Everything AND the bathroom sink on ‘Bring Anything But a Backpack Day’

Sara Dallalah and Lucas Gentilia • September 22, 2023

Alexis Muir, Canton freshman, carries her supplies with a bathroom sink. Sept. 20, 2023. Donna Gatzke

In celebration of P-CEP’s Homecomings the first Spirit Week of the school year, students participated on September 20, 2023 for “Anything But a Backpack Day”, where random objects are brought to school in place of a typical backpack. Many P-CEP students participated, letting their creativity shine. Some students opted for household items and others chose to craft their own creations. Throughout the day, many students praised the event and took photos of the unconventional backpacks brought to school.

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Sara Dallalah, Social Media Editor

Sara Dallalah is a Canton junior who joined The Perspective in the fall of 2022. She was introduced to The Perspective by her friend and fellow staff member Grace Ridpath. She enjoys reading, painting and taking care of her plants. She is currently a Marketing student, and she hopes to apply the skills she is learning to upcoming projects. She hopes to become fluent in Spanish by the end of her senior year, and is still exploring different interests with the hope of finding a field to major in while attending college.

Lucas Gentilia, Business Manager / Sports Editor

Lucas Gentilia is a senior at Salem High School that loves being surrounded by friends and other energetic people. He is involved in all types of activities, including The National Honor Society, Student Council 2024, Link Crew, the Salem Rocks Baseball Team and The Perspective newspaper staff. His life isn’t always centered around school however; he is in love with music, and always has an Airpod in his ear. He enjoys artists like Mac Miller, Mac Demarco and Kendrick Lamar. In addition, he loves weightlifting, golf and watching sports in person whenever he can.

Raica George, Staff Photographer

Raica George is a Salem senior who joined The Perspective in the winter of 2023. She was introduced to The Perspective by friends, who are part of the staff. She enjoys all forms of art, such as music, writing and films/photography. Raica partook in the P-CEP Band and has volunteered at the local Plymouth library. She hopes to gain some experience as well as explore her interests and expand the possibilities of what she may do in the near future.

Sloan Shackelford, Co-Managing Editor

Sloan Shackelford is a Plymouth senior who made her start in journalism at the beginning of her junior year. Starting out as a student in the school’s Intro To Journalism class, Sloan, with the help of her supportive teacher and her newly developed skills, published her first article "The P-CEP Park Players: Back to perform with all that jazz. "Since then, Sloan has written more articles and collaborated with fellow writer Jash Sarveshkumar. Outside of journalism, Sloan enjoys screenplays and films, both bad and good. Sloan hopes to improve the flexibility of her craft for the future to come.

Grace Ridpath, Editor In Chief

Grace Ridpath is a senior at Salem High School who enjoys English and math. During her junior year, she studied abroad in Nagasaki, Japan as a Rotary Youth Exchange student. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano, spending time outdoors, cooking and volunteering. In college, she hopes to major in English literature or education. She started writing for The Perspective in 2021 and hopes to lead The Perspective team as Editor-in-Chief during the 2023-24 school year.