Meet the Press 5

Hello! Thank you for checking out The Shield! Meet the staff below and learn about their favorite candy/chocolate and plans for Valentine’s Day!


Makenna Adams

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Reese’s hearts

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Watching Criminal Minds, eating Reese’s hearts.

Will Caraccio

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: I love anything from See’s Candies

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I’ll probably eat lots of chocolate and watch a movie with my family!

Anna Hanuska

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: I like the caramel filled chocolates!

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I am making valentine pun cards for my friends.

Cassie Kim

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Kit Kats

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Nope!

Madi Zanardelli

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Anything dark chocolate

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Turn 18


Ryan Abbasi

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Hershey Kiss

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I am going to eat a pint of ice cream

Meriem Cherif

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Dove Chocolate

Plans for Valentine’s Day? No, but I do have plans for February 15th—buy all the chocolate that goes on sale!!

Claire DaQuino

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: the hearts with the little messages

Plans for Valentine’s Day? nope

Austin Lin

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Hershey’s

Plans for Valentine’s Day? No, but you look four meal your

Olivia Merrick

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Reese’s Hearts

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I will be staying home and eating a bunch of chocolate!

Natasha Muller

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: I don’t like candy

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Being with family and showing love to them

Astrid Popovici

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: I love any candy with dark chocolate or coconut.

Plans for Valentine’s Day? For Valentine’s Day, I’m going make lollipops from scratch and give them to my friends.

Ricky Thompson

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: See’s Candy

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Cutting weight for wrestling 🙂

Georgia Wyess

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Any brand of dark chocolate

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Nope

Ben Wynd

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Dove

Plans for Valentine’s Day? No

Hanna Yamato

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: My favorite Valentine’s candy are heart-shaped Reese’s.

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I am planning on making fudge brownies with my sisters on Valentine’s Day.

Sherry Zhang

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Dark chocolate with filling

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I plan to make food and watch Netflix.


Kendyl Brower

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Dark chocolate is the best Valentine’s Day treat.

Plans for Valentine’s Day? On Valentine’s Day I will most likely be facetiming my true bae, Lindsay Marie Der.

Sophia Christensen

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: My favorite Valentine’s Day candy are Sweethearts (aka conversation hearts).

Plans for Valentine’s Day? For Valentines Day this year I will probably be working on schoolwork and watching TV with my dog.

Lindsay Der

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: My favorite V-day chocolate is the dark chocolate Dove squares.

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Nope

Ian Grosch

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: I don’t eat chocolate Lols

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I have no plans for Valentine’s Day

Barry Hirshfeld

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: candy hearts

Plans for Valentine’s Day? no

Alessandra Kelly

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: My favorite Valentine’s Day candy or candy in general is Twix!

Plans for Valentine’s Day? At the moment I have no plans for Valentine’s Day except to just enjoy the day like any other.

Emma Kidger

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: My favorite Valentines Day chocolate is reeses peanut butter cups

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Probably watch old rom-coms with my mom lol

Kayla Kim

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Kit Kats

Plans for Valentine’s Day? nope


Emily Burich

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Reese’s

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Not yet, maybe I’ll have a picnic with my friends.

Isabella Brady

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: My favorite is probably Hershey’s chocolate.

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I hope to spend some time with family for Valentine’s Day.

Elizabeth Flatley

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Twix

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Nope!

Christo Hunter

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Hersheys

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I have no plans

Julia Kemp

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and dove chocolate hearts

Plans for Valentine’s Day? I’m planning on baking and enjoying a socially distant picnic with my friends

Amelia Lipcsei

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: I love Godiva’s heart shaped raspberry chocolates.

Plans for Valentine’s Day? My friends and I are planning on doing a socially distanced picnic on Valentine’s Day.

Jacqui McLean

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: See’s chocolate

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Workout to burn off the chocolate calories.

Nick Murray

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Basically any Chocolate

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Nope

Olivia Pocat

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Caramel Squares

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Nope 🙂

Sydney York

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: I don’t like anything sweet.

Plans for Valentine’s Day? Spend time with family.


Adam Sarsfield

Favorite Valentine’s Day candy/chocolate: Loveheart sweets

Plans for Valentine’s Day? No


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