By Maggie Morrow

Sophomores Pauline Dagaas, Alexandria Schaffer, and Tori Godwin are excited for this trimester. Photo by: Maggie Morrow

Each year, the journalism class sees several new faces added to the number of writers for the Pilgrim Perspective.  Everyone  has  many different personalities and interests, but fortunately all these traits mesh together  well to  create  a great paper.

“It sounded wonderful and I wanted to practice with my writing,” sophomore Tori Godwin says of her reasons for enrolling.  Though she is not yet sure of her future career path, she says that she has considered writing.  In her spare time, Godwin enjoys listening to music, writing and singing.  Although she does admit to being somewhat of a “homebody,” she always loves to spend time with her best friend, Krissy.  Godwin feels that most people do not know that she is smarter than a first impression might show.

“My closest friends thought it would be a nice  experience to try to bring my open mindedness to everyone,” says senior Samanth Howard.  Howard most enjoys getting people to think in a different way through journalism.  She believes that journalism would be an interesting career, however she hopes to attend college to become a Criminal and Forensic Psychologist.  “I’m actually a very shy person who keeps my life completely private,” Howard admits as something most people do not know about her.
“I decided to enroll in journalism because I really like writing and wanted to get better at it,” explains sophomore Pauline Dagaas.  She, among many other journalism students, really appreciates the independence and freedom given by the teacher while in the class.  “You pretty much work the whole time without anyone getting on your case about it,” she says.  Outside of school, Dagaas is a member of the varsity cheerleading squad and spends many of her Saturdays at Speech meets.  “In my spare time, I like hanging out with friends, shopping, listening to music, going running, or going to the movies.”  In closing, Dagaas admits to being a die-hard Harry Potter fan.
Also a sophomore, Maddy Good is excited.  In hopes of someday becoming an elementary school teacher, Good always looks forward to trying new things.  “I had never done [journalism] before and I thought it would be something fun to try,” she states simply.  Out of school, Good is also a member of the varsity cheerleading squad.  “I like playing with my dog, hanging out with my friends and shopping,” she adds.  One thing most people may not know about her is that her favorite food is watermelon.
Senior Jon Scott also thought journalism would simply be something fun to try.  “I would encourage people who like fun stuff to join journalism,” he says.  He is hoping for a future in meteorology and shares that he is not currently in any sports, but he finds ways to pass the time.  In his abundant spare time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, playing video games and networking via Facebook.  “Most likely, [most people do not know that] I’m more social outside of school than what I am in school,” Scott concludes.
“I decided to be in journalism because I want to be a journalist,” states sophomore Alexandria Schaffer.  With a unique highlight of this course, she says that she most enjoys handing out questionnaires. She also admits to being slightly nervous awaiting the printing of the first issue.  Outside of school, Schaffer is a member of the soccer and basketball teams.  “I like listening to music, shopping and hanging out with friends,” she shares.  An interesting fact that most people may not know about her is that she believes Facebook is a waste of time.
Sophomore Marcie Blair has mixed emotions about  adding journalism  to  her  schedule.  “I’m excited and a little nervous,” she explains.  “[I really like] how laid back [this class] is,” says Blair.  For her, time is passed by relaxing and listening to music.
Blair is not yet sure of what she wants to do after high school, but she has considered being a piercing artist.  She believes that most people do not know how much she loves to sing.
Melody Granier, a French foreign exchange student, admits to being extremely excited for this class.  “The people are very nice,” she says.  The class sparked her interest simply because there are no journalism classes available in France.  Granier shares that her free time is spent dancing, listening to music, watching movies, shopping, seeing her friends and keeping up with her blog.  Among the many interesting things about her, she says that she greatly enjoys to cook.

Junior Anyssa  Alonso  enrolled in journalism mainly to improve her writing.  This class, being  new  to Alonso, is  exciting and  hopefully helpful to her future.  “I want to do something related to journalism and broadcasting
in the future,” she elaborates.  Alonso explains that she spends much of her free time working and babysitting, but on the weekends she spends time with friends and family.  In closing, Alonso shares, “I’m viewed as quiet and shy a lot but I’m really not.”
The many different journalists are looking forward to the new class and hoping to create an excellent paper.  The various personalities and opinions among the journalism class should make for a great year.