Category: Youth Advisory Board

Maximo Legaspi is a senior at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He began his work as a journalist as a student writer for his school’s newspaper, the Stagline, and eventually worked his way up to becoming the editor-in-chief. Outside of his work as a journalist, he serves as the President and co-founder of his school’s Asian-American Club, the co-captain of the Cross Country team, and more. In his spare time, Maximo enjoys playing guitar, listening to music, writing, fashion, and talking to his friends. In the future, Maximo hopes to become a journalist covering hard-hitting news across the world, and hopes to one day run for office so he can work to make the world a better place.

Imani Nellie Anzaya is a junior at Lake Norman Charter High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She participates in both her school’s Varsity and club soccer programs, which have both have won state championships—one for the club and two for the school. In addition to her love of soccer, she also likes to bake, take road trips, and just chill out with her friends and family. She adores mentoring youngsters in her community and seeing them develop while doing volunteer work that involves sports, most notably coaching soccer. When she goes to college, she wants to major in sports journalism and play soccer at the collegiate level. Attending WJMC not only gave her this opportunity but allowed her to narrow down her major. She is incredibly appreciative of this chance and can’t wait to make the new WJMC correspondent’s journey just as memorable as her’s was.

Trent Benton is a WJMC 2022 alumnus from Greensboro, NC. He is an International Baccalaureate student at Walter Hines Page High School, where he participates in marching band, student council and the cheerleading team. When he graduates high school, Trent hopes to study environmental science and go on to get his law degree so he can specialize as an environmental attorney.

Teanna Sorensen is a junior at Copper Hills High School in West Jordan, Utah. She attended WJMC in the summer of 2022. Teanna is the editor-in-chief of her schools newspaper and officer for the Women’s Inspiring Strength and Empowerment club. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in journalism and work for a fashion magazine. Teanna loved meeting those with similar interests at WJMC and hopes to keep those amazing connections.

Stephanie Schultz is a junior at Moorhead High School. She was a National Youth Correspondent at WJMC in 2022. In her Sophomore year of high school, she was a reporter for her school newspaper’s Arts and Entertainment section. Stephanie enjoys writing, photography, and reading in her free time.

Sophia Prichard is a WJMC ‘22 Alumna and current Senior at Bourbon County High School in Paris, Kentucky. She is the Editor for Le Petit Colonel, the student-run newspaper and hopes to major in Film Studies so she can pursue film & art criticism in the journalism field.

Sophia Mills is currently a senior at Boca Raton Community High School. She is the Student Government President and the founder of the Students Speak Up for Kids Chapter. She aspires to be either a political journalist and lawyer, or a policy-maker. Sophia attended WJMC in 2022 and is excited to introduce new students to the program as well as help be a part of the WJMC 2023 planning process!

Sophia Cardoso is a senior at Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, VA. She loves reading, creative writing, and is a member of her school’s theatre company. Sophia dreams of becoming an author after college.

Shane Riley and is an aspiring sports journalist and senior in high school. For fun, he goes to the beach and plays school basketball. He runs a blog where he posts interviews and content related to the sports world. Shane loves to share his passion for writing and journalism with others as he feels it is a very important aspect of the world today.