigh who is 8, Lily who is 18, and Jake who is 23. Macy’s mom, Jennifer, is a nurse and her father, Mike, stays home to take care of Macy’s younger siblings. Macy moved to Roanoke, VA when she was in 6^th grade, and the reason was to be closer to her family here.

Jacob Carter

Lyric Harris

Lyric sometimes called Larry or Miah already knows what she wants to do when she gets older. Lyric Harris would like to graduate college into the medical field as a doctor. The college she would like to graduate from Berkeley College. “It’s because I can help people, you know” said Harris.

Lyric was born in Honesfeid, Germany on April 25, 2001. She lived in Honesfeid for four to five years until she and her family moved to Roanoke, VA. Lyric has one older brother named Tyraq, two younger brothers named Amir and Joe. The worst day of Lyric’s life is when she and her brother were done with painting and they were cleaning off their hands with gasoline. Her brother then shakes off his hands and then gets gasoline into Lyric’s eyes. She then had to go to the E.R. that same day.

By: Jeremiah Carter