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Marcela Maya Escalona

Marcela Maya Escalona, Section Editor

Marcela Maya Escalona is a senior at Lake Brantley High School, and has been in The Brantley Banner for 3 years. This year, she is the section editor for podcast, sports, news, and multimedia. She is in the varsity girl’s wrestling team and has been wrestling for a year now. She is the vice president of the Pride Alliance and is also a member of Latinos In Action and Patriot Chorus. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and listening to loud music while driving her mom’s old Volvo. She hopes to be a teacher in the future, but dreams about being a writer.

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Junior Tao Chen explains to students how the Chinese lunar calendar works at the Winter Festival. The festival provided an opportunity to share different winter celebrations from different cultures and countries. “I felt proud of myself for sharing my culture with the rest of the school,” Chen said.

The Winter Festival

Annaliese Long and Marcela Maya
February 15, 2022
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Assistant Principal Donald Fields Jr. and Principal Brian Blasewitz get wrapped in toilet paper by students in the “Building a Snowman” competition at the Winter Festival. Fields’ team was the fastest to finish and won against Blasewitz.

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Students sprint down the field in a Christmas gift relay race. There were several games and activities in which students were able to participate, not limited to activities like making snow and decorating Christmas cookies.

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Freshman Isabel Morales buys popcorn from one of the Student Government stands at the Winter Festival. A variety of foods were sold, such as cotton candy, hot chocolate, and shaved ice.

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Latinos In Action (LIA) walk around the courtyard playing instruments from different Latino cultures during the Winter Festival on Friday, Dec. 10. LIA prepared a stand displaying some of the traditional instruments, also selling cotton candy for $1.

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Senior Joya Ogier paints sophomore Hasani Crichton’s face at the Winter Festival on Dec. 10. The Student Government set up popcorn stands and activity booths, providing activities like face painting and cookie decorating.

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TURN IT UP! – Festivals and Tragedy

Marcela Maya, Staff Reporter
February 10, 2022
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Thats a Wrap! - Everything About Spotify Wrapped 2021

That’s a Wrap! – Everything About Spotify Wrapped 2021

Marcela Maya, Staff Reporter
January 6, 2022
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Did Halloween actually “kill”?

October 31, 2021
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Students play La Lotería at the Hispanic Heritage Festival on Friday, Oct 15. La Lotería is a game similar to bingo, but uses images instead of numbers, and is originally from Mexico.

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October 19, 2021
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The drumline bends backwards and moves their drumsticks from side to side at the Hispanic Heritage Festival during both lunches.

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LIA and ESOL teacher Dianna Pagan jumps in and dances with junior Yulianys Rodriguez to ‘La Majestad Negra’ on Friday.

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Junior Yulianys Rodriguez dances to ‘La Majestad Negra’ and students surround her to watch at the festival on Friday. “I felt really proud of myself; dancing and representing Puerto Rican culture and heritage made me feel proud of where I come from,” Rodriguez said.

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Puerto Rican students and teachers gather around and play on pleneras while singing ‘Dame La Mano Paloma’. A plenera is a frame drum that is typical to Puerto Rican music.

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Junior Ashley Gomez dances flamenco at the Hispanic Heritage Festival during both A and B lunch.

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Senior Kamilly Batista, representing her Brazilian heritage, poses with junior Melody Montero at the festival on Friday, Oct. 15.

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Junior Yulianys Rodriguez dances to ‘La Majestad Negra’ and students surround her to watch at the festival on Friday. “I felt really proud of myself; dancing and representing Puerto Rican culture and heritage made me feel proud of where I come from,” Rodriguez said.

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Celestial Escape: Zodiac Signs and Charts

Marcela Maya and Ashley Weston
October 19, 2021
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Students play La Lotería at the Hispanic Heritage Festival on Friday, Oct 15. La Lotería is a game similar to bingo, but uses images instead of numbers, and is originally from Mexico.

Hispanic Heritage Festival

Faith Shimick, Makayla Martindale, Julia Moon, Julia Hubbell, and Marcela Maya
October 19, 2021
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Turn It Up! – Episode 1

Marcela Maya, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2021
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Latinos In Action

Latinos In Action

Marcela Maya, Staff Reporter
September 15, 2021
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Lunch Jam_Maya Marcela

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Cheerleaders bend backwards during the pep rally on September 10 before the game against Lake Mary.

[Photo] Lake Mary Pep Rally

September 15, 2021
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The NAHS meets every other Friday in room 7-105 after school. Students work on improving their artistic skills and working together in projects.

National Art Honors Society

Marcela Maya, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2021
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Celestial Escape

Ashley Weston and Marcela Maya
March 29, 2021
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Review: SK8 the Infinity

Review: SK8 the Infinity

Marcela Maya, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2021
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Review: The Happiest Season.

Review: “The Happiest Season”.

Marcela Maya, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2020
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Unrecognized Talent: Katie Schlitt.

Unrecognized Talent: Katie Schlitt.

Marcela Maya
October 15, 2020
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