Olivia Warren
October 6, 2023
Every election season the county gets involved in another debate that never seems to end or improve, but one high-school journalist wants to do something about it.
“Honestly, I feel like politics are very corrupt and the way that I want to make a change is through writing.” Sophomore Olivia Warren said.
This idea inspired Warren to join the newspaper staff.
“I’ve always liked writing and I’ve always wanted to do political journalism, and I figured what’s a better class than newspaper to be a journalist?” Warren said.
It is easy to think of politics as adult problems, the kind of things that don’t play much of a role in a given high schooler’s life, but Warren sees it differently.
“There’s so much hate, and I feel like even though the majority of people in this school, as a student body, can’t vote, they’re very opinionated, and that divides us,” Warren said.
This theme extends into Warren’s reading habits as well, which include a great many dystopian novels where characters must face the challenges of their society.
“The characters, even though they’re made up, their problems aren’t. They’re real.” Warren said.
Warren’s other classes include Intro to Human Services, the class covers how to handle interaction in a professional setting, and Warren sees that as a useful skill to improve.
“I feel like having skills with people, especially in journalism, is going to be very helpful. But also very helpful for the rest of my life.” Warren said.
