2018-2019 Staff
Dusty Barron
Editor in Chief/The BEAT Editor
It’s only the second week of school and I’m already dead! It's very hard to concentrate because my stomach is rumbling, so apologies in advance when this thing makes absolutely no sense. Me in a nutshell? That neighborhood grandma,...
Jessenia Balderas
News/Features Editor/Advanced Photographer
Hi!! I’m finally a senior and not ready for the real world. I’m very nervous about graduating but can’t wait to walk that stage. I have been in journalism for three years, and I’m involved in yearbook, newspaper and phot...
Jasmin Klassen
Sports Editor
Heyo! I’m super excited to be the sports editor this year! This is my second year on staff, and I’m so beyond grateful for a program like journalism. It has shown me the joy in simplicity, and that common sense should probab...
Jayton Sales
Editorial Board/Staff Writer/The BEAT Associate Editor
I’ve just started my senior year, and I can’t wait for it to be over! As soon as I graduate from this here building, I’m gonna pull out my laptop and write myself a novel because that’s what I’ve been wanting to do ...
Melissa Moore
Photo Editor
It’s my senior year, and I am so excited to be a part of the journalism staff. I am a photographer and the photo editor. I’m very bad at writing about myself. I am, however, very good at band. I play the clarinet, and I...
Kaitlin Harrison
Staff Writer/Advanced Photographer/The BEAT Staff
Stressing over college classes, trying to get all my interviews in by the deadline, memorizing music and swimming for no apparent reason--I guess this is what my senior is going to look like--sounds about right. I am the organ...
Dustie Beaubien
Staff Writer
Lizard lore this may be. As always, I am late in typing this bio, but I cannot find the motivation to finish it. Heading into my junior year, I realize that my ways of procrastination must soon come to a screeching halt. I...
Dayana Busanes
Staff Writer
“Hello, it’s me.” I still don't exactly know what I'm going to do in this class yet, but I'm going to do it, and I'm going to do it well.
Aaliyah Ericson
Staff Writer
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein Hey there! This is my second year in journalism. I’m extremely excited to see what this year brings. I am involved in volleyball, s...
Bradley Everett
Staff Writer
I consider myself to be a man of many talents. I’m a professional cat dad, professional support main, and a professional eater of the weirdest items on a restaurant’s menu. I’m an 80’s rock fan, and I believe every dog is...
Robin Franklin
Staff Writer
Hi. Yep, you guessed it, the last of the Mohicans! Or in this case, the last Franklin in journalism. I’m also the only Franklin child who would still take journalism even if I wasn’t forced to be in here. Something yo...
Sydney Gonzales
Staff Writer/Artist
BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD HAVE ART AS YOUR PICTURE. Hello, fellow comrades or random stranger reading this bio! Just note... This, “Hello,” is all you’re going to get from me, mainly because I am socially anxiou...
Jordan Long
Staff Writer/Photographer
I spend half my life on Netflix and Hulu watching anime. I binge watch Harry Potter whenever I get the chance.
Aubrey Hewitt
Staff Writer/Artist
I’m in Newspaper I; I don’t know what I’m doing in this class. Please send help. In the meantime, I’m a junior who enjoys making art. I take way too many AP classes and participate in way too many extracurriculars. I ...
Alayna Amen
Photographer
Several people were harmed in the making of this bio, and it was completely worth it. It’s also worth staying up all night to binge THAT one show.
Jocelyn Gonzales
Photographer
Most of my life is spent on Youtube watching whatever pops up or on Hulu and Netflix watching anime or whatever people suggest for me to watch. I eventually come back to reality, then back to anime. Then eventually I really come b...
Susan Williamson
Adviser
I have the great pleasure of working with the best journalism staffs anywhere. Whenever someone compliments our publications, I simply say, "I have the best kids". This is my 33rd year to teach journalism and my 38th year working...