Nila Roper is a senior, and this is her second year with the Huguenot Herald. She loves writing because of the power it has to educate, influence and empower, and she truly believes that it can change the world. Her other passions include dance, music and social justice. Some other groups she is a part of are English Honors Society, Ignite, PAVE Dance and FEMpowerMENt, New Rochelle High School’s gender equality club, which she is co-president of.