Throughout the hallways of Greeley West there are many unique different stories. You can see this representation sometimes by people’s looks. Tattoos are something that is getting more common as the years go on and something that helps represent every individual by what they choose. 

Senior Jeremy Piacenza is someone who is familiar with this work of art as he has two of them. One of his tattoos, his first he felt is a good representation of who he is. “I feel it shows my faith and who I am without me having to say, it also connects me with people I don’t know, typically by having it as a conversation starter,” Piacenza stated. As his first tattoo is a cross it turns into the date of the day he got baptized he feels this is a good representation of who he is and his faith. 

Makenzee Neely is a senior who finds the culture of tattoos interesting and has found herself expressing how she feels through her tattoos. “I like how my tattoos express how I feel on the inside, I use it to express myself on the outside,” Neely stated. 

A Nordic compass, a family tradition to Neely, is where she gets her favorite tattoo. “A Nordic compass, which helps represent Vikings, is my most meaningful and favorite. Everyone in my family has one so it’s a tradition,” Neely stated. 

Mr. Nick Jacoby is a social studies teacher at West with a couple tattoos, he feels as though, “It allows you to stylize yourself and paint canvas that is your body, we don’t get a lot of options on how we look but this we can change ourselves.” His tattoos, “reflect my passions and hobbies, others reflect my philosophy and they also bring back to different points in time of my life.”