Hey y’all, I’m Lily Tingle! I’m a senior and this is my first year on The Central Times staff. I could not be more excited to be able to share my voice through my stories and articles. 

Aside from the newspaper, I’m involved in many different clubs and extracurriculars around our school. My main source of time is my involvement with the Central Hardin Band. I’ve marched with the marching bruins for the past 6 years. I played a different role in the band each year. I marched flute for a season and a half before joining front ensemble, then I was in drumline, but found my true passion in being drum major the last two seasons. I became head drum major for my senior season and it was the greatest honor ever. 

Along with marching band, my involvement continues in symphonic band, pep band, and flute ensemble. I’m also manager of the wrestling team and a part of our Educators Rising branch.

Apart from my extracurriculars, I spend most of my time listening to music and creating playlists to grow my Spotify. My top artists include 5 Seconds of Summer, Taylor Swift, Jack Harlow, Harry Styles, and The 1975. My Spotify is full of playlists, 44 to be exact, of every type of music you could imagine. If you ever need a playlist for something, find my Spotify account and give it a follow!

I’m very excited to grow my love for writing during my time on The Central Times staff. I love this school and our community so I’m very excited to see the impact the paper has on the school and students, but from the inside. I can’t wait to share my voice with y’all! Go Bruins :)