Helloo, my name is Arely and I am a sophomore here at IKE, and this is my second year being in journalism. I am super excited to see how the year goes about and hopefully meet new people along the way! Apart from journalism I am also on the tennis team and enjoy things like reading and baking. I hope to one day be a psychiatrist which is why I write about mental health.

I joined journalism my freshman year because I wanted to be involved in school and I found out Journalism was the best way to do it! When being a part of journalism you get the opportunity to research your favorite topics, meet new people and express your opinions. I believe that having a student-run newspaper helps prepare our students for the responsibilities of the real world. Not only that but it has allowed us to become more outgoing and be open minded.