Alyx Quist is the editor of Heritage High School’s newspaper, The General Journal. As a freshman, they joined Journalism unaware of how vital it would become in their school life. As a senior, they are in their fourth—and final—semester of Journalism. In college, Alyx plans to pursue Journalism as a major, and they hope to minor in political science. Journalism is something that they want to ...

Addie Kate Stafford is a 17-year-old senior at Heritage High School. She is returning for a fourth year, and fourth semester in Journalism. Outside of school, she spends her time working as a barista, as she has for a year and a half now. On other days, she spends her evenings at Heritage working on the football field as a manager for her fourth year in a row. At Heritage, she participates in various clu...

Kaylee Brown is a 16-year-old junior, and this is her fourth semester being a part of the Journalism staff. Kaylee loves to hangout with her friends and family. This is her second semester being Social Media Editor, and she is excited to see how the Journalism socials do this year. Kaylee has decided she wants to pursue cosmetology and be a part of the skin and hair work fields. Kaylee is currentl...

Maddie Carlyle is a 17-year-old senior at Heritage High school. This is her second year in Journalism, and she is excited to continue her journey of creating this year's yearbook. When she is not occupied with school, she enjoys hanging out with friends, going shopping, capturing moments on social media, and listening to music. She spends time at the College and Career Academy taking the Education as...

Aubrey Fitzpatrick is a 16-year-old Junior at Heritage High School. She is very excited to be coming back to school to be a part of her journalism class again. Journalism being a major part of Aubrey's school life is important to her, mainly because she loves the class and how much she has learned from it. Outside of school, Aubrey loves hanging out with friends, meeting new people, and football managi...

Jossalyn McAlister is a 15-year-old sophomore at Heritage High School. Jossalyn loves to be a part of Journalism. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her close friends and her family. Jossalyn is a part of the Heritage Flag Football team, and is also a part of the football managing staff. When she’s not hanging out with friends, she’s listening to her favorite music or watching any ...

Preston Torbett is 17 years old and a senior in Heritage High School. He has had Mr. Peace’s Dramatic Writing class in the past, so he decided to try out Journalism. He is a wrestler at Heritage. He has been wrestling for three years. Preston has some hobbies including video games, working, and playing guitar. Preston is extremely musically inclined, and enjoys all types of music. His favorite ba...

Bella Boaz is a 14-year-old freshman at Heritage High School, and is excited to start her time in Journalism. At HHS, she is looking forward to her time as the Class of ‘29’s secretary, and she is hopeful to continue that job for the next four years. Outside of school, Bella enjoys going to concerts, spending quality time with friends and family, and traveling. Her favorite place she has been so ...

Kaya Bradford is a junior student attending Heritage High School. This is her third year of Journalism, and her fifth semester. It has always been her favorite class to attend, since day one freshman year when she first entered the course. In Kaya’s spare time, she enjoys listening to (a LOT of) music, including Deftones, Modern Baseball, Nettspend, McCafferty, Radiohead, 2Hollis, Fakemink, The Hellp, B...

Cody Bryan is a 17-year-old at Heritage High School. This is his first semester taking journalism. He is a football and baseball player at Heritage. This is his senior year, and he wanted to try something new this semester. Some of his hobbies include fishing and working for some extra money. He enjoys hanging out with friends on weekends and spending time with his family. He has all A’s and B’s in h...

Tatum Dupree is a 15-year-old student at Heritage High School. She does competitive cheerleading for Stingray Allstars in Marietta, Georgia. This is her first year at Heritage after transferring from Northwest. Tatum has been cheering since she was 5 years old in Allstar cheer, traveling all over the country to compete with some of the best of the best teams in cheer. She has kept all A’s in her c...

Jasper Estus is a 16-year-old junior here at Heritage High School. This is his second semester in Journalism. He joined Journalism as a way to connect with his friends, create new ones, and have a community within the school. Journalism has always been a class he’s been interested in due to his friends being in the class and always raving about it. In his free time, Jasper’s either reading, list...

Riley Greven is a senior at Heritage High School, attending her first semester of Journalism. It is her first year taking part in managing the Heritage High School Football team. She is an all honors and AP student, and an active member of SGA, Beta Club, and NHS. In college, she plans on majoring in environmental engineering, while getting her real estate license at the same time. In her free time...

LeAnne Hines is a 16-year-old junior at Heritage High School. This is her second year at Heritage, and she is new to Journalism. LeAnne loves the beach, and anything involving animals. She is passionate about playing softball, and about her job at the Ooltewah Nursery. She loves bonding with new people, and plans to go to college for her nursing degree to become a Neonatal Nurse. When she’s not at scho...

November Lansden is a 15-year-old sophomore at Heritage High School. They are particularly excited about working for the Journalism program as a whole, especially as a veteran. Normally, you can catch them reading a book about history, or maybe a Stephen King novel, but sometimes they dwindle in a bit of romance/sci-fi. Their favorite music artists at the time are Fiona Apple, Jeff Buckley, and Elliot...

Iris Lee is a 14-year old freshman at Heritage High School. She loves journalism, and is so excited to be in the class. She does choir and theater as her extracurriculars; she loves to sing. She is an Honors student and strives for academic excellence. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and listening to music. She values spending time with her family and friends, as well as her two...

Chloe Peponis is a 14-year-old freshman at Heritage High School, and it is her first year in journalism. When she’s not busy with theater or chorus, she works part time at a local flower shop. She has a number of hobbies including writing poetry, drawing, shopping, and reading books. Chloe Peponis has three dogs, named Bella, Loki, and Penny. She is the middle child in her family and loves aggrava...

Sophia Rainwater is a 14-year old-freshman who is very excited to be in Journalism for the first time. She is very serious about academics, and hopes to keep a 4.0 GPA throughout her high school years to achieve her dream of going to UGA. Sophia loves to throw shotput and discus, she has been on the middle school throwing team, and is planning to try out again in high school. When Sophia is not in c...

Caris Rich is a fourteen-year-old freshman at Heritage High School. This semester marks her first as a member of the Journalism staff, and she is very excited to be involved. While this is her first year cheering at Heritage High School, she has roughly eight years of cheerleading experience under her belt.  Also, Caris is looking forward to cheering at Basketball games and Friday Night Lights. This y...

Bella Severe is a 14-year-old freshman at Heritage High School. Her favorite part about HHS is the social dimension and opportunities they bring. This is her first year of journalism and she's beyond excited. After high school, Bella hopes to attend UCF or VU and graduate with a degree in psychology. Helping people understand themselves is something she's wanted to do since she was a little girl. Wh...

Miranda Wright is a 15-year-old sophomore at Heritage High School. She is excited to join the Journalism team. This is her first term being in Journalism, and she also plans on taking Journalism again. Her friend recommended the class to her. She is excited to take pictures for the General Journal. She is very artistic, and enjoys making different types of crafts. After high school, she plans on going...

Bella Miller is a 17-year-old senior at Heritage High School. It is Bella's second year in Journalism, and she continues to be very excited with the opportunities that this class brings her. In Bella’s free time, she likes hanging with her friends, babysitting, working, and she also enjoys shopping. Bella was born in Costa Rica, and moved to Chicago when she was a toddler, but about six years ag...

Taelor Snyder is a 16-year-old junior at Heritage High School. She is very excited to be taking Journalism for the 4th time. Outside of school, Taelor’s favorite thing to do is taking naps. When she’s not taking naps she’s either hanging out with her friends or watching TV. Taelor enjoys watching “Good Luck Charlie,” “Zoey 101,” and “Victorious.” She watches these shows because tha...