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The Rising Phoenix

The Student News Site of The Homewood Center

The Rising Phoenix

The Student News Site of The Homewood Center

The Rising Phoenix

2019-2020 Staff

Leanne Baniqued
Staff Writer

Leanne Baniqued

Leanne Baniqued is a senior at the Homewood Center.  She is an enthusiastic student who loves to write and sing. Journalism club seems fun so she decided to go for it. 

Terron Darden
Staff Writer

Terron Darden

Terron Darden is a freshman at the Homewood Center and is very intrigued about being a part of the Rising Phoenix newspaper. Terron is passionate about writing because its a way for him to make up crazy and marvelous stories about any topic. Terron’s dream school is LSU where he wants to major in ...

Sophia Delgado
Staff Writer

Sophia Delgado

Sophia Delgado is a senior at Homewood who has a hunger to write and really enjoys being apart of the Journalism club. The ideas she puts out into the world are put out with confidence. She enjoys learning and gaining perspective on new things. One day she either wants to pursue a career in journalis...

Abigail Freeman
Staff Writer

Abigail Freeman

Abigail Freeman is a senior at The Homewood Center. She loves journalism and documentary film making as well as poetry and other art forms. She is excited to be able to join The Rising Phoenix.

Tiffany Smith
Staff Writer

Tiffany Smith

Tiffany Smith is a 17 year old Senior at the Homewood Center. This is Tiffany’s third year as a staff writer for the Rising Phoenix newspaper. Currently she is in the process of working with a cover design artist to self publish her book: Alien Princess the Mertopian Chronicles book one. Tiffany al...

Ken'Nay Sye
Staff Writer

Ken’Nay Sye

   Ken'Nay Sye is a very outgoing person. She loves the Ravens football team. Her favorite colors are red and purple. She is into fashion and cosmetology. She wants a career as a  social worker. She works very hard to get what she wants. She is very enthusiastic to work with The Rising Phoenix...

Ariana Churchwell
Staff Writer

Ariana Churchwell

Ari is inspired by Stephen King, and loves writing fan fiction (that’s how she  started to like writing). She really wants to write her own horror novel one day and become a better writer.  Ari has joined the journalism club as a reporter at Homewood.

Peter La Count
Staff Adviser

Peter La Count

Peter La Count has been a teacher at the Homewood Center for the past ten years.  He is very excited about being part of the initial publication of the Rising Phoenix.  Mr. La Count has always favored free speech and the importance of the press or the Third Estate.  His other interests are coachin...

Anne Reis
Staff Adviser

Anne Reis

Ms. Reis is the Media Specialist at the Homewood Center.  She is very interested in journalism and the pursuit of truth. Working on Homewoods’s new newspaper, The Rising Phoenix, is an exciting new challenge for Ms. Reis.  She is looking forward to getting to know the school’s journalists and ...

Toni Townsend
Staff Adviser

Toni Townsend

Toni Townsend teaches English 11 and 12 at Homewood. Ms. Townsend earned her degree in writing from Towson University in 2014 and quickly began her career as an editor for a major publishing group. However, she sought a more fulfilling career where she could make deeper connections with people. This i...

Aiden Chadwick
Staff Writer

Aiden Chadwick

Aiden Chadwick is a great kid who loves learning about all sorts of things, from technology to art. He enjoys playing video games―such as Minecraft or Breath of the Wild―and writing computer programs―especially one he is currently working on called “The Infinitide”. He is happy to be a journalism ...