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The Lafayette Times

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The Lafayette Times

2024-2025 Staff

Eva Alcaraz-Monje
Editor in Chief

Eva Alcaraz-Monje

Eva Alcaraz-Monje is a senior at Lafayette High School and this year’s co-editor-in-chief. This is their second year as editor-in-chief, and their third year on the Times staff. Eva is also a SCAPA student, majoring in Lite...

Joey Hester
Editor in Chief

Joey Hester

Joey Hester is a senior in their third year of journalism. They return this year as Co-Editor-in-Chief after working last year as a copy editor. They are a member of the leadership group of General Pride and are a Thespian with L...

Sidney Chadwell
Copy Editor

Sidney Chadwell

Sidney Chadwell is a junior at Lafayette High School and this is her first year on The Lafayette Times. She is a member of the Philanthropy Committee for Student Council, a volunteer at Southland Christian Church’s nursery, a...

Isaac Critchfield
Copy Editor

Isaac Critchfield

Isaac Critchfield is a junior at Lafayette High School enrolled in the SCAPA program, majoring in visual arts. This is Isaac’s third year in Journalism and he strives to contribute with his writing and photography. Isaac likes ro...

Isabella Dietzel
Copy Editor

Isabella Dietzel

Isabella Dietzel is a junior at Lafayette and this is her third year writing for the Lafayette Times. In Isabella’s free time, she plays for the Lafayette Girls Lacrosse team and participates in both the Book Club and Fello...

Alyssa Lucas
Copy Editor

Alyssa Lucas

Alyssa Lucas is a junior at Lafayette High School, and this is her third year writing for the  Lafayette Times. She enjoys writing for the Times with her friends and spreading news to the school. Her writing interests are ne...

Savanna Tyra
Photography Editor

Savanna Tyra

Savanna Tyra is a sophomore at Lafayette High School. This is her first year in Journalism. She used to not enjoy writing but she's looking forward to trying new things. Outside of school, she enjoys playing video games, watching r...

Brody Antrobus
Staff Writer

Brody Antrobus

Brody Antrobus is a sophomore at Lafayette. After school, Brody loves to help out with the Lafayette Volleyball team and attend their games. He loves listening to Fleetwood Mac all the time. In his free time, Brody enjoys watching...

Anna Bishop
Staff Writer

Anna Bishop

Anna Bishop is a freshman at Lafayette High School, and this is her first year writing for the Lafayette Times. She is excited to write about the different issues and events that impact both Lafayette and the world, and hopes to wri...

Ava Broaddus
Staff Writer

Ava Broaddus

 Ava Broaddus is a junior at Lafayette High School. This is also her first year working for Lafayette Times. This is her third year on the Lafayette Bowling team. She enjoys drawing, singing, and riding her bike. Ava plans to a...

Julia Brown
Staff Writer

Julia Brown

Julia Brown is a freshman and has always enjoyed journalism/writing classes. In her free time, she loves training for competition season for gymnastics, as well as watching gymnasts on TV. She is also a voice major at SCAPA Lafayette....

Lorelei Brown
Staff Writer

Lorelei Brown

Lorelei Brown is a freshman at Lafayette and is very pumped to be a new writer for The Times. When she's not writing for The Times, you can find her at Diana Evans School of Dance, doing what she loves most. Lorelei loves playi...

Maya Conner
Staff Writer

Maya Conner

Maya Conner is a senior at Lafayette High School. She is a part of the School for the Creative and Performing Arts for Literary Arts. In her writing, she focuses on fashion and pop culture. Maya is a staff writer for the Lafay...

Darcy Cook
Staff Writer

Darcy Cook

Darcy Cook is a freshman at Lafayette. She is taking journalism for the first time this year and is very excited to write. Darcy is a huge fan of music, reading, writing and arts. Her goal as a Lafayette Times reporter is to ...

Katera Crump
Staff Writer

Katera Crump

Katera Crump is a freshman at Lafayette High School. She writes about the sports and other activities she likes in school. Katera loves to write in journals or even write for classes like writing essays or papers. She hopes to ...

Blair Detty
Staff Writer

Blair Detty

Blair Detty is a freshman at Lafayette High School who takes Journalism. She is looking forward to interviewing people and getting along with her classmates. She likes to write stories and draw as well. Fun fact about her, sh...

Kayla Doctrow
Staff Writer

Kayla Doctrow

Kayla Doctrow is a sophomore, and in her second year writing for the Lafayette Times. She is a competitive dancer in all styles, and spends her free time hanging out with friends and her dogs, Lucy and George. You can most likely...

Julia Finley
Staff Writer

Julia Finley

Julia Finley is a junior at Lafayette and is in her second year of Journalism. She enjoys playing lacrosse, pickleball, and tennis with her friends. She is on Lafayette’s Girl's Lacrosse team. Her writing interests are schoo...

Chase Fogel
Staff Writer

Chase Fogel

Chase Fogle is a junior at Lafayette High School. He runs track and also runs the Lafayette Athletics social media account which includes conducting interviews, game day posts, and player of the week. This is his first year at...

Callie Fowler
Staff Writer

Callie Fowler

Callie Fowler is a sophomore at Lafayette. It is her first time writing in the newspaper for the Times; she is excited to explore this new path and share it with you. Callie Fowler is a poet, she won first place in the Kentucky...

Joseph Gebb
Staff Writer

Joseph Gebb

Joey Gebb is a senior at Lafayette High School in his first year of journalism. He looks forward to writing about his passions, such as the different sports that Lafayette offers. He is excited to apply skills learned from pr...

Anna Gordon
Staff Writer

Anna Gordon

Anna Gordon is a freshman at Lafayette High School. This is her first year writing for the Lafayette Times. She enjoys dancing, spending time with family and playing with her dogs. She’s danced for 11 years at Bluegrass Youth...

Lily Grant
Staff Writer

Lily Grant

Lily Grant is a freshman at Lafayette. After school, Lily plays girl's volleyball and club volleyball. In her free time, she loves to bake different desserts and paint many things. She is a passionate writer and loves to write i...

Trejan Happy
Staff Writer

Trejan Happy

Trejan Happy is a senior at Lafayette High School, as well as a fun-loving guy with big ambitions in the world. As a member of the E-Sports team, he games for the school and for fun outside of school. His other hobbies include...

Emily Harvey
Staff Writer

Emily Harvey

Emily Harvey is a junior at Lafayette High School. This is her first year with The Times. They have always enjoyed writing in their free time and hope to provide a non-biased, sophisticated voice to The Times. Emily is a member...

Isabella Haynes
Staff Writer

Isabella Haynes

Isabella Haynes is a freshman at Lafayette. She is a member of concert orchestra and Student Council. She enjoys listening to music, playing violin, and spending time with friends and family. She has a younger brother and an Au...

Maya Hinton
Staff Writer

Maya Hinton

Maya Hinton is a freshman at Lafayette. This is her first time writing for the Lafayette Times. She cheers for Lafayette and she plays trombone for their concert band. She likes gymnasts like Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chile...

Brinley Hogue
Staff Writer

Brinley Hogue

Brinley Hogue is a freshman who found an interest in writing from a young age. She loves to sing, and has been a SCAPA vocal major since 4th grade, and dances competitively at Dance Attack Dance Company. When she's not at school...

Mason Howell
Staff Writer

Mason Howell

Mason is a freshman this year. Mason has been interested in journalism for awhile. As a side hobby, he has played bass for about a year now, going to lessons with different people. He is in a band with a few other friends and pl...

Harper Hudkins
Staff Writer

Harper Hudkins

Harper Hudkins is a sophomore at Lafayette High School. When they are not busy at school or doing gymnastics, you can see them drawing in their sketchbook, hanging out with friends, or simply listening to music. They have a multitude...

Ashlynn Jones
Staff Writer

Ashlynn Jones

Ashlynn Jones is a junior at Lafayette and is writing for the Lafayette Times for the first time. She plays lacrosse for Lafayette and participates in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) club. Outside of school, Ashlyn...

Madeline Katz
Staff Writer

Madeline Katz

Rosie Katz is a sophomore at Lafayette. This is her first year with the Lafayette Times. She has a published children’s story that she wrote when she was seven years old. Rosie is also an activist for period poverty where she is...

Freyja Knudsen
Staff Writer

Freyja Knudsen

Freyja Knudsen is a freshman born in Japan. She is very exited to be a writer for the Lafayette Times. As well as being a new writer for The Times, Freyja has danced with Bluegrass Youth Ballet for 8 years as well as being a ...

Cara Leo
Staff Writer

Cara Leo

Cara Leo is a freshman at Lafayette. This is her first year as a writer for The Times. She signed up for this class because she can see herself doing something like this in the future. Cara is a competitive dancer in all style...

Emery Luckett
Staff Writer

Emery Luckett

Emery Luckett is a sophomore at Lafayette High School, and this is her first year writing for the Lafayette Times. She’s developed a passion for writing, and looks forward to sharing her interests and issues. She’s a part...

Mia Mates
Staff Writer

Mia Mates

Mia Mates is a sophomore at Lafayette and a first-year writer. After school, Mia is an active member of the Lafayette Girl's Volleyball team. During Mia’s free time, you can often catch her with a book or hanging out with frie...

Ainsley Metze
Staff Writer

Ainsley Metze

Ainsley is a sophomore at Lafayette High School. This is her first year writing for the Lafayette Times, and she is excited to be a part of the Lafayette Times staff this year. She is on the Dance Blue Committee of Lafayette's S...

Olivia Moore
Staff Writer

Olivia Moore

Olivia Moore is a freshman at Lafayette High School. She enjoys playing with her ferret, Noodle, watching "Beavis and Butthead” and drawing. She has a purple belt in karate and hopes to get a black belt in the future. After...

Madison Morrow
Staff Writer

Madison Morrow

Madison Morrow is a sophomore, and it's her second year writing for The Lafayette Times. She is a part of Student Council, and her second year serving on the spirit committee. When she's not at school, she plays volleyball, loves ...

Kymani Pinkston
Staff Writer

Kymani Pinkston

Kymani Pinkston is a freshman at Lafayette High School. This is her first year with the Times, entering as a staff writer. She is very excited to write this year!

Wyatt Potter
Staff Writer

Wyatt Potter

Wyatt Potter is currently a sophomore at Lafayette. He is an active member of the Lafayette Madrigal and Chorale Choirs, and is on the DanceBlue committee of the Student Council. This is his first year as a staff writer for the ...

Marisa Presley
Staff Writer

Marisa Presley

Marisa Presley is a freshman at Lafayette High School and a staff writer for the Lafayette Times. This is her first year in journalism. She is in the Women’s Choir at Lafayette and sang at Carnegie Hall in 7th grade. She writes a...

Emily Reed
Staff Writer

Emily Reed

Emily Reed is a freshman at Lafayette High School. Emily is a member in the school choir. She has three siblings and loves to spend time with her family. In her free time, she likes to sing and to help the people around her. ...

Madeleine Reilley
Staff Writer

Madeleine Reilley

Maddy is a senior. This is her first year doing journalism. Maddy works part time as a hostess. When she's not working she is hanging out with friends and catching up on her Netflix shows. Her interest lies in writing about mental he...

Patrick Rodriguez Rivera
Staff Writer

Patrick Rodriguez Rivera

Patryck Rodriguez Rivera Yahir is a freshman at Lafayette High School. He loves to play basketball, Fortnite, Call of Duty and football with his friends. He has two younger siblings and a dog. He is also Puerto Rican born and...

Matthew Rowe
Staff Writer

Matthew Rowe

Matthew Rowe is a junior, and this is his first year at the Times. He loves writing about film entertainment, art, and theater. You can see him at Film Club in Mr. Gross’ class and GSA. In his free time, he loves making and ...

Molly Short
Staff Writer

Molly Short

Molly Short is a junior at Lafayette High School. This is her first year working for The Lafayette Times. She has interests in reading, writing, and taking photographs. She wants to write a lot of interesting stories for the ...

Nia Spice
Staff Writer

Nia Spice

Nia Spice is a freshman, and this is her first year writing for The Lafayette Times. She has not written as a journalist before, but does write creative stories in her free time. Nia has dabbled in nature photography since she...

Amiyah Stallard
Staff Writer

Amiyah Stallard

Amiyah Stallard is a freshman attending Lafayette High School and is involved in the Lafayette STEP team. Amiyah is a funny caring person. She enjoys writing short stories on her time and, she is looking forward to being able t...

Katherine Stallins
Staff Writer

Katherine Stallins

Katherine Stallins is a sophmore, and this is her second year writing for the Lafayette Times. When not writing, she loves listening to music and hanging out with her friends. At home, she has two cute pet rats, Augustus and Ada...

Sara Stallins
Staff Writer

Sara Stallins

Sara Stallins is a sophomore and it is her first year writing for the Lafayette Times. In her free time, she enjoys playing electric guitar and listening to music. She is the owner of three parrots, Birdy, Ophelia, and Blu. She lo...

Isabella Stormes
Staff Writer

Isabella Stormes

Bella Stormes is a sophomore at Lafayette High School. This is her first time with the Lafayette Times. She enjoys playing soccer and is on the Lafayette soccer team. She loves spending time with her friends and family. She als...

Julia Voskuhl
Staff Writer

Julia Voskuhl

Julia Voskuhl is a freshman at Lafayette High School, and this is her first year writing for the Lafayette Times. Because she loves dancing, she spends most of her day at the dance studio. She also loves writing, and is excited...

Opal Voskuhl
Staff Writer

Opal Voskuhl

Opal Voskuhl is a sophomore, and this is her first year writing for the Lafayette Times. She is a member of the Student Council, serving on the spirit committee for the second year. In her free time, she plays volleyball and ten...

Ruby Wachter
Staff Writer

Ruby Wachter

Ruby Wachter is a freshman at Lafayette. She is excited to be a photographer for the Lafayette Times. Ruby is also a member of the Student Council and is taking Journalism to add to the Generals community. Outside of Journalis...

Presley Webb
Staff Writer

Presley Webb

Presley Webb is a junior at Lafayette High School and this is her first year writing for Lafayette Times.  Presley loves to read and write whenever she has a chance. She plans to go to the University of Kentucky....

Ava Whipple
Staff Writer

Ava Whipple

Ava Whipple is a sophomore at Lafayette High School. This is her first year writing for the Lafayette Times. She is involved with the Lafayette Band and after school hours, you can find her with friends and family. Ava enjoys ...

Gracelynne Young
Staff Writer

Gracelynne Young

Grace Young is a junior attending Lafayette High School, and it's her first year working for the Lafayette Times. Her writing interests are breaking news, sports reporting, and education. Outside of writing for the Times, she l...

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