Reporting & Writing

This news article explores Newton educators' historic 15-day strike and the reasons behind it. Although I wanted to keep this piece unbiased, it was difficult when I wasn't receiving responses or comments from the Mayor or School Committee. This piece conveys the challenges and demands of the negotiations through the eyes of Ryan Normandin, a teacher at Newton South High School and lead negotiator for the Newton Teachers Association. Beyond his offerings, I conducted my own research to further develop the story.

Written almost exactly a year after ChatGPT's public release, this article investigates the new technology's implications within a public high school setting. I examine the implications of artificial intelligence not only through the perspective of my peers, but also teachers and administrators at Newton South High School.

Written for my AP Lang class, this portfolio details the life of a 20-year-old woman from rural New York and her educational journey through one of the most elite private high schools in the world all the way to Kings College in London. Her story is not typical of these schools' student bodies and this piece highlights that and how she paved her own path.

Published a day before the Newton educator strike, this article provided a comprehensive timeline of the events leading up to the current situation to help readers make sense of the impasse.

This sports article, written as a part of my 10th grade "Fantasy Football Takeaways" series, highlights my analytical side in journalism. The piece provides effective, to-the-point summaries of four players and why I believe they fall into their given categories, with data-driven evidence to back up my takes. 

Eager to finally cover my favorite sport, I wrote this article as a discussion of the top Major League Baseball teams with the best offseason trades and signings as of mid-December 2021.