Emilya Barwick is an aspiring writer with dreams of eventually becoming the author of her very own novel. She hopes to one day attend college and earn her degree at NYU in New York for their well known writing program. When she...

Bailey Briggs is a first-year Staff Writer for the Dakota Ridge High School Cord News. She loves to read, hike and watch the news. Bailey hopes to attend Smith College and become a human rights lawyer someday. She joined the ...

Emma Matson is a senior at Dakota Ridge High School and a first-year staff writer for the Cord News. She loves being outside, playing lacrosse, and writing. Matson hopes to become a Labor & Delivery Nurse in the future.

Kassidy Spencer is a first-year staff writer for The Cord News. She joined the team to further her experience and knowledge of writing and to keep others informed about the community. Kassidy's hobbies include crafting and an...

Tanner Fields is an average Colorado teenage boy. He loves fast cars, riding dirt bikes, and going to the lake with his friends. Tanner loves writing and the art of written language, and took Journalism to broaden his writing horizons...

Avery Purcell is a sophomore at Dakota Ridge Senior High School. She loves to travel in the mountains and learn more about the environment. She hopes to pursue environmental sciences in college. In her free time, she writes, r...

Margaret is a staff writer for The Cord in her senior year. She joined journalism to improve her writing, although writing is just a hobby for her. She hopes to join the National Guard and later become an English teacher. Outside...