Ivy Hamdoun is a Freshman in her first year of journalism as a staff writer. She originally wanted to join journalism because she had always enjoyed writing fictional stories about family issues and growing up. Ivy grew up in La Jolla, California. She enjoys skateboarding, listening to music, swimming, and sleeping! Ivy wants to write articles to do with the importance of being outside and the effect of music on teenagers. Ivy hopes to learn from the senior and junior editors on how to become a more confident interviewer and learn how to persuade people through words. She wants to turn in articles focused on animal cruelty, testing, and abuse. Ivy is super excited to be in journalism and write for the Hi-Tide. She looks forward to the opportunity to work with many new people who share a love for writing.