Hi, my name is Dionna Lynch and I am a senior at St. James High School this year. I am the editor of our schools newspaper, and have been on the mass media team for two years. I’m super excited to be back and can’t wait to see all of the new things that our mass media crew will accomplish this year! I decided to join mass media again this year because I love helping to educate everyone on the ongoing within the school. Mass media is a great way to make new friends and talk to lots of interesting people involved with in the school. Outside of mass media I am an active club member in Beta, DECA, FTA, and Student Council. When I am not busy with school activities I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I also love animals. I have 4 dogs, 2 cats, rabbits, chickens, and ducks. My favorite animal is either a rabbit, wolf, or turtle. I also enjoy listening to podcasts and watching YouTube. My favorite podcasts are Wine About It, The Yard, and Fear &. I love to travel and plan to visit Japan for the first time this summer! If you ever have questions about mass media, suggestions for our crew, or are interested in reaching out for any reason you can reach me by email at 21122@stjschools.org.  

Hi, my name is Madalynn Tinsley, and I am a Senior at the St. James high school. Some of my favorite things to do in this class is connecting with my peers. I love sharing with everyone an insight to media written in stories. Some stories I would like to cover in this class that we haven't talked about before, are the new foreign exchange students and what their experiences are like in an American public school. I feel like I have such a big passion for writing about new things and this class definitely gives me that freedom.

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I’m a senior here at our school. I enjoy shopping, reading, discovering music, and hanging out with friends. I’m an active member of Mass Media and FBLA. I decided to join Mass Media because it allows me to use critical thinking, explore more about media, and express my creativity through writing. 21390@stjschools.org

Hi, I'm Bailey Engelage, and I am a senior in high school this year. I joined mass media because I have a passion for writing and getting to the truth of things. What I'm most excited about in mass media would have to be when we get to release new content on multi media platforms. I am currently in my fourth year of theater mostly working in tech as the head of the costume and makeup department. I love to volunteer and work with others to learn new perspectives. After high school I plan to attend ECC for two years then go to mortuary school in St. Louis. From there I plan to become a Mortician and possibly a Coroner. I look forward to my Senior year and seeing all the friends I've made along the way as we journey into adulthood. You can reach me at: 20038@stjschools.org. 

Hi, I’m Maddy Pankey and I am currently a senior at St. James High School. I am in multiple extracurricular activities including; Marching Band, Student Council, Invest Youth Coalition, Opioid Affected Youth Initiative, National Honor Society, Beta, and Tri-M. I am actually the Vice-President for Beta and the Secretary for Tri-M. I also work at McDonalds and am currently being trained to be a grill manager. After high school I would like to go to college in state and work to get an undergraduate degree in criminology with a major in psychology. Then become a forensic psychologist. I would actually like to work myself up into working in the FBI with these degrees. The reason I joined Mass Media was because I love writing and I saw all the fun people had last year doing Mass Media. I would just love to talk to people about their life and activities and turn it into something other people are interested in. I’m most excited to edit articles and help with the podcast in Mass Media. If you need to get a hold of me, my email is 21035@stjschools.org.

Hi, my name is Alexa Damewood. I am a high school senior here in St. James. I chose to be in Mass Media this year because I am interested in learning how to produce media. I also love to write and figured this would be the perfect class for me. I am most excited to write articles for the school paper and would also love to help out with the social media accounts. I am involved in  student council, FBLA, and NHS. I work as a server at Crooked Creek Cellars and a hostess at Spencer Manor Winery. After high school I would like to go to Missouri State University or the University of Missouri and study marketing. Once I get my degree, I would like to become a social media marketer, to focus on bettering mental health. If you need to contact me my email is 20905@stjschools.org 

I’m a senior here at our school. I enjoy shopping, reading, discovering music, and hanging out with friends. I’m an active member of Mass Media and FBLA. I decided to join Mass Media because it allows me to use critical thinking, explore more about media, and express my creativity through writing. My email is 20836@stjschools.org

My name is Emilee Williams and I'm a Senior this year. I decided to take Mass Media this year because I heard what they had done last year with starting up a podcast and writing a school newspaper, and I decided that was something I wanted to do. I think what I'm most excited about is knowing that I'm going to be helping get information out to students and staff this year. I'm currently not active in any extracurriculars this year, but as clubs and groups start throughout the year that may change. Outside of school I babysit for a family of 6, and hope to continue to babysit throughout the rest of the year as a part-time job. After I graduate, I plan on moving to the East Coast and pursuing my dream of becoming a K-9 Officer in the Police Force. I plan on starting out in Dispatch first until I'm old enough to join the academy. If you have any questions or would like to reach me, you can contact me at 20381@stischools.org

Hi, My name is Autym Elliott. I'm a Junior in highschool and I  joined Mass Media just this semester with the hope of learning to broaden my writing topics. I love to read and write and I’m an active member of the YEP program through the Firehouse Coffee Shop! 20469@stjschools.org

My name is Charlie Lillis and I am a senior in the school year of 23/24. I chose to join Mass Media this year because it was something I idealized for a while but never had the commitment. For a final “hurrah” of high school, I decided to join all I wanted to as a little freshman. I have also joined the color guard and will continue guard for the winter season, medieval club, and gauntlet gaming. My plans for when I graduate is to perhaps work remotely while I travel around the country with my partner. What I am most excited for in Mass Media is the thrill of pushing something I created out into the world, helping people with a mental health column in the school papers, and passing down information I have gathered from my own interactions and research. If in need of contact with a friend, my email is 21098@stjschools.org Please utilize this communication sparingly.

Hello my name is Aliza Sherfy. I am a junior in high school this year and one of the main things I like doing in school is FFA. FFA allows you to be engaged with your peers while also having real world experiences. My plans for this year are to be more involved in school but to also have fun while doing so. Being a part of the mass media team is going to help me be more involved and I am excited to be able to help people know the newsworthy things that are going on in our school. 21061@stjschools.org 

Hello, my name is Valarie Pankey, my email is 21526@stjschools.org, and I’m a sophomore. I joined Mass Media this year because I wanted to get more English into my education. I also wanted to be able to write about what I felt like needs to be said about certain topics that I am passionate about, or interested in. Some activities or extracurriculars I do are; Senior Beta Club, Colorguard, and Student Council. My goals for this school year are to make finals at all competitions for Colorguard and to actually end up doing competitions for winter guard. My plans for this school year is to join invest, which is a club for drug awareness, Future Business Leaders of America, which is a club to teach students to be successful business leaders in the future. My plans for the following years are to keep my grades up to A’s and to take chemistry my Junior year for what I want to do for my major. I want to go to my dream college, Princeton, and if that doesn’t work out then I want to go to a college in Washington State and major in pre med and minor in Psychology, then go to med school and become a Surgeon. What I'm most excited about in mass media is probably to write about things that I am passionate about and that are really important to me. For example drug awareness or opioid awareness, and what clubs are doing to help our community and have others aware of what is happening around us in our own school or community.

My name is Amber B. Frost, I’m 17 years old and in 11th grade. I chose to take Mass Media because first and foremost I really wanted to be involved in taking pictures and writing articles for the school newspaper. I also just wanted to be more involved in being a part and documenting the events that happen around the school and community. I’m in several activities which are as follows: FBLA,Tri-M, Beta, National Honors Society, and Student Council. I am also in the marching band and plan to be in DECA in the future. I currently work at McDonald’s in St.James, part-time about 30 hours a week. This year I plan to be involved in as many clubs as possible and to get as many core credits as I can. After I graduate High School, I plan to either go to S&T in Rolla or go to a college in Springfield and live with my older brother. I want to get my masters in Business and a minor in some sort of Science Technology. After I graduate college, then I plan to work at a company for a while and save up some money. So that I can hopefully open and run my own business. This year in Mass Media, I am excited to work on the newspaper and the podcast. 83000@stjschools.org

My name is Jaxon Smith, I am A sophomore and I am in Mass Media for the first time this year. I chose Mass Media because I enjoy talking and spreading information to other people who need it the most. I’m most excited to work on the school podcast because of how much I enjoy having great conversations with my peers and having it out there. I am in choir and carpentry, which both I very enjoy doing. I do not have a job but I take odd jobs often such as mowing, cleaning, etc. I often plan things for myself, like my future and how to better myself. I want to go to college for ministry and become a chaplain (a preacher of sorts) in the army. My school email is 20847@stjschools.org please contact me if you want to ask any questions or anything at all. Thanks!

My name is Echo; My pronouns are they/them. I am a sophomore here at John F. Hodge High School. I enjoy Gauntlet Gaming Club from 3:20 to 5:20 on Wednesdays after school. If for any reason at all that you need to contact me, you can reach me at 20837@stjschools.org.