Memorial Day is a time for Americans to pause and honor the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives in military service to our country. Celebreated as the last monday in the month of May, families gather together to celebrate and remember their loves ones who fought for their country. Across the nation, people also go visit cemeteries and attend parades. Memorial Day is also categorized by the three-day long weekend in May, which unofficially marks the start of summer. Famiies can also spend this weekend shopping for those memorial day deals or visiting the pools that had just opened up. Memorial day deals have become so widespread, they’ve become a tradition for companies and their consumers to go all out on this three-day weekend. For seniors who are geting ready to graduate, many of them used this weekend to either complete and finish all their assignments, or get ready for their graduations.
“I spent my memorial weekend shopping for graduation dresses,” senior Mini Sagr said. “I have my graduation in June, so I wanted to shop for graduation when there were all those deals going on.”
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Athulya Pujala is a sophomore at John Champe High school. She has joined the newspaper staff due to her love for writing, and hopes she can spread the love of writing to everyone at Champe through newspaper. Athulya grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but moved here later on. She enjoys playing violin in her free time and at school, and likes to interview people during class. Athulya is member of the Mock Trial club. She wants to make a difference by changing something about this school for the better.
She describes herself as ambitious, determined, and kind. She says she gets those qualities from her parents, and that they are her biggest role models in her life. A fun fact about her family is that she has a 10 year age gap between her and her sister! Her favorite memory is when her baby sister was born. Athulya is very family oriented! Her personal goal throughout life is to become a lawyer and make history. “People tend to overthink life, but that’s not the way to live.” This quote is something Athulya uses in her everyday life, and it inspires her to continue to achieve her goals.