Tag: 2018

Julian is from Columbia, Md and is currently a senior at Long Reach HS. He serves as Vice President of his class, Editor of the school television program and morning announcements, Treasurer of Alpha Achievers, a member of the football team, and runs three of his school’s social media pages. He attended WJMC 2017 and felt his favorite moment was his breakout session with Alex Rosenwald. He is very excited to be apart of the WJMC Youth Advisory Board as well as preparing for WJMC 2018 !

Faith Lee is a junior at Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where she is an active participant in Young Life and a member of the yearbook staff, lacrosse team, and several service and academic clubs. Faith writes a fashion and lifestyle blog and has a job managing the social media accounts of a local boutique. She aspires to pursue a career in fashion journalism, hopefully writing for a major women’s fashion publication like Teen Vogue. Faith attended the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in 2017 and it provided her with reassurance of her passion for the field of journalism as well as lifelong friends. She’s excited to help next summer’s correspondents prepare for a journey that will hopefully change their lives the way WJMC changed hers.

Casey Sennett is a senior at Philipsburg-Osceola High School in Philipsburg, PA. She is the President of Student Council and Academic Decathlon, Secretary of the senior-run freshman orientation group: Mountie Mentors. In addition, she participates in National Honor Society, Key Club, Queen of Hearts, Math Competition Crew, and works as the Statistician for the Girls’ Varsity Soccer team. She enjoys reading and book blogging at Little Red’s Reviews in her free-time. Her experience at WJMC allowed her to step outside of her comfort zone and make lifelong friends. She is eternally grateful for the opportunities she had at WJMC and is thrilled to make the experience as wonderful for future correspondents.

Caitlyn is a WJMC National Youth Correspondent participating in July 2017. She currently attends Lowndes High School and is dually-enrolled at Valdosta State University in Georgia. Caitlyn is a member of swim and cheer teams and has received sports and community service awards. She loves traveling, sports, and social media. Caitlyn’s personal statement is “inspiring youth to make a community impact by action and example.”

Abbygail is originally from Wichita, KS and is currently living in Moore, Oklahoma. She is a senior at Moore High School and will be attending Wichita State University in the fall of 2018 as a dual major studying Business Management and Communications with a concentration in Journalism. Abbygail aspires to be an American Sign Language Interpreter as well as a Traveling Reporter and Journalist. She is very involved in her school and community as a Freshmen Mentor, National Honor Society Scholarship Chairman, Social Media Coordinator, Senior Editor and Chief of the Lion’s ROAR newspaper, Free Lance Photographer for the yearbook, and a Student Council Senator. She works two jobs and tutors junior high school students. During the summer of 2017, she was an intern at a Communications Firm and spent a week at the Washington Journalism and Media Conference. She feels so blessed to be given the opportunity to contribute to WJMC 2018.

Annie Bryant is 18 years old and is a junior at Woodlynde school in Wayne, Pennsylvania. She enjoys writing and the news. Annie was a part of The Washington Journalism and Media Conference this past summer.

Kaitlyn Shell is currently a senior at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, Virginia. She is part of her school’s freshman mentor program and also a part of its small journalism program. Kaitlyn enjoys reading and writing both fiction and non-fiction. WJMC helped her realize that journalism is something she loves, and she now sees it as a major opportunity moving ahead in college and in life. Other hobbies of hers include cheerleading, painting, drawing, and taking care of her animals.