feature on ghazi

Since her high school days, Mary Ghazinezhadiansh had working with the arts on her mind. For the past nineteen years she has been teaching art classes for high school students. For the past five years, since 2011 Ms. Ghazi, as the students call her has been helping with the annual Benefit Fashion Show. Mary started at Mccallum High School in the spring 1997. She taught many art classes for eleven years before given the opportunity to be a sponsor with students in a fashions show. The sponsor before had to leave and Ghazi got the sponsorship. The show was originally to raise money for supplies for the school art classes and sets for theatre. Soon it became a way for students to show off their talents in fashion design and modeling. Every year there is usually a fresh new group of models and designers. Ghazi often finds humor in  the new models learning how to walk in tall heels. Ms. Ghazi takes the show seriously and knows that the studenst do as well. "everyone participating in the show end up bonding and becoming a group and that's when the show gets better.  Also how hard working the theater tech crew is and how good they are at their job"In Ghazi's opinion last years show was the best show out of the the five she has experienced. Ghazi says that the 2015 fashion show designs were exceptional but 2016 was still a success. This years STRADA show had fashion lines that were inspired by styles of countries all around the world. "The best thing about being involved in the fashion show for me is being able to see the development of students from beginning to design and participate in the show to see their continued development until their senior year.  Many of the designers and models end up doing this a career because of the exposure they get from the show",  Ghazi says. Sadly, Ms Ghazi is retiring soon. She will be missed not only by her students but by the fashion community as well. She is a very hard working teacher currently and works hard in the show outside of school too. Hopefully the show will not change with out her."I think the saddest part for me is leaving all behind when i retire.  And that time will come."