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Athletic bias taken into question

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Baron Banner looks into distribution of facilities and equipment for male and female sports following the start of an investigation of Edison

High School by the U.S. Department of Education.

After an investigation started late last year by the U.S. Department of Education of Edi-son High School regarding equal access to equipment, coaching and medical facilities for female athletes, Baron Banner decided to look at access to Fountain Val-ley High School equipment and facilities for both boys and girls sports. We spoke to male and female athletes from basket-ball, soccer and track as well as coaches and Athletic Directors and asked them questions regard-ing equal access.

The athletic depart-ment stated in an email that they believe in a fair and equitable educational environment for all students. Both female and male athletes confirmed this notion. Track member Carolyn Koo (16) noted gender does not play a factor in her coaches expectations. Our coaches believe that girls arent dolls...females are athletes too and should be trained regardless of gender, Koo said. She explained that coaches maintain an intense level of training, in weight lifting for example, for female athletes. We get trained the same way as the boys do, said Koo. Male members of tracks distance teams agreed.

I feel that our school, both men and women, have equal access to both coaching and equipment, as such there appears to be no apparent gender discrimination, said Kenneth Barrios (15). Soccer players have similar access and mentioned that coaches from different sports and levels work hard to avoid sched-uling and facility conflicts. We share the equip-ment equally, said Karley Duda (17). Both varsity boys and girls, know each other well and split the equipment, and our coaches respect each others space.

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FVHS boys basketball team

constructs a book club

This year, the boys varsity basketball team took training to new heights through the creation of a book club. which has inspired the players to exemplify leadership, good morals, and attention to detail on and off the court. Coach and English teacher, Steve Schultz, created the book club for the varsity boys basketball team in order to promote leadership among his team. Each week, play-ers meet in Schultzs room during lunch to discuss the book, Coach Woodens Greatest Secret...How Little Things Make Big Things Happen, by Pat Wil-liams. We come in at lunch and then there is one person on the team who leads the book club. Its usually on one chapter. Then, [Schultz] just talks about [the book] and we joke around and laugh. It taught us about how the little things matter, said Nathan Hong (16).

The book club first originated at Los Alamitos, where Schultz used to be the coach of the varsity team. Its legacy continued as Schultz took over the book club of previous FV football coach Ray Fenton. Each year, the book club focuses on a different theme. This year, it is Details Make the Difference. I thought that the main thing lacking from this basketball program before I got here was attention and detail, said Schultz. I think most people would cut corners and look for a short cuts...you have to be someones whos moti-vated by all the details. Through this book club, not only has Schultz combined both his passions for teaching through mentor-ing players on the court and students in class, but he has also inspired leadership among players. [he book club meet-ings] make me a better person outside of school, not just for myself, said Jake Garrett (17).

Varsity players hit the books and learn that aside from the court, the small details in life

matter.

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PHOTO PROVIDED BY STEVE SHULTZ

Jenny Son (15) I would tell them to just be themselves and not try to improve themselves to impress others. I just feel that if you spend less time thinking about impressing others and all that, you will have more time to focus on other things and truly be happy. When youre not worrying about how to better yourself for others youll have time to appreciate other things and like basically enjoy your time.

Kali Green (15) Just know that youre never alone in hard thing that you go through. Theres always good to have someone there for you and someone that really cares about you and [its good] to know that youre loved Its always good for someone mentally and psychologically to have people that really care about them. And its good for you to just have people to go to whenever you need to talk to someone, even though youre not in a trial persay.

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Members of the boys and girls track team share the track during practice.

STUDENTS OF FV

Kevin Takeda (16) If my friend was at an all time low, probably tell him, kinda cliche but like , keep pushing through you know the good times are ahead. Theres always good and bad times in life For me it would be last year, lets see I was in AP Chem and I got into League of Legends and my grades started dropping and it felt really bad because, I felt I couldnt get out of that, the low grades. I started studying harder and quit league and brought my grades up and it felt really good.

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From the moment she began as the new guidance specialist, Lindsey Garrett defied all odds to take on the role all while keeping a smile on her face. Garrett went to El Toro High School before attending Cal State Monterey Bay where she played volleyball. There, she

worked as a business consultant before realizing she wanted to do something more meaningful with her life. She soon began helping ROP courses and coaching high school volleyball, which moti-vated her to become a counselor for high school students. I actually didnt start in guidance or education at all, said Garrett. I started in the business sector and I worked a lot of hours and I worked really hard. Garrett comes to Foun-tain Valley High School from

Huntington Beach High School. There, she was the ROP advisor and career specialist. Now as the guidance specialist for students with the last name F through L, she hopes to make her

office an open place for students. I am always open to help students with their sched-uling, help them as well make good decisions for what classes they should take and Im here for

them 24/7, said Garrett. I en-courage them to come talk to me anytime they need help in school. I am here to make your day much better and easier.

Since the end of the first semester, Lindsey Garrett has taken on the role as a new FVHS

guidance specialist.

New guidance specialist joins FVHS family

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For two years, UCLA has been working with FVHS students to conduct a psychology study called Adolescents Coping With Everyday Stress, regarding student stress. According to Hannah Nguyen, a postdoctoral scholar from UCLA, the goal is to understand the daily experience of teenagers and how cultural aspects can affect their stress and their coping techniques. At the beginning of the study, earlier this year, the entire sophomore class was given a survey in their social studies classes. Then from the results of the survey, students were selected to undergo a screening process before a select group were chosen to be a part of the two wellness programs designed to prevent depression. The first program, called Learning to Breath, focused on mindfulness. Students were encouraged to take notice of their everyday actions, such as walk-ing, eating and breathing. They were taught to focus on their current situation rather than allowing negative emotions to overwhelm them. Oftentimes you hear students share that they some-times pay so much attention to their worries and it really leads

to feelings of anxiety. it really takes the focus away from them, said Nguyen. The second program, was an interpersonal therapy program (IPT), geared towards improving students relationships with their family and friends. From the study, common stress-ors are interpersonal relation-ships, such as with parents and friends, as well as academics. The idea is that if those relationships are doing well, if those relationships are healthy and if were communicating well with people, letting them know what we need and theyre letting us know what they need, that also tends to decrease stress, depres-sion and some of those indicators that were worried about, said school psychologist, Cynthia Olaya. After the two 12-week wellness programs, exit inter-views were conducted by the UCLA researchers. Nguyen stated that the teenagers who were involved spoke positively about the program. One thing we got away from [the exit interviews] is that students learned that they are not aloneother people also share

their experiences, said Nguyen. Recently, the study was introduced to a new group of students for the second semes-ter. Instead of sophomores, juniors will be the focus this time around. Due to limited funding, the study is directed only towards sophomores and juniors because according to Nguyen, 10th and 11th grade are two critical years in regards to college acclimation, so they are more intense for high school students than freshmen and senior years. In addition, the study is focused on Vietnamese-American and European-Amer-ican students, also due to limited funding from the National Insti-tutes of Health. Nguyen stated that if the program continues to go well during the second semester, she and those who are involved would like to continue the pro-gram at FVHS, hopefully with a grant from UCLA. Our hope is really to support the teens and have them develop healthy strategies, healthy ways to manage the dif-ferent hassles they have to deal with in their daily lives, said Nguyen.

UCLA psychology study aims to improve

student mindfulness and interpersonal

relationships.

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UCLA research helps students manage stress

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According to varsity girls coach Scott Goldman, collaboration between coaches helps maintain a cooperative atmosphere. It is a very fair ar-rangement, Goldman stated. We also work together to ensure that we arrange our training and game schedules to have as little conflict with each others programs as pos-sible. The boys basketball teams had positive com-ments regarding the equity among the teams as well. I think [the boys and girls teams] are equal because theres many cases where the varsity girls team had center court and varsity boys had to move to the side court girls have their own time to be on the court and guys have their own time. I think its equal, said former varsity basketball player Chris Meyer (16). The girls basketball teams also stated the both teams had fair access to prac-tice time in the gym. Varsity captain Ashley Masuda (15) said, For the most part, [the boys and girls teams] have equal access because they do give us times. Maybe theyre not necessarily the best times that wed want all the time, but thats just going to hap-pen because of compromise.

Equal access to facilities and treatment of boys and girls teams may not always be readily apparent. At the conclusion of a recent girls varsity basketball game, a Baron Banner reporter noticed that the team put away the chairs, when at the previous boys game the team moved immediately to their locker room. In response to this observation, Co-Athletic Director Dawn Lawler said, The players of all levels, coaches and parents for all gym sports help in the set up and teardown of the games each night. Later, Meyer noted that the first team to use the courts had to set up, while the last team to use the courts held the responsibility of cleaning up. After looking at sports that share courts and fields, Baron Banner has found that girls and boys teams, coaches, and the ath-letic administrators work in concert to maintain fair and equal access to their respec-tive arenas and equipment.

Gender equality in sports

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STAFF WRITERS DEMETRIA MA, JAMES NGUYEN, & HEATHER CARR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS STORY

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Girl Scout Cookie Season is back on with new changes

CELINE HOANG & ZAINAB KHANSTAFF WRITERS

Rising prices in Girl Scout Cookies has led to apprehensive attitudes about the

yearly cookie sale.

With Girl Scout Cookies back in season, many students have mixed feelings about the recent changes in the cookiess price. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the third-largest cookie company in the world. It is the largest girl-led business in the world. For every box of Girl Scout Cookies that is bought, approximately two-thirds of the purchase is used by the Girl Scout Councils in the commu-nity. Well to begin with I already thought that four dollars was pretty expensive because it was just for a small box of cook-ies so when they raised the price to five dollars I guess that kinda sucked, said Sara Nguyen, (18) This year, the price has increased to $5 a box, instead of

$4, in response to the rising costs by ABC Bakers, the Girl Scouts cookie bakery. Some students believe the that the cookies were already overpriced, and now theyre too expensive. I do think the increase from $4 to $5 was a lot and defi-nitely unnecessary. The price in-crease to $5 had discouraged a lot of students from buying cookies, but it does after all go towards a great cause. said Tiffany Tieu 15 who participates in a Vietnamese Ambassador Girl troop. However, some believe that because the Girl Scout orga-nization is receiving more profit, the price increase is worthy. I think its fair mainly because I believe that the extra dollar goes to supporting their organization, said Leo Vo, (16).

Each troop will receive more profit for each box sold from the price increase. When prices were $4, the troops earned about 71 to 72 cents per box sold. Now that the price is $5, the Girl Scouts will earn around $1.05 per box, which goes to-wards the cookie credit to help fund for both troop activities and

fees. Though the prices may seem to high for some, the Girl Scouts on campus are selling cookies to raise cookie credit, which allows them to fund proj-ects, badges, and camps. In the end, the cookie credit allows them to further their impact on the community through their

service and leadership skills. I dont think the price range would really matter because Girl Scout cookies [are] addictive. Weve been having withdrawals since last year and a couple of bucks aint keeping me away from my caramel delights, said Preston Nguyen, (16).

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Take a leap into the art of anatomy

Art teacher Mike Eich has been working over-time to help students with their anatomy drawings in hopes of furthering their skills.

CHRIS WELLSSTAFF WRITER

Art teacher Mike Eich has been hosting anatomy classes after school to improve art students work and advance placement portfolio grades once a month on Fridays for three hours. When Eich began teaching art at FVHS, he noticed that the AP art test scores were not as high as he wanted them to be. After investigating, he learned that the College Board marked down the students portfolios for lack of human anatomy. Thus, Eich started the anatomy class to help his AP students improve their skills in anatomy so they could increase their test scores. Eventually the class branched out to the animation classes who also needed knowledge of the human body so they could create their animations. Now the class is open to all students interested

in learning anatomy. The class has had as many as 45 students and as little as 10 students during his 15 to 17 years of teaching it. Anatomy is the ability to draw the human body using live models. Eichs class shares many similarities with a reg-ular college class, but the only difference is that the models have to be clothed with a bathing suit or leotard. Students who choose to model for the class must be able to stand in a certain stance for at most three hours and have small breaks in between. Eich charges each student $5 to take the class. The money is used to pay the student models for their time and the rest goes towards pizza for the class. 30 minutes before the class ends, the pizza arrives, students clean up and take their

best pieces of art, best jester drawings and best long pose drawing to critique them. The students talk about their art; right and wrongs, good or bad all of that, said Eich. I dont keep any of the money; that goes all back to the kids, either to food or back to pay the model. Eich believes students do not need to be an artist to take the class; just fate in themselves. Well you have to have the be-lieve in yourself and ability to draw and willingness to listen and whats going on. said Eich.

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WINTER SPORTS SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

Blake Vasques (15) turns against his opponent during the Five Counties Tournament on Friday, Jan. 16.

Abby OToole clears the ball away from a Viking during girls soccers game against Marina on Thursday, Jan. 29.

Boys Basketball - 4201: Adam Trounce (17) takes the ball downcourt with a Charger close behind in the boysbasketballs game against Edison on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Hannah Baldridge (16) rears back to shoot over a Sailor during girls water polos game against Newport Harbor on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Sara Tran (16) looks for her teammate in order to make a pass during girls water polos game against Newport Harbor on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

FVHS tennis coach awarded Southern California Coach of the Year

Fountain Valley High School Coach, Harshul Patel, was chosen by the U.S PTA for the Coach of the Year award for his work and contributions to not only tennis, but to the team and students here at FVHS. The U.S PTA, California division, covers a majority of the schools on the west coast, rang-ing from schools in San Diego to schools in San Luis Obispo- covering a total of around 3,000 schools and 4,000 coaches in the

west coast area. Every division of tennis is considered; this includes head coaches from single girls teams, to head coaches of boys and girls teams. Files and applications are then sent in by the schools Athletic Departments. Officials and boards decide on the recipient of the award by looking over the files and histories of accomplishments done by the coaches over the year of 2014, and then a supporting track from the accomplishments of the year before. I feel great, said Patel. Its one of the best awards. Youre talking about close to 4,000 plus coaches, head coaches, and youre one of the best ones. During the process, a committee of eight members vote between themselves for the recipient, but for Patel, the vote was unanimously in his favor for

the award, as he later discovered. Its amazing, said Patel. Patel also claims that he could not have won this award without the team, and all the members of tennis here at FVHS. Considering the idea that the team helps makes the coach, the success of the teams drive and hard work is what has reflected so well on his skills as a coach. Patel has also begun to offer additional programs for tennis, and recreational lessons on Fridays for locals interested in participating. Without them I wouldnt be here. said Patel. Without their help and support, I wouldnt have been where I am, and Im very thankful for that.

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Boys and girls tennis Coach Harshul Patel is chosen by the United States Professional Tennis Association as the 2014 Southern California High School Coach of the Year.

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Tennis coach, Harshul Patel reflects on his

achievement as the U.S PTA Coach of the

Year.

February 2015

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Co-captain Larry Jared Turner fought in the air for the ball against a Charger during the first half of boys soccers game against Edison on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Michelle Wu (15) dribbles past a Sailor during girls basket-balls game against Newport Harbor on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Co-captain Ryan Fusco (15) signals for his teammate in the boys basketballs game against Los Alamitos on Friday, Feb. 6.

Stephanie Tsai (17) goes up to score during girls basket-balls game against Marina on Thursday, Jan. 29.

Sara Tran (16) looks for her teammate in order to make a pass during girls water polos game against Newport Harbor on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Soccer captain Larry Turner makes top 10 in Orange County Scorers

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Varsity Co-Captain Larry Turner (15) earned the achieve-ment as one of the top ten scorers in Orange County for soccer. I do my best for the team and thank God for the opportunity to be up there, said Turner. During the preseason games, Turners record was 10 goals and one assist. He is currently ranked third with a total of 11 goals and two

assists, including preseason and up to the second game of Sunset League. Larry Turner is a hard worker, said varsity soccer player Kyle McNeil (15). He will never give up on the team and is a true leader. Turner began playing soccer around fifth grade, making this year his eighth year of playing soccer. My longterm goal with soc-cer is to get to college and play, said Turner. And my dream would be to play for a Division One team.

Turner has high hopes for his team in his senior year of Sunset League. They all prioritize the same goal: to take the Sunset League Championship title. Tuner is well aware of the challenges ahead of him, and he is willing to put everything he has to make sure he and his team are up to the challenges they have ahead of them. League is going to be hard, but fun, said Turner. Every game and every practice we are going to try our hardest, get better and leave it all out on the field.

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Lily Mooney opens up about the world of

pageantry

With her calm and conserva-tive demeanor, senior Lily Mooney isnt one youd expect to have been runner-up for Miss Fountain Valley. As she settles into her seat, her nervous smile makes it evident that she generally doesnt like at-tracting too much attention to herself. Her modesty gives way to a sparkle in her eyes as she starts off by recalling her favorite moment during preparation for the Miss Fountain Valley pageant. [The other contestants and I] had the chance to eat donuts and watch a little live performance after a long practice the singing and dancing and, well, the eating. It brought us all together; we were just having fun, said Mooney. Mooney entered in her first pageant and came out as second runner-up for Miss Fountain Valley 2015 on Nov. 1. She then went on to compete in an open, state-wide pageant for Miss Orange County 2015 on Jan. 10. I learned so many different life skills from being part of these two pag-eants that I can hardly believe I never con-

sidered competing before, shared Mooney. Each pageant is put on by one of many different organizations and each offers different titles and rewards. Local, structured pageants such as Miss Fountain Valley, are a good choice for first-time pageanteers, since there are many more practices to allow contestants more preparation. Open pageants, such as Miss Orange County, which are open to the entire state, are typi-cally for more experienced girls and have fewer practices. On the morning of the pageant, each contestant has a private interview. The rest of the competition, including on-stage questions, fitness, talent, and evening gown, is open to the public later in the day. The interview has to be the scariest part because its private and youre with several judges and...its still very in-timidating. You cant ask anyone for help, said Mooney. Its also about all the politi-cal events and current events today, so you have to be up-to-date. So I read CNN, like, every night to prepare. Both pageants that Mooney participated in also included a swimsuit portion.

That is scary in that youre parading yourself basically across the stage in barely any clothing, but it also shows confidence in yourself. From her experiences in the world of pageantry, Mooney has realized that for her and other girls to succeed, it is not about being an ideal young woman. Rather, it is about learning to have con-fidence in oneself to be able to hold your own onstage. If you asked me a year ago if I ever would be in a pageant, I probably would have laughed in your face. I dont fit the pageant girl mold, Mooney re-marked. She added that although there are certain elements of truth in what people see of pageants on TV, her own experience was far from typical. Aside from a few of the more seasoned girls who appeared slightly intimidating, many of the other pageanteers at the statewide competition

were very amiable. I personally believe outer beauty should have nothing to do with the judg-ing process. Its not about the clothes, or the makeup, or your luck with genetics, but how you present yourself. Each con-testant is a possible lifelong friend, not just your competition, she said. Mooney believes that each and every girl up on stage during Miss Foun-tain Valley was there because they had the confidence to put themselves out there for the world to see. In the end, it goes back to the four points of the crown: style, success, service, and scholarship. Everything that a young woman needs on her path towards her dream.

Mooney delves into her personal experience with, and the realities of, pageants.

DEMETRIA MASTAFF WRITER

PHOTO PROVIDED BY LILY MOONEYMooney is awarded as runner-up for Miss Fountain Valley.

English teachers set off to UCI once a month to further improve their skills in the class-room during what is known as the UCI Writing Project. The UCI conference collects speakers to give presenta-tions on various topics relating to a theme that year. Teachers go to speakers and listen to topics that they are interested in learning more about and can incorporate it into the classroom. The UCI Writing con-ference [is] where teachers go to learn how to continually integrate writing into teaching, whether its teaching English or other things, said English teacher Elizabeth Taireh.

Teachers can go to a speaker and learn new skills to pull out of the confer-ence and into the class-room. I at-tended a speaker whom I have listened too on the same topic maybe five years ago and he was discussing ways to incorporate authentic writing activities, said English teacher Lauren Bielefeld. So get-ting students to write commen-taries and his session basically in-volved him having us participate and write the commentary for a poem he had us read as a class. With teachers informed with new strategies, it helps the teachers build communication with the students. It pulls the

teacher out of their comfort zone and keeps students out of a repetitive state to help them focus in the classroom and understand in new different ways. I think this benefits the student because we all come away with something new and in-novative practice to either bring back. As a reminder like hey, you should be doing this, said English teacher Amy Futagaki. Guest speaker Sheridan Blau and key speaker Carol Jago

both taught innovative new techniques at the UCI conference. Blau spoke of incorporate au-thentic writing activities and how to apply them to high school and ele-mentary school level. Jago was a well respected presenter who talked about the importance of reading literary text. She had

a lot of suggestions on how to incorporate different types of text into the classrooms. Jago also demonstrated how teachers could bring all these ideas that dont seem to be in any way connected together and connect them. She brought in paintings, poems and stories and connected things that dont seem to have any similarities. We were looking of a picture of ebola and the places to treat ebola and it was amazing because she broke down the psy-

chology of it and thats what we do in literature too, said Taireh. So she translate what we do in reading to other activities and gives us ideas on how to bring that into other activates we do to teach in the classroom. said Taireh The UCI conference is a part of a bigger project where teachers can participate in an intense four week summer program after the writing project once a month during the course of the school year. Teachers can go meet and focus on one area of interest to study and give pre-sentations on it. The conferences help teachers become skilled inside the classroom and helps improve how students learn. I have been doing it for a long time and its my fifth or sixth year going to the confer-ence and every time I go there is always something new, said Taireh. Its fun to get together and see people there with other teachers and it gets you excited just like how students love to work with each other, we love that. Its a nice time to just get out of your comfort zone and meet with new people and hear new ideas.

Teachers attend the UCI writing con-ference to further improve learning skills within the

classroom.

Teachers take new skills to the classroom

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Well, it depends, if its a test day the next day, then I wear comfort-able clothing, and I try to stay warm.But if its not a test day, then Ill wear something stylish to look good for my girlfriend. - Andrew Nguyen (16)

I prefer to dress more comfort-able because its really cold, and all you want to do is go to school and just wear sweats or some-thing cute. But its really cool to find something simple, like a happy medium where you can be cute while youre warm. - Khoa Phan (17).

Depends on the weather, fashion and comfort go hand in hand, but it really comes down to whether youre willing to give up one option for the other. Me, personally, I try to find something in between. - Kobe Khuu (15).

Staying warm and cozy is re-ally important to me. But I think you can actually find some way to be comfy and fashionable. Even though I hope what I wear is decent, I think staying comfortable should be on everyones top list. - Brianna Bui (17).

Winter Fashion

Water Drop

Artist - Kaitlyn McCowin

Medium - Digital Art

ARTISTS AT FVHS

Unnamed

Artist - Elizabeth Huang

Medium - Card-board

Finding Yourself

Artists - Elizabeth Huang

Medium - College Pam-phlets, Cardboard, Rice

Survivor

Artist - Kim Tran

Medium - Acrylic

unnamed

Artist - Steven Lang

Medium - Prismacolor

Unnamed

Artist - Tina Hong

Medium - Ceramic Clay and Acrylic Paint