Lauren is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. Born to an educator and journalist, Lauren found a love for writing at a young age. This love is how she found herself in her high school's newsroom. Beginning as a staff writer...

Eloise Blaine is a senior at Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School and this is her third year writing for “The Headlight.” Last year, she was the news section editor, and this year, she serves as Managing Editor of the newspaper....

Malia Malempati is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is her third year on "The Headlight" staff and she is currently the publishing editor. Last year, she was the Arts and Entertainment section editor. In her free time,...

Tobias Ginsberg, a junior at Ida B. Wells High School who’s been on “The Headlight” for two years now, is joining the ranks of section editors this year. During school hours his favorite subjects are generally science and...

Naima is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School and this is her second year editing for "The Headlight." This year, she is looking forward to spreading high quality local news stories. Her favorite quote is from fashion content...

Neea Mende is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School and is going into her second year on "The Headlight." She is excited to continue working as a section editor this year and write about a variety of topics. Besides being a runner...

Maggie Pearson is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School and this is her second year writing for "The Headlight." She previously served as a copy editor and a "Sports" section editor and is continuing to edit this year. Outside...

Vince Pascual attends Ida B. Wells as a senior. This is his second year on The Headlight, and he hopes to write numerous articles sharing his opinions and dissections on music. During his free time, he lifts, listens to his re...

Shara Coltoff, a sophomore at Ida B. Wells, is in her second year on “The Headlight” staff as a section editor.  When she was ten, Shara wrote a newspaper weekly for an entire summer and distributed it to her neighborhood. In h...

Malija Stone is a junior at Ida B. Wells. They had a blast on "The Headlight" last year, and look forward to this year's amazing team of journalists. In their free time, they enjoy learning languages, speech & debate, and...

JJ Reynolds is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School and has been in "The Headlight" for three years now. This year, he is the Multimedia Editor and loves his job. He also is the Executive Producer for IBWs broadcast journalism...

Ava is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School and this is her second year on "The Headlight." This year, Ava is the Head of Design, but has been a copy editor in the past. Outside of school she is on a competitive dance team and...

Witnee Fagan is a junior at Ida B. Wells. She has passionately participated in "The Headlight" since her freshman year. She hopes to broaden her journalistic interests and plans to write about many different topics. In her free...

Savannah Hays is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. She is working as a staff writer for her first year on "The Headlight." Outside of school, she participates in varsity soccer and jumps for the track and field team. She loves...

Josephine Varon is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells. She is excited to spend her second year writing for “The Headlight” as a copy editor. You can often find her on the side of a sports field, with her camera, following her dream...

Jonas Olson is entering his second year with "The Headlight," now as a copy editor and junior. He enjoys walks, talking with friends and visiting every tourist trap. While he hasn't visited too many places, and has never left...

Taylor Howard is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is her second year on "The Headlight," where she serves as a staff writer and member of the marketing team. Outside of "The Headlight," she plays varsity softball for...

Shayla is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is Shayla's second year writing for "The Headlight" and third year cheering for the Ida B. Wells Varsity Cheer program. After high school, Shayla plans to go out of state for...

Naya Delobel Audras is a senior at Ida B. Wells and an exchange student from Lyon, France. This is her first year writing for “The Headlight.” Outside of writing, she is part of the varsity cheer team and the wrestling te...

Joaquina is a junior at Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School. She is an exchange student from Argentina and will be here for the first semester. Joaquina is excited to be part of "The Headlight" staff and she is ready to start writing....

Moe Sims is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School and is excited to start working for “The Headlight” as a staff writer. In their free time, they enjoy spending time outdoors either hiking, backpacking, reading,...

Spencer Maudlin is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells. He is very excited for his second year on the GNN team and his first year on "The Headlight."  Outside of class, you'll find him with instruments or watching movies. Spencer enjoys...

Elise Korb is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is her first year of staff writing for "The Headlight." She is excited to publish her work and to share her many, many thoughts. She is an avid digital artist; she draws,...

Giuseppe Lipari is a senior at Ida B. Wells who has been a staff writer at the Headlight for two years. He likes to write about music and pop culture. Outside of school he does a lot of theater and enjoys listening to music, watching...

Marley Lelinski is a staff writer for "The Headlight." It is her second year. She loves traveling and the Oregon Coast. In her free time, she loves to hike, hangout with friends, volunteer, and listen to music.

Adelaide Carlson is a sophmore at Ida B. Wells. She is excited to continue her high school and journalism career. Adelaide’s go to snack on a sunny day is gushers and gatorade. When she’s not in school, Adelaide enjoys reading...

Eva Sackmann is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. Eldest of three daughters with parents who are both native to the PNW. Eva has a special spot in her heart for animals, especially dogs of any kind. Eva finds camping and...

Natalie Soplop is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. Her passion for writing drove her to join the intro journalism class, where she explores that interest. Outside of school, she enjoys listening to music and playing guitar.

Charlie Cochran is a Freshman at Ida B. Wells High School who is enjoying her time in Intro to Journalism. Charlie does wish to follow the pathway, but switch to Broadcast Journalism. She is passionate about music and film, and...

Sidney is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. She is only beginning her journalism career, and is loving it so far. She has always loved to write and explore new topics; so when she was forecasting she knew this would be the...

Alice is a Freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. She has always loved writing, and she's loved Intro to Journalism so far. Alice is excited to be in "The Headlight" next year and continue with the pathway all throughout high school....

Chris Woodard is a current sophomore at Ida B. Wells High School. After taking photojournalism in his freshman year, he found enjoyment in the pathway, finding himself taking journalism in his second year. His favorite topics...

Jasper is a junior at Ida B. Wells High School, who is currently in Intro to Journalism learning to write for “The Headlight.” He’s always been interested in creative endeavors, mainly art, but has in recent years grown...

Adaline is a freshman at Ida B Wells high school as much as I love journalism she wants to try photojournalism because she enjoys taking photos more than writing. She was put in this class because she was interested in what we...

Stella Starkey is a freshman at ida B wells she is planning on joining "The Headlight" next year. Outside of school, Stella is a very social person so with her free time she hanging out with friends and she travels a lot over...

Willow is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. Willow can often be found at libraries and bookstores, sitting on the floor with their nose in a book. They enjoy playing piano, writing stories, and researching articles for "The...

June is a freshmen at Ida B. Wells High School. This is her first year writing for "The Headlight." She has loved writing and reading since she was little, and also enjoys playing volleyball in her free time. She is looking forward...

Sophia Ruby is a freshman at Ida B Wells high school. she takes interest in creative writing. Sophia's passion was influenced through cinema and movies, wanting to create something so impactful and enjoyable. Through elementary...

Ellie is a Freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. She has always had a strong passion for writing, and this reflects in her pursuit in the IBW Journalism pathway. Ellie plans to continue in this class throughout the remainder of...

Haley is a junior at Ida B. Wells High School. Her sister has a big interest in writing and being in charge of her school newspaper, Growing up wanting to be just like her sister, Haley decided to try out journalism. Outside of...

Eliana Michaelis is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. Reading and writing have always been her favorite subject in school, and she has been enjoying the journalism pathway in high school so far. Eliana Is excited to continue...

Wallace Johnston is a freshman here at Wells and is in his first year in "The Headlight." Since third grade, when his teacher told him he had a really good writing voice, he has had a calling to journalism. In the coming years,...

Ella is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. Her passion for writing and advocacy led her into the world of journalism, where she is now enrolled in the 'Intro to Journalism' class. Next year, she is excited to join "The Headlight",...

Willa Gross is a 9th grader at Ida B. Wells High School and is in her first year with "The Headlight." Outside of school, she is on the Wells cross-country team and swim team. In her free time, she likes to read, listen to music,...

Isabel is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. Born in San Francisco, California, to an ex-office manager and a daycare worker, Isabel developed a love for English around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This love has led...

Ava Gann is a Freshman at Ida B. Wells High school. She's enjoying her time in Intro to Journalism, and she is excited to continue on the pathway by joining "The Headlight" for sophomore year. She's very passionate about writing,...

Annalee Cohen is a freshman here at Ida B. Wells has loved writing since elementary school. She finds the journalism pathway the most interesting and best opportunity of any other subject. She is so excited to be able to write...

Sonoma Brennan is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. She is currently in the Intro to Journalism class and really enjoying her first year. Sonoma enjoys the journalism pathway because of the writing freedom and the whole...

Lindsay Bernards is a freshman at IBW High School. She was scheduled into journalism intro to communications, and feels free while writing. Outside of school, she plays volleyball, soccer, and tennis. She is very sporty with a...

Liam is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells High School. He is very interested in writing and reading and this interest led to taking journalism. When not writing articles you can find him watching movies and listening to music.

Sumaya is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School and is currently enrolled in Intro to Journalism. Sumaya has enjoyed writing since she was in elementary school and is enjoying her time in class, especially when making videos....

Makena Albree is a freshman student at Ida B. Wells. She is currently enrolled in her first year in the Journalism pathway, and is very interested in creative writing. Makena believes that journalism is a great way to experience...