Soren Le’go’ Page

by Parker Lehman
PHS Press staff member

Soren LePage of Woodbury

Lego stop motion is a technique has been around for years and is a favored medium for PHS’s very own Soren LePage, 15 years old from Woodbury MN.

The popularity of this medium reached an all time high after The Lego Movie grossed $468,000,000 making it the 13th highest grossing animation of all time. They used a mix of computer generated and stop motion Lego animation.

 In Lego stop motion a scene is set up then the Lego figures are moved in incredibly small increments taking a picture each time. About 4 years ago as LePage was watching Forrestfire101, a well known Lego animator, and decided to try his hand at animation. He set up his Legos and prepared to take thousands of photos. When asked why he enjoyed it he responded, “Because I play God.”

PHOTOS: Formal Day 2015 at PHS

Photos by Malachi Johnson
PHS Press staff member

POLL: How long have people been homeschooled?

Compiled by Solomon Midwinter & Bridger Berg
PHS Press staff members

The Hobbies of Tyler Skidmore

by Solomon Midwinter
PHS press staff member

Tyler Skidmore

Tyler Skidmore, age 15, of St. Paul has a few hobbies, and is a student at PHS.  When asked what they were, he said “ I like to draw detailed robots, abstract shapes, and patterns, and I like to build intricate lego models.”  

He enjoys both hobbies about the same.  He said, “I enjoy expressing myself through each drawing and model, combining feelings that I am having at that moment with different elements of the model or drawing.”  He has both drawn and made Lego creations for about twelve years.

According to Skidmore, he builds with Legos because he is bored, and when asked when, he replied, “I do both pretty much every day.”  He builds the massive Lego constructs in his room.  He will draw just about anywhere there is pen and paper. And as for how, in Skidmore's own words, he uses the Legos “by putting bricks together.” 

When asked what his favorite model is, he said “My favorite model is a turret crab which I keep on a shelf to look at (every once in awhile adding to it).”   He may have some drawings in an upcoming issue of the PHS Press.

 A robot that Tyler Skidmore drew. 

Solomon: a Writer

by Tyler Skidmore
PHS Press staff member

 

Solomon Midwinter

Solomon Midwinter, 13, enjoys reading and writing fantasy in his free-time. Fantasy is a genre of writing that is about supernatural creatures.

“I like fantasy because it is very creative, and fun to read. It allows us to imagine how the world could be different, and then share our favorites with others,” said Midwinter.

Solomon was introduced to fantasy by reading books, and eventually decided to write his own fantasy. He has been writing fantasy since he was 11, when he wrote part of a novel for NaNoWriMo.

NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, happens every November for youth and adults. The goal is to write a novel in 30 days.

Midwinter does not share his stories very frequently, unless it is with a family member for some feedback. Usually his stories are around 10-20 pages in length.

Midwinter is inspired by Brandon Mull, Rick Riordan, George R.R. Martin, and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Solomon has not gotten published yet, but he hopes to someday.

LARPing the day away

by Bridger Berg

PHS Press staff member

Aurora J. Pass as a wood elf

Aurora Pass, 12, a PHS student living in Minneapolis, enjoys Live Action Role Play (LARP) with friends after PHS classes.

As Pass said, LARPing is a fun way of acting out a certain character in a storyline, and imagining that the things they do are real.

Asked why she likes to do this, she answered: “It’s really fun and [is also] fun to base games on books, mostly fantasy and some Sci fi.” However, according to Pass, when they base something on literature, they do not just act out the book, it’s more like they make their own story out of the premise of the original.

Asked what she likes to do most in the games she said: “Well, I’m best at dying actually.”

Amity Neubauer: the next Angelina Jolie

by Malachi Johnson

PHS Press staff member

Amity Neubauer at the age of 11 lives in Apple Valley, MN. 

Neubauer’s favorite thing to do is act.  She is a seasoned actress with many productions in her portfolio such as ‘Sleeping Beauty’.  She loves spending time acting out stories on the stage.  Neubauer divulged that watching people on T.V. got her into acting.  She also admitted that she thought playing as different people would be “cool and fun”… Does she still feel this way? She wouldn’t say…

When asked who she likes to act as most she answered with shifty eyes “PEOPLE”. But when asked how she likes to act she responded “AS HUMANS “.  Neubauer is working on her next production as a mere mortal.  You will not want to forget the soon to be famous name of Amity Neubauer...                                                                     

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