Manaia Wakamatsu is a freshman at David Douglas High School and this is her first year in Journalism. She decided to take Journalism to improve on her writing skills and to try new things in school. Other extracurriculars she does include orchestra, civic scholars and food pantry. In her free time she likes to listen to music or play volleyball with her friends. Manaia is currently studying to go into psychology and hopes to be a specialist in mental health when she's older.