A Royal's Drama Production: Cinderella!

Cinderella!

Hey Royals!

As you may have already noticed, Kent-Meridian just had a Drama production on May 5, 6, 12, 13, and 14. The featured play was none other than Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella!

The production was a great success, with so much effort, patience, and dedication going into this worthy piece of amazing art. Well, of course, with excellent actors.

The Director was none other than our very own Mr. Jay Thornton, with his skills and dedication, the play was a huge accomplishment. Also helping in this play was Vocal Director: Mr. Heath Thompson, and Instrumental Director: Mr. Adam Rupert.

Cast List:

Cinderella                Ciana Luna                      Joy                                    Wiley Bowen

Christopher              Kekoa Primacio               Queen Constantina           Amanda Schmitt

Fairy Godmother     Shalondra Powell             King Maximillian             Aaron Hernandez

Stepmother              Jana Padrini                      Lionel                               KyeAnne Wilde

Grace                       Hana Lively

Villagers/Merchants/Ballroom Guests: Nasrudin Abdi, Crystal Blanchette, Kerriana Bedell, Destiny Cannady, Joelle Egbert, BayLee Farr, Emma Kiehn, Blaze Long, Ayisha Muldrow, O'Syrus Slater, Cyan Smith, and Alaina Young

Also, a huge shout out to the Orchestra team, for their contribution of such quality music.

Cinderella opens with two very different people searching for their 'love.' They come from very different backgrounds and are in very different situations, but low and behold, destiny said they were to be together!

I hope everyone was able to see this great performance by our peers. Here are some highlights.

Ciana Luna as Cinderella

The Ballroom Dance

Joy and Grace

Grace and Joy

Christopher (Kekoa)

The shoe! The shoe! Who's is it?

The prince is coming! Hurry! Put on some decent clothes...

Disappointed Joy

Grace forcibly trying on the glass shoe.

The prince, Christopher, and Cinderella, Ciana, finally together! At last.

In Mr. Jay Thornton's words, "Cinderella has such a strong message of not giving up hope, despite the difficulties we encounter in life."

All pictures are credited to Scott Davidson

Until next time,

Nacho

Healthy Smoothie recipe

Healthy Yummy Green Smoothie Recipe  

Ingredients you'll need:

1) 1 or 2 Bananas

2) Fresh baby spinach (Pack in as much as you want! i use 2 huge handfuls)

3) 1 cup of milk (Or dairy substitute)

4) 2/3 teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)

5) 1/4 cup ice

6) Any blender :) 

Step 1:

Start by putting in the liquids at the bottom of the blender (this will make it much easier for the blender to blend!) so throw in 1 cup of milk or any diary substitute you like <3 .

Step 2:

Also to make it easier for the blender to blend everything together, lets place the 1/4 cup of ice, because its so close to the blender in wont take as much time to blend and it won't stop the blender ;)

Step 3:

Now you can start adding in all the delicious ingredients. I personally like to keep my fruits frozen, then i wont have to add in as much ice, ice can really wash away the flavors. based on your preference, you can add in 1-2 frozen bananas. Then comes the healthy part ;) add in as much spinach as you want, to be completely honest, I hate spinach,but in this smoothie i really couldn't taste the spinach at all!

Step 4:

This step is optional, but i just love vanilla, and it gives the smoothie a hint of flavor that will balance out everything <3 .

 

Enjoy Your Healthy Smoothie <3 Great For Breakfast <3 Great For A Snack <3

- Dania Mzahim

Kent-Meridian Boys Soccer Season

Kent-Meridian Boys Soccer Season

This year, I had the opportunity to play for Kent-Meridian’s boys’ soccer varsity team. The Royals did not have the best of seasons, finishing with 3 wins, 7 losses, and 2 ties. However, like all of the other Kent-Meridian Royals sports programs the boys’ soccer team showed incredible heart throughout the season.

One example was on the night of March 22, 2016, The Kent-Meridian Royals faced off, at home, against the Kentwood Conquerors, who at the time were 2^nd place in the division. That night went horribly for the Royals as they lost 7-0. I asked Mark Otton, player for the Royals, how he felt after that game: “It was the worst feeling ever, every time the ball went into our back of the net, it hurt even more and more”. The next Friday was going to be an even greater challenge for the Royals as they played against the 1^st place, Tahoma Bears.

The following day after the game against Kentwood, we, Royals, had to mentally prepare ourselves and understand the problem. I asked Mark how he thought we would perform againstTahoma: “We’ll beat them. I know we have the heart and skill to do it. Just watch”. Like Mark, the other players had that same passion going into the game against Tahoma. That Friday, Kent-Meridian Royals came into the game expecting to be on the defensive side for most of the game. That was a smart idea, and the correct thing to do, as the Royals were able to hold the Bears scoreless the entire game. As for the Royals, a last minute free-kick goal by senior player, Joseph, was enough for the Royals to beat the first place team, Tahoma.

That was just one example of the incredible fight Kent-Meridian put up during the season. Overall, it was an amazing experience to play with such an amazing family.

-Nathan Whited

New member: Nathan Whited

Hello, my name is Nathan Whited and I enjoy long walks on the beach. I am one of four new members of the Royal blog. I am a junior at Kent-Meridian High School and am anticipated to get my IB diploma next year. Additionally, I am a varsity soccer player for your Kent-Meridian Royals. I may look Mexican to you, but to your surprise, I am not. I am very excited to be a part of the Royal Bloggers!

IG: @state_ofnate

Twitter: @nathanwhited

Meet Atanacio

Greetings everyone, Atanacio I am! I am a junior, class of 2017, and glad to be a part of The Royal Blog. I love to play Tennis, so if you’re up to it, let me know. Anybody else feel like the image above? So, let’s join up and navigate our way through this gigantic boat called school. In other news, I will be your Nacho for today…

Find yourself at ease, as you will always be with yourself

  -Nacho

Nacho

Hello, my name is Dania, I am 16 years old, a junior in KMHS, and I am from Iraq. A few interesting things about me are: I enjoy soccer, tennis, shopping, social media^^, singing, going out with friends, movies, also helping out others (especially kids) it’s my passion. I am a very outgoing person; usually I am shy at first, but if I grow to learn more about people I find no problem being friends with them. I love meeting new people, and listening to new opinions, it definitely opens my eyes to places I never seen or thought about before. I am a part of a huge family, with lots of cousins, uncles, and aunts, although we are half the way across the world from the rest of our family. Right now, its just me, my parents, my sister and my brother. I believe that social life and school can very much stand together as long as we are able to prioritize and manage our time thoughtfully. 

 "All the people who knocked me down only inspired me to do better"

Interesting Career Programs!

Hey, Royals! As you may now, Kent-Meridian offers many opportunities for every student to participate in many different, unique programs in and out of school. Here are a few academic programs (some occur in the summer) that are available!

• Camp Neuro, run by local medical students in 27 cities nationwide, is a 1-week summer day camp in Seattle open to high school students interested in exploring careers in medicine. Scholarship and standard applications are now open for Camp Neuro Seattle 2016! Students may learn more and apply by visiting http://www.campneuro.org.

• If you are a junior who likes challenge and adventure, and value a high purpose in life, check out the United States Coast Guard Academy this summer in Connecticut! This is a 6 day intense, immersive, hands on program. Selection is competitive for this Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) and applications will be available now through April 1. www.uscga.edu/AIM

• If you are interested in volunteering this summer at the Seattle Aquarium, plan to attend their orientation on Saturday, March 12, from 11:00 – noon. Students in grades 9 – 12 are accepted. Applications will be given out at the orientation and acceptance to the program is competitive. Bus passes are available to help with transportation if you are selected to volunteer. For more information on the Youth Ocean Advocates volunteer program, go to www.seattleaquarium.org/youth-ocean-advocates.

• KSD internship opportunity: if you are interested in the digital media field, you may consider checking out our Creative Media Internship program. It is a paid internship position for students in grades 9 – 12 with a minimum GPA of 2.0. During the school year, you work 2-3 hours after school and during the summer you can work more hours if you want. To find out what other types of position we hire for, visit www.kent.k12.wa.us/Page/4330

• Sophomores and juniors: we are happy to announce that the application period for our 13th Annual MultiCare Nurse Camp is now open. This year, Nurse Camp will be held July 11th - 15th. It will be based out of Tacoma General and Mary Bridge Hospitals from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm daily and the goal is to encourage, inspire and support students who are considering nursing or allied health professions, such as pharmacy, radiology or physical therapy. This is a highly competitive program; deadline for applications is March 4. For additional information, see Ms. Noble in Library on Mondays and Wednesdays.

I hope one or more of these programs interested you! If you have any questions, feel free to ask us on Twitter: @KMRoyalBloggers! We would love to hear from you all.

Diana