Arafed boy in glasses making a vase on a pottery wheel

A photo of Ethan attending a pottery workshop, shaping a clay vase on a spinning wheel,original,Ethan, a 16-year-old high school sophomore, has always been the quintessential nerd: introverted, academically gifted, and more comfortable with books than with social interaction. With his thick-rimmed glasses, unruly brown hair, and slight, unassuming frame, Ethan often fades into the background, overlooked by his peers.