So South students and regular Tower Pulse readers could get to know the staff, we asked everyone on Pulse why they decided to join the publication, as well as a couple personality discovering questions.

Will Boyce ’15

“My brother loved being on The Tower and strongly pushed for me to do it.”

Activities:  Varsity swim team, SA senator, Varsity Club, Involved in STUCO.

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Lauer

Devlin Francis ’15

“It looked like it was fun and interesting, and I have two older cousins who are on staff right now.”

Activities: Varsity swim team, SA senator, involved in STUCO

Favorite Artist: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Connor Gilooly ’14

“I took Honors Journalism with Mr. Nardone and had a really good time.”

Activities: JV tennis, DECA

Favorite Genre of Music: Gospel

Luke Kirtley ’15

“I like to inform people.”

Favorite Teacher: Mr. Pascoe

Favorite summer activity: Playing guitar

Harrison Krasner ’14

“I don’t know; probably a scheduling error.”

Activities: STUCO, DECA, prolife club, Treasurer of YAF

Favorite clothing company: The Harbor Hill Collection

Olivia Lang ’15

“I joined Tower because I like journalistic writing; I did the newspaper in middle school and liked it.”

Favorite Class: AP Bio

Favorite winter activity: Making hot cocoa

Emily Mylnarek ’14

“When I write stories, I learn things about the subject I’m writing about.”

Activities: Swimming, Lacrosse

Favorite teacher: Mr. Nardone

Lauren Schaller ’13

“I like writing stories.”

Reason for joining Pulse: “I wanted to see how journalism was different online.”

Favorite Animal: Monkeys

Carly Walkoiak ’14

“Because freshmen year I thought it looked really cool; I enjoyed reading it.”

Reason for joining Pulse: “I think it’s cool, we can upload stories any time instead of only weekly.”

Favorite Teacher: Dr. Stevens

Price Zimmer ’14

“I just love writing.”

Reason for joining Pulse: “It’s cool, it’s different.”

Activities: Latin Club, DECA

Margaret Brennan ’13

“I love journalistic writing; I want to go in to journalism in college.”

Activities: Varsity Cross Country, Track, NHS

Favorite ice cream flavor: Moose Tracks

Kelly Cullen ’13

“I decided to join Tower because I love writing and I thought it was cool to be able to write for the publication.”

Reason for joining Pulse: “People usually go straight to the newspaper edition, so I thought it would be cool to be different.”

Activities: Class President, Vice President of Culture club, Secretary of Latin Club

Marissa Day ’14

“I did Brownell Beat in eighth grade and my teacher recommended me for it (journalism).”

Favorite Class: Small Business Entrepreneurship

Favorite Teacher: Mr. Nardone

Ethan Duffield ’13

“Mr. Nardone is the best looking teacher in the school.”

Reason for joining Pulse: “All the fun stuff is on the internet.”

Activities: Varsity Basketball Team and the school bully

Margaret Fikany ’13

“Because I wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself.”

Activities: Looking good, Latin Club, Third year tribune

Favorite Holiday: Canadian Book Day

Thomas Keating ’13

“I joined Tower because I’m bad at sports.”

Reason for joining Pulse: “Because online journalism is the future; I want to be on the cutting edge, you know?”

Favorite teacher: Mr. Briske

Sam Kuhna ’13

“I knew my good friend Mikey Sullivan was doing it, and I heard Mr. Nardone was a clown.”

Reason for joining Pulse: “I like to cover sports stories; they go up faster and more often on the web publication.”

Favorite Teacher: Ms. Distelrath

Lindsey Mestdagh ’13

“I have always loved to write.”

Activities: Varsity Club Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Lacrosse

Favorite teacher: Mrs. Kurtz

Matt Riashi ’13

“People aren’t reading print journalism as much anymore; it’s something different.”

Favorite Class: Latin

Favorite breakfast food: Canadian Bacon

Mikey Sullivan ’13

“Because Big Sam Kuhna was in it.”

Activities: Latin Club, Second Year Tribune, Looking Good Club

Favorite Soup: Spaghetti O’s

Kiera Valente ’13

“I like that I don’t have to write about things that are still going to be dominant in a week.”

Activities: Interact, Secretary of Cultural Club

Favorite Class: Mythology

Information and Photos gathered by Will Boyce ’15 | Staff Writer