This year marks junior Bela Tapperson’s second year as part of the MacJournalism program and first year on The Shield staff. She has a passion for photography, both journalistic and commercial, and enjoys live reporting and feature writing. Bela is also a technical theatre major with a focus in lighting design. She has designed for various dance shows and two MacTheatre musicals, and was the student technical director for McCallum’s production of 42nd Street. Outside of school, she enjoys creating art in many ways, some of which include painting, woodworking, music, flowering, and cookie decorating.