Staff Profiles

Hi, read this to get to know about Paige Lauver. Paige is a Copy Editor. A Copy Editor is someone who proof reads and corrects any mistakes that person has made in articles submitted for publication to The Brook Report. She is in 7th grade and is in Journalism class because she loves to write and thought it would be a good fit for her. She is not in any clubs because she wants to focus on her school work instead of doing a club. Now to get to actually know Paige: she loves to listen to music. There isn’t really a specific genre, its all over the place. But she manly listens to Suicideboys. Suicideboys is a hip-hop rap duo that makes music about their past together. Because she loves music, she likes to go to concerts. She has been to two concerts, but she is going to the same artist for the second time. In her free time she really likes to go on walks and she loves to see the weather change. Paige likes to see the orange and red leaves under her feet and hearing the crunch. Talking about weather, she LOVES winter. She enjoys seeing the snow and the way it sparkles. If you can guess, she loves the cold more than anything in this world.

This is Julian Kleinow, a 7th grade videographer for The Brook Report. He was born on July 24, 2012 making him 13. He likes hunting, fishing, running and basketball. The sport he likes the most is running, especially track.  When Julian runs, it just blocks all the noise out from around him. He has been running all his life. He has two white house cats and one red-footed tortoise. Turkey and deer hunting are his favorite types of hunting. His biggest buck was a 10-point and his biggest turkey was his first one he ever shot at 22 pounds. His favorite type of fishing is bass fishing; he caught his biggest bass on July 29, 2024 weighing five pounds! Even though he doesn't play football anymore, he's still a lifelong Minnesota Vikings fan cheering for them every Sunday, Monday, or Thursday no matter what time it is. He loves all seasons. In winter he's sledding down hills of snow and building snowmen. In the summer he's jumping in the nice ice-cold pool after running around in the hot July sun. In fall you can find Julian jumping in leaf piles and riding bikes all around town.  In spring, he’s out in the fields turkey hunting or at the track running hard. He has three siblings; one 10-year-old sister named Isabel and two brothers; Jonah is eight years old and Gabriel is five.

Meet Gabriel Smaw, who is a part of The Brook Report, our middle school newspaper. One of Gabriel’s positions for The Brook Report is Video Editor, which just means he helps edit and produce video stories and makes sure they are cleaned up before publication.  Gabriel also helps out as Web Designer, working on the layout and design of our online paper.   Gabriel likes to play basketball and he likes to spend time with his family. He also likes to play a video game called Rust. He has a Boxer named Bruno that is 3 years old. Finally, he is in this class because he was one of the few people chosen to participate in it. Well, that's it.  WeI hope you had a good time reading this introduction about Gabriel Smaw! 

Introducing Ernita Broadnax, a 13-year-old Brook Report Team member! She is kind, funny, and really good at track! She always brings the mood to class and knows what to and what not to do. She enjoys going on walks and calling her friends after school. Ernita likes to eat McDonalds cheeseburgers and enjoys getting a cheesy slice of Marco’s Pizza. Ernita loves listening to Gospel music and Rap. She is always excited to travel and go out of the state. Her favorite season is Fall because she enjoys the beauty that surrounds her. Besides, the Autumn sky is a beautiful backdrop for her photos. Ernita is a nature lover. She loves animals, the flowers, the sky and anything outdoors.  She loves everything about herself, always has and says she always will be.

Introducing Leighlyn Blevins who is in 8th grade at Springbrook Middle School. Leighyn Blevins runs Cross Country, participates in the Leadership Club and plays Volleyball as well.  She is also a kind person who’s outgoing and likes to run, play pickleball and play volleyball in her spare time.  One of Leighlyn’s favorite things is hearing the raindrops hitting the window as she reads her book, it makes her calm and stress free.  Leighlyn is in the Journalism class because she loves new opportunities and socializing with people she knows and others she does not know. She also loves writing about anything and everything. Her job is News Reporter, meaning she gets to write and interview people which she loves to do. The number of family members she has is six not including herself, along with two Bombay cats named Binx and Beggerah, and one German Shepherd named Panzer. When she has free time she loves traveling to places she has never been to, especially visiting beaches and hearing the waves crash into the rocks onto the shore, and watching the gorgeous bright red and dull pink sunsets.

This is Julianna Wilson, just Julianna. Julianna is an 8th grader at Springbrook Middle School, he has been an official member of The Brook Report since last year! He has a younger brother who some may know or maybe you don’t know him at all, Lucas Wilson in 6th Grade. Lucas is even on the football team!  Julianna’s birthday is October 5th, kind of ironic because his favorite season is autumn… Who doesn’t enjoy the beautiful golden and roasted colors in the trees when the leaves begin to fall down? Even his favourite holiday is Halloween! Julianna enjoys all sorts of things like writing, reading, and even drawing. Drawing and writing is his go-to when he needs to relax or relieve stress. History is Julianna’s favorite subject in school and even outside of school! Not all of history, but just what interests him like the Napoleonic Wars, for example, or even the battles of Lexington & Concord. I think you can tell the battles must be his favorite thing.  War was always a great interest to Julianna, it's so important to learn what it was like back in the day! He loves researching all kinds of things to learn about in his free time.  Maybe you’ll see some things Julianna has learned written in The Brook Report!

Meet Emmanuel Hardnett, he is in 7th grade and is a member of The Brook Report. Emmanuel enjoys music, making music, and swimming. He also goes by Manny for some reason, no clue how he got the name. Emmanuel’s favorite genres of music are hiphop, electronic, and ambient along with some of their subgenres. Emmanuel also plays video games and basketball in his free time, and he hopes to one day graduate and make music full time, also to see his little brother grow up.

This is Khaliya Torres, she is part of The Brook Report team.  Her job is to write and produce articles as a news reporter.  In her spare time she goes on walks to the park, sleeps and plays games. She has 7 siblings, 3 biological and 4 steps and has 3 Doberman Pinschers.  Khaliya is also very shy, not sure why though!     

This is Peyton Lennon, she is in 7th grade and loves going to Mrs.Fords class to look at her fish and write about showing not telling. She loves waking up in the morning to see her fluffy brown cat named Milo and her silky smooth Chameleon named Dursley. Peyton also enjoys playing sports like volleyball and pickleball, but  one of her most favorite things to do is travel with her family. She also enjoys spending time with her friends whether it’s walking in the halls before class or talking during lunch. Now that we are talking about her, we will talk about what she does here at The Brook Report. Peyton is a sports reporter and picked this job because she likes talking to people about the things she is interested in, like sports. She loves to sit outside and listen to the thunder crackling in the rain.  

Meet Hadley Hayden, she is one of the photographers for The Brook Report. She joined The Brook Report because she likes writing and taking pictures. Hadley is in seventh grade and loves playing volleyball, softball and hanging out with her friends. Hadley loves decorating for all holidays, especially fall. Her dream vacation is Bora Bora, and her favorite place she has been to is Washington. She likes campfires and on warm summer weekends Hadley loves going to the lake and going tubing. During the winter time she loves watching Christmas movies and drinking hot chocolate. Her favorite tv show is “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Hadley has been to Washington, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. She loves watching the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Tigers. Hadley's favorite thing to do is hang out with her family! 

This is Mehdi Ouali. He is a 12-year-old Video Editor for The Brook Report team. He loves any type of junk food but hates healthy foods. He is lazy, like any other middle school student, but if you push him and make him work hard he will not disappoint. His hobbies are  playing soccer, eating, running and playing video games. He used to play with his grandpa's old German Shepherd who was always active, and loved to play. Mehdi wants to be a surgeon, so he is working hard with that goal in mind. He is interested in sports and crime shows. He has many goals, but the one main goal is to get straight A’s in all of his classes for all three trimesters. This is Mehdi from The Brook Report team.

Introducing Madeline Coronado, one of Springbrook’s new news reporters for The Brook Report. She is 12 years old and in 7th grade. Madeline loves to go camping in the summer.  She has one fluffy dog that is a Shih Tzu and an older brother named Mateo.  Madeline does dance and track and also finds math fun to learn about. She loves to go on bike rides during the fall when the leaves fall down and there is a cold breeze. She also loves to go swimming during the summer when the water is cold, but the air is hot. However, Madeline's favorite season is fall because she loves to go watch football games every friday and also loves those autumn bike rides.

Meet Zariah Wilson. She is currently 14 years old and is an 8th grader here in Springbrook MIddle School  Her position on The Brook Report is one of the news reporters  Zariah was born August 25, 2011 in Adrian, Michigan this is her first year on The Brook Report team and she is very excited to be here.  She  has a mean ankle-biter (aka a Chihuahua) named Molly and also,  Ruby, a cream-colored Frenchy that likes to bite.  Zariah’s  favorite thing to do when she gets home is to watch Tik Tok in her bed. One of her  favorite hobbies is to go to practice for her church dance group, which is so much fun . She doesn't really have a favorite subject, but one of her favorite things to do at school is to go home! Fall is one of her favorite seasons with all the different color leaves, where you can wear a jacket or not, and carve pumpkins.  It the season of many of her favorite things:  halloween, fall outfits, cider and donuts   zariah is so excited to be on The Brook Report team.