Stella Buelna, Staff Writer
Stella Buelna (12) is a current Senior at Santiago High School, they play in the Band and Drumline at school and is the Drumline Captain this year. Their life has mostly revolved around music, starting piano lessons at the age of 5 and learning other instruments like saxophone, violin, ukulele, etc. Their main instrument now is Percussion that they will continue to pursue in college. Recently, Stella had just attended a summer camp for band at Idyllwild back in July for two weeks. This really opened them up to many opportunities, and they really got to improve during those two weeks. Usually, you would find Stella playing video games with their online friends. They love to play games such as Valorant, Genshin Impact, Roblox, and other games. They also like different shows, anime included. Besides being online, Stella loves to play percussion, have practice every week, and participate in band activities and private lessons. They also enjoy hanging out with family and going out, visiting downtown areas and seeing live music, as well as shopping. Stella aspires to pursue some medium of music, whether it be performing in a symphony or sound engineering. They can add value by being passionate and performing music that can enrich their life and the lives of others. They also would enjoy giving back as well by giving lessons to younger kids who share the same passion as Stella. You can reach them at [email protected].