Kathleen Vo

Kathleen Vo, Staff Artist

As if pulled by an invisible string tying her to The Gamut, freshman staff artist Kathleen returned to Oxford Academy a week after her first week at Troy High School. With a deep passion to explore art and discuss it with fellow peers with a similar interest, Kathleen is looking forward to serving on the Gamut staff — specifically to illustrating for Lifestyle articles, accompanying the colorful diction and quirky content of the section with her creative art — along with participating in OA Art Club, Red Cross, and HOSA throughout the year. Describing herself as a determined, responsible, and stubborn person, she is certainly adamant when defending her deep ongoing gacha music phase, because “to be cringe is to be free!” (As per her life motto), and when trying to explain how peanut butter and cheese go together on sandwiches (“They just do!”). When she’s not producing elaborate illustrations for The Gamut or drawing steady objects using traditional materials like oil pastel and gel pen, you can find Kathleen scrolling away at her favorite webtoon comic series by the writer Sooknkkie, running on the treadmill or lifting weights at the gym, or, as we all do, doomscrolling on social media.

All content by Kathleen Vo

Orange County festivals to explore this summer

Aarya Halankar, Lifestyle Editor • May 3, 2025

SUMMER FUN: Explore Orange County's fairs and festivals throughout this break with The Gamut's guide

Julia Cayabyab polishes the perfect nail business

Miriam Santos, Staff Writer • March 5, 2025

ColorforJuli: Hope of rekindling her creative side sprouted into a passion-filled nail tech business. (Illustrated by Kathleen Vo)

Tate McRae gets “So Close” to 2000s pop perfection

Nathan Perera, Arts & Entertainment Editor • March 5, 2025

FUN, YET FORMULAIC: Tate McRae's latest album is a divisive mix of sparkly, 2000s pop-inspired anthems and gratingly generic love songs that fail to captivate.

Moana 2 gets lost amongst waves of missed potential

Nandita Bussa, News Editor • December 12, 2024

SETTING SAIL: Moana 2 brings together familiar and new faces for a sequel that misses the mark.

Hit or Miss: The Gamut tries viral TkTok cuisine

Mikaela Woo, Editor Emeritus • December 12, 2024

REVIEW TIME: The Gamut takes on everything from Dubai chocolate bars to Buldak noodles and reviews trends that have taken the culinary side of TikTok by storm.

Unboxing the gambling trap behind blind boxes

Jasmine Nguyen, Staff Writer • November 21, 2024

BLINDED BY CTENESS: A little girl unknowingly gambles her chances for a cute Labubu, only to discard money and other blind boxes she didn’t want.

Victoria Secret’s 2024 fashion show: Inclusive yet Illusive

Alaisha Singh, Staff Writer • November 21, 2024

VICTORIA'S INCLUSIVITY: Models (left to right) Alex Consani, Imaan Hammam, and Ashley Graham run the Victoria’s Secret runway, going against stereotypical model values and embracing diversity.

Season’s Recipes: Seasonal recipes celebrate the delights of autumn by using fresh produce to create comforting meals filled with delicious fall flavors.