Mrs. Amy Mahaffey graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a BA in Broadcast Communication. After her experience in radio and news broadcasting, she pursued another degree in education and began teaching in 2007. She...

Joselyn Duff (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her second year in Spark. In Spark, she is one of the opinion editors. Aside from Spark she is also a Vice President for Medical Club.

Ashley Skinner (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her third year in Spark. In Spark, she is the package editor. When not at school, she likes to paint, read and hike.

Annabelle McCarty (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her second year in Spark. In Spark, she is an Associate Culture Editor. When she’s not at school, she enjoys hanging out with her family and running cross country.

Sara McGuire (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her second year in Spark. In Spark, she is a business editor, website manager, and associate business manager. Aside from Spark she enjoys colorguard, volunteering, and d...

Madison Cline (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her first year in Spark. She is the Captain of the Marching Band's colorguard and enjoys writing stories for Spark. In her free time, she loves working with animals at...

Savannah Robertson (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. She is a news editor and staff writer in her second year for Spark. In her personal time, she is a major reader and writer, as well as a clarinet player in the Lakota East...

Ethan Keller (he/him) is a sophomore at Lakota East. This is his first year in Spark and the journalism program. He loves playing golf and basketball when not at school.

Delaney Finch (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her second year in Spark. When she’s not writing, she loves performing with the Lakota East Theatre and Eastside Voices and Company, watching chick flicks, shopping,...

Sydney Alderman (she/her) is a Junior at Lakota East. This is her second year in Spark. She is involved in mock trial, creator of Leaders for Literacy, and is a business manager for Spark. When not at school, she enjoys reading...

Micheal Burt (he/him) is a junior at Lakota East. This is his second year in Spark. In Spark, he is one of the opinion editors. Aside from Spark he likes to read comics, watch movies, and spend time with his two cats....

Aubrey Moore (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. In Spark, she helps create and edit graphics and writing stories. Outside of school, she plays guitar, reads, and paints.

Jack Riordan (he/him) is a sophomore at Lakota East. This is his first year in Spark. He plays golf for East and is a staff writer/photographer. When not at school he enjoys hanging out with friends.

Madison Springmyer (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her second year in Spark. In Spark, she is a staff writer. Aside from Spark she enjoys writing poems, playing volleyball, and basketball.

Elizabeth Vernon (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her second year in Spark. In Spark, she is a photo and graphics editor. Aside from Spark she is also a leader for the Broadcasting Club....

Maci Brent (she/her) is a junior at Lakota East. This is her second year in Spark. In Spark, she is one of the website managers. Aside from Spark she is also a Captain on the Colorguard team. She enjoys singing, dancing, writin...

Avery Weisenborn (she/her) is a sophomore at Lakota East. This is her first year in Spark and is determined to make it a great one! Avery is in many clubs including Spark, HOSA, Broadcasting Club, and more. In her free time she...

Isabella Cokl (she/her) is a sophomore at Lakota east. This is her first year in Spark and she is a staff writer for Spark. In her free time, Izzy enjoys going out with friends and hanging out with her dogs.