Category: Youth Advisory Board

Kayleigh is a member of the Class of 2025 at Jefferson Township High School in Oak Ridge, New Jersey. After an introduction to journalism in her sophomore year, Kayleigh knew it was the path for her. Since then, she has been an editor for her school’s newspaper and is excited to continue her journalism career after graduation. She also enjoys participating in her school’s theater department. She is so excited to be joining the YAB this year!

Kalyssa Glanzmann is currently a senior at Stafford High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She is passionate about filmmaking, theatre, creative writing, photography, and several other creative outlets, where she hopes to create change within the world. She is the founder of the TV and Media Club and the proud props manager for her theatre department. She attended WJMC in the first session of Summer 2024 which has been one of the best experiences in her life.

Isabella Frias is a WJMC alumni from the summer of 2024. She is from Easton, Pennsylvania and attends Easton Area High School. She is the co-founder of the easton YSDA. She is also pursuing a career in linguistics. Her favorite memory of WJMC was the Planet Word and seeing spoken world exhibit.

Anada Conley is a junior at Susquenita High School, residing in Pennsylvania. She attended the second session at WJMC in 2024, and it was the best time of her life! She is involved in every choir and band program offered at her school, as well as theatre, yearbook, media, tech team, colorguard, etc.. In her free time, Anada loves to take photos of nature and the world around her, as well as read, write, listen to music, drink coffee, and play Stardew Valley.

Zoe Lyn is a junior at Woodward Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is actively involved in Model UN and Mock Trial. Her academic interests include history and english. She loves to write, listen to music, read, and play pickleball! She enjoyed the balance of learning and social activities while participating in the WJMC program in summer 2024 (session 2). Zoe looks forward to working with the team to develop ways to build a stronger WJMC community.

Ellie lives in Florence, South Carolina, where she is a 2025 Graduate at Trinity Collegiate School. Ellie will be attending the University of South Carolina to major in Journalism, and plans to become broadcast journalist and freelance photojournalist. In her free time, Ellie loves to stay connected in her church, hang out with friends, read, write, draw, and swim. Ellie is an alumni of the WJMC in 2024 of the pink group, and is extremely excited to be invited back for the 2025 season as a youth advisor! Her hope for this season is to give others the same life-long memories she was gifted!

Bella Smole is a WJMC alumni from the summer of 2024. She is from Akron, Ohio and attends Woodridge high school. She is her schools head athletics department photographer and runs the tennis and football social media. She has been doing photography for three years and hopes to continue it into a career of sport photojournalism. Her favorite memory from WJMC was going to the gala with all the new friends she made and making an amazing last night at WJMC

Cole Jackson-Paige is from Winchester, Virginia and attends John Handley High School. He attended WJMC in 2024 and is an alumni from the Red Group! Cole has been a part of the school’s morning announcements, football team, and other activities the past 4 years. He creates his own content based around the NFL, pursuing a career in sports media. Through his experience at WJMC it has given him many opportunities to learn and grow in the journalism and media fields. Cole looks forward to working with other WJMC alumni to create a great experience for future alumni and conferences.

Cooper is a Senior at Xavier High School in Middletown Connecticut. Working as one of the editors for his school’s newspaper, and creating his very own website dedicated to covering the ever changing sports world, he intends to major in journalism in college. In his free time, Cooper likes to listen to and write about music, with some of his favorite artists being Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Bruno Mars and Future. WJMC was a life changing experience for Cooper, and with the skills he’s acquired and the knowledge he’s gained, he hopes to help make WJMC 2025 the best that it can possibly be.

Olivia is a senior at Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas. She has been an active member of her school’s yearbook staff since freshman year, and she has held the position of co-editor-in-chief for the past two years. Olivia attended WJMC in 2024 and hopes that everyone who is presented the opportunity attends as well. Outside of journalism, Olivia loves animals, reading, and exploring everything the world has to offer.