Metiabasi Inyang is a junior who recently joined the FOCUS, hoping to use his passion for writing to share a story. He’s especially interested in growing his photography skills and believes the FOCUS will be an opportunity ...

This is Andrew Kadel's first year on staff. His strong interest in sports photography eventually drove him into joining the staff. Kadel is looking to help improve the FOCUS while improving his own technical skills. Kadel is ...

Ash Brown, a junior, is excited to join the FOCUS team for the 2025-26 school year. In their free time, Brown enjoys a variety of hobbies, including writing, reading, creating art and spending time with friends. While these are ...

Bernice Kollie, a current sophomore, is looking forward to having fun and reporting more about West African culture. She feels that not many people know about West Africa and has hopes ofmaking this change at PMHS. Kollie e...

Giara Nivar is ready to write and prepared to ask all the pressing questions for the FOCUS this year. Nivar is calm and collected as a keen observer of all that is around her. She would describe herself as a margarita pizza, one...

Serenity Miller, a senior, joined the FOCUS to gain more confidence and to hone her writing skills. Miller’s writing extends outside the FOCUS as she writes short stories and scripts, aspiring to be a film director. For her scr...

Isabel Hedrick, a junior at Perry Meridian, is returning to the FOCUS this year, participating in many clubs such as: Creative Writing Club, Falcon Web Radio, and serving on the IMC board. Outside of school, Hedrick enjoys baking p...

This school year, junior Matthew O'Connor will be joining the FOCUS for the first time, bringing creativity, energy, and school spirit. You may find him brainstorming ideas with the Creative Writing Club or on the court playing tenni...

Abby Witkemper is a junior at Perry Meridian High School, and it is her first year as a member of the FOCUS team. Witkemper chose to join FOCUS to "have a space to express [herself] creatively”. Witkemper is involved in other a...

Junior Hannah Sung, former president and vice president of the class of ‘27, brings an abundance of unique qualities to the FOCUS as she begins her first year on staff. In her free time, Sung enjoys singing and playing volleyball, having been a me...

Lucas Belch, a senior, is thrilled to start his final year on the FOCUS team. In Belch's free time, Belch loves to workout, such as lifting weights. He likes to listen to hip hop and rock music on a daily basis like the band W...

Damian Davis is in his third year on the FOCUS staff. He is the design and photo editor; this year, he is looking forward to “improving the FOCUS overall design and feel.”  Outside of the FOCUS, he enjoys solving Rubik's...

Caroline Smothers is the FOCUS editor-in-chief. She balances her personal life with her duties, putting all her dedication into each publication. Smothers joined her freshman year, focusing her angles on the impact of pop culture on s...

Kathy San, copy editor for the FOCUS, is a 12th grader who is involved in StuVo as the class president. She is also involved in Link Crew, NHS and GNHS. She has been in the FOCUS since her sophomore year. Her favorite thing about the FOCUS i...