Category: Youth Advisory Board

Divine Savoy is a junior at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., where she serves as Student Body Vice President and is a proud member of the National Honor Society. A dedicated Jim Vance Media Scholar, she also manages media for her school’s basketball team and has a strong passion for both medical and political journalism. Divine attended Session One of the 2025 Washington Journalism and Media Conference (WJMC), where she was honored as a recipient of the prestigious Amy Takayama-Perez Award. Beyond academics, she enjoys fencing, baking, running, photography, and exploring her creativity through writing. A self-described city girl with a calm yet energetic spirit, Divine is excited to continue growing as a storyteller and leader in media and journalism.

Olive Varvel is an alumna of WJMC and is a junior at Bellbrook High School. She is a founding member and takes an active role in her school’s marketing and communications club, she is a part of her school’s National Honor Society, and also serves as a Junior Senator for her school’s student government. Olive also works at the YMCA as a lifeguard and swim instructor. She is very excited to come back to the program that taught her so much about the world of communications and journalism. 

Aiden Hannon is a senior at Sherwood High School in Sherwood, Oregon, who attended Session 2 of WJMC 2025. He currently serves as the team captain for Sherwood High School’s Mock Trial Team and Constitutional Law Team. Aiden plans to attend a four-year university, majoring in Business Administration and minoring in Communications, with the goal of graduating from law school and becoming a prosecutor. His favorite bands are the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Strokes, and he loves spending time with his dogs, Falkor and Shenron. WJMC 2025 is an experience that Aiden will never forget, and he looks forward to learning even more while helping to make the WJMC experience even better by serving on the Youth Advisory Board.

Jacob Mooney is a current Junior from Marion, Virginia. He is a member of the theater, forensics, indoor and outdoor track teams. In his spare time, he likes to work out and play guitar. He attended WJMC in the summer of 2025, and is looking forward to being a Youth Advisor Board member.

Yoselin is a High School Senior at New Oxford High School in Hanover, PA. She is currently a Senior Editor for her school’s newspaper, The Silhouette. She is highly involved in academic clubs and takes many leadership roles. Besides her academic interests, she takes interest in reading, listening to music, and creating lifelong memories. With that, she created a lifelong memory at WJMC in July of 2025 that she decided to come back on the Youth Advisory Board and help other future correspondents desire such amazing memories.

Vivian Stoy is a senior at Harrison High School and dual enrolled at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. She attended the second session of WJMC 2025 and also participated in the 2025 Georgia Girls State. In her spare time, she can be found volunteering with Girl Scouts or at her local ice rink practicing her figure skating skills. In college, she plans to major in Government and International Politics to further her passion of working towards global peace through diplomacy. 

Victoria is a junior at Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee. She attended the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in the summer of 2025 where she made lifelong friends and had an opportunity to explore a new career path. Victoria is on her school’s speech and debate team, and she helps coach a middle school team as well. Outside of school, she loves to read and spend time with her family. She hopes to make next year’s conference even more impactful for future journalists.

Taylor is currently a junior at Barron Collier High School and a dual enrollment student at Florida SouthWestern State College in Naples, Florida. At her high school, she is a member of the danceline team and has been since her freshman year. She is also the current president of the BCHS Drama Club, as well as a newly inducted member of the National Honor Society. Taylor is a Publix employee and has worked with the company for almost three years, and has also worked as a student intern at Gulfshore Playhouse, a regional theatre in her area, for a year. Taylor attended WJMC in the summer of 2025, where she had one of the best experiences of her life. She is very excited to have the opportunity to serve on the Youth Advisory Board for the program this year!

Sufjan Waleryszak is a high school student currently attending Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Sufjan was born and raised in Kittery, Maine, by his parents and paternal grandparents. He enjoys a variety of humanities, such as literature, film, history, fiction, and music, among others. Sufjan met his current girlfriend, Ada Orejudos, at the 2025 WJMC. Sufjan is aiming to be a film major in college.