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Homecoming Proposals 2023
September 22, 2023
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About the Contributors
Willow Murphy, Staff Writer
Willow Murphy is a senior at Greater Latrobe High School. This is her first year in multimedia journalism which makes this her first year doing The High Post. She is a very academically focused student recognized by the National Honors Society. Willow is interested in writing about the student life at Greater Latrobe during her last year of high school to express how high school can be an intense yet enjoyable experience to everyone. She is planning on attending college after high school in hopes to study biology. Willow has always had a passion for writing stories and since this is her last year to write for The High Post she decided to express herself publicly. Her favorite endeavors is to learn about the world through traveling and opening her mind by experiencing the world. She tends to spend much of her down time with family and friends, doing mundane activities such as board games and simply sitting at home watching tv to more adventurous pursuits such as hiking cliff walks in Rhode Island or exploring more urban environs like Dallas and Boston. Willow is planning on going to college in a New England state due to her love for New England and the various schools she has toured. Her passion for traveling has allowed her to meet new people and see so many different places at a young age. Willow’s love for traveling is always accompanied by family and friends. Willow has been to several different schools because of her family moving around when she was younger, but has been settled down in the Latrobe school district since she was in eighth grade. She knows what it is like to be a new kid in school and wants to use this writing platform to illustrate to new kids or incoming freshmen that Greater Latrobe is a family and that you can find a home anywhere, whether it be in clubs, sports, or the student section. Her main goal is to leave a positive impact on others by writing on The High Post.
Summer Popella, Staff Writer
Summer Popella, a student at Greater Latrobe, is a part of the GL High Post for her senior year. She has always had a passion for writing, such as poetry or personal narratives. Summer joined multimedia journalism to express her potential writing abilities and share her bittersweet final memories of high school with the students. She is an active member on the high school’s varsity tennis team, with a love for the sport from a young age. In her spare time, Summer enjoys spending quality time with friends in and outside of school. She loves going to football games on Friday nights, joining each other on walks whether it’s simply around town, or multi mile hikes on the mountain. Family has always been an important aspect of Summer’s life, some of her favorite memories are visiting family in Florida with her siblings and close friend. Her plans after high school consist of attending at least four years of college. In her time spent at university, she would like to travel abroad to expand her knowledge and curiosity for the unknown, and experience beautiful and intriguing sites that are yet to be seen. Summer aspires to leave her hometown and discover areas out of her comfort zone. If she were allowed to leave the state for further education, she is interested in spending her early adult years in a place she has never lived nor seen. Although in local terms, she recently toured University of Pittsburgh, as she is still considering state colleges. Academically, Summer has aimed to achieve good grades throughout her high school career. Changing with time and classes she has taken, her favorite subjects are English and science. Her plan is to major in environmental law/science in college, while possibly minoring in journalism. Summer hopes to leave the GL High Post with an array of memorable stories that document her school life and those around her throughout the months of her senior year.