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What is The Breath?

The Breath is a student-run community newsletter primarily based in Sharon, MA with the goal of serving as a breath of fresh air from bad news flooding the media. Sign up to receive new editions (full of good news, activity ideas, and more) in your inbox every Monday at 7 am EST! To support The Breath, share this flyer with friends and family. 

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Meet The Breath Staff!

The Breath is written and edited by a group of students every week! Learn more about them below and email [email protected]​ if you would like to contribute!

Watch our interview with Sharon TV to learn more about the editing process and how The Breath came to be!

Grace Hu
Sharon, MA
Founder and Chief Editor

Grace is a student at Sharon High School who is passionate about serving the community. She created The Breath in April 2020 in the hopes of spreading positivity and connecting the community during a difficult time. Before moving to Massachusetts, she lived in Iowa and Ohio. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, and watching cooking videos on YouTube. 

Kendra Kodira
Sharon, MA
​Self-Improvement Editor
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Kendra Kodira is a sophomore at Sharon High School. She writes various tips and life advice for The Breath. She plays field and ice hockey for the high school team and is the spokesperson for a genealogy project tracing the migration patterns of her ancestors. Her hobbies include creative writing, pottery, baking, amd hiking. She likes to devote herself to the community to help others. In her free time, she also loves playing with her adorable 2-year-old Labrador named Milo.

Anderson Hu
Woodstock, MD
History Editor
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Anderson is a junior at Marriotts Ridge High School. He enjoys learning about history, and at school he is part of the violin section in the orchestra and leads the It's Academic club. In his free time, he enjoys hiking with his friends, fishing, drawing, and practicing Taekwondo.

Evan Xia
South Burlington, VT
Entertainment Editor
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Evan Xia is a sixth grade student at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School. He is the entertainment editor of The Breath and has written various trivia quizzes and an original suspense story named “Stuck In The Cold”. He has been writing for a long time and is trying to develop his writing skills further through writing for The Breath. He plays both the piano and the violin and hopes that readers find cheer in reading The Breath.

Charlotte Foulger
Sharon, MA
Good News Editor 
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Charlotte Foulger is a sophomore at Sharon High School and The Breath’s good news editor. She is from Boston and has lived in Sharon for 6 years. She also plays the trumpet in the jazz band and has an adorable and energetic rescue dog named Hope!

Sophie Hu
Sharon, MA
​Recipe Editor
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Sophie is an eighth grader at Sharon Middle School in Massachusetts. Every week, she tests recipes ranging from sweet desserts to noodle bowls and edits them The Breath. In her free time, Sophie enjoys playing piano, baking bread, and experimenting with new recipes. 

Marvin Xu
Rockville, MD
​STEM Editor
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Marvin is a junior at Thomas Wootton high school in Maryland. He is passionate about STEM and wishes to share knowledge of the scientific world with others as well. He has been playing tennis for 5 years and is on his high school team, and he has a cat named Ellie. 

Sara Parulekar
Sharon, MA
Arts Editor 

Sara is a sophomore at Sharon High School and an artist. She primarily contributes to the Arts section but also makes TV and book recommendations as well. She is glad she joined the Breath staff because she can share her own interests and hobbies with others through the newsletter. This summer, Sara ventured into the card-making industry and created her own business! Check out her work at handcraftedmeraki.com.

Harrison Hu
​Sharon, MA
Short Story Editor
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Harrison is a freshman at Commonwealth School in Boston. He has moved many times. He first lived in Canada before moving here. He enjoys composing music and writing short stories in his free time. He has been ice skating and playing ice hockey for 9 years now. He is also very interested in the STEM field and is always trying to learn new knowledge every day. During school breaks, he enjoys traveling with friends and family and making his own music albums.

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