Mariah J. Medina

Mariah J. Medina, 16, is a staff member of the Clark Chronicle and contributes design ideas and stories about the student body.

Medina has been on the Clark dance team for two years and on the soccer team for one year, playing mid-field and defender.

"I'm always in the studio dancing, even if I don't have to … I still want to better my chances for every performance," Medina said.

Family-oriented and close to her two sisters, Mariah followed her older sister Lindsay Medina into the Urban Journalism Workshop. Lindsay, now a mass communication major at Texas State University-San Marcos, inspired Mariah to apply this year.

"Both of my sisters act as mentors in their own ways — one academically and the other emotionally," the junior said.

Medina has plans to pursue a career in law and continue writing.