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| Chloe Johnson, a junior at DRSS, is the Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, The STEM Inquirer |
By Bri Perkins
Chloe
Johnson has been a familiar face around DRSS for the past five years. She first
started DRSS in the year of 2012, when she was beginning seventh grade. Since
starting, she has received a 4.0 GPA all through her middle school and high
school career. Not only that, but she does many other activities outside of
school. “I participate in basketball, volunteer at Victoria Theatre, and volunteer
at my church. At Victoria Theatre, I am a teen usher, which means I help seat
guests, take tickets, greet guests, or help in the elevator. There are certain
plays I usher at, and it happens at least once a month. Most of the time, I
volunteer at my church during the summer at the Vacation Bible School.” Chloe
has been playing basketball since she was eleven years old. She currently plays
on the Fairborn’s girls’ varsity team.
Chloe
also does extracurricular activities inside of school, such as Newsroom. In
newsroom, she is the Editor-in-Chief for The STEM Inquirer, the student
newspaper. What this means is that she has the final say on every story, the
final product of the website, and oversees every section to make sure
everything is running smoothly. This is not a simple task. She works hard every
day to create agendas for each role to do, while also completing her role,
because not only is she Editor-in-Chief, she is managing editor for the opinion
section. This means is she not only gives the final say on all stories, but
also gives detailed feedback to any opinionative story. Most wouldn’t be up for
the job, but Chloe is. She handles everything calmly and efficiently.
When
asked about school she responded with, “I love school. My biggest pet peeve is
not having a routine. That is why my mom always put me in summer camps because
I love having order. I love having a set way of doing tasks, so I never get
confused. That is what school provides for me. It gives me a routine and
order.” When asked about her favorite subject in school, she responded with, “I
am liberal-arts minded. I like language arts classes or history classes.
Currently, I am taking psychology, which I enjoy.” So, on top of volunteering
and playing basketball after school, running newsroom during school, and earning
a 4.0 GPA, Chloe also takes a psychology college course through Sinclair. When
asked how she balances it all, she gave this response, “There is no method to
my madness. I mean meditation and prayer really help me balance everything in
my life. I usually meditate before school, and I pray all the time. These two
things help me to relax and focus on everything I need to do during the day.”
Chloe was then asked about her future. “I would love
to be a broadcasting journalist on the Today Show or Good Morning America. On
the other hand, I would love to work in Washington D.C. as a spokesperson or
secretary to a highly-qualified leader. I would love to major in any of these
including: journalism, communications, political science, or public relations.”
For just being 16 years old, Chloe has got a very strong head on her shoulders.
