Creativity is expressed in many different ways. Some people paint, some make music, others act on a stage, while sophomore Rachel Kehoe dyes the tips of her hair to show her passion for creativity. For the past four years, she has been dyeing the tips of her hair from its natural brown to red, blue, green and purple.

“The first time I dyed my hair, people were surprised at first and then said how they liked it,” Kehoe said.

In seventh grade, Kehoe was inspired by seeing people around the community and people in bands with dyed hair, so she wanted to start doing it too. Her favorite part of dyeing her hair is the curious looks from little kids and random compliments from people about it. Friends thought it was cool when they first saw it and think that it expresses her personality.

“I think that it has affected her by helping her to not be afraid to show who she is as a person,” Michaela Erfling, a close friend of Kehoe, said.

Kehoe says it is a great conversation starter and she enjoys having it dyed. She plans on continuing to dye her hair until she gets bored of it. However, she only dyes the tips of her hair because if she messes it up she can cut it off. Her mom also only lets her dye the tips. Kehoe plans on dyeing her hair blue next, which is her favorite color she has dyed her hair.  She chooses the color by picking colors she knows her hair will take, so she has to avoid lighter colors.

“It has given her a way to express herself and her creativity,” Patti Kehoe, Kehoe’s mother, said.

Through watching many Youtube videos, Kehoe learned how to dye her own hair. The process, according to Kehoe, takes anywhere from 20 minutes to a few hours to dye, then the dye has to sit and be rinsed out. Kehoe started dyeing her hair with Kool Aid packets, but now dyes it with boxed dye. The price has ranged from 50 cents to $20. Every four months, Kehoe dyes her hair by putting new dye over the faded color, resulting in a new color. One time Kehoe bleached it to be able to dye the ends of her hair blue without the remnant red turning it purple.

“It’s a way to express my personality, I like it and I think it is cool,” Kehoe said.