The Mackenzie O’Brian Band Senior

Masen Libby

Mackenzie O’Brien started it off country with a cover of Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart.” This wasn’t unexpected, as Mackenzie makes country music herself and has performed her songs in Chicago and Nashville.

She and her band then performed “You Belong with Me” by Taylor Swift. This song was a crowd favorite. If you looked around the room, everyone was singing along. Once they finished, they then switched genres and performed “Zombie” by The Cranberries. O’Brien told the crowd she chose that song because The Cranberries is an Irish band, and today’s Fine Arts Festival landed on St. Patrick's Day.

Switching genres once again, they sang the pop punk anthem “Sk8er Boi” by Avril Lavigne. The band singing this song was a fun change and got the crowd going. To end the set they went right back to their country roots, singing “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood.

Mackenzie O’Brien and her band were excellent and were a joy to watch. “I’m glad she sang a Taylor Swift song,” senior Natalie Serna said. “I love her music.”

Christina Eltrevoog

Senior Molly Etscheid

Memory lane. Graduate and former FAC member Christina Eltrevoog returned to the auditorium stage. She began her show by saying it feels like a “hero’s journey” being back and later said “it was a true blessing.” Eltrevoog engages audiences with honest songs expressed in harmonically rich layer of voices and strings. She approaches music with reverence to moment, regard for the past and exploration of the future. Eltrevoog played many songs from her latest EP titled “Incarnation.”

Ping Pong

Senior Molly Etscheid

Adaptive P.E. students enjoy a game of Ping Pong. The class aims to provide an easier way to play and teach games for special needs students. Along with the teacher Jen Jobst, there is one other assistant to help guide the students. Some examples of activities they have played are bags, frisbee, bocce ball, basketball, volleyball and badminton. Senior Hannah Duggan, an assistant, says she enjoys helping “teach these kids things they may not get to experience otherwise” Duggan has also found a passion for this field and would like to pursue it as a career in the future.

Ashlee Haze

Senior Molly Etscheid

Ashlee Haze is a poet originally from the Chicagoland area. Most of her poems are about emotions we experience as part of being human. She tells stories through her poems, some about childhood, growth and love from her book “SMOKE.” Her goal is to make people feel empowered to be a better version of themselves. She’s funny, intuitive and honest. Senior Ben Domoleczny said “She was very positive and uplifting. She really inspired me.”