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Vanshika Shahdadpuri

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, a senior, is starting on her second year on staff. She previously served as a staff writer in her first year on staff. She is so excited for another amazing year on CT. She hopes to someday become a doctor, if she can figure it out. Apart from CT she loves listening to Taylor Swift and curling up with a good book. Vanshika absolutely is a Voltron fanatic and enjoys watching cartoons in her free time.

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Derek Rose was inducted into Central’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 26.

2025 Central Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee: Derek Rose

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • February 10, 2025
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Neighborhoods sit destroyed by the Palisades Fire in areas near Pacific Palisades, California on Jan. 14, 2025. The January 2025 California wildfires started early in the year, similar to wildfires that plagued much of early 2020. (Photo credit: Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy via Flickr)

Column: The WTF effect

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • January 30, 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter started her "Short n' Sweet" tour on Sept. 23 this year. (Photo Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Column: Sabrina Carpenter isn’t your babysitter

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions editor • December 14, 2024
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Beyoncé is pictured on the Renaissance World Tour at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on June 1, 2023. Recently, some celebrities have been thanking Beyoncé in their award acceptance speeches. (Photo Credit: Raph_PH via Flickr)

Column: Thank you, Beyoncé?

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • November 19, 2024
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(Photo Credit: Reckless Dream Photography via Wikimedia Commons)

Column: P. disgusting

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • October 16, 2024
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Central students celebrate their recognition as National Merit Semifinalists on Sept. 17. Photo Credit: Jackie Thornton via X

28 Central students earn College Board recognition

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • October 14, 2024
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Sophomore Sreeram Potnuru swings at a ball during SASA's cricket match against Naperville North on Monday, Sept. 30.

[Photo] Indian Student Association rebrands, expands membership and inclusion

Jayanti Dar, Staff Writer • October 2, 2024
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Psychology teacher Letitia Zwickert is the founder and CEO of Mentee, a non-profit. (Photo courtesy of Letitia Zwickert)

Humans of Central: Letitia Zwickert

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • September 20, 2024
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Central Times reporter C.J. Getting interviews Illinois state Rep. Janet Yang-Rohr at the DNC on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Yang-Rohr represents Illinois' 41st District in the Illinois General Assembly, which includes Naperville Central.

Central Times sends 5 journalists to Democratic National Convention

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • September 19, 2024
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively speak at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. Lively has recently come under fire for using marketing strategies seen as inappropriate for her new film, "It ends with us." (Photo Credit: Ronald Woan via Flickr.)

Column: Blake Lively’s reputation ends with her

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • September 19, 2024
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Delayed and Disrupted: The Consequences of Naperville's Construction Efforts

Delayed and Disrupted: The Consequences of Naperville’s Construction Efforts

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • September 13, 2024
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OrganicLife partnered with Big Shoulders Coffee to create Central's new coffee shop. It offers a variety of coffee and breakfast items.

[Photo] Central opens new coffee shop after year delay

C.J. Getting, Operations Managing Editor • September 9, 2024
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Photo Credit: Island Records

Review: ‘Short N’ Sweet’: A ranking of Sabrina Carpenter’s astonishing new album

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor • September 8, 2024
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Distinguished Alumni: Dr. Catherine Adrian DeRidder, Class of 1997

Distinguished Alumni: Dr. Catherine Adrian DeRidder, Class of 1997

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer • May 20, 2024
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Seth Brady helps a student during his first period Humanities Capstone class.

Social studies teacher wins national award for teaching excellence

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer • January 9, 2024
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Social Studies teacher Cindy Tilt helps a student during a SOAR support period on Dec. 14.

Social Studies teacher to retire at semester’s end

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer • December 19, 2023
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ADHD medication timeline

No refills: How a national ADHD medication shortage affected Central students

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer • December 1, 2023
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Becoming a Lululemon ambassador requires significant vetting of candidates, and Central English teacher Taylor Heatherly joined those ranks and taught a fitness class for a time while.

Humans of Central: Taylor Heatherly

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer • November 23, 2023
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A fire truck arrives at Central after a fire alarm was set off by smoke in a maintenance office on Nov. 15.

Fire alarm at Central triggered by maintenance office smoke

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer • November 15, 2023
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Jennifer Pollard, 1996

Science teacher Jennifer Norgaard, Class of 1996

Vanshika Shahdadpuri and Kate Johnson • October 27, 2023
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Senior Lilly Taylor adds her phone to a phone holder in Room 200 at the start of class.

Central rebrands (Be)3, implements new behavioral procedures

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer • September 14, 2023
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Emily Rigik stands near her Mirrorball poster.

Humans of Central: Taylor Swift enthusiast Emily Rigik

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer • September 13, 2023
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