Zak Parchen is a 12th grader at BCCHS, who volunteers at Providence Tarzana Medical Center's oncology department, every week, for nearly a year now.  He is also greatly involved with art, having gone to private lessons for about ten years, focusing on solely oil painting in the last five.  He enjoys playing World of Warcraft and Warhammer 40,000, and loves Classical music, Gregorian Chant, and opera.