Karim Abd-Elmalek gives insight to dream vacation spot, something he can’t live without, and more into his personal life.
Southwest Shadow Asks: Karim Abd-Elmalek
February 2, 2021
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![Competing in the Vegas Cubing Fall 2023 competition, sophomore Preston Schwartz rushes to solve the Pyraminx puzzle. Schwartz has competed in various competitions to display his skills. “The Pyraminx [puzzle] is my best event,” Schwartz said. “It’s the one that I focus the most on.”](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_6242-1.jpg)
![With four seconds left in his 40-second speech, senior Josh Burgos makes his final statements to confirm his place inside of Communications teacher Henry Evans’ Popeyes apocalypse bunker. Before presenting their speeches, students had challenged each other to earn extra points. “Honestly, I was pretty confident going into it because in order to get our extra ums and uhs, we had to do an arm wrestling challenge and you already know I [beat] everyone in that challenge,” Burgos said. “It helps us build our speech skills without using any filler words. I need to get more consistent with it and nail it down and keep that same level of performance that I’ve gotten myself to.”](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0185-1200x800.jpg)
Karim Abd-Elmalek gives insight to dream vacation spot, something he can’t live without, and more into his personal life.