The much-delayed clearing of the Benchlands began on Monday, with phase one tackling the area closest to the Water…
Maren Detlefs
Maren Detlefs comes to Lookout as a Community and Commerce intern working to increase outreach and engagement, promote businesses, and build relationships in the community.Maren is a student at Santa Cruz High School and will graduate in 2023. Maren hopes to major in English, Linguistics, Creative Writing, or Sociology in college.Maren was born and raised in Santa Cruz and enjoys hiking, writing, and being involved in tech for Santa Cruz High School’s after school theatre program. Maren attended the novel writing intensive at Interlochen Arts Academy this summer and is currently working on the second draft of a novel.
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I don’t want high school to end; the pandemic cheated me out of two years
Maren Detlefs started Santa Cruz High School as a senior Wednesday and already doesn’t want high school to end. Maren is excited for college, they write, but feels cheated by the pandemic and wants to milk this final year for all the experiences they lost since COVID-19 hit in 2020. Maren is technical director in the school’s theater program and describes how the chaos backstage, the long weeks hot-gluing sets together and the roar of the audience at a final performance offers a sense of belonging the actors will miss dearly when high school ends.