Hi! My name is Alyssa but you might know me as Aly. I love movies and TV, and some of my favorite shows are “Brooklyn 99”, “Modern Family”, and “Yellowjackets”. Movie wise, I will watch almost anything but my favorite of all time is “Juno”. If I had to choose a favorite artist it would definitely be Phoebe Bridgers. There are a lot of artists I also love, including Lizzy McAlpine, Clairo, Adrianne Lenker and Leith Ross. I collect vinyls and posters as well, and absolutely love concerts. I do a lot of extracurriculars outside of journalism, including Unified Flag Football, Speech and Debate, and I also volunteer at Erin’s house. I’m constantly looking for new things to do, and have a lot of hobbies. I love art of all kinds, and also do nails. On top of that, I also enjoy scrapbooking and journaling, and keep a sketchbook running at any given time. I have always been a bookworm, my cat is named “Catniss” after Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games, and have been writing my entire life. One of my favorite things I’ve done related to that was going to Indiana University this past summer for HSJI, which is the university’s high school journalism program. I studied opinion and column writing while I was there, and absolutely loved it. If I had to choose a character to represent my personality, I would without a doubt choose Snoopy from the Peanuts. I grew up watching the cartoons and have absolutely loved him from a young age. Anyone who has ever seen my room knows how much I love him, because my shelves and walls are covered with trinkets and posters with Snoopy on them. I’m passionate about a lot of things, including journalism. In the future, I hope to go into elementary education and write freelance articles on the side. I love traveling, and I think that having my summers off would be a good opportunity to do travel journalism. My favorite place I’ve ever been would have to be either New York City or Switzerland.