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Hailey Ferguson, Social Media/Online Editor
Senior Hailey Ferguson is taking on her 2rd year of being an editor, and 4th year of being a part of the Journalism family. This year she is the Online Managing Editor. Ferguson is involved in volleyball, softball, wrestling manager, NHS, Student Council, and pep club. Outside of school you can find her working at The Fix and being with her family. One of her greatest passions is to pursue a degree in elementary education. She will be attending Northwest in the fall of 2026 to begin her freshman year. Her after college plans are to teach at whatever school she decides and start a family. Her immediate family include her parents, Mike and Andrea and her siblings, Garrett, Kylee, and Avery. Her mom is her biggest inspiration, and hopes to be half the person she is. Ferguson is a very determined and hardworking person and ready to take on her last year on staff!

Tanna Howe, Editor-in-chief
This is Tanna Howe’s fourth year on the news staff and third year being an editor, and first as being Editor-in-Chief. Howe is currently a senior and involved in volleyball, wrestling manager, softball, student council, NHS, FBLA, multimedia, and pep club. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her comp softball team, enjoying time with her boyfriend and his family, hanging out with her closest friends and family, and finally maintaining her relationship with God. After high school, Howe plans on attending the University of Central Missouri on a softball scholarship while working towards going into Early Education or Marketing. Tanna hopes for another successful year of producing media. Go Cats!

Grace Drake, Staff Writer
Grace Drake is a senior on the journalism staff. This is her first year writing for The Wildcat. Drake is involved in basketball, softball, Madrigal, FFA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, and pep club. Her hobbies include playing the guitar, singing, riding her horses, and helping teach her youth group. After high school, Grace plans to attend SBU, where she will major in Business Management and minor in Youth Ministry. She hopes to play collegiate girls basketball. Her biggest dream is to travel the country as a music artist and share her talents with the world. Drake plans to broaden the newspaper to cover a larger variety of students in the high school.