The Student News Site of North Polk High School

The Orbit

The Student News Site of North Polk High School

The Orbit

The Student News Site of North Polk High School

The Orbit

2022-2023 Staff

Zoe Marquez
Newspaper Editor

Zoe Marquez

Sophomore, Zoe Marquez is the newest newspaper editor for “The Orbit.” She explained, “I decided to join the newspaper because it seemed really interesting as well as it builds connections.” She plans to gain writing and e...

Olivia Moody
Newspaper Editor

Olivia Moody

Senior, Olivia Moody  is a Newspaper Editor for The Orbit. Moody shared that, “Newspaper is 100% my favorite class. Writing is one of my hobbies, so being able to have a class dedicated to writing is amazing. I’ve really enjoy...

Brodie Figgins
Broadcast Editor

Brodie Figgins

Brodie Figgins (right), junior, is an editor for the journalism team, but also helps out with a little bit of everything for the team. This is his first year in journalism and he hopes to improve his editing skills and work wit...

Eli Boatman
Broadcast Editor

Eli Boatman

Junior, Eli Boatman is just starting out on the Galaxy News broadcast team and has found his niche, creating the “Boatman on the Block” segment. Boatman shared that “In Mrs. Trier’s tenth grade English, I found that I h...

Lucas Bakken
Broadcast Editor

Lucas Bakken

Lucas Bakken is currently in his sophomore year as a North Polk student participating in the journalism program. His experience in journalism extends to last year (2021-22) as well. His role on the journalism team includes re...

Isabella Bella Brandi
Broadcast Editor

Isabella “Bella” Brandi

Sophomore Bella Brandi is on the broadcasting team. Brandi initially joined the journalism team because the subject has always piqued her interest. Now that she is a part of the team, her role is mainly editing, camera work, pr...

Tyler Sullivan
Broadcast Editor

Tyler Sullivan

Tyler Sullivan, a senior, is a broadcast editor for North Polk High School. “I thought that this class would best fit me. Charlie Rhoads got me into it and told me it would be a good fit and I haven't looked back.” This is...

William Geoffery Herselius
Broadcast Editor

William Geoffery Herselius

William Geoffery Herselius entered his last year at North Polk High School and his second year on the Broadcast team. Hersleius is the anchor for the Broadcast team, edits and gets clips for his feature stories. “Being th...

Charlie Rhoads
Broadcast Editor

Charlie Rhoads

Charlie Rhoads is a senior at North Polk High School, he considers himself to be a leader in journalism because he has a lot of experience in broadcast and is an editor.  He joined journalism two years ago and thinks that some good q...

Michael Shane
Broadcast Editor

Michael Shane

Michael Shane is a senior at North Polk High School that is part of the Broadcasting team, as well as continuing a video series, “Michael in the Streets”.  “...my current role is just assisting the broadcasting team in...

Isabell Lowe
Yearbook Editor

Isabell Lowe

Isabell (Izzy) Lowe is a junior in the journalism department and is currently involved in Yearbook. Though she initially wanted to join the newspaper, her schedule prevented it and so she decided to go for the yearbook due to h...

Madilyn Simoens
Yearbook Editor

Madilyn Simoens

Madilyn (Maddy) Simoens, sophomore, is an editor for the North Polk High School Yearbook. She is involved in a variety of sports outside of school.  “I am in basketball, track and field and softball,” Simoens expressed. She stat...

Ava Voigt
Yearbook Editor

Ava Voigt

Ava Voigt, junior, is a photographer and editor for the North Polk High School yearbook. This is her first year on the yearbook staff.  Voigt has a passion for photography and decided to join the yearbook staff to expand her k...

Hallie Winther
Yearbook Editor

Hallie Winther

Hallie Winther, senior, is a yearbook editor for the second year in row at North Polk. While Winther's free time is limited, when she is not working she enjoys hanging out with her friends.  She decided to participate in the yearbook b...

Danyel Fahey
Yearbook Editor

Danyel Fahey

Senior Danyel Fahey, is a Yearbook Editor at North Polk. Fahey decided to join the yearbook when teacher, Jessica Trier, reached out to her, “Mrs. Trier emailed me and asked me to join, so I did, and I like Mrs. Trier so I was ...

Ali Lundgren
Yearbook Editor

Ali Lundgren

Sophomore, Ali Lundgren is a photographer and an organizer for the Yearbook. Lundgren said, “Honestly, at first, I didn’t know what I wanted to do yet so I just kind of experimented, but as I got more into it I realized t...