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A Christmas Carol

By Mary Kate Thomas, Arts Editor The ability to be an actor or actress is no easy task; it takes years of hard work and dedication. For Olivia Manes, a sophomore at St. Agnes Academy, acting is more than just a skill, it is a passion. Olivia has been on stage since the age of 3 and has since then …

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The Art of Eyes

By Mary Kate ThomasYour dad does what?” is usually the response I get after telling someone about my dad’s job. My dad is an Ocularist. An Ocularist is a person that fits and fabricates custom artificial eyes. Both my father and grandfather, Rob and Bob Thomas, work together in their practice, Thomas Ocular Prosthetics here in Memphis, Tennessee. They also …