Ethan
Ethan is a freshman at Skyline High School. He is an violist in concert orchestra, but doesn't enjoy it as much as he used to, and is quitting after this year to have space to do the CMPP magnet. He is a talented photographer, and has a unique taste for his photos. Ethan is very bad at high fives, but Darby is working on it with him. Ethan is really into the music they listen to.
(NO DARBY'S PERSONAL STATEMENT about Ethan because I had to write his Artist Statement)
(NO DARBY'S PERSONAL STATEMENT about Ethan because I had to write his Artist Statement)
John
John is a freshman at Skyline High School. He is an immigrant from South Korea. He is a talented viola player and he enjoys rowing on the Skyline Crew team. He also enjoys swimming. He enjoys playing 8 ball. He loves giving Darby fist bumps and hugs before orchestra everyday. He loves his friends in the viola section.
(NO DARBY'S PERSONAL STATEMENT about John because I had to write his Artist Statement)
(NO DARBY'S PERSONAL STATEMENT about John because I had to write his Artist Statement)
Grace
"Grace is a freshman at Skyline High School. She’s lived in Michigan her whole life, yet still hasn’t developed an immunity against the cold, hence why she wears a coat at school every single day. She was glad to help Darby out on this photography project and hopes that her pictures turn out the best. She met Darby during Interlochen, an orchestra camp, since they were cabin mates and has been good friends with her ever since. When she isn’t found procrastinating on homework, Grace can be found running and pushing Darby across empty New Jersey parking lots."
(Darby's Statement about the Running Through the Parking Lot: We were being very safe, we were just trying to chase Alex down, to run him over. I was being mean to him and teasing him the whole New York trip. Nate was NOT happy with me for being mean to Alex.)
Darby's Personal Statement about Grace: Grace is a great friend. She's a lot of fun to be around. She makes me laugh quite a bit. She's upset that I don't have a car, to drive her places, but she's happy she has me as her upperclassmen friend.
(Darby's Statement about the Running Through the Parking Lot: We were being very safe, we were just trying to chase Alex down, to run him over. I was being mean to him and teasing him the whole New York trip. Nate was NOT happy with me for being mean to Alex.)
Darby's Personal Statement about Grace: Grace is a great friend. She's a lot of fun to be around. She makes me laugh quite a bit. She's upset that I don't have a car, to drive her places, but she's happy she has me as her upperclassmen friend.
Nadya
“My name is Nadezhda Babushkin. I have lived in Italy, Canada and Chicago and now here. I want to be in a big city again, surrounded by commotions and lots of people. I’m very loud and energetic, and that’s not always a good thing, but that means I’m not shy and can talk to anyone. When I’m someone’s friends, I want to get to know them so I can connect on a deeper level. I love talking to people and learning about their stories. My rule in life is don’t be a dumbass. It applies to everyone and everything. I believe that if we all stop judging ourselves, we’ll stop judging one another. We won’t survive unless we don’t look past our differences and accept everyone around us.”
Darby's Personal Statement about Nadya: Nadya is a freshman at Skyline High School. She is a fun loving, goofy friend. (Goofy in a great way) She is a very talented viola and never fails to make me laugh. She gives fantastic hugs. Together, Nadya and I are goofballs. There's not enough words to say how much I love Nadya :)
Darby's Personal Statement about Nadya: Nadya is a freshman at Skyline High School. She is a fun loving, goofy friend. (Goofy in a great way) She is a very talented viola and never fails to make me laugh. She gives fantastic hugs. Together, Nadya and I are goofballs. There's not enough words to say how much I love Nadya :)
Nate
"Nate Frison is a sophomore at Skyline High school and plays viola in orchestra. He loves to do musical theatre and perform for others. He thinks that this is why he likes orchestra so much. Not only does he like to perform, he also loves to talk to people. Caring about others is what Nate loves to do. He will always stick by his real friends."
Darby's Personal Statement about Nate: Nate is a lot of fun to be around. He was my stand partner at Interlochen, and that was just a lot of fun. For some odd reason, he gives really good hugs, they're way better than typical guy hugs. Despite playing the viola for less than two years, he's very talented. He's also a phenomenal singer. There's always something I'm laughing about with him, especially while taking the portraits (both times, the original and when I had to reshoot. There's not enough words to say how much I love him and how much I love being friends with him. :)
Darby's Personal Statement about Nate: Nate is a lot of fun to be around. He was my stand partner at Interlochen, and that was just a lot of fun. For some odd reason, he gives really good hugs, they're way better than typical guy hugs. Despite playing the viola for less than two years, he's very talented. He's also a phenomenal singer. There's always something I'm laughing about with him, especially while taking the portraits (both times, the original and when I had to reshoot. There's not enough words to say how much I love him and how much I love being friends with him. :)