Actress Sydney Sweeney's Spokane visit

22-year-old Spokane-born actress Sydney Sweeney spoke to a local middle school on Feb. 3 after receiving what she said was her first fan letter from Spokane out of thousands of pieces of mail and social media direct messages. Sweeney played characters in TV shows such as Euphoria, The Handmaid's Tale, Everything Sucks!, Greys Anatomy and Criminal Minds.

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Mon., Feb. 3, 2020

Spokane-born actress Sydney Sweeney speaks to 13-year-old Grace Merrel's class at Mountainside Middle School during a brief trip "home" from Hollywood in Colbert, Wash. on Feb. 3, 2020. Sweeney has appeared as season regulars on big-name shows such as HBO's Euphoria, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix's Everything Sucks! and also on the silver screen in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Sweeney embarked on a career in acting at the same age as the students she was speaking to, but stressed the value of education.

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Spokane-born actress Sydney Sweeney gives an exclusive interview to Spokesman-Review reporter Emma Epperly before speaking to a class at Mountainside Middle School in Colbert, Wash. on Feb. 3, 2020. Sweeney has appeared as season regulars on big-name shows such as HBO's Euphoria, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix's Everything Sucks! and also on the silver screen in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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Spokane-born actress Sydney Sweeney answers questions from middle school students at Mountainside Middle School during a brief trip "home" from Hollywood in Colbert, Wash. on Feb. 3, 2020. Sweeney has appeared as season regulars on big-name shows such as HBO's Euphoria, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix's Everything Sucks! and also on the silver screen in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Students had prepared questions about the entertainment industry, who the most famous people that Sweeney has met and Sweeney's day-to-day as an actress.

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Mountainside Middle School students ask questions during a Q&A session in the library with Sydney Sweeney during a brief trip "home" from Hollywood in Colbert, Wash. on Feb. 3, 2020. The 22-year-old Sweeney has appeared as season regulars on big-name shows such as HBO's Euphoria, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix's Everything Sucks! and also on the silver screen in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Spokane-born actress Sydney Sweeney speaks to 13-year-old Grace Merrel's class at Mountainside Middle School during a brief trip "home" from Hollywood in Colbert, Wash. on Feb. 3, 2020. Sweeney has appeared as season regulars on big-name shows such as HBO's Euphoria, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix's Everything Sucks! and also on the silver screen in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The well-connected actress broke down her journey to stardom, while humbling mentioning glamorous upcoming things in her life, such as co-chairing Elton John's Oscar party next weekend.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Spokane-born actress Sydney Sweeney takes a selfie with 13-year-old Grace Merrel after speaking to her class in the Mountainside Middle School library during a brief trip "home" from Hollywood in Colbert, Wash. on Feb. 3, 2020. Sweeney has appeared as season regulars on big-name shows such as HBO's Euphoria, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix's Everything Sucks! and also on the silver screen in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Merrell told Sweeney she was her role model in a letter, and Sweeney came to visit because she said it was the first time she had received fan mail from Spokane.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Spokane-born actress Sydney Sweeney speaks to 13-year-old Grace Merrel's class at Mountainside Middle School during a brief trip "home" from Hollywood in Colbert, Wash. on Feb. 3, 2020. Sweeney has appeared as season regulars on big-name shows such as HBO's Euphoria, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix's Everything Sucks! and also on the silver screen in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The former Saint George's valedectorian stressed the value of education to the 40 or so students.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Spokane-born actress Sydney Sweeney gives an interview to The Spokesman-Review before speaking to a class Monday at Mountainside Middle School in Colbert. Sweeney has appeared as a regular on shows such as HBO's “Euphoria,” Hulu's “The Handmaid's Tale,” Netflix's “Everything Sucks!” She also appeared in “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.” She returned to the area after a 13-year-old fan wrote her a letter stating that Sweeney was her role model, and Sweeney said it was the first letter she's ever received from her hometown.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review