Abigale Paterniti is a junior at River Hill High School in Columbia, Maryland. She previously attended WJMC in the summer of 2024. She is the news editor for the River Hill Current, her school’s student-run newspaper, and Junior President of the National English Honor Society. After school, she enjoys dancing, reading, traveling, interviewing community members, and creating podcast episodes. Abi is excited to have the opportunity to shape the experience of next summer’s youth correspondents through her knowledge of her time at WJMC.