Alex loves writing

Waiting outside a class on Saturday, Nov. 23, sophomore Alex Harlow poses at the National JEA convention in Washington D.C. Harlow got the opportunity to attend classes, connect with fellow student journalists and professionals, and explore the city during the four-day convention.

He attends Henley High School in Illinois where he is a staff member on a his school’s newspaper.

“[I joined staff because] I just really liked writing. I kind of want to pursue journalism, but I didn’t really want to do editing as like my first year,” said Harlow. “I think coming up with ideas can sometimes be hard. I don’t know why it’s just our school sometimes doesn’t always have the most happening so coming up with ideas is hard.”