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Johanna Wen

Johanna Wen, Art Director

Senior Johanna Wen is an Art Director, columnist, and third-year member. They aspire to write articles, keeping students at Bellaire well informed. Outside of TPP, they are the Japanese Club President and enjoy researching and sharing Japanese culture. They enjoy drawing, animating, baking, playing Dungeons and Dragons, Cookie Run Kingdom, and Splatoon. 

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Johanna Wen - Art Director

[ART ESSAY] Graduating seniors

Johanna Wen, Angel Harper, Ashley Park, Ella Sotiriades, Helen Beebe, Marina Martinez, Sophia Zhao, and Joy Xia
Jun 4, 2024
I went to San Francisco and posed in front of the Golden Gate Bridge with my black vest and white button up. I brought my favorite outfit with me almost everywhere.

It just fits

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Jun 4, 2024
The Gaang rides on the flying bison Appa as they prepare for their next destination on their journey to defeat Fire Lord Ozai. Netflix released a live-action adaptation of the popular animated show "Avatar: The Last Airbender" on Feb. 22.

[Photo] Animated who?

Emma Xiao and Claire Bradford
May 14, 2024
Senior Saachi Gupta was one of the many Bollywood Club dancers. Their performance consisted of a mixture of traditional and contemporary dances such as: Kathak and Bharatanatyam.

Cultures collide at the Bellaire International Student Association Fest

Johanna Wen, Art Director
May 3, 2024
For Adrien Starks's (bottom left) first concert, he went to Super Happy Fun Land in Houston. There he saw and took a photo with the band members of Pinkie Promise (singer Abby, drummer Kaelynn Wright, bassist Lola, and guitarists Ali and Leah.)

Finding sparks in concerts

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Mar 28, 2024
This is an illustrated still from director Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," where J. Robert Oppenheimer is forced to confront the horrors of the atomic bomb he has created. I predict "Oppenheimer" to win Best Picture and for Nolan to win Best Director.

[Photo] Forecasting the Oscars

Weston Benner, Features Editor
Mar 4, 2024
Every year the choir students hold a fundraiser. For $10 one can send around five or more choir students to a loved one of choice. While this interrupts class time, its always a beloved tradition to listen to cute pop-songs.

[ART ESSAY] Valentine’s Day

Johanna Wen, Marina Martinez, Ashley Park, Helen Beebe, Angel Harper, Sophia Zhao, Joy Xia, and Ella Sotiriades
Feb 14, 2024
This was one of the defining moments for Carrillo's travelling adventure. Ever since her trip to Greece, she's wanted to pursue travelling.

‘It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience’

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Dec 29, 2023
Freshman Rajan Vyas and senior Issac Burns fight one last, non tournament battle before the bell for lunch rings and the members have to clean up. Vyas ends up victorious.

Bread strikes back

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Nov 15, 2023
Putting money in a bank is a big step forward. Having this initiative will make your transition into adulthood much smoother.

What’s the cost of being unbanked?

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Nov 6, 2023
Many writers and aspiring WGA workers are not only relieved to return to work, but also excited for these new changes, as the WGA received most of what they asked for. Now, the WGA hopes that supporters of the WGA will also advocate for SAG-AFTRA as well.

Writer’s Strike: What’s the cost of writing?

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Oct 10, 2023
The Thinker Statue, created by Aguste Rodin in 1904 was a perfect way to describe how Johanna Wen felt about "The Life of Pi." The book definitely made me think about "what if I was Pi?" If you want your brain to work hard, read this.

Summer reading or snoozin’?

Lillian Snell, Maddux Horn, Angel Harper, Blen Abebe, and Johanna Wen
Sep 5, 2023
HUMANS OF BELLAIRE Graduation Countdown - Class of 2023

HUMANS OF BELLAIRE Graduation Countdown – Class of 2023

Claire Bradford, Audrey Han, Sophia Zhao, Blen Abebe, Angel Harper, Johanna Wen, Nabila Wilson, and Hannah Turner
Jun 4, 2023
HUMANS OF BELLAIRE - Catie Guillot

HUMANS OF BELLAIRE – Catie Guillot

Johanna Wen and Claire Bradford
Jun 4, 2023
“As it was, as it will be always” was a quote given by Kaegan Benson’s character: Nameless. In this picture you can see Mesto (left) and Nameless (top right) reaching godhood, Nosca and Vanya riding on a horse from battle and Q and Flynn watching the sunset in a different dimension.

An experience we will never forget

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Jun 3, 2023
Before I joined AP World History teacher Wayne Houle’s class, I felt like I was destined to fail. I’ve never been too good at remembering dates or events, but his fun and engaging class is what sparked a love for history for me. Mr. Houle is almost always in his classroom talking with new and past students, listening to their music, playing his guitar and helping answer questions. Even when he could go home for the weekend, he still made time for my friends and my Dungeon World campaign afterschool on Fridays. He’s truly one of the best teachers I have ever known.

[ART ESSAY] Teachers we will never forget

Johanna Wen, Marina Martinez, Helen Beebe, and Ella Sotiriades
May 13, 2023
After a long tiring day of school, I change into comfy clothes and dive into my bed. I find peace through music, self-care routines, and long naps. I try to clear my mind before I get started on my schoolwork.

[ART ESSAY] Relaxing after a long day

Marina Martinez, Johanna Wen, Ella Sotiriades, Angel Harper, Aida George, and Helen Beebe
Mar 27, 2023
Authors such as JK Rowling and Stephen King failed to appreciate people's cultures that their books are based off of. Unlike them though, author Kiera Drake who wrote "The Continent" had shown initiative in fixing her mistakes in her work by rewriting the entirety of it.

Appropriation versus Appreciation

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Mar 6, 2023
Student asks for a photo with the mascot during lunch. As a senior, it'll be the mascot's last year.

What it’s like to be Ralphy

Marina Martinez and Johanna Wen
Jan 25, 2023
After the first day of school, I went to Sharetea with my friends and it was packed full of students. There are normally two cashiers/tea makers who switch between jobs when taking care of customers. They don’t wear a uniform other than a Sharetea apron.

What’s the quali-tea of Sharetea?

Claire Bradford, Haset Mekuria, and Johanna Wen
Jan 24, 2023
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[Photo] New Beginnings

Claire Bradford, Jason Deng, Hanh Nguyen, and Lydia Tong
Nov 30, 2022
[ART ESSAY] Life at school

[ART ESSAY] Life at school

Helen Beebe, Angel Harper, Marina Martinez, Ella Sotiriades, Emily Vaughan, Johanna Wen, and Sophia Zhao
Nov 14, 2022
Vice President Caleb Chiao helps pass out plates with other officers to Bread Club members so they can take cornbread and drizzle honey on top. Sophomore Charlie Yu says that the bread is what he looks forward to every meeting.

Breaking bread: Bread club shares cultures to student body

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Nov 1, 2022
Cars file into the concrete garage at 8 in the morning and students walk toward the entrances of the school building. The Maple St. side of the building is still slightly under construction.

Traffic swarms new parking lot

Marina Martinez, Juan Rivera, Emily Vaughan, and Johanna Wen
Oct 12, 2022
The bicycle rack is designated past the parking garage exit lane, where students could be potentially unsafe due to negligent drivers. It is so far from the entrance that junior Dennis Klyuzheva parks his bike at the front of the school amongst other student bikes to avoid the daily redundant walking laps. As of October, the blue fencing around the bike rack area is no longer in place and there is more space for bikes to be parked.

After completing the tutorial, the player is free to explore the busy and big city: Splatville. A place where you can enter shops, the story mode through a sewer grate and participate in online matches such as Turf War, ranked game modes, Salmon Run and the new mini game, Table Turf.

Splatting away game competition

Johanna Wen, Art Director
Sep 23, 2022
"Turning Red" explores classic coming-of-age-themes through the lens of a girl gaining magical powers.

[Photo] ‘Turning Red’ is turning heads: why parent pushback on Disney’s newest film is unnecessary

Trinity Sloan, Reporter
May 16, 2022
This year, Ramadan began on April 2 and ended May 1. The month of Ramadan traditionally begins with a new moon, marking the start of the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It's not only a time of fasting, but also prayer, charity and religious devotion.

[Photo] A look back on Ramadan: students share experiences balancing work, tradition

Jason Deng and Rohan Parikh
May 6, 2022
Senior Rafael Gomez studies for AP Human Geography, the test being on May 5th. "AP increases your chance of getting into better schools, and if you care about that, then you should care about taking AP classes."

Students kick into overdrive to perform well on fast-approaching AP exams

Johanna Wen, Reporter
May 2, 2022
Junior Kalina Peneva shows her support for the Day of Silence by wearing a sticker. Pride stickers and masks were available in room 3703 last Friday.

[Photo] ‘At the end of the day, we are all people’

Heldana Yacob, Reporter
Apr 26, 2022
Jeremy Peña is second in batting average (.286) and first on the team in on-base percentage (.902) as of April 23, 2022.

[Photo] Baseball fans: keep an eye out for Correa’s replacement

Jonathan Chiriboga, Reporter
Apr 25, 2022
Iconic moment of Selena Quintanilla performing in the purple jump suit from her last concert in the Astrodome, Houston, Texas.

[Photo] Remembering Selena: the queen of Tejano

Juan Rivera, Reporter
Mar 31, 2022
Mr. Newland stands close to the board, watching Michelle Tang's presentation. Michelle Tang speaks about taking part in the Science Space Program in New Mexico and shows her favorite picture of a Swan Nebula.

Reaching for the stars: Bellaire alumni, MIT student Michelle Tang shares life advice, experiences

Johanna Wen, Reporter
Mar 29, 2022
Kagerou Daze was beautifully animated by the artist sidu. It was one of NicoNico's most popular songs in Sept 2011, and the KagePro's 9th most popular song by 2019.

‘Kagerou Project’: Jin’s revolutionary vocaloid album

Johanna Wen, Reporter
Mar 21, 2022
Energy drinks range in varieties of flavors. Energy drinks like Bang and Monster generally cost around an average of $3 individually.

‘Honestly my saving grace’

Johanna Wen, Reporter
Feb 23, 2022
A person celebrates people's identities with trans, genderfluid, nonbinary and queer.On the third Wednesday of October, transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming individuals around the world, as well as their allies, observe International Pronouns Day to promote respect, sharing and education throughout the year.

Why gender identity should be respected

Johanna Wen, Reporter
Dec 8, 2021
Every Thanksgiving, over 45 million turkeys are subjected to torture as they are separated from their mothers at birth only to be raised on a factory farm and killed. Some reasons to skip the turkey at your Thanksgiving feast this year are: turkeys are faced with intentional cruelty and abuse, diseases spread through turkey tissue, it is healthier to not eat turkey, and turkeys are adorable.

[Photo] Turkeys are friends, not food

Salma Abuzaher and Sara Wolf
Nov 26, 2021
What started out as a South Korean thriller juxtaposing children’s games with themes of late-stage capitalism transformed into a symbol of protest. On Oct. 20, South Korean protesters donned Squid Game costumes as they marched for better working conditions.

[Photo] ‘Squid Game’s’ hidden clues, the problem with capitalism

Alexa Bu and Lydia Tong
Nov 8, 2021
Drawing of Don Toliver's album, Life of A Don. Life of A Don was released on Oct. 8.

Junior Kahaphatanee “Aisha” Likitbannakorn attends a leadership camp called Ryla in her home country, Thailand. Here, Likitbannakorn said she expanded her personality and learned about leadership skills.

Foreign sights: exchange students’ new experiences

Salma Abuzaher, Michael Liu, Trinity Sloan, and Johanna Wen
Oct 17, 2021
Abbie Hart teaches Maple Street Journal club members the history of a zine and how to make one. Zine-Making Day was hosted by the Maple Street Journal in Ms. Alter's room, 3716.

Club comeback

Johanna Wen, Reporter
Oct 12, 2021
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[Photo] Pick-up lines that won’t have you home-COMING to your mom crying

Rilina Tran
Sep 28, 2021
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