Gemma Callam

Gemma Callam, Staff Writer

Hey! My name is Gemma Callam, I use she/they pronouns. I am a freshman! I am writing for the opinion section right now. I play on the freshman tennis team here at ETHS. Other than that, I love to bike, listen to music, read, hang out with my friends and sing. I also love theater and am planning on trying out for ETHS plays.

By Gemma Callam

Opinion | The complicated balance between childhood desire and practicality

Gemma Callam, Staff Writer • October 14, 2022

As kids, we frequently asked each other what we wanted to be when we grew up. Most replies were, to say the least, unlikely—princesses, superheroes, or even supernatural creatures. We dreamed big,...