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The Raider Wire

The student news site of North Forsyth High School

The Raider Wire

The student news site of North Forsyth High School

The Raider Wire

2015-2016 Staff

Daniel Snodgrass

Daniel Snodgrass

Daniel Snodgrass is a junior and is entering his third year of journalism. He enjoys learning German, playing basketball, cycling, weight training and reading (only some books). He plans to attend college and major in ma...

Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Smith is the adviser for the journalism program at North Forsyth High School. In addition to journalism, she also teaches 10th grade literature. Her passions include cats, anything sweet, and binge-ing on TV shows like Gilmore...

Lacy Hamilton

Lacy Hamilton

Lacy Hamilton is a senior at North Forsyth High School. At any given time, one can catch her in Target, lusting over kitchenware. Her other daily activities consist of hugging her cats, listening to the live action Scooby Doo...

Hailey Yarbrough

Hailey Yarbrough

Hailey is a mix of ironic festivities. Spotted at Warped Tour and the Jason Aldean concerts, music consumes her life along with other various activities. Also, another half of her heart stays devoted to lacrosse and her love for...

Natalie Wilson

Natalie Wilson

Natalie Wilson is a third-year journalist with aspirations to make writing her career. She spends her time outside of school riding at the horse barn, kayaking with her mom, or re-watching One Tree Hill on Netflix; Nathan Scott...

Nazmeydi Maldonado-Perez

Nazmeydi Maldonado-Perez

Nazmeydi Maldonado-Perez is a very quiet, self preserved person. She is one of those many people who is not very noticed or known for being outspoken or loud. A lot of the time she could be found reading, doing homework, or reading...

Cameron Fields

Cameron Fields

Cameron is an outgoing individual who is starting his first year in journalism. A few words to describe him would be "artistic" and "determined". He enjoys writing, drawing and spending time with his friends. He is looking forward...

Morgan Champion

Morgan Champion

Morgan Champion has a soft spot in her heart for anyone she loves (especially Louis Tomlinson), and she spends countless hours obsessing over One Direction (#Kevin), but don’t even get her started on Ansel Elgort. So, if you...

Bella Angell

Bella Angell

Books! Books! Books! Bella loves books! Bella Angell is a freshman at North Forsyth High School. She is the quintessential “book nerd” and has always enjoyed reading but recently started bellasbookblog.net where she reviews...

Jack Dalmolin

Jack Dalmolin

Jack Dalmolin is a good-natured, optimistic individual who tends to live on the edge. He is an avid writer and enjoys focusing his writing energy on all things sports related. Although he is a procrastinator, Jack is...

Marissa Dintino

Marissa Dintino

Marissa Dintino is a wild-hearted girl that suspires adventure. Although slightly sheepish at first, she can befriend almost anyone who talks to her. She is a black belt in karate and participates in the marching band as a flute....

Noah Smith

Noah Smith

Noah is quick witted and funny. He aspires to live in Los Angeles and get into the film industry at some point. He is currently a sophomore and is part of the National Thespian Honor Society. His favorite things include Parks...

Bim Peacock

Bim Peacock

Bim Peacock believes that it is ridiculous to write a bio about himself, but considering he is currently at gunpoint, he has little other option.  He enjoys long wanders through the forest free from this oppressive schooling...

Asja Walker

Asja Walker

Asja is always weird, sometimes funny, and never cool. She is a fangirl of many fandoms, including many books, Doctor Who, and Sherlock. She believes in magic, and is secretly Nico DiAngelo. Her favorite things to do are read,...

Jessica Prouty

Jessica Prouty

Caught between social and serious, Jessica Prouty works each and every day to maintain the perfect balance. She can be found wasting her time between school and work daydreaming of ways to have a life well lived. As far as the...

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Savannah Keith

Savannah Keith is a sixteen year old Witch with an intense love for Star Butterfly and $tacks. She enjoys writing poems about Seraphims and oddities and all the mysticism of the world. She is the worst cult girlfriend and the...

Lany Campbell

Lany Campbell

Lany Campbell is a new addition to the journalism course. she loves to read, draw, and, of course, write on her free time. Music is her passion, if you try to take that away, insanity shall soon become a prominent additive to...

Noelle Walker

Noelle Walker

Noelle Walker’s passionate heart has fueled her throughout the past 17 years of her life. She’s fearless and stubborn; she will not walk away from anything. She loves reading and books with all her soul, and when other people’s...

Matthew McFadden

Matthew McFadden

Matthew McFadden is a sophomore with an affinity for all things cats, band, and the outdoors (but mostly cats).  He has a strong love for music and writing, and he aspires to continue these hobbies throughout his life.  Kindness...

Raicheal Havins

Raicheal Havins

Raicheal is a fun-loving ballerina that lives in yoga pants and t-shirts. With five AP classes and dance classes Monday – Thursday, she will most likely be found bent over a notebook trying to keep up. This shy geek is always...

Seth Anderson

Seth Anderson

Seth Anderson was born in Indiana and has lived in Nebraska, Kentucky, and now lives here. He is credited with inventing the left sock, China (indirectly creating everything), and the banana. He is director of the Fijian Secret...

Austin McIntosh

Austin McIntosh

Austin McIntosh is a sophomore at North Forsyth High School. Austin’s goal as a writer is to get a laugh or frown from his readers. He is more public about his passion for sports and weight lifting than he is about videogame...

Rachel (Rae) Lee

Rachel (Rae) Lee

Rachel (Rae) Lee enjoys long hot bubble baths with classical music playing in the backround of her thoughts. This strikes inspiration and leads to private VIP poerty slams with her variety of colorful stuffed animals. Once she...

Emily Stocksdale

Emily Stocksdale

Emily Stocksdale is an aspiring novelist and a freshman at North Forsyth High School.  An avid reader, she has a sizeable vocabulary and is extremely creative.  In her spare time, which is pretty rare, she enjoys playing piano...

Andrew Willings

Andrew Willings

Andrew Willings is a sophomore at North Forsyth High School. He loves to read and write and hopes one day he'll be able to write his own book. He is generally easy-going but once he has a goal he will do what it takes to achieve...

Jack Kern

Jack Kern

Jack Kern is a second year Journalism student with dreams of making his passion of writing his profession. He also dabbles in hobbies like playing guitar and participating in theatre and choir. Jack is a generally...

Leilani Gibbons

Leilani Gibbons

Leilani Gibbons is a NFHS sophomore whose name is pronounced (lay-lawn-ee). In her free time, Leilani enjoys attending concerts, taking pictures, and also spending time with her friends. On a regular basis you can probably find...

Ethan Simmons

Ethan Simmons

Ethan is a senior at North Forsyth, and he is one of a kind. His ideas are normally ambitious, but lack for thought, and safety goggles… Nevertheless he has a big heart and will do anything to help out and keep his friends happy....

Jack Scott

Jack Scott

John Charles “Jack” Scott, a junior at North Forsyth High School, is credited for the invention of the revolving door, the fingernail, and the sovereign country of New Zealand. John Scott has aspirations of being the King...

Danielle Stone

Danielle Stone

Danielle Stone is a gelastic bantam who spends more time tripping over her own feet than she would care to admit. She currently holds the position of Worst Person on the Planet, and she is a self-certified pretentious idiot. Often,...

Kayla Salemi

Kayla Salemi

If you ever see Kayla on her phone more than likely she is not so secretly trying to take a snapchat of the moment. Kayla is a bundle of sarcasm, with a pint of sass, mashed in with humor and a fiery attitude, held...

Connor Tennies

Connor Tennies

Striving to at least out a smile on someone’s face, Connor Tennies is a caring, dependable person. He is a math geek with the passion to play tennis. No matter the challenge, Connor will do what he can to achieve success. He...

Tinaye Gibbons

Tinaye Gibbons

Tinaye is a simple person who loves memes and mythology. She enjoys laughing at memes, learning about different myths, reading, and writing poetry. Tinaye just started writing poetry last year and she hopes that being in journalism...

Jade Flack

Jade Flack

Jade Flack, an avid soccer player and artist, frequently daydreams about her future. Although not entirely clear, she envisions a future influenced by her love of kids and watercolor paintings. Of course, before she devotes herself...

JoAnn Ahn

JoAnn Ahn

JoAnn Ahn is a sophomore with many passions which include playing music, exploring God’s beautiful earth, and continually pursuing her faith in Jesus Christ. Most of her obsessions consist of flowers, nature, drawing, books,...

Diana Rodgers

Diana Rodgers

Diana is a strong-willed individual that is never afraid to stand up against a challenge. As a Junior in high school Diana is a returning Journalism student that is excited for another year chocked full of writing. Along with...

Ashton Bruce

Ashton Bruce

Ashton Bruce is a sophomore at North Forsyth High School whose end-of-the-year goal is to be abducted by aliens. She spends her free time sinning and thinking she’s cooler than she actually is. Described as a Gemini that’...

Tiffany Lovell

Tiffany Lovell

Tiffany Lovell is an eccentric young woman with a stubborn head on her shoulders. She saw the good and evil in people by the age of twelve, which resulted to the strong head on her shoulders. Tiffany is very outgoing towards ca...

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Bailey Young

Bailey Young is a junior at North Forsyth High School. He eats, breathes, and sleeps anything sports related, especially college football.  He loves to spend his free time watching sport related shows and living life to its fullest....

Megan Hoffman

Megan Hoffman

Megan Hoffman is a Sophomore at North Forsyth High School and is very active in the theater department. She loves spending time with her pets, listening to music and painting landscapes. She collects coffee mugs and buttons with...

Owen Wickman

Owen Wickman

Owen Wickman is an interesting creature who roams the halls of North Forsyth. The government will not allow him to do otherwise. *Sounds of flipping tables and muffled gunshots* Owen Wickman has been relocated to the Ministry...

Kristin Iler

Kristin Iler

Kristin Iler is in one word, unique. From her undying interest in writing to her obsession to hunting, she is all over the placer with her quirky personality. Other than the two completely opposite topics that spark her intere...

Julie Day

Julie Day

Julie Day, though academically inclined, is riddled with artistic elements. From a young age she was interested in all sorts of performing arts and writing, even though she could barely spell her own name right. With age she grew...