Tag: 2019

Katelyn Aluise attends Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia, where she is the president of the writer’s club that works with her school’s literary magazine (The HHS Digest). She is an active member of the Huntington High Speech and Debate Forensics team. In her free time, she participates in Huntington High’s marching band and reads quite a lot, as she is an avid believer that reading improves one’s writing, which is especially helpful in organizing works for the school’s magazine and speech-writing. Last year, Katelyn was nominated for a position as a Washington Journalism and Media Conference Youth Correspondent that piqued her existing interest in the liberal arts, as well as journalism. Her goal as a Youth Advisory Member is to ensure the same, if not a better experience for upcoming correspondents.

Jaxon is a senior at Warren County High School and sophomore at Motlow State Community College in McMinnville, Tennessee. He plans to study journalism and photography to prepare for a career in photojournalism or investigative journalism. Jaxon attended WJMC 2018 and loved it. Some of his hobbies are photography and reading.

Kristi Jones is from small town Madisonville, TN and will be graduating from Sequoyah High School. She will be continuing her education at Middle Tennessee State University starting the fall of 2019. She will be majoring in Journalism and Media & Entertainment

Melina Nguyen is junior at MLK Magnet High School in Nashville, TN. She loves to write, tell, and learn about stories of people from different backgrounds and opinions. Melina is a very bubbly and energetic person who tries to make everyone around me feel welcome. She enjoyed WJMC as a National Youth Correspondent and is excited to be a member of the Youth Advisory Board.

Harriet Gaye was a correspondent for the 2018 WJMC. She is a current high school senior originally from Delaware. Harriet plans on majoring in Journalism with a minor in Creative Writing or Fashion Merchandising.

Ethan attended the 2018 Washington Journalism and Media Conference as a member of the Lime color group and a rising high school senior. The conference offered an invaluable opportunity: the chance to explore the field of journalism in depth, just outside of the heart of Washington DC. In his free time, Ethan reads, writes creatively, walks around downtown Prattville, Alabama, and spends time with family. Currently, Ethan serves as the editor in chief of his school paper, The Panther Progress, serves as a Students Demand Action ambassador, and is involved with the Montgomery Advertiser as a shadower. Ethan plans to major in Political Science and write for his university paper and/or minor in journalism.

Daniel is a senior at Ridgewood High School from Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he is editor of his school’s newspaper. Daniel loved Carol Guzy’s talk and thinks the conference could have an even bigger impact if some of the people who were her photo subjects or lived in places where she had taken photos came to speak. He had a great experience and thinks that would amplify it even more.

Lauren Casole is from Voorhies, NJ and is currently a senior at Eastern Regional High School. In her spare time she dances at Jazz Unlimited as a member of their Senior Dance Ensemble. She loves to travel, spend time with family and friends and shop. Also, she is the Editor-in-Chief of, The Voyager, her high school newspaper. Lauren is thrilled to be a member of the 2019 Youth Advisory Board because her experience at WJMC was so memorable. She attended the conference in 2018 and wants to help upcoming corespondents have the best experience possible.