Multicultural Journalism Workshop Class of 2014
Savannah Bullard
Sparkman High School, Harvest, Ala
Savannah Katy Bullard, 16, is a rising junior at Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama. Bullard has been dancing for seven years at Heidi Knight School of Dance and sings alto for the school choir. Bullard devotes all of her time to babysitting and driving as far as her mother (and gas money) allow her to go. When searching for a final class to fill her schedule, Bullard stumbled upon the newspaper program and figured it would be better that joining yearbook. She instantly fell in love and is now the current news editor of the nationally acclaimed newspaper, The Crimson Crier. Savannah is obsessed with writing and takes on any job offered to her, from posing for photos to writing the web stories. Someone once said, “newspaper doesn’t revolve around you, Savannah.” She has learned from the Multicultural Journalism Workshop that that person was right. Newspaper doesn’t revolve around her. She revolves around newspaper. Bullard’s goals are to become editor in chief of The Crimson Crier and graduate from college with a degree in journalism and communication. When she is not writing, Bullard spends her free time reading and loving her cat just a little more than her boyfriend.
Sparkman High School, Harvest, Ala
Savannah Katy Bullard, 16, is a rising junior at Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama. Bullard has been dancing for seven years at Heidi Knight School of Dance and sings alto for the school choir. Bullard devotes all of her time to babysitting and driving as far as her mother (and gas money) allow her to go. When searching for a final class to fill her schedule, Bullard stumbled upon the newspaper program and figured it would be better that joining yearbook. She instantly fell in love and is now the current news editor of the nationally acclaimed newspaper, The Crimson Crier. Savannah is obsessed with writing and takes on any job offered to her, from posing for photos to writing the web stories. Someone once said, “newspaper doesn’t revolve around you, Savannah.” She has learned from the Multicultural Journalism Workshop that that person was right. Newspaper doesn’t revolve around her. She revolves around newspaper. Bullard’s goals are to become editor in chief of The Crimson Crier and graduate from college with a degree in journalism and communication. When she is not writing, Bullard spends her free time reading and loving her cat just a little more than her boyfriend.
Chandler Carter
Rosa Scott High School, Madison, Miss.
Chandler Carter is a 14-year-old rising sophomore at Madison Central High School is Madison, Mississippi. She is on newspaper staff for her high school and hopes to become the editor-in-chief. She is an aspiring journalist and wants to have her own talk show someday. She would also love to write for Vogue or a prominent fashion magazine. She is a competitive swimmer for Sunkist Swim Team in Jackson, Mississippi. Carter enjoys traveling, her favorite being France and England on a People to People Student Ambassador Trip.
Rosa Scott High School, Madison, Miss.
Chandler Carter is a 14-year-old rising sophomore at Madison Central High School is Madison, Mississippi. She is on newspaper staff for her high school and hopes to become the editor-in-chief. She is an aspiring journalist and wants to have her own talk show someday. She would also love to write for Vogue or a prominent fashion magazine. She is a competitive swimmer for Sunkist Swim Team in Jackson, Mississippi. Carter enjoys traveling, her favorite being France and England on a People to People Student Ambassador Trip.
Lily Cole
Etowah High School, Attalla, Ala.
Lily Evangeline Cole is a rising senior at Etowah High School, who plans to study communication. She loves the written word, and has been writing since she was in the fifth grade. Her hobbies include international travel and hunting with her father. She enjoys lyrical, jazz, and hip-hop dance, and spends her spare time reading, studying, or hanging out with her friends. She has four siblings and maintains a healthy relationship with her two dogs. She has a job at her local movie theater and enjoys talking to new people and seeing movies for free. She is a member of her high school dance line. In her free time she plays basketball and volleyball. Her favorite accessory is her cowgirl boots, and she would always prefer to be sitting in the woods rather than on the beach. She loves superhero movies, and if she could have any super power it would be teleportation and to be able to transport herself into movies or books and live out the story as any character she desired. She considers herself an extremely bubbly person and loves to smile. During high school, she has come to realize that the best friends you could ever have are your family and that no dream is to far out of reach.
Etowah High School, Attalla, Ala.
Lily Evangeline Cole is a rising senior at Etowah High School, who plans to study communication. She loves the written word, and has been writing since she was in the fifth grade. Her hobbies include international travel and hunting with her father. She enjoys lyrical, jazz, and hip-hop dance, and spends her spare time reading, studying, or hanging out with her friends. She has four siblings and maintains a healthy relationship with her two dogs. She has a job at her local movie theater and enjoys talking to new people and seeing movies for free. She is a member of her high school dance line. In her free time she plays basketball and volleyball. Her favorite accessory is her cowgirl boots, and she would always prefer to be sitting in the woods rather than on the beach. She loves superhero movies, and if she could have any super power it would be teleportation and to be able to transport herself into movies or books and live out the story as any character she desired. She considers herself an extremely bubbly person and loves to smile. During high school, she has come to realize that the best friends you could ever have are your family and that no dream is to far out of reach.
Kendall Criswell
St. Clair County High School, Odenville, Ala.
If you anagram Kendall Rae Criswell’s name, it turns into “Well! Rascallike nerd.” Not surprisingly, the phrase is an accurate description of who she is. Kendall is a yerd, which, according to Urban Dictionary, is a “yearbook nerd.” She writes, designs, and photographs for the St. Clarion, her school’s yearbook at St. Clair County High School. Yearbook staff has helped her immensely, and she was even accepted into the 2014 National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Honor Roll. She is 16 years old and will be a junior this coming fall. She is part of her school’s BETA Club, JROTC program, and takes on the stressful challenge of AP classes, which she believes really stands for “Absolutely Painful.” Two amazing, creative, and inspiring icons she looks up to, when it comes to writing and journalism, are John Green and Barbara Walters. She always has her nose in a book and her headphones in her ears jamming to the sweet, and sometimes rocking, tunes in her music library. Besides writing and reading, Kendall spends most of her time fangirling over the boy band, One Direction, and hopes to one day be able to meet and interview them for a TV show that she will host. She has an interest in the paranormal, and hopes that she could also, maybe, one day conduct ghost hunts with a crew and document them. She hopes that after her high school graduation that she will receive a scholarship to attend The University of Alabama and study to become a broadcast journalist like her grandfather, Bill Markham, was.
St. Clair County High School, Odenville, Ala.
If you anagram Kendall Rae Criswell’s name, it turns into “Well! Rascallike nerd.” Not surprisingly, the phrase is an accurate description of who she is. Kendall is a yerd, which, according to Urban Dictionary, is a “yearbook nerd.” She writes, designs, and photographs for the St. Clarion, her school’s yearbook at St. Clair County High School. Yearbook staff has helped her immensely, and she was even accepted into the 2014 National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Honor Roll. She is 16 years old and will be a junior this coming fall. She is part of her school’s BETA Club, JROTC program, and takes on the stressful challenge of AP classes, which she believes really stands for “Absolutely Painful.” Two amazing, creative, and inspiring icons she looks up to, when it comes to writing and journalism, are John Green and Barbara Walters. She always has her nose in a book and her headphones in her ears jamming to the sweet, and sometimes rocking, tunes in her music library. Besides writing and reading, Kendall spends most of her time fangirling over the boy band, One Direction, and hopes to one day be able to meet and interview them for a TV show that she will host. She has an interest in the paranormal, and hopes that she could also, maybe, one day conduct ghost hunts with a crew and document them. She hopes that after her high school graduation that she will receive a scholarship to attend The University of Alabama and study to become a broadcast journalist like her grandfather, Bill Markham, was.
Tres Harrison
Stanhope Elmore High School, Millbrook, Ala.
Tres Harrison is a16 year-old, upcoming junior from Stanhope Elmore High School. He is also the editor of his high school’s paper The Mustang Post. He is a hardcore Alabama fan. Tres also plays the trombone in the band and loves photography. Roll Tide!!!
Stanhope Elmore High School, Millbrook, Ala.
Tres Harrison is a16 year-old, upcoming junior from Stanhope Elmore High School. He is also the editor of his high school’s paper The Mustang Post. He is a hardcore Alabama fan. Tres also plays the trombone in the band and loves photography. Roll Tide!!!
Jordan Hutchinson
Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jordan Hutchinson, 15, is a reporter for The Northridge Reporter at Northridge High School and is a rising junior. He is obsessed with soccer and then some. He plays for his high school team, and can tell you just about anything about the sport. He would love to go pro, but his backup plan is to be a sports radio host. “I figure if I can’t play it, I will talk about it,” he said. Hutchinson loves to express his opinions about soccer, as well as listen to other people’s opinions.
Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jordan Hutchinson, 15, is a reporter for The Northridge Reporter at Northridge High School and is a rising junior. He is obsessed with soccer and then some. He plays for his high school team, and can tell you just about anything about the sport. He would love to go pro, but his backup plan is to be a sports radio host. “I figure if I can’t play it, I will talk about it,” he said. Hutchinson loves to express his opinions about soccer, as well as listen to other people’s opinions.
Arniece Ibezim
Watkins Overton High School, Memphis, Tenn.
Arniece Ibezim, 16, is a rising 11th grader at Watkins Overton High. She is an active member of Facing History and Ourselves and CAPA Choir. She was born in Forrest City, Arkansas and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She sings in the CAPA choir and is an active member and facilitator of Facing History and Ourselves Student Leadership Group. Ibezim plans to study biology, photography and minor in vocal performance.
Watkins Overton High School, Memphis, Tenn.
Arniece Ibezim, 16, is a rising 11th grader at Watkins Overton High. She is an active member of Facing History and Ourselves and CAPA Choir. She was born in Forrest City, Arkansas and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She sings in the CAPA choir and is an active member and facilitator of Facing History and Ourselves Student Leadership Group. Ibezim plans to study biology, photography and minor in vocal performance.
Cameron Liddell
Pelham High School, Helena, Ala.
Cameron Liddell is formerly from Pelham High School in Alabama. He was born
March 5, 1999 in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a rising sophomore at the new Helena
High School. He lives in Helena, Alabama with his mother. His extracurricular
activities include the drumming in the band and creative writing. Before this camp,
he had no prior experiences with journalism but now he feels more comfortable
with reporting and writing. His long-time passions are writing and music, and he
aspires to be either a screenwriter or a music teacher.
Pelham High School, Helena, Ala.
Cameron Liddell is formerly from Pelham High School in Alabama. He was born
March 5, 1999 in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a rising sophomore at the new Helena
High School. He lives in Helena, Alabama with his mother. His extracurricular
activities include the drumming in the band and creative writing. Before this camp,
he had no prior experiences with journalism but now he feels more comfortable
with reporting and writing. His long-time passions are writing and music, and he
aspires to be either a screenwriter or a music teacher.
Ally Minker
St. John Neumann Catholic High School, Naples, Fla.
Ally Minker is a rising sophomore at St. John Neumann Catholic High School in Naples, Florida. She loves to write about people as well as sports and in 2011 was fortunate enough to work as a Kid Reporter for Sports Illustrated Kids. She enjoys cheerleading as well as playing basketball and softball for her high school. Ally has also been doing ballet since she was three years old. She hopes to continue to learn about and eventually pursue a career in journalism. Her dream job is to work as a sports commentator on ESPN covering either college football or Major League Baseball.
St. John Neumann Catholic High School, Naples, Fla.
Ally Minker is a rising sophomore at St. John Neumann Catholic High School in Naples, Florida. She loves to write about people as well as sports and in 2011 was fortunate enough to work as a Kid Reporter for Sports Illustrated Kids. She enjoys cheerleading as well as playing basketball and softball for her high school. Ally has also been doing ballet since she was three years old. She hopes to continue to learn about and eventually pursue a career in journalism. Her dream job is to work as a sports commentator on ESPN covering either college football or Major League Baseball.
Taylor Nicole Rogers
Silverdale Baptist Academy, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Taylor Nicole Rogers, 17, is a rising senior at Silverdale Baptist Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Although she has no previous experience with journalism, Rogers has enjoyed reading and writing from a young age. An avid reader, she recognizes the power of literature of all types and desires to create work that can inspire others the way she has been inspired by blogger Emily Shuman and author John Green. Her hobbies include archery, acting, shopping, and scrapbooking. She serves as vice president of the Beta Club, Interact Club, and National Honor Society chapter at her school, where she is ranked in the top five of her class. Rogers also has a heart for community service. In addition to annual mission trips to Honduras with her church, she volunteers regularly with the Chattanooga Area Foster and Adoptive Association. Her ambition is to study Journalism at Stanford University and write for a lifestyle magazine in San Francisco.
Silverdale Baptist Academy, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Taylor Nicole Rogers, 17, is a rising senior at Silverdale Baptist Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Although she has no previous experience with journalism, Rogers has enjoyed reading and writing from a young age. An avid reader, she recognizes the power of literature of all types and desires to create work that can inspire others the way she has been inspired by blogger Emily Shuman and author John Green. Her hobbies include archery, acting, shopping, and scrapbooking. She serves as vice president of the Beta Club, Interact Club, and National Honor Society chapter at her school, where she is ranked in the top five of her class. Rogers also has a heart for community service. In addition to annual mission trips to Honduras with her church, she volunteers regularly with the Chattanooga Area Foster and Adoptive Association. Her ambition is to study Journalism at Stanford University and write for a lifestyle magazine in San Francisco.
Jerell Rushin
Westlake High School, Atlanta, Ga.
Jerell Rushin, 16, is from Atlanta, Georgia. He attends Westlake High School as a rising senior. Rushin is in the Magnet Program, and has taken Broadcasting and Video Production 1 class in the tenth grade. As a senior he will take the Broadcasting and Video Production 2 class. He loves writing and classes that include writing are some of his favorite classes. His passion is nearly all sports and he enjoys football the most. Rushin would like be a color commentator as a career and everything he does from now on “will be to better myself to become one,” he said. His hobbies are hanging out with his friends and family. He enjoys playing basketball, football, pool, and cards with anybody. Ne enjoys meeting new people.
Westlake High School, Atlanta, Ga.
Jerell Rushin, 16, is from Atlanta, Georgia. He attends Westlake High School as a rising senior. Rushin is in the Magnet Program, and has taken Broadcasting and Video Production 1 class in the tenth grade. As a senior he will take the Broadcasting and Video Production 2 class. He loves writing and classes that include writing are some of his favorite classes. His passion is nearly all sports and he enjoys football the most. Rushin would like be a color commentator as a career and everything he does from now on “will be to better myself to become one,” he said. His hobbies are hanging out with his friends and family. He enjoys playing basketball, football, pool, and cards with anybody. Ne enjoys meeting new people.
Allison Smith
Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, Natchitoches, La
Allison Smith is a senior at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches, LA and a resident of Geismar, LA. She is the editor of The Renaissance, a member of the LSMSA Dance Ensemble, and the captain of the LSMSA cheer team. She attended the Louisiana Scholastic Journalism Institute in the summer of 2013 and is grateful for being selected as a member of the MJW Class of 2014. She hopes to attend college in the fall of 2015 and double major in history and journalism. After college she hopes to be working as a successful print/multimedia journalist in New York City.
Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, Natchitoches, La
Allison Smith is a senior at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches, LA and a resident of Geismar, LA. She is the editor of The Renaissance, a member of the LSMSA Dance Ensemble, and the captain of the LSMSA cheer team. She attended the Louisiana Scholastic Journalism Institute in the summer of 2013 and is grateful for being selected as a member of the MJW Class of 2014. She hopes to attend college in the fall of 2015 and double major in history and journalism. After college she hopes to be working as a successful print/multimedia journalist in New York City.
Eric Tran
Stanhope Elmore High School, Millbrook, Ala.
Eric Tran, 15, is rising junior at Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook, Alabama. He is the online editor of The Mustang Post, the school’s student-produced newspaper. He is in the marching band as a tuba player and loves soccer. He was part of the first newspaper staff of his middle school when it restarted. He joined the high school news staff his freshman year and has never looked back or regretted his decision.
Stanhope Elmore High School, Millbrook, Ala.
Eric Tran, 15, is rising junior at Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook, Alabama. He is the online editor of The Mustang Post, the school’s student-produced newspaper. He is in the marching band as a tuba player and loves soccer. He was part of the first newspaper staff of his middle school when it restarted. He joined the high school news staff his freshman year and has never looked back or regretted his decision.
Eric Taunton
Huffman High School, Birmingham, Ala.
Eric Taunton is from Birmingham, Alabama and is a rising senior at Huffman High School where he is one of two editors of The Viking Voice, his high school newspaper, where he discovered his passion for journalism. Taunton discovered his passion for writing in the fifth grade and has since made it his mission to discover a way to use his natural ability to write. He has grown fond of journalism because, as a journalist, he is able to learn about someone within a few minutes, as well as get to share other people’s stories
Huffman High School, Birmingham, Ala.
Eric Taunton is from Birmingham, Alabama and is a rising senior at Huffman High School where he is one of two editors of The Viking Voice, his high school newspaper, where he discovered his passion for journalism. Taunton discovered his passion for writing in the fifth grade and has since made it his mission to discover a way to use his natural ability to write. He has grown fond of journalism because, as a journalist, he is able to learn about someone within a few minutes, as well as get to share other people’s stories
Moon Yang
Fort Worth Christian School, North Richland Hills, Texas
Moon Yang is a rising senior at Fort Worth Christian High School in Texas. She was born and raised in the Republic of Korea until she came to America during her fifth grade year to study as an international student. She enjoys writing, mostly fiction, ever since she learned how to write properly. She took Photography I and II, and Creative Writing during her sophomore year, and solo speech/acting was one of her passions since she was in sixth grade. She enjoys playing instruments such as piano, clarinet, and ukulele and hopes to become an avid writer or a professor.
Fort Worth Christian School, North Richland Hills, Texas
Moon Yang is a rising senior at Fort Worth Christian High School in Texas. She was born and raised in the Republic of Korea until she came to America during her fifth grade year to study as an international student. She enjoys writing, mostly fiction, ever since she learned how to write properly. She took Photography I and II, and Creative Writing during her sophomore year, and solo speech/acting was one of her passions since she was in sixth grade. She enjoys playing instruments such as piano, clarinet, and ukulele and hopes to become an avid writer or a professor.