Do you find yourself missing HSJI during the school year? Don’t fret! We have several HSJI alumni from around the country willing to share their journalistic experiences at school. Stay connected with these top students through our homepage and help improve your own student media. Here’s a bit about them.

Kourtney Liepelt
	"My name is Kourtney Liepelt. I am a senior at Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Last year I experienced the world of journalism for the first time as a reporter for my school’s newspaper, The Hawk Eye. Currently, I am the editorials and opinions editor for our paper."
Brianna Slusher
	"My name is Brianna Slusher and I am a senior from Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. I am the editor-in-chief, arts and index section editors for my school’s yearbook, the Bartizan, and the photo editor and team leader for our newspaper, the Bagpiper. I am also in the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps as the public affairs officer. I have a lot of ambitions for a future in the journalism field."
London Swan
	"I’m London Swan and I’m currently a senior at Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis, Indiana. I am the executive producer for Eagles News Network at my school. My future plans include studying Broadcast Journalism at Indiana University. My dream job is to become a television host or a news anchor."
Dylan Hodges
	"I grew up in Avon, Indiana. I found at an early age that journalism was something I could get into as a profession and I have loved it ever since. More recently I have been working in Adobe InDesign and PhotoShop working on the overall design of my high school publication (The Echo). I look forward to being a part of HSJI.org as a blogger."
Allie Medellin
	"My name is Alexandria Medellin but I prefer to go simply by Allie. I am a senior at Avon High School in Avon, Indiana. I have been a part of our school newspaper staff, The Echo, since my sophomore year. As a junior I served as the staff photography editor and this year, as a senior, I am one of two editors-in-chief."
Matt Bettonville
	"I am a senior at St. Louis University High in St. Louis, Mo., and editor-in-chief of the weekly Prep News, of which I have been on staff for four years. Outside of journalism, I lead a band playing guitar, singing back-up vocals, and writing songs and lyrics; and I play baseball. I hope to study engineering and physics in college."