Hi, my name is America Gonzalez Zarate, and I’m a freshman at Vallivue High School. I joined journalism because I love writing/making stories because it has always been something that I enjoyed doing, and it is something I will continue to enjoy doing as well. The type of stories I like working on are either informative or opinionated. When I work on stories like these, it makes me feel heard when I’m able to talk about my opinion on a topic and when talking about a topic that’s informative, it makes me feel like I’m helping others voices be heard depending on the situation I am talking about. The main things I want to learn about this year is how to be a better writer. Being a better writer can also help me with how I organize my stories and also how I can get people’s attention.