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Taking AP art

By: Camilla Moran and Alexa Beck • May 26, 2026

At Colonia High School, AP Art is an elective recommended to students to students who have excelled in other art classes. Teacher, Mrs. Amalfe and former student, Sophia Vitale, share their opinions on taking this class.

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About the Contributors
Camilla Moran
Camilla Moran, Editor
Camilla Moran is a 17-year-old senior who attends Colonia High School. She is involved in several clubs, including Mini-thon, CHS Interact club, and CHS Declaration. Outside of school, she can be found watching Broadway musicals on film, writing, or baking. Moran also competes in adaptive sports for Children’s Specialized Hospital Lightning Wheels. The adaptive sports she competes in are Archery and Track and Field. She describes herself as kind, caring, and hardworking. After graduating, she aspires to become an elementary school teacher. She would also like to advocate for people with disabilities to improve their lives and help them achieve their dreams. A quote she lives by is “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”
Alexa Beck
Alexa Beck, Editor
Alexa Beck is a 17-year-old Senior at Colonia High School. She loves to read and write about books, with two of her favorites being “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, “The Housemaid” by Frieda McFadden, and “Keeping 13” by Chloe Walsh. She is an avid reader, having read 41 books this year. She enjoys movies such as “La La Land”, “Legally Blonde”, and “The Hunger Games”, and shows such as “Modern Family”, “Pretty Little Liars”, and “The Nanny.” She is the older sister of Aubrey, an 8th grader at Colonia Middle School. She loves animals, as she has one dog, Oreo, and a guinea pig, Cc. She enjoys listening to a variety of music, including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Hole, Harry Styles, Sabrina Carpenter, Blondie, and many more. She plans to major in Communications next year when she attends college.