CONTACT LIST
Shelby Hubbard
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Savannah Dignard
Vivian Fassett
Staff Reporter
Lilah Gongora
Staff Reporter
Jessica Serrano
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Justine Bullard
Tallyn Nearman
Wesley Wheeland
Staff Reporter
Addy Kennedy
Staff Reporter
Jackson Unger
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Isabel Jimenez Hernandez
Nada Shrourou
Staff Reporter
Em Pearson
Editor-In-Chief
Kaitlyn Holmes
Staff Reporter
Rat Naber
Staff Reporter
Brooklyn Hill
Staff Reporter
Ashley Calkins
Staff Reporter
Zoe Yeo
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Ayla Cuskic
Staff Reporter
Elizabeth Duarte
Staff Reporter
Caleb Kolden
Staff Reporter
Ryan Thomas
Staff Reporter
Lilly Vickers
Staff Reporter
Newsie Bios
Andrea Zamora Leon
My name is Andrea Zamora Leon. I am a first-year student this year. I have only attended Ironwood for a couple of months since I am only a first-year student. Before I was at Ironwood, I was at Desert Palms elementary. So far, I like this school. I took this class because they mixed up my schedule. They gave me some options, but I decided to go with Journalism since my friend told me it was a good class, and I also enjoy writing, So I felt like I would enjoy this class. I played soccer when I was younger, and I might be doing it again.
Savannah Dignard
Hello everyone! My name is Savannah Dignard, and I’m a senior here at Ironwood High School! I’ve attended this school for all four years of my high school experience, and I took journalism for the first time in my sophomore year. As a senior, I decided to return to the newspaper and create a new community with others who love to write like I do. Here at Ironwood, I am an IB course candidate and have taken honors since I got to high school. I also played softball for a year and am currently an NHS member! As of May 2024, I work at a coffee shop called Daily Drip and it has been one of the most fruitful experiences. A fun fact about me is that I love the book series ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’!
Wesley Wheeland
My name is Wesley Wheeland. I am a senior at Ironwood High School attending for three years. I came to Ironwood from Heritage Elementary School. I decided to take this course because I wanted to branch out and try different things during my high school experience. Throughout my experience, I have partaken in this, worked in the Eagle's Nest for a few weeks, joined the announcements team working behind the scenes, and I currently perform in choir. During my senior year, I want to participate in more after school activities. Currently, I do not have a real job, though I will begin applying soon. A fact about myself is that I am clumsy, and I have dropped my phone into a bowl of ramen before.
Lilah Gongora
My name is Lilah Gongora, and I am very excited for this school year. I am a senior, but I am also new to IHS. This will be my first and last year attending IHS, so I am determined to make it a great year! I wanted to join the newspaper because not only do I really enjoy writing, but Journalism has been something I have been interested in for a while. When I first joined a Journalism class during my freshman year, I wrote for the news section. I was always overjoyed when I got to see something I had written in the newspaper. A fun fact about me is I am obsessed with the color pink, and besides clothing, nearly everything I own is pink.
Vivian Fassett
I’m Vivian Fassett, and I am a senior. I have been attending Ironwood High School ever since I started high school. I am taking newspaper because I enjoyed being a part of this class and working on the newspaper. I was a part of Esports club last year and this year I intend to join D&D club as well as continue my involvement in Esports club. A fun fact about myself is that I enjoy creating digital art. I’ve been drawing digitally for years, and it never fails to be an enjoyable activity to pass the time with.
Luis Vargas
Hi, my name is Luis Vargas. I am currently in 11th grade, and I have attended Ironwood Highschool since I was a freshman. I have decided to take Newspaper here because I have taken journalism in the past so with having the prior knowledge that I learned in Journalism I thought that, that prior knowledge would have translated very well into newspaper and any future journalistic class that I decide to partake in. With that said, I like describing myself as an independent person as well as a fast learner, I tend to articulate innovative ideas and concepts very well which is why I am a fast learner. I like sticking to the flow and embracing change.
Isabel Jimenez Hernandez
Hello, my name is Isabel Jiménez Hernández, but a lot of people call me Izzy. I am a sophomore at Ironwood High School obviously. I started at Ironwood the second semester of freshman year, so I have been here for about a year. Previously I went to Arcadia High School in Scottsdale, that was for the first semester. I had to move because it was far from my house, and my mom liked Ironwood more. I am taking Journalism because I want to improve my writing skills, and because I want to step out of my comfort zone and try something new. A fun fact about me is I am supposed to be a junior, but I started school late
Em Pearson
My name is Emily Pearson, but I usually prefer people call me by Em as it makes me more sure that people are talking to me when there’s multiple Emily’s in a class. Currently, I’m starting my senior year here at Ironwood High School. I’ve attended this school since first semester of my freshman year and plan to stay here all four years because I really love this school. I’m taking this class because I want to be a journalist one day hopefully and taking this could help me get on that track to getting that job. Fun fact about me is that I wanted to keep Newspaper going after the old editors left back in my sophomore year.
Andy Ramos
Hello, my name is Andy Ramos. I am a freshman, meaning that it is my first year at Ironwood high school. I am taking Journalism with Mr. Robinson because I believe it will be an awesome new experience. Personally, I am really fascinated with the English language; and I feel like this class will be ton of fun since we get to write articles and learn about news writing. So far, I am absolutely in love with this class, and it might be my favorite behind my Reserve Officer Training Corps program, which is a program sponsored by the United States armed forces in order to enhance character development and prepare students who take the program for after high school. If you take ROTC for all four years of high school, then you can receive up-to $700 extra in monthly salary if you enlist in to any branch of the armed forces. Mr. Robinson is such a blast and I consider him probably the best teacher out of all teachers I have. I enjoy watching the news and discussing it with family and friends. I love spending time with my family and overall, just socializing.
Leslie Underwood
Hello, my name is Leslie Underwood, and I am a sophomore for this school year. I’ve attended school for at least 2 years, but I missed a lot of school days when I was a freshman, or I was just late for my classes a lot. I took journalism because when I first got to choose my classes I didn’t know what I wanted right away, and I was just looking through the classes and I just happened to come across journalism, and it looked interesting, so I clicked it but now that I’m in journalism I now know what It is, and I am glad I took it. One fun fact I have about myself is that I play Roblox and have up to 8 siblings and only 2 out of them go here but half of my siblings are my step sibling’s.
Justine Bullard
My name is Justine Bullard. I’m a freshman here at Ironwood and I’ve attended IHS all school year. I’m taking journalism this semester because I’ve always had a passion for writing. Something most people don’t know about me is that football is a major part of my life and family. My grandpa was a Cowboys fan, and my dad grew up watching all kinds of sports with him. He devastatingly passed away when my dad was just 16, so football holds a special place in my dad’s heart. Now, I watch the Cowboys games with my dad almost every week. It’s nice to love something that I know my grandpa loved too. My cousin, William, has played football his whole life and plans to pursue a career doing so. To this day, my whole family shares an intense love for football, and it often brings us together
Nada Shrourou
Hi! My name is Nada Shrourou! I am a freshman here at Ironwood and I have been here the whole school year. I joined Journalism because I love writing and is extremely useful when trying to help improve it. It is also a great place to have fun and is very stress-free. Some fun facts about myself are that I love to read. Specifically, mystery books. I also love to watch the show Criminal Minds. It has been my favorite show for a long time and will continue to be for a while.
Rat Naber
Hello, my name is Rat Naber, and I am in ninth grade, so that makes me freshman. I have only been attending Ironwood this year. I joined journalism because I thought it would be fun and it sounded like something I would be interested in since I have a passion for writing. I think I am going to join again next year as I’m starting to consider this as a career choice. Some things about mare are that I love batman and most this DC related and I also really enjoy going to thrift stores.
Caleb Kolden
My name is Caleb Kolden. I am in ninth grade, and I have attended Ironwood for a few months. I am taking journalism because I thought it would be fun especially since I used to write stories when I was younger. Some fun facts about me are that I like to play video games, watch movies, and collect whatever rare things I can afford or get my hands on. I really like action and horror movies because they keep me on edge and excite me. My favorite video game is the Resident Evil 4 Remake, which I got for Christmas.
Andrew Prince
My name is Andrew Prince, and I am a senior at Ironwood high school. I have been going to Ironwood for 4 years and I have enjoyed the last two years very well. I am taking newspaper again to get back into writing and I thought I would give it another shot. Fun fact about me is that I own way too movies on DVDs and I own a lot of movie posters and movie, but all the stuff is horror movie stuff or batman stuff. I am very committed to my script I am writing in film as well.
Tallyn Nearman
Hi, my name is Tallyn Nearman. I’m a freshman at Ironwood high school. I’ve been here for one semester. I was placed here because I was not allowed to take criminal justice as a freshman.
So far journalism is fun. I love to play Basketball, Soccer, and football. Also, I like to box. I’m pretty good at all of them.
Ayla Cuskic
My name is Ayla Cuskic. I am a senior here at Ironwood High School and I have been here all four years of my high school career. The reason I'm taking journalism is because it was one of the few electives left, and I wanted to learn how to write better. Also, the class overall sounded the most interesting. A fun fact about me is that I have two cats, Boots and Ruby.
Kaitlyn Holmes
I am Kaitlin Holmes, a sophomore who has attended Ironwood High school since my freshman year. The reason that I decided to take journalism this year is because I wanted to experiment and discover different ways of writing, instead of the essays I have to write in English. Although, I also felt like I needed some more practice with writing. So, when I saw this class, I decided that it wouldn’t hurt to try it. I had heard from others that had taken this class that it had been relaxed and easy, which convinced me further to take this class. I hope to learn a few things in this class, so that I can write my own stories outside of school. When I have enough experience, I would like to create my own book
Vincent Encizo
Hello, my name is Vincent Encizo, and I am a sophomore this year at Ironwood. This is my second year here. I’m taking Newspaper this year again because I enjoyed journalism last year, and I believe I really grew as a writer last year and I can do more complex stories. I was born and raised here in Arizona, and I have a sister. I also have a dog who is a pit bull breed. In my spare time I like to hike, hang out with friends and family and play sports in my spare time. I like to play football the most because I’ve been playing it since I was seven, and I will be playing the sport again this year as well.
Lilly Vickers
Hi! My name is Lilly Vickers. I have been at Ironwood the whole time I have been in high school. I am currently a junior and cannot wait for my senior year, and to finally be done. I am in journalism because I love to write, I feel like it is such a helpful and fun way to express yourself and let things out. I enjoy reading and art. I am good at drawing with graphite. I have done several projects and for the most part I am proud of how they turned out. I am also obsessed with horror movies. For fun I love to drive my truck and go out with friends. We normally go camping or have bonfires or anything outdoors.
Jessica Serrano
Hello, my name is Jessica Serrano and I’m a sophomore. This is my second year attended Ironwood High School. The reason I’m taking Newspaper is because I wanted to better my writing skills and learn more about how to write stories. Also, this is my second year doing newspaper. Some facts about me are that I play basketball here at Ironwood High School. One of my hobbies is cooking for family. Other hobby is travel to different states or place. One of my favorite states to travel to is Denver, Colorado and one state I wound like to travel to is Chicago, Illinois.