Shelia R. Bazelais, Layout & Op/ED Editor
Shelia R. Bazelais, a Warren Hills senior who was born April 27, 2007, plans to earn a degreeĀ in Classics & Philosophy and then go to law school. Ever since the sixth grade, Bazelais has shown a vast interest in writing and reading. She participated in SLAM (Student Literary and Art Magazine) her freshman year and plans to continue during the rest of her high school career. She has also seen her poetry published in the New Jersey Bards Poetry Review 2023. She plays varsity tennis for the Warren Hills Tennis Team and is also captain, and during her freshman year she participated in the Warren Hills Winter Track Team. She is also a member of the National Honor Society. She also spends her time working with the community, like volunteering at Washington’s own 31 Threads thrift shop, where all the money goes to the food pantry, which is right next door. She also participates in Big Brothers and Big Sisters, a program guided toward mentoring young people. She was born in Long Island, N.Y., and moved to New Jersey around the age of 3. She lived in Hunterdon County and moved to Warren County around the end of fifth grade. Her two sisters, Ashley and Shania, are 22 and 26. Her parents are Scherley and Reginald Bazelais. Both her parents were born and raised in Haiti. When they moved to America, they both met in high school. They have been married for 25 years.