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Emily Nguyen, Opinion Lead
Emily Nguyen is a sophomore at VHS and this is her second year with the press. She still edits on photoshop and plays tetris (sorry). Has she gotten any...
Isabella Fierros, Online Editor-in-Chief
Isabella is a sophomore in her second year at The Cougar Press. She has two dogs, is a big Harry Styles fan and LOVES the Dodgers.
![Luke Hansen 22 said, Florence, Italy [pictured] was my second favorite city we visited. It was absolutely stunning. Photo by: Luke Hansen](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVER-SW-MN-CM-ED-Europe-trip-300x372.jpeg)
![Chess Club President and founder Riley Simpson ´24 said, “We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch in the music room. We also are starting [chess] lessons on Wednesdays after school in the ASSETS program. Just show up. We have a lot of people participating this year. Its just something new to try. [Also] this Friday, [Sept. 23], we are holding a human/life-sized chess game, with people as the pieces and people playing as the kings.” The Chess Club collected names for a raffle (left) to decide on king players for their upcoming life-sized chess game. Photo by: Adi De Clerck](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/10-1-475x316.jpg)
