Samantha Haney, Opinions Editor / Legend Social Media Manager
Grade: Senior
Pronouns: She/Her
Years on Staff: 4
Hobbies and Interests: theater, photography, podcasting
Favorite Quote: “But you gotta be somebody sometime,” – Ordinaryish People, AJR
Favorite Hot Take: There’s no ‘right’ way to eat an Oreo.
Fun Fact: I’m a published illustrator for a children’s book series.
!["[Classroom] will be blocked off for students starting next year," Willot said. Canvas will be the primary resource for accessing online classwork beginning next school year.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/canvas-1200x800.png)
![Sophomore Mary Kirtley holds her Dressember Foundation button. The buttons are passed down to the new STL Spark executive board members each year and they are encouraged to place them on their backpacks to help raise awareness about human trafficking. "My sister, [Class of 2020 alumni] Grace Kirtley, started STL Spark when she was in high school and she would have people carry it on after she graduated," Mary said. "Last year I got invited to join the board again with my sister, senior Patty Kirtley, and so we've been working on carrying her legacy a bit. It's become somewhat of a family project."](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5696-e1700061260167-1200x800.jpg)
![After the meeting, students were given an opportunity to meet the senators and ask Senator Koenig why the testimony was ended early. "[Koenig] said they had already heard three hours of testimony last week about Bills 4 and 89, which covered similar education issues, so they had to move on to other bills," Bass said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG-5810-e1675180248329.jpg)
