Staff

Atreya is in her senior year at Waterloo High School.  She is a returning member in Journalism to fill her interests in writing, media organization, and storytelling. Her interests include in-depth stories and popular real world situations. After high school she is trying to pursue a career in the business field. Outside of Journalism, Atreya is on the schools bowling team and involved in both Student Council & Renaissance.

Clark Deptula is a senior at Waterloo High School, and is his first year in journalism. He joined with the intent of showing his creativity and ability to express his mind through journalism. He is interested in news relating to music and general media. He is very knowledgeable and outgoing, being able to help others in need. Clark is also in the school’s marching band, and concert band. In his free time, he likes to drive around, take photos of anything within his interests, and listen to music. Clark’s favorite thing to order at Taco Bell is a nacho-cheese gordita crunch with extra spicy ranch. 

Molly Dietz is a senior at Waterloo High School. She is a returning journalism member. Molly loves hanging out with friends, spending time with family, and taking care of her animals. In her free time she enjoys fishing and the outdoors. One of her favorite quotes is, "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory."-Dr. Seuss

Tad Henry is a senior who joined Journalism in the pursuit of practicing digital presentation of personal works and working with other team members. They are a part of the Esports Team, plays in the marching band as a part of the front ensemble, and is also taking German IV and will be going for the Seal of Biliteracy later in the school year. They are interested in many different things, but in particular they enjoy playing video games like Dead by Daylight, Overwatch, and Zenless Zone Zero. They also have no nasal bone as well as very soft cartilage in their nose, allowing it to go completely flat against their face.

“I know I’m who I am today because I knew you” 

- Glinda Upland

Zoey Hunter is a sophomore at Waterloo High School participating in her first year of journalism. Her decision to join journalism was fueled by her love of reading and writing, desire for creative expression, hope to better her writing skills, and to become more involved in her school. Zoey is interested in reviewing, critiquing, or diving into various forms of media, discussing student politics, and writing ethics-based or deep-thinking articles. Zoey brings qualities like her friendliness and humor, but also a healthy amount of pragmatism and sometimes blunt honesty. Outside of journalism, Zoey is active in Drama, Speech and Debate, and Tennis. Zoey is a big fan of horror and takes heavy interest in things that are strange or unusual. Zoey also just so happens to be the self-appointed #1 Rick and Morty fan located within the Central Finite Curve. Ad astra per aspera -- through hardships to the stars!

Charley Nonn is a sophomore taking her first year of journalism at Waterloo high school. Her older sister, Sydney Nonn, class of 2026, introduced her to the idea of being in Waterloo’s journalism class. She a member of the WHS marching and concert bands as well as the scholar bowl team and was the only freshman who joined the team her first year. She also partakes in many forms of art outside of school such as drawing, knitting, and various forms of crafting.

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end."

-John Lennon

Rowyn Smith is a senior here at Waterloo High School. This is her first year in journalism and she is enjoying it so far! She joined journalism because she loves to write and express her feelings and she is always honest about EVERYTHING. The topics she is interested in is something dark, thriller kind of vibes. But she also enjoys exciting things such as announcements, games, and out of the blue announcements .She is hard working, always tries to find the time to work on things and she is very creative. Her hobbies would be drawing, writing, reading, and video games. A fun fact about her would be that she is a twin and her fathers side of the family is Japanese!

Kaylee Stein is a senior at Waterloo High School and is a returning journalism member. She is most interested in reporting on sports and school updates, as well as literature and movie overviews. She is also a part of the yearbook club, and takes pictures for many of the school sports teams.

Miles Toppings is a senior at Waterloo High School in his second year of journalism. He originally joined to expand his creativity and show the world what he can do. Miles is on the speech team doing poetry and DDA. Miles also is a part of the drama club. Miles loves pop culture, and it's his favorite thing to write about alongside political stories. His hobbies outside of school are listening/playing music, and watching movies. He also loves to hangout with friends.

“Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.”
- Cormac MCcarthy. 

A third year teacher at Waterloo High School, Mr. Strickland is excited to bring Journalism back to our halls. Mr. Strickland's interests include reading, writing, and occasionally a good video game.

"You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
~ Robin Williams