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The Student News Site of Dakota Ridge High School

The Cord News

The Student News Site of Dakota Ridge High School

The Cord News

The Student News Site of Dakota Ridge High School

The Cord News

2024-2025 Staff

Kaylee Walls
Editor

Kaylee Walls

Kaylee Walls is a junior and joined the Journalism class because of a recommendation from her 9th grade English teacher. After a few months of writing for The Cord News, she fell in love with the art of it and has been writing...

Emily Friesen
Editor

Emily Friesen

Emily is a senior and a second-year writer for The Cord News. Emily loves journalism because she enjoys digging into politics and getting to the bottom of the story. In the future, Emily hopes to become a lawyer. When she is not...

Lola Delisi
Staff Writer

Lola Delisi

Lola is currently a sophomore at Dakota Ridge High School and is new to The Cord News. She is striving to be a future writer and loves to read about the world around her. Lola wants to make an impact with her writing -- she p...

Luka Erskine
Staff Writer

Luka Erskine

Luka is a freshman and a first-year writer for Dakota Ridge High School. He hopes to be working on The Cord News for all four years of high school. Whenever they aren't in school or doing homework, they are playing softball and work...

Emilia Gomez
Staff Writer

Emilia Gomez

Emilia is a first year staff writer for the Cord News and a junior at Dakota Ridge High School. Emilia enjoys the art that comes with being a writer because she likes exploring new things. In Emilia’s freetime she enjoys playing spo...

Staff Writer

Danea Guitierrez

Danea is a senior at DRHS and a first year writer for The Cord News.

Jaden Jesse
Staff Writer

Jaden Jesse

Jaden Jesse is a senior at Dakota Ridge High School, and this is her first year working for The Cord News. Jaden loves to read -- she enjoys an engaging story that will keep her captivated for hours. Jaden is interested in journalism...

Amelia Johnson
Staff Writer

Amelia Johnson

Amelia is a senior and a first year staff writer at The Cord News. She enjoys writing about things that are meaningful to her. In Amelia's free time, she enjoys going out with friends, listening to music, and attending all school...

Memphis LeCavalier
Staff Writer

Memphis LeCavalier

Memphis is a sophomore at Dakota Ridge High School and a first-year writer for The Cord News. He joined The Cord News to improve his writing skills. When Memphis is not in school, he likes to lift weights and drag race cars with...

Staff Writer

Alexa Lopez

Alexa is a freshman at DRHS and a first year writer for The Cord News.

Reese Newman
Staff Writer

Reese Newman

Reese is a current senior who has a passion for journalism and broadcasting. She has an interest in sports journalism and hopes to make a difference in the future of news and media.  Outside of school, Reese loves to spend her...

Staff Writer

Emily Padilla

Emily is a freshman at DRHS and a first year writer for The Cord News.

Asher Pipkin
Staff Writer

Asher Pipkin

Asher is a sophomore in high school and is a first year journalist. Asher joined The Cord News to work on interviewing and writing skills. Outside of school, Asher enjoys rock climbing and writing.

Sayge Richardson
Staff Writer

Sayge Richardson

Sayge is a freshman at DRHS and a first year writer for The Cord News. She joined The Cord News to learn the art of journalism. Outside of school, Sayge enjoys reading and writing.

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Staff Writer

Owen Robertson

Owen Robertson is a senior at Dakota Ridge High School and is new to The Cord News. Owen joined The Cord News because of an interest in journalism and writing, and he hopes to do something related to journalism in college. Outside...

Irelynd Wallace
Staff Writer

Irelynd Wallace

Irelynd is a current freshman and new to reporting. She hopes to be a news anchor as she settles down for a job in the future. She strives for this dream because she knows how important news is, and she believes she can make a...

Shayla West Urban
Staff Writer

Shayla West Urban

Shayla is a new senior at Dakota Ridge and new writer for The Cord News. She enjoys learning about the world around her and finding ways to make change. Journalism interests her because it’s a way to help others learn about...