Nidhi Thomas, Staff Reporter
Nidhi Thomas is a junior and this will be her 3rd year writing for Wingspan. She typically writes news and campus life stories, but she also loves being a part of her culinary podcast “What’s In the Microwave” with staff members Christina and Natalie! Outside of school, she enjoys reading, journaling, and listening to music.
![Redhawks in orchestra now have the opportunity to apply for leadership positions on various officer teams. “We welcome all students in our orchestra program to apply, we have actually encouraged them,” associate orchestra director Brandon Lucio said. “We invite every single one to a live interview where we get to talk with them and just get to know them a little bit more and [understand] why exactly they want to be an officer specifically for their position.”](https://libertywingspan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/RR-story-pick-4-1200x800.png)
![Band and orchestra students from Vandeventer Middle School and Fowler Middle School visited the Nest last Thursday for pre-UIL. “Performing at Liberty [was] a lot more professional compared to performing at Vandeventer,” Vandeventer Middle School student 8th grader Ryo Amemiya said. “I feel like that prepares middle school students to perform as a high schooler in the future, [and] I also think [this was a] good opportunity to get to know how the high school band program works.”](https://libertywingspan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2-1-1200x800.png)
