About

 What is Viking Voice?

Viking Voice is an online publication created by students at Selah High School. As part of their social media publishing class, these students write articles and take photos to educate the community about school and local events. Additionally, students can write reviews and editorials to share their personal opinions. Ultimately, the goal is for students to gain valuable communication skills while giving them an outlet to express themselves and share their unique "Viking Voice."

 Meet the Viking Voice team

Spring 2024

Collin Heater

  Collin Heater is a junior at Selah High School and student editor of the Viking Voice. He is a member of National Honor Society and excels in his academics. After high school, he plans to attend Central Washington University and attain a degree in business. Once he attains his degree, he intends to pursue a career as an entrepreneur.

Braden Kotzin

Braden Kotzin is a senior this year. Braden Is a varsity baseball player and has been playing baseball his whole life. He enjoys being outside, he loves skiing and hiking. He also has a passion for music and film. He has been playing drums for almost 8 years and guitar for 2. Braden loves to film and display his creative ideas on video for others to enjoy. He has taken video production the last three years of high school and is enrolled in advanced video productions this year. Braden wants to boost the athletic and music community in Selah using the skills he has and his contributions to the website.

Chad Covell

Chad is a freshman involved in cross country, wrestling, and track. He also enjoys lifting weights, listening to music, and hanging out with friends. After high school, he intends to attend college for a degree in engineering.

Jorge Arias

Jorge Arias is a senior at Selah High School. He enjoys lifting weights, challenging himself, listening to music, and meeting new people. His favorite class is Social Media Publishing since he is able to express his interests and passions in different forms. 

Carson Carroll

 Meet Carson, a dude with dreams as big as the ocean and a desire to be the next David Goggins. Carson is on a quest to become the ultimate Navy SEAL sigma male. Imagine a dude who can out-sigma even the sigma-est, lifting weights, meditating, and occasionally whispering "stay hard" to the mirror. Watch out, world, because Carson is here to redefine what it means to be an epic, alpha, sigma Navy SEAL! 

Kyle Christenson

Kyle Christenson is a Senior at Selah High School. He likes to go fishing, hang out with friends, go to the gym, listen to music, and experience new things. His favorite subjects in school are any of the ones that involve cameras and being creative. 

Luke Tyrrell

Luke Tyrrell is a senior at Selah High School. He participates in weightlifting in the after-school hours; and enjoys the great outdoors from fishing and hiking to exploring the forests of Washington in search of the elusive Bigfoot. Luke is in pursuit of a future career in agriculture or engineering.

Avery Brewer

Avery Brewer, a sophomore at Selah High School, spends most of her time practicing softball and working out. Avery plays for the Extreme Elite out of Chicago and for her high school. When not practicing, she enjoys watching her younger brother play baseball. Avery is extremely competitive and enjoys spending time with her family. 

Nic Spencer

 Nic is a senior at Selah High School. Next year, he will attend Colorado State University to run track and cross country while pursuing a degree in business. Nic enjoys skiing, power sports, traveling, running, and the outdoors.

Noah Lorton

Noah is a senior at Selah. He plans on attending the University of Idaho in the fall to pursue a degree in civil engineering. Noah enjoys Mariners baseball, hiking, and running hurdles.

Lille Newkirk

Lille Newkirk is a sophomore at Selah High School.  She enjoys hanging out with her friends and being outside.

Winter 2024

Collin Heater

  Collin Heater is a junior at Selah High School and student editor of the Viking Voice. He is a member of National Honor Society and excels in his academics. After high school, he plans to attend Central Washington University and attain a degree in business. Once he attains his degree, he intends to pursue a career as an entrepreneur.

Titus Sutherland

Titus Sutherland is a Sophomore who loves racing mountain bikes and skiing. He spends his time playing hockey or working as a ski instructor at White Pass, mostly because he is Canadian. School has never been his strong suit, but he wants to share his very different opinion. After High school, he plans on going into the trade of mechanics.

Chad Covell

Chad is a freshman and is involved in cross country, wrestling, and track. He also enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends.

Jorge Arias

Jorge Arias is a senior at Selah High School. He enjoys lifting weights, challenging himself, listening to music, and meeting new people. His favorite class is Social Media Publishing since he is able to express his interests and passions in different forms.

Braden Kotzin

Braden Kotzin is a senior this year. Braden Is a varsity baseball player and has been playing baseball his whole life. He enjoys being outside, he loves skiing and hiking. He also has a passion for music and film. He has been playing drums for almost 8 years and guitar for 2. Braden loves to film and display his creative ideas on video for others to enjoy. He has taken video production the last three years of high school and is enrolled in advanced video productions this year. Braden wants to boost the athletic and music community in Selah using the skills he has and his contributions to the website.

Carson Carroll

 Meet Carson, a dude with dreams as big as the ocean and a desire to be the next David Goggins. Carson is on a quest to become the ultimate Navy SEAL sigma male. Imagine a dude who can out-sigma even the sigma-est, lifting weights, meditating, and occasionally whispering "stay hard" to the mirror. Watch out, world, because Carson is here to redefine what it means to be an epic, alpha, sigma Navy SEAL!  

Paige Baker

Paige Baker is a junior at Selah High School and a student at CWU through the Running Start program. At school, she is involved in Club Med and went to state for a HOSA competition. She plans to pursue a career in the Medical Field as a Perinatologist. 

Timothy Nelson

Timothy Nelson is a junior at Selah High School, he participates in football and FFA. He also enjoys being outdoors. He plans to pursue and career in welding or diesel mechanics. 

Iker Flores

Iker Flores is a sophomore at Selah High School. He enjoys soccer, listening to music, playing guitar, and hanging out with friends. He also likes working on digital media like photography and editing.

Alex Johnston

Alex Johnston, a sophomore at Selah High School, spends most of his time racing Motocross. When not racing he enjoys hanging out with friends, fishing, and camping. He loves the outdoors and exploring. He plans to pursue a career in motocross

Belen Astorga

Belen Astorga is a sophomore at Selah High School who likes to spend her time outdoors. She enjoys playing soccer and spending time with her family. When she graduates from high school, she plans on attending Washington State University and becoming a veterinarian

Avery Brewer

Avery Brewer, a sophomore at Selah High School, spends most of her time practicing softball and working out. Avery plays for the Extreme Elite out of Chicago and for her high school. When not practicing, she enjoys watching her younger brother play baseball. Avery is extremely competitive and enjoys spending time with her family. 

Mason Bailey

Mason Bailey is a Senior at Selah High School. He plays varsity baseball. Along with playing baseball, he loves to work out. In his free time, Mason enjoys fishing, hunting, and spending time with friends and family. He will be going to Walla Walla to play baseball and further his academic career.


Nadia Ruiz

Nadia Ruiz is a sophomore at Selah High School. She likes being outdoors, playing basketball, and spending time with friends and family.  When she graduates high school, she plans on going to college for cosmetology.


Vaughn Vickers

Vaughn Vickers, a Sophomore at Selah High School, spends most of his time hanging out with his girlfriend, or friends. When not doing that, you can find him working on his truck, riding dirtbikes with friends, playing baseball, fishing, or hunting. After high school, he plans to go to YV Tech for Electrical and pursue a career as an Electrical Engineer.


Fall 2023

Collin Heater

  Collin Heater is a junior at Selah High School and student editor of the Viking Voice. He is a member of National Honor Society and excels in his academics. After high school, he plans to attend Central Washington University and attain a degree in business. Once he attains his degree, he intends to pursue a career as an entrepreneur.

Maci Case

Maci Case is a junior who enjoys making friends and relaxing. At school, she is involved in National Honor Society, Link Crew, and the high school dance team. Outside of school, she is a competitive dancer at Footlites Dance Studio. Her hobbies include reading and listening to true crime podcasts. 

Dayanara Zuniga

Dayanara is a junior at Selah High School and is a part of a club not so known, M.E.C.H.A (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlan). Dayanara has passions for art, fashion, and traveling. Dayanara also loves big cities and plans on living in one after her high school years.

Iker Flores

Iker Flores is a sophomore at Selah High School. He enjoys soccer, listening to music, playing guitar, and hanging out with friends. He also likes working on digital media like photography and editing.

Braden Kotzin

Braden Kotzin is a senior this year. Braden Is a varsity baseball player and has been playing baseball his whole life. He enjoys being outside, he loves skiing and hiking. He also has a passion for music and film. He has been playing drums for almost 8 years and guitar for 2. Braden loves to film and display his creative ideas on video for others to enjoy. He has taken video production the last three years of high school and is enrolled in advanced video productions this year. Braden wants to boost the athletic and music community in Selah using the skills he has and his contributions to the website.

Maelyn Berg

Maelyn, a sophomore who enjoys drawing, writing, and hanging out with friends. Her favorite subject is english, specifically, Ms. Cordova’s freshman english class. She also is planning to participate in track this spring.

Kari Arroyo

Karishma Arroyo ´kari´, A junior who enjoys hanging out with her friends. She enjoys doing her makeup and her friends. When she's older she plans to pursue a career in cosmetology.

Alex Johnston

Alex Johnston, a sophomore at Selah High School, spends most of his time racing Motocross. When not racing he enjoys hanging out with friends, fishing, and camping. He loves the outdoors and exploring. He plans to pursue a career in motocross

Chad Covell

Chad is a freshman and is involved in cross country, wrestling, and track. He also enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends.

 Andrea Gonzalez-Ceja

 Andrea Gonzalez-Ceja, a senior involved in link crew this year. Andrea´s favorite thing to do after school is sleep and go to the gym. Some hobbies she has are traveling and hanging out with her friends and cousins, aslo being with my nephews and nieces. After senior year she wants to attend college and be an ultrasound technician and in the future have her own public gym and only girls' gym.

Kelby Foster

 Kelby is a sophomore with a passion for writing and a brain full of chaos. They enjoy drawing, playing on their 3ds, and goofing around in DnD. They have many potential plans for their future, including (but not limited to!) being a mortician, lawyer, editor, linguist, or voice actor.

Carson Carroll

Carson is in 12th grade at Selah High School and he wants to become an excellent student and excel in all his classes, run for student council president, be an outstanding rugby player like Eric Martin, and inspire others to be the best they can academically be.

  Allan Navarrete

 Allan Navarrete is a senior and he enjoys going to school and talking to friends. His favorite classes are the technology classes with Mr. Nugent being his favorite teacher. Fantasy football is his passion and he spends his off time building up his fantasy team. 

Spring 2023

Wesley Ely

Wes, a sophomore, is an outdoor-orientated person who enjoys mountain biking, hunting, and wrestling. He loves engineering and plans to pursue it as a career

Natalie Keller

Natalie Keller is a senior and the editor of the Viking Voice. At school, she is involved in DECA, FCCLA LifeSmarts, National Honor Society, Link Crew, Senior Council, and is a member and captain of the cheer team. Outside of school, she takes dance classes and writes for the Yakima Herald through the Unleashed program.

Bryson Patnode

Bryson is a junior who plays high school baseball. He also helps with the school yearbook and takes pictures. His favorite type of photography is sports photography and portrait photography. His favorite sports teams are the Seattle Seahawks, the Seattle Kraken, and the New York Yankees. 

Itzel Vasquez

Itzel Vazquez is a senior and is waiting one month until she graduates. She will be going to Pacific Luther University to begin studying buisness administration and to major in management. She is a creative student with a sarcastic sense of humor. 

Kayla Litsey

Kayla enjoys drawing and hanging out with friends. Her favorite subject is science. She also loves to cook.



Jackson Pepper

Jackson loves to play basketball and be outside. He loves his family and friends and loves to spend time with them. He loves to go home to Australia when his family gets the chance. He also likes the beach and enjoys going on road trips for fun and also for basketball tournaments.

Allison Moultray

Allison Moultray, a senior at Selah High School, spends most of her time playing soccer, traveling, drinking coffee, and remaining entertained by her several other hobbies that she enjoys sharing with her family and friends. Some of her favorite hobbies include watching European soccer, going out to dinner, playing FIFA, and pretty much anything competitive. Allison is planning to attend The College of Idaho in the fall where she will double major in English and Political Science, amidst also playing for the women’s soccer team.

Emily Davis

Emily is a sophomore at Selah High School. She loves music, cheer, photography and being outdoors. She is involved in the school's yearbook and is on the cheer team.

Chloe Burke

Chloe Burke is a sophomore at Selah High School. She has been dancing since she was five years old. Just this year, she got involved with Link Crew, NHS, and is a new member of the SHS Dance Team for the next school year. Outside of school, Chloe loves to spend time with her friends, family and travel. 



Madison Bailey

Madison is a sophomore at Selah High School. She has been dancing since she was six and she has been on the High School drill team for two years and coming up onto three. Just this year, Madison decided to join Link Crew and she will be a part of it in the next school year. Madison’s favorite things to do are dance and hanging out with her friends.  

Dominic Ayala

Dominic is a sophmore at Selah High School. One of his favorite things to do is play lacrosse. He has been playing lacrosse since he was in second grade. He also enjoys spending time with his friends and family.