Bylines & Published Writing
Journalism, essays, and features published across print and digital — from local papers to national outlets.
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The Smoke Signal — Stafford High School — Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 7 High school students are chronically sleep-deprived, and the consequences are showing up in classrooms, on athletic fields, and in doctors’ offices across the country. Stafford High School is no exception. Experts recommend that teenagers get between eight and ten hours of […]
The Smoke Signal — Stafford High School — Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 5 Cartoon by Ben Jennings. The halls of Stafford High School are a war zone between classes. With more than 2,000 students trying to navigate the corridors in four minutes, the simple act of getting from one class to another has become […]
The Smoke Signal — Stafford High School — Volume 63, Issue 4, Page 8 It’s 7:30 in the morning and students shuffle into class, eyes barely open, clutching a can of Mountain Dew or Red Bull. For many high school students, caffeine has become a daily crutch — one that doctors and nutritionists warn can […]
The Smoke Signal — Stafford High School — Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 10 After years of substituting, Christopher Lloyd has finally landed a full-time teaching position at Stafford High School, and he couldn’t be more excited about it. Lloyd, who grew up in the Fredericksburg area, attended Penn State for three years before transferring […]
The Smoke Signal — Stafford High School — Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 2 This novel by Gail Giles starts out with a bang. Skye, a girl who doesn’t seem to know what she wants out of life, meets Matt, a boy who seems to want nothing but trouble. A love story between two troubled […]
The Smoke Signal — Stafford High School — Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 1 It’s Monday morning and students are running and rubbing their eyes. The past seven days have been a nonstop party for students. Monday through Friday was called “Spirit Week.” Each day gave students a chance to express themselves and show their […]
While at the Warped Tour last week, it! had the chance to sit down with Florida-based pop-punk band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’ lead singer Ronnie Winter and guitarist Elias Reidy. The edited transcript follows: Gillan Ludlow: How did you guys form? Ronnie Winter: The band was formed after graduation–I graduated in 2001. [Guitarist] Duke [Kitchens] […]
It was about 10:30 a.m. when it! photographer Jake Brooks and I pulled into Merriweather Post Pavilion. I was excited and nervous because one of the biggest events of the summer was about to take place, the Vans Warped Tour. THROUGH THE GATES As I clambered out of my car, the air was quivering with […]
Read the full article published in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star here.
Stephanie Hale’s “Revenge of the Homecoming Queen” holds true to the teenage life. Aspen Brooks is gorgeous, smart, popular and dating the star quarterback of Comfort High School, Lucas Riley. Lucas is more brawn than brains, but Aspen doesn’t seem to care. It’s homecoming season, and she has been nominated for homecoming queen. Read the […]
Read the full article published in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star here.
Read the full article published in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star here.
I stood in front of a building–the entire front, all windows, with sun gleaming off every inch of glass–and let out a sigh. I was nervous, I’ll admit, but there was really no reason to be. Or was there? I walked into the lobby, looking for my liaison, Mrs. Hunley, to receive my schedule. Rachel […]
Read the full article published in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star here.
Read the full article published in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star here.
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