I’ve been a part of the journalism staff for 3 years. It started my freshman year in the second semester when I was searching for a class to fill the void and asked Terrie Hunter if she would allow me into the yearbook. She suggested I join Journalism and I did. I enjoyed my time there and committed to it my sophomore year as a Journalism II student who wrote reviews about theatre productions and was an advisor to my fellow peers as they wrote. We had fun making podcasts and game shows, articles about principals leaving, and writing stories about upcoming things.

I love the research aspect of Journalism, I love searching for answers to the issues and questions of the world. I love asking questions, and by joining Journalism I have learned to breathe and find more creative ways to show people my thoughts and opinions. Although I have been told that I appear shy, I can turn around and charm people during interviews with my cringy dad jokes and my bright smile I aim to make people feel comfortable around me because I want people to open up and talk to me like a friend instead of a reporter.

My goal in life is to continue to chase fulfillment. Why fulfillment? because if you chase happiness you will never be happy. It is like rushing toward an illusion of an oasis while you’re trapped in the desert. Chasing fulfillment on the other hand is the ideology that even when you are on your deathbed and looking back on your life you can say “I did that.”

The thing I’m reaching toward is my dream of helping people. I want to make others feel safe around me and I want to do that by going into a position that helps people. Whether I am a nurse or a lawyer I wanted to be known as a hero that always smiles.

I watch a lot of anime, my favorites are fantasy because I love escaping reality and into a world with magic and flying cats. Although it was not a big thing when I was younger, a lot of people have begun getting into the anime setting with famous titles like Naruto and Demon Slayer. My personal favorite is one about magic and friendship. It also has flying cats! Fairy Tail, even though fairies may not have tails, is about a group of wizards going through towns and saving the day while learning to grow themselves and I take inspiration from that.