Shawanda Evans is the Family and Consumer Science Teacher (FACS) at Homewood Center.  While attending elementary school, she began writing and illustrating short stories with her childhood friends.  Her interest grew stronger for writing when she enrolled in her first English course, Creative Writin...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Tiffany Smith is a 16 year old junior at the Homewood Center. This is Tiffany’s second year as a staff member of the Rising Phoenix Newspaper. Tiffany writes bi-weekly for her blog  and is also in the process of publishing a book called: Alien Princess The Mertopian Chronicles Book One. In additio...