EYES UP- Freshman Jake Wailes focuses on a spot on the wall while he squats to help him lift the weight. Wailes put on the lifting belt to help support his back. He did this before his lift as he works towards getting a new PR.
The Stronger, The Better
AHS students work hard to improve during weights class.
December 24, 2023
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Addison Freund, Broadcaster and Photographer
Addison Freund, a junior at AHS, is an Eye of the Needle broadcaster and runs the AHS Gameday Instagram account. Freund started taking journalism two years ago because “Mrs. Berryhill was a fun teacher” and upperclassmen talked about how much they enjoyed it. Last year, Freund wrote the story, “What Is Your Roman Empire?” Her favorite part of journalism is the opportunity to take pictures. She also enjoyed doing the “timeline projects.” Freund encourages underclassmen to be “outgoing” and to “make sure you try new things in class because that’s how you find what you like to do and you become good at it.” She looks forward to taking lots of pictures and filming funny bits on Eye Of the Needle. Outside of journalism, Freund likes to do sports photography, hang out with friends, and play sports. She currently plays basketball, volleyball, and runs and throws in track. She has played tennis before as well. Freund has hopes to go to college and major in sports media and marketing. She wants to become a social media manager for a pro sports team.
Story by Alivia Knuth
Olivia Jensen, AHS Needle Junior Editor
Olivia Jensen is a writer and junior editor for AHSneedle.com. Jensen said her favorite thing about journalism is "the friends that I have made and the relationships I've grown." She also said she enjoys that in class there are different departments and she gets to see what others are working on. Jensen's favorite work of her own is her opinion story "Support For All,” posted in September.
Other activities that Jensen is involved in include volleyball, tennis, and dance. Outside of school, she enjoys listening to music, especially Taylor Swift. But journalism is a class she "looks forward to every day." In the future, Jensen said she doesn't know what she wants to do but wants to take her journalism skills of talking to people and writing stories into her future. Jensen said journalism is "my favorite class period and I look forward to it every day and everybody should join because it is fun."
Story by Lilly Willrich