Student Leader - Xueying Ding (Age 17) - based in MA

This is (unfortunately) yet another post about the project that I’ve managed to spend a year procrastinating on now. I’ve finally been able to start working on the feathers that will cover the mechanical parts of the wings, and with the help of... Most of the people at the art center... There are now an indeterminate amount of feathers cut out of polypropylene plastic. While something fluffier and softer, such as using sheets of shimmery fabrics, would fit the theme of an angel better, the...

Last Sunday, I borrowed my friend Emma’s soldering kit to try and solder the wings of the electronic parts of the wings I’ve been working on. I’m not sure just how many safety regulations we may have violated, but I figured out the soldering eventually. I’ve slowly gone from an art project to whatever this is, and I think that these types of interdisciplinary projects could become more common. They remind me a lot of the robotic, moving pieces of clothing I’ve seen on Instagram. One of these...

Going into the first full week of May, sometimes I feel like I’m on my way to my impending doom. AP exams start May 4th, and are just a tiny bit important, even more so during junior year—the last full year of coursework colleges will see when we apply this fall. Maybe we shouldn't be as stressed as we are about exams. Many have discussed how competitive admissions are in this day and time. But if one person were to decide to “chill out,” but the entire group as a whole doesn’t, then they...