HURON EMERY
THE
@THEHURONEMERY HURON HIGH SCHOOL, 2727 FULLER RD., ANN ARBOR MI 48105 VOL. 6 ISSUE 2
Feature
PAGE 7
Lily Stewart's journey to
finding her identity as
a Native American in
Ann Arbor
Sports
PAGE 15
Senior Angie Zhou
makes history as the
first woman on Huron
Men's Varsity Tennis
Team
Reviews
PAGE 16
The Emery ranks all of
the best milk tea in
Ann Arbor
Eliason has been a part of the Huron community for al-
most four decades. COURTESY OF ELIASON
Mr. Eliason departs teaching
CLARA BOWMAN
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Huron High School's
Philip Eliason announced
his retirment from being a
math teacher to pursue a
career as a pastor. one year at Huron after
His time at Huron
began almost 40 years ago,
in 1981, when he was a senior
at this very school. and drawn to studying
“He was a good
student. I’ll just say that,”
Eliason’s math teacher, and
current Huron teacher, Peter
Collins, said. “And he was
JUNIORS ROBERT YANG AND BREN-
DEN BAIDEL GRAPHIC BY MAYA KOGULAN
Ann Arbor teens impact this election
MAYA KOGULAN
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
W
hile the majority
of them can’t
vote, Ann Arbor
teenagers’ lives have become
increasingly political. Whether
it be through their Instagram
timelines or the abundance of
neighborhood yard signs, this
election has been pushed to the
forefront of their lives. “You can call me
Brendan Baidel, a
junior at Huron High School,
has never been more aware of
his political differences than in
the 2020 presidential election.
Baidel, who considers himself
kind of a quiet kid. I seem
to remember that he sat in
the back of the room. I don’t
know why, but I remember
that even though I’ve had
thousands of kids.” happy
Eliason only spent
moving from Missouri to
Ann Arbor. As a result,
he was more introverted
computer science at the
University of Michigan. Colby continues to
“I thought that
working with computers
See ELIASON, PAGE 6
Student
council teams
up with admin
VISH GONDESI
ONLINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Student council
looked a lot different last
year. There were under 10
uperclassmen and meetings
with administration revolved
around dress code and morning
breakfast. Then the pandemic
put it on hold.
Six months later,
student council met with
administration on Oct. 22, but
had two new co-presidents,
about 50 attendees and with
an entirely changed school
format, and a completely
different slate of issues.
“It’s a new place for
people to come in and share a
lot of their concerns going into
online learning and everything
conservative, has always had While Baidel doesn’t
differing political opinions strongly support either like that,” senior co-president
Meredith Linzmeier said,
compared to the majority candidate, he is trying his best
of his classmates at Huron. to promote conservative ideals “I think a place to air those
However, he has never been using his social media. concerns really brought
attacked as much as he is “I care about gun [together] a lot of people,
now. If he posts about politics, control,” Baidel said. “I care especially underclassmen
Baidel gets an overwhelming about the Second Amendment. who are new to high school
amount of Instagram direct I think Biden’s plan will and online learning.”
messages calling him racist take our gun rights. Another Through the meeting,
or homophobic. He tries problem is the drastic tax raises topics included work load
to remain positive. that Biden intends to institute. (homework and assignments
I think that goes against on Wednesday), synchronous
whatever you want but I everything this country is built time being too long, confusing
know who I am,” Baidel on: capitalism, free market, organization between
said. “And I know that I freedom. Nobody is biased or Schoology, Powerschool and
have no problem with any judged against. You can work advisory. A solution that
person—no matter their for hard earned money—no kept being brought up was
race or background.” See TEENS, PAGE 4 See COUNCIL, PAGE 3
briefs
after doing some research, she learned that
NEWS
it recognizes her dedication as a librarian as
well as her willingness to help people.
“I have always enjoyed her
willingness to teach students, and she
always made me feel welcome in the
Huron librarian Jennifer library,” senior Ella Szmansky said.
Colby wins media award
LYDIA HARGETT NEWS EDITOR Huron Players put on
xxxxxxxxHuron librarian Jennifer
virtual play
Colby was named the Michigan VERENA WU STAFF WRITER
Association for Media in Education’s
District Library Director of the year.
“I was very surprised when I heard
that I had won this
award because
I had not been
trying to win it,”
Colby said. “It
made me feel very
because
my department
had nominated
me because they The show will go on: Huron Players
thought I deserved xpractice
x through
x Zoom
x calls
x despite
x x not x
it; it was very being together. VERENA WU
Award winning
humbling.”
librarian Jennifer
At first, Despite not being on a stage, Huron
Colby was unsure Players performed a show on the weekend of
supports students
about what the Nov. 7. The show: Typecast is a comedy
while virtual.
award was, but
COURTESY OF COLBY See PLAY, PAGE 3
 THE HURON EMERY | ISSUE 2: NOVEMBER 3 | NEWS

Freshman advisors adapt: club fair goes virtual PLAY | FROM PAGE ONE
about students in a high
AMY XIU Salvador Barrientes, and the school theater group
class of 2024 advisor, Sara who are cast in roles
STAFF WRITER Badalamente, wanted to give they are not suited for.
them the next best thing: an “It’s about
In a school of over all virtual “Club Symposium”. friendship and fun, and
1,500 students Huron usually “Mr. Barrientes and all the ins and outs of
runs over 50 clubs. They I know how important it is a theater production,”
facilitate friendship, passion for kids to feel connected at Huron Players advisor
and service. From Origami Huron,” Badalamente said. Claire Federhofer said.
Club to Exec Board, clubs The Club Symposium will be For rehearsal,
build the Huron community, a completely virtual event set actors turn off their
which has been deemed for late November. During an camera if they’re not
essential for students advisory session, freshmen “onstage,” change their
during the pandemic. will be shared a spreadsheet names to their character
In previous years, with short introduction videos names and have props
most incoming freshmen from every club. Students will off to the side, away
were exposed to clubs at be able to tour all the clubs GRAPHIC BY MAYA KOGULAN
from the camera. Actors
registration in August. They and express interests in the part,” Badalamente said. this event to go live. have to be mindful of
walked through a crowded ones they like, much like the “Sometimes clubs aren’t “We want students to their background and
cafeteria, filled with dozens in-person event.” meeting, advisors get busy be actively engaged in school,” objects that are in the
of club booths all trying to While the event is or maybe the advisor is Barrientes said. “We want all background, lighting,
advertise themselves. Interest geared towards freshmen, someone that’s outside of our students, especially our and quickly turn off or on
forms were readily available, everyone at Huron can Huron that leads the group. freshman, to know that there their camera when they
and by the end, most students participate. Every student Working virtually is so is more to school besides all are going “onstage” or
had their eye on at least will have access to the videos. different from when we see the academic rigor; we have “offstage.”
one club they could join. However, planning an students in the halls before clubs, sports, events and Federhofer
This year, freshmen were not event this large is not and after classes.” more. We want our students recorded each scene
able to have this experience without obstacles. B a r r i e n t e s to know that we hear them, with Zoom’s record
due to Covid-19. However, “Gathering the and Badalamente are we love them, and we are feature, which she
the ninth grade dean, videos was the toughest both very excited for here to support them.” then put together
into a final recording
for the performance.
“I’m very happy
FIND MORE INDEPTH CLUB COVERAGE ON with how the show
THEHURONEMERY.COM turned out,” performer
Marisa Redding said.
“Of course, it’s not like
anything we’ve done
Salome Mouliere Avani Guduri Arya Kamat
President of French Club President of BPA President of Biology Club before, but it was still a
really fun experience. It
“We have an Insta- “We’ve increased our “Social Media, email- was nice to be able to be
gram, a mailing list use of social media, ing, ninth grade club able to still have theater,
and asked French emailed students in symposium video
even as everything else
teachers to spread business classes at and reaching out to
Huron and relied on people we know” is very different.”
the news”
word-of-mouth”

said. “I get that they might

In less than a few months, student council has doubled its
members and attendence. All clubs have been approved to
meet virtually. COURTESY OF DEMOSS
STUDENT COUNCIL
|FROM PAGE ONE
“Student-teacher
relationships are two way
streets,” Huron principal
Janet Schwamb said during
the meeting. “Every teacher at
Huron cares about kids, and
wants to be supportive.” issues
While students can
be a bit tentative in terms of
taking the initiative to reach
out, it’s something Linzmeier
thinks they should try and get
comfortable with. dialogue and hopefully see
“The administration
is on the student’s side about
talking to the teachers and
letting them know [things]
like ‘I’ve spent four hours on
this assignment, and I can’t
get it done,’” Linzmeier said.
“Teachers should be receptive
to that conversation and should
be receptive to those kids and
their needs. Currently, I hope
that we prioritize working on
a better format and address
individually with
teachers.” Shania Ahmed
Another issue raised
by senior student council
member Shania Ahmed was
that she couldn’t see her
grades in Powerschool, and
check how she was doing in
classes. Because of this, she
emailed her teachers. listen to people, and then bring
“I feel like, at least
in my experience, not every
single teacher is nice,” Ahmed
have good intentions, but not
every single teacher seems to
be nice to some students, or
it could just be the student.
THE EMERY STAFF
Just like students [being]
scared of reaching out,
that’s [on] them, not really EDITORS-IN-CHIEF:
the teacher. But I think the
student shouldn’t be scared Clara Bowman 2021bowmanclaram@aaps.k12.mi.us
to reach out because [it’s] the Maya Kogulan 2021kogulanumaiyal@aaps.k12.mi.us
teacher’s job to help.”
R e c e n t l y , ADVISER:
student council’s work Sara-Beth Badalamente
delivered on a couple no-
homework weekends
Mishal Charania Managing Editor
and advisory changes.
“Student council Vish Gondesi Online Editor-In-Chief
can help students find their Lydia Hargett News Editor
voices,” Schwamb said. “I Ridhima Kodali Opinion Editor
think student voice is really
Kaitlyn Sabb Feature Editor
powerful and I know our
teachers care about the Quinn Newhouse Sports Editor
students deeply.” Julie Park Design Editor
As the aftermath Kiana Hemati Social Media Editor
of their first administration
Allison Mi Copy Editor
meeting, student council
is now kickstarting a sock
Blake Mundy
fundraiser, and will plan
other safe events to give Uthman Al Andulusi Rio Ohtake
kids stress relievers. Ruqayyiah Al-Saady Visruth Rajendiran
“Ultimately our goal Jaden Boster Adam Schork
is to get to the edge of an open
Zach Brewer Jamil Wilson
some change,” Linzmeier said. Neeko Cho Verena Wu
“We just want to genuinely Gabriela Dimova Amy Xiu
Anita Gaenko Harry Youngman
those concerns up.”
Eric Heng