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The Searchlight

The Student News Site of Walpole High School

The Searchlight

The Student News Site of Walpole High School

The Searchlight

2018-2019 Staff

Jessica Ferguson

Jessica Ferguson

Jess Ferguson is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief of The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she is a director in the Film Festival and a member of the National Honor Society. In her free time outside of school, she watches movies, ...

Molly O'Connell

Molly O’Connell

Molly O'Connell, class of 2019, is an Editor-in-Chief for The Rebellion. In school, she is a part of National Honor Society, Latin Club, and Student Council. She is also on the girls golf team. Outside of school, she enjoys r...

Catherine Hurwitz

Catherine Hurwitz

Katie Hurwitz, class of 2019, is the Online Managing Editor and Entertainment Editor  for The Rebellion. At school, Katie is involved in National Honor Society, Creative Writing Club, Random Acts of Kindness Club, Film Festival...

Samantha Simons

Samantha Simons

Samantha Simons, class of 2019, is a first year newspaper managing editor and second year layout editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High, Samantha is a member of the Tri-M National Music Honors Society, participates in the th...

Hope Jordan

Hope Jordan

Hope Jordan, class of 2019, is the business manager for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she is a member of Student Council and a member of the Student Police Advisory Council. Outside of school, she enjoys working and ...

Chloe Patel

Chloe Patel

Chloe Patel, class of 2020, is the Newspaper Managing Editor and Website Editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she is the President of French Club, on the Mock Trial Team, in Random Acts of Kindness, in DOVE and p...

Ashley Kuropatkin

Ashley Kuropatkin

Ashley Kuropatkin, class of 2020, is an Editor-in-Chief for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she is the varsity volleyball team manager, and her favorite classes are Journalism, Spanish, and Anatomy. Outside of school, she...

Sam Donovan

Sam Donovan, class of 2021, is a first year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, he plays baseball. Outside of school, enjoys hanging out with friends and helping lead a youth baseball clinic in the winter a...

Kaitlin Minsk

Katie Minsk, class of 2021, is a first year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays soccer and lacrosse. Outside of school, she enjoys working with children, traveling and spending time with family a...

Liam Welch

Liam Welch

Liam Welch, class of 2021, is a first year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, he participates in the Drama Club, Speech and Debate Team, and the Film Festival. Outside of school, he enjoys fishing and playing r...

Shannon Jordan

Shannon Jordan

Shannon Jordan, class of 2021, is a Layout Editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays volleyball and basketball. Outside of school, she enjoys hanging out with friends and family.

Harry Murphy

Harry Murphy

Harry Murphy, Class of 2021, is a staff writer for The Searchlight. At School, Harry runs Cross Country, Winter Track, and Spring Track. Outside of school, Harry is in the Boy Scouts, and works as a host at Clyde’s Grille a...

Greg Tsougas

Greg Tsougas

Greg Tsougas class of 2021, is the News Editor of The Searchlight. At school, he is president of the Unicef club, a member of national honors society, and is a witness for the Mock Trial team. Outside of school, he volunteers at a l...

Grace Gorman

Grace Gorman

Gracie Gorman, class of 2021, is a second year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays  lacrosse and participates in Best Buddies. Outside of school, she enjoys working at a local daycare and hanging ...

Erin Foley

Erin Foley

Erin Foley, class of 2021, is the Managing Editor of The Searchlight. At Walpole High School, she captains the swim and diving team, runs spring track and is a captain of the WHS Dance Company. Additionally, she dances at HMS...

Edwin Ryan

Edwin Ryan

Edwin Ryan, class of 2021, is a first year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, he is a member of Student Council, Latin Club, and is part of Film Festival. Outside of school, he enjoys hanging out with frie...

Danielle Dentremont

Danielle Dentremont

Danielle Dentremont, class of 2021, is an Editor-in-Chief for The Searchlight. At Walpole High School, she is captain of the cross country team and runs track. She is also involved in the film festival and serves as a member of NHS. ...

Catherine McLellan

Catherine McLellan

Catherine McLellan, class of 2021, is the Lifestyle Editor and the Assistant Managing Editor for The Searchlight. At WHS, she is a captain of the cross country team. She also participates in Dance Company, Mock Trial, and is a d...

Casey Ball

Casey Ball

Casey Ball, class of 2021 is the Social Media Director for the Searchlight. At school, she participates in Student Council and Unicef Club. Outside of school she works for Crisp pizza as a deliverer. She also loves to spend time wi...

Danielle Abril

Danielle Abril

Danielle Abril, Class of 2021, is the Opinion Editor for The Searchlight. At school, she is captain of the swim and dive team, a member of NHS and the Spanish Club, and a director for the Film Festival. Outside of school, she works as...

Colleen Barry

Colleen Barry

Colleen Barry, class of 2020, is a second year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she is an active member of the girls cross country, winter track, and spring track teams. Outside of school, she spends time volu...

Caroline Applin

Caroline Applin

Caroline Applin, class of 2021, is a Layout Editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays soccer and softball. Outside of school, Applin enjoys spending time with her family, hanging out with friends, and focusing ...

Anna Smith

Anna Smith

Anna Smith, class of 2021, is the Social Media Director of The Searchlight. At Walpole High School, she captains the swim and dive team,  plays varsity lacrosse, is a

Alison Fair

Alison Fair

Ali Fair, class of 2021, is a first year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays volleyball and participates in Best Buddies. Outside of school, she enjoys playing club volleyball, volunteering at chu...

Abby O'Brien

Abby O’Brien

Abby O'Brien, class of 2020, is a second year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays volleyball and participates in Spanish Club. Outside of school, she teaches Faith Formation classes at a local ch...

Catie Martin

Catie Martin

Catie Martin, class of 2020, is the Sports Editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she is a captain of the swim and dive team and the captain of the girls varsity hockey team. Outside of school, she is a swim instru...

Megan Brigham

Megan Brigham

Megan Brigham, class of 2019, is a third year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High, she is a two year captain of the girls soccer team, runs track in the spring, and participates in the Spanish club. Outside of school...

Caitlin Kahaly

Caitlin Kahaly

Caitlin Kahaly, class of 2019, is the News Editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she participates in Best Buddies club and Spanish club. Outside of school, she enjoys going to her local youth group, exercising and han...

Callie Ross

Callie Ross

Callie Ross, class of 2019, is a third year opinion editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School she participates in best buddies. Outside of school, she works at an after school program at Elm Street elementary school, a...

Allison Millette

Allison Millette

Allison Millette, class of 2019, is a second year staff writer for The Rebellion. Allie also is a member of the Walpole High School Theatre club, Speech and Debate team, Chorus, and is vice president of Tri-M music honors society. ...

Rachel Stanton

Rachel Stanton

Rachel Stanton, class of 2020, is a Social Media Director for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she runs cross country, winter track, spring track. She also is a member of National Honor Society and Green Team. ...

Renee Abbott

Renee Abbott

Renee Abbott, class of 2021, is the Editor-in-Chief of The Searchlight. Abbott is president of Creative Writing Club, and is a choreographer for WHS Dance Company. Outside of school, she enjoys playing viola, spending time wi...

Brooke Lanchester

Brooke Lanchester

Brooke Lanchester, class of 2020, is a second year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays volleyball. Outside of school, she volunteers at a youth volleyball clinic and enjoys spending time with famil...

Amy Gordon

Amy Gordon

Amy Gordon, Class of 2021, is the Video Editor of The Searchlight. She plays tennis, and is a part of Walpole High’s Student Council, as well as the South Eastern Massachusetts Association of Student Councils, as a Delegate...

George Jdey

George Jdey, class of 2019, is a first year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, he is part of National Honor Society amongst other clubs/organizations. He enjoys art, classical literature, beautifully shot ci...

Charlotte Clarke

Charlotte Clarke

Charlotte Clarke, class of 2021, is the Graphics Editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she runs cross country and track and is involved in the Film Festival as a director. Outside of school, she enjoys drawing and ...

Brianna Deasy

Brianna Deasy

Brianna Deasy, class of 2020, is a second year staff writer for the Rebellion. Outside of school, she works at Country Kitchen Coffee and Donuts, and plays live shows with her band for fun. ...

Sydney Scales

Sydney Scales

Sydney Scales, class of 2020, is the Business Manager for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse and is a member of Spanish Club. Outside of school, she enjoys traveling, hanging o...

Olivia O'Connell

Olivia O’Connell

Olivia O'Connell, class of 2019, is a third year sports staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays lacrosse. Outside of school, she enjoys working at a daycare and hanging out with friends....

Emily Smith

Emily Smith

Emily Smith, Class of 2019, is the photography editor and a second year writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she is a member of the dance company, Photography, Feminism and Random Acts of Kindness Clubs. Outside of s...

Giovanna Anello

Giovanna Anello

Giovanna Anello, class of 2020, is a Social Media Director for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays Varsity lacrosse and field hockey, participates in both the Green Team and Best Buddies and enjoys volunteering at Brea...

Sarah St. George

Sarah St. George

Sarah St. George, class of 2020, is an Editor-in-Chief for The Rebellion. At Walpole High, she plays soccer, runs indoor track, is the Vice President for Student Council and participates in the Green Team and Best Buddies. Ou...

Brendan Moser

Brendan Moser

Brendan Moser, class of 2019, is a three year staff writer and Assistant Sports Editor for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, he plays varsity boys soccer and tennis. Outside of school, he plays club soccer and rec. basketball...

Bridget O'Connor

Bridget O’Connor

Bridget O’Connor, class of 2020 is a second year staff writer for the Rebellion at Walpole High School. She participates in Best Buddies. Bridget’s favorite classes include Anatomy, Latin and Journalism. Outside of school B...

Katerina Gebhardt

Katerina Gebhardt

Katerina Gebhardt, class of 2021, is the Entertainment Editor of The Searchlight. At Walpole High School, she is a member of the speech team, mock trial team, creative writing club, drama club, NHS, and humane society. Outsid...

Grace Manzo

Grace Manzo

Grace Manzo, class of 2021, is a second year staff writer for The Rebellion. She is a member of Student Council, runs indoor and outdoor track, and participates in the Film Festival. Outside of school, she plays club soccer a...

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Eva Clarke

Eva Clarke, class of 2019, is the lifestyle editor and a second year writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she runs winter and spring track, plays soccer, and participates in feminism club. Outside of school, she is...

Jared Schmitt

Jared Schmitt

Jared Schmitt, class of 2019, is a second year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, he competes on the Speech and Debate team in various speech events. Outside of school. he enjoys working with technology and spe...

Jordan Larkin

Jordan Larkin

Jordan Larkin, class of 2021, is a first year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays soccer and softball. Outside of school, she plays the piano and enjoys hanging out with her friends....

Sophia Richer

Sophia Richer

Sophia Richer, class of 2021, is a first year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she enjoys playing soccer. Outside of school, she plays soccer and hangs out with her friends in her free time.  ...

Elizabeth Hinton

Elizabeth Hinton

Liz Hinton, class of 2021, is a second year staff writer for The Rebellion. At Walpole High School, she plays field hockey, lacrosse and participates in Mock Trial. Outside of school, she enjoys hanging friends.  ...

Sarah Ball

Sarah Ball

Sarah Ball, class of 2021, is the Sports Editor for The Searchlight. At school, she is a captain of the volleyball team. She also participates in Student Council, UNICEF Club and is a member of NHS. Outside of school, she enj...