Maryam is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. She began writing for “The Headlight”  in her sophomore year and is currently in her third year, now taking on the role of co-Editor-in-Chief. She has also been a co-host for...

Anna Stiffler is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School and is excited to spend their third year working with “The Headlight” as co-Editor-in-Chief. Anna looks forward to continuing the department’s expansion and her journalistic ...

Harper Wicker-Lenseigne (he/him) is the managing editor and sports section editor of The Headlight. He has been a part of The Headlight for three years. In his free time, he enjoys backpacking, re-watching Seinfeld, and chanting i...

Quinlyn Black (she/her) - Senior year marks Quinlyn’s first year writing for “The Headlight” and she is currently the Sports section editor. She is also the showrunner and class leader of the “Guardian News Network”, IB...

Malia is a junior at Ida B. Wells and this is her second year writing for "The Headlight." Malia is currently the Arts and Entertainment section editor, but has been a staff writer and copy editor in the past. In her free time, ...

Lauren is a junior at Ida B. Wells High School. She is honored and excited to be Patton Pages editor for "The Headlight" after previously working as a staff writer. Outside of journalism, you will find Lauren playing soccer and ...

Eloise Blaine is a junior at Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School. She took Intro to Communications as a freshman and wrote for The Headlight as a staff writer and copy editor during her sophomore year. She is excited to continue wr...

 Tobias is a sophomore who has had experience reporting in the past because he took the Intro to Communications class at Ida B. Wells High School the year before. It's his first year reporting for “The Headlight,” along ...

Naima is a junior at Ida B. Wells, and this is her first year as a staff writer and copy editor for “The Headlight”. As everyone’s favorite girly girl, she is very passionate about fashion, cat pictures, trashy reality TV, ...

Neea is a junior at Ida B. Wells High School. After completing Intro to Communications last year, this is her first year writing on “The Headlight” and she is now a copy editor. Outside of her time in school and sports, she ...

Maggie is a junior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is her first year on “The Headlight” and she is now a copy editor. She’s excited to be able to explore her love of writing through a journalistic lens and be a part of “The He...

Shara Coltoff is a freshman at Ida B. Wells and despite that is already a copy editor for The Headlight. When she was ten, Shara wrote a newspaper weekly for an entire summer and distributed it to her neighbors. In her free t...

Ava Thompson is a junior at Ida B. Wells High School. Last year, she was in the Intro to Communications class, and this year will be her first year in The Headlight. Outside of school, she is a part of a competitive dance tea...

Malija Stone is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells. They had a blast in Intro to Communications and look forward to their first year on The Headlight. In their free time, they enjoy learning languages, studying butterflies, and cooking up ...

Taylor is a junior and works in “The Headlight.” She plays softball for the Ida B. Wells team and is a part of ASB communications. During her free time, Taylor enjoys writing, watching movies and hanging out with her friend...

Giuseppe Lipari is a junior at Ida B. Wells. He is hoping to write some good and interesting articles this year. Outside of school, he likes listening to music, watching comedies, and acting in theatrical productions....

Marley is a junior at Ida B. Wells and is a staff writer for “The Headlight”. She likes reading news articles outside of class, cooking, hiking, traveling and hanging out with friends....

Jonas is starting his first year as a staff writer for “The Headlight”. Outside of school he enjoys kayaking, walks and programming. In school, Jonas enjoys subjects like math, science and English.

Vince Pascual attends Ida. B Wells as a junior. This is his first year on The Headlight, and he hopes to create a new section in the paper to highlight the various musical talents within the school. During his free time, he lift...

Matthew is a senior at Ida B. Wells. This is his first year working in "The Headlight". In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, programming, graphic design and video editing. You can typically find him watching Vietnamese an...

Adelaide Carlson is a freshman 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 goldfish and gatorade. When she’s not in school, Adelaide enjoys reading and ...

Shayla Reuther is a junior at Ida. B Wells. This is her first year writing for The Headlight. Since COVID-19, Shayla’s dreams to write have begun to take off through writing experiences at school. She is excited to finally w...

Anastasia Von Antz is a junior at Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School. This is her first year as a staff writer on The Headlight. Outside of school, she’s very passionate about Girl Scouts, music, and politics and she’s hoping to be p...

Witnee is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells High School. She took Intro to Communications her freshman year and fell in love with journalism. During the second semester last year, she joined “The Headlight”. She’s written many articles, ...

JJ Reynolds is in his second year of The Headlight as a junior, in his free time he loves to play Softball and loves music in his ear wherever he goes. He is the type of kid to bring to your mother, she'll love him dearly. ...

Renae is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School and she is currently in her first year of being an intro writer. Renae wants to excel in communications and can’t wait to be an active member of “The Headlight” community. ...

Sleman is a junior at Ida B. Wells High school. It’s his first year as an intro writer for “The Headlight”. It is currently Sleman's first year at Ida B. Wells High school. Some of his interests include watching soccer, playin...

Almond is a freshman currently attending Ida B. Wells High School. You can find her either helping the tech crew in the next big play or laughing with her close group of friends during lunch. This is her first year as a part of ...

Josephine is a freshman at Ida B. Wells. She is excited to expand her portfolio through writing for “The Headlight”. You can often find her on the side of a sports field with her camera, following her dream of becoming a sports ...

Davanie is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. She is excited to enter the journalism pathway and write about current and upcoming events. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with her friends at the mall or watching...

Miles is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. He decided to join Intro to Communications because he wanted to try something new and improve his writing ability. In his free time, he loves playing sports. Earlier this year Miles...

Rut is a German exchange student. After being part of Students News, the “Guardians News Network” last semester, this is her first year of writing for "The Headlight". Rut enjoys trying out different things in the US with...

Lila Jones is a freshman at Ida B. Wells. This is her first year on The Headlight and she is looking forward to starting her journalism career! In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends, baking, and playing vo...

Kellan Rossi is a freshman Intro to Communications student who enjoys many classes like costuming. This is his first year in the class. He enjoys going for long bike rides and playing video games with his friends. He is particu...

Ellie Mitchell is a freshman Ida. B Wells. This is her first year on The Headlight and is excited to be part of the team! You might find her at cheer practice or hanging out with friends. Ellie enjoys going shopping and watch...

Zoe Divens is a sophomore student at Ida B. Wells. This year she was glad to start Intro to Communications. Her goal is to get out of her comfort zone and think outside the box regarding writing and journaling. As the year 20...

Shalom Dinberg is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells. This year she is excited to be an Intro to Communications student. Shalom enjoys playing softball, hanging out with friends and family, and traveling. She is excited to explore the ...

My name is Shaelyn. I love acting, dancing and gossiping with my fellow GNN companions! I am KM's #1 fan as well.

Lyra is a senior at Ida B Wells and it's her first year on GNN. She is excited to learn about video writing, editing, and production. Outside of school she likes to be outside, crochet, and find new coffee shops. ...

Beckett is a junior at Ida B. Wells High School. He was born in Portland, Oregon and is part of the Student News and Multimedia Storytelling class. He enjoys filmmaking and continues to pursue his passion of being part of the fi...

Milly is a sophomore and joined the GNN team this year. Outside of school, she enjoys playing soccer and drawing. She also enjoys rewatching Spiderman, but only for Andrew Garfield. 

Weston is in 9th grade. He likes snowboarding and mountain biking and  wants to be a professional snowboarder when he is older. This is Weston’s first time working on the Guardian News Network. 

Ibrahim Abdalla is a freshman at Ida B. Wells. He enjoys playing basketball, filming, taking interviews of people and his favorite food is pasta. 

Delia Barrans is in her second year of GNN. She brings light and laughter to the classroom and an exuberant energy. Without her we would be doomed to despair and darkness. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends ...

This is Ely’s first year on GNN and she’s liking it so far with all the experience she’s getting. In her extra time she likes to read, go to concerts, and participate in school softball and swimming. ...

Kieran is a freshman at Ida B. Wells and this is her first year being a part of Guardian News Network. She hopes to end the semester knowing more about journalism. When not in class, you can find her spending time with friends ...

Rowan is grade 9, 1st year on GNN, hobbies include, working on cars and bikes, and football

Spencer is a freshman who enjoys playing music, especially guitar, and I like being behind the camera, and I am excited to be in the student news class.

 This is Nick’s first year on GNN. He likes to play football, hockey and lacrosse. Some of his favorite hoodies are sleeping, eating, and rock climbing.

This is Lucius’ first year on GNN. He enjoys playing football and wrestling.

Izzy is a freshman this year. This is her first time doing GNN. She likes tennis, reading, and going on walks.

Maya is a freshman and it’s her first time doing GNN. She plays lacrosse and likes to figure skate.

Penelope is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells High School. She took intro to communications her Freshman year, and now in her first year on GNN. In her free time she enjoys listening to music, cooking, and spending too much money on ...

Alayna is a freshman. This is her first year in GNN and she does cheer and dance.

Maida is a sophomore at Ida B Wells. She enjoys crafting and spending time with family. 

Nafissa is a sophomore. She likes using the camera and recording interviews. She’s also a fish enthusiast!

Sebastian is a junior and this is his first year doing GNN. He is the Co-president of the AV Collective, one of the leaders of GSA, and Communications lead/one of the captains for Wells' dragon boat team, The Dragon Guardians. ...

Dove is a junior, and really enjoys camera work, editing, writing scripts and being an overall team player!

Alice is a freshman and this is her first year working as a part of "Guardian News Network" . She contributes to editing, camera work, script writing, directing and on screen talent. Outside of class she does dance and vocals...

Georgia is a new student at IBW and this is her senior year! She is looking forward to working on camera and editing! After school lets out she enjoys grabbing a sweet treat, hanging with friends, and watching videos related to ...

Alex is a freshman and it’s her first year working on GNN. Once school has concluded, she likes acting, learning new impressions (such as Siri and Jennifer Coolidge), and occasionally playing Dress to Impress with her baddie...

River Tokunaga is a senior in his first year of GNN. He likes strawberries and long walks on the beach. This year he hopes to consistently produce interesting and well-made articles for all of you to enjoy....

Duncan Bradford is a senior and is a carryover from last year's Student News, Guardian News Network. He’s a frequent contributor to his own web series, Duncan’s Daily Doubts. Outside of the newsroom and the halls of Wells, h...

Aja is a junior at Ida B. Wells. She is passionate about photography and exploring the world. In her free time she likes to go for drives, hikes and ponder at viewpoints.

Rory is a freshman at Ida B. Wells, and is very excited for her first year in the Guardian News Network  . She is a proud member of the broadcast journalism class, and is looking forward to learning about script writing, editin...

Natalie is a freshman and this is her first year working on the "Guardian News Network" . Outside of class, she does photography and tennis.

Isaac is in 9th grade and he's a little interested in the Guardian News Network class because he wants to learn about how difficult the classes that he hasn't taken yet are....

Arya is a freshman and this is her first year on the Guardian News Network. Outside you can find her hanging with friends and family, writing, and reading. She would like to anchor, edit and film for GNN....

Vera is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. This is their first year working with the Guardian News Network, but she did news reporting for her leadership class in middle school. She enjoys creating funny skits, playing music...

Ivy is a freshman at Ida B. Wells this year, and this is her first time working with the Guardian News Network . She likes sports like soccer, running and snowboarding. Some of Ivy’s hobbies are listening to music, art and ph...

Jeremy is a freshman at Ida B. Wells High School. His favorite hobbies include dog sitting and video games. He is a member of the Ida B. Wells football team and a part of the Guardian News Network  team and is interested in the production ro...

Tim is a freshman and he would like to be a writer. He’s really passionate about physics and algebra, and enjoys problem-solving and figuring out how things work. Tim loves the challenge of tackling tough problems and seeing the c...

Rebecca is a freshman and it's her first year at the Guardian News Network . She has an older sister who's a senior this year. Rebecca enjoys playing soccer for her club and the Ida B. Wells team. ...

Hazel is a freshman at Ida B. Wells. This is her first year part of the Guardian News Network, but she did news reporting for her leadership class in middle school. Hazel enjoys creating funny skits, playing volleyball and softb...