These stories are some that I worked on during the two-week teacher strike in Newton last year. This strike was an amazing opportunity for our student led newspaper to build skills by covering major news without advisor aid. We earned several awards for our strike coverage. In addition to these, I aided with other stories by getting interviews and information.

I worked as a news reporter my freshman year, as well as my junior and senior year after finishing my term as Editor-in-Chief. I gained skills in interviewing high ranking local officials, writing tightly and doing research.

One of the first stories I ever wrote for The Newtonite was published on the first page of our March Special. It discussed student and staff opinions on the repeal of the mask mandate in 2022. I had to write this story in very little time and this helped me face any fear of approaching strangers I had, because there simply wasn't time to be nervous.

This story was published in the first print special that came out several weeks after the Newton Teacher's Association strike. I wrote it during an awkward time when the district and school were trying to figure out how to adapt to the interrupted school year.

This story was published several months ago at the one year anniversary of the strike. It was important to me to highlight how the issues that resulted in the strike are still ongoing, as well as the impacts on the community and nearby towns. 

This story was a feature on the World Language Department head who was retiring. I spent hours interviewing her and those who were close with her and really enjoyed digging into her complicated and interesting life. It reminded me that everyone has an interesting story, if only they are asked about it.