Avianna Echelmeyer is a sophomore and a staff reporter for The Scarlet Scroll. She is also involved in ASB, president of the Gilmore Girls Club and a member of the Latine Students Association. She is excited to inform the rest of the Mater Dei community, as well as many others, about world and Mater Dei news.
![Forever Fan: Junior Job Cassani, a Disneyland fan since childhood, finds nostalgia in the rides he discovered with his family as a kid. His favorites include Autopia and Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, which still top his list due to their sentimental value. “Autopia’s my little sisters favorite so I kinda have to have it on my [list],” Cassani said.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/E54CF3FA-8617-458B-A813-31F913824F67-900x600.jpeg)
![PLAYING A ROLE: Sister Charis (right) of Heart of Jesus Retreat Center applies costume makeup for Sacred Heart Kids Club Staff for a video. Staff members are expected to participate in Kids Club events, including videos, skits, games, and other activities. These activities help the kids understand the topics being discussed, such as the seven sacraments and their purposes, and set examples for the kids. “You get to work with [people] your own age, and it’s really just tons of fun,” Sister Paula said.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sacredheart.jpg)
![PREP TALK PEP TALKS: (left to right) Junior Luke Couglin, Senior Jake McLaughlin, Freshman Ezekiel Tacket and Freshman Jaycob Renteria give Senior varsity wrestler David Carrillo one last pep talk before he heads into his next match, giving him the motivation to give his all. This perfectly captures the spirit of the Mater Dei wrestling team, as described by the players. “We all support each other, and we all push each other to go further. “If someone is lacking, or [falling] behind we’ll motivate them to keep up.” Carillo says.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/KngQ3hAQ2ev0p4F3799DMYvpPlbU2cUGYzNSUCLo-725x900.jpeg)
![EXPECTATIONS VS REALITY: On the far left are reference images that makeup lead Kemper Rodi and the rest of her team used for inspiration while designing makeup looks for the character of Ariel in The Tempest. The middle image is the initial design for her makeup look, while the image on the right is the final look used in the show. These pictures show how makeup looks can change over the course of production. “While I do love my makeup looks and I do have very high expectations for them, some of those expectations are not realistic.” Rodi said. “While I was doing The Tempest, I had this huge [idea] for Ariel where I wanted Ariel completely painted white, but then we got into the process and we realized that [the concept] would be a conflict with [the other characters] costumes. So I had to basically narrow it down [and modify] the look.” (Photo courtesy of Kemper Rodi)](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/3A4C329B-303E-46B3-8506-A17F2ECA1EB5-900x463.jpeg)
![FIVE TO TWENTY FIVE: Junior Sarah Kubasek poses in her third grade homemade cat Halloween costume. With a black t-shirt and skirt, bow tie, headband, and a little makeup, she created her own costume— school appropriate and completely modest. Starting at age eleven, costumes such as these sold at stores become oversexualized, extremely specific to certain body types, and unsuitable for most teens. Often, these store-bought costumes only run in sizes extra small to medium. “The outfits [offered are] either really immature or excessively short or just not [made] for my body type,” Sophomore Juarez said. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Kubasek.)](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/938AFC08-4306-419B-8937-F75E065674DC-900x900.jpeg)
