Stemming from a passion for writing along with her strongly opinionated persona, Sofia Boddy ’25 truly feels at home in Tower. Her passion for Tower has carried her through 2 years of thorough journalism. She has used the Tower as a resource to present her ideas to the public without hesitation. “Tower has always been a great setting for me because it is specifically designed to let students speak their minds freely without stigma” Boddy ’25 said. With the high responsibility that comes along with being a Tower staffer and business manager, it is also important to unwind. Boddy does this by playing Tennis, doing pilates, and listening to music. “Exercising and listening to music are my two favorite activities to relax,” Boddy said. As her last year as a Tower staffer commences, Boddy hopes that the work she has done will make people think and help the publication. “I’m kind of sad my Tower experience is coming to an end after this school year,” Boddy said. “But I’m confident this year will be a good one to end on.”

When she’s not working one of her several jobs at Rhythm and Blue Juice Company, coaching younger kids at the local Learn to Skate for hockey, and doing friends’ nails for her small business, you can find Ana Zieleniewski ’26 showing her love for journalism by writing stories. As a third-year staff writer, she loves making social media posts for the Tower’s socials and creating podcasts in the back of the Tower room with her friends. “I personally love talking to people,” Zieleniewski said. “I like to use my own voice through my writing while also capturing the lives and voices of others.” Zieleniewski practically grew up on the ice rink, with her dad being her coach for most of her childhood for all her sports. Now, she plays on South’s varsity girls’ hockey team. She also loves to shop at the mall; her favorite stores being Aritzia and Garage. Zieleniewski also adores Starbucks; her favorite order is a Trenta strawberry lemonade refresher with no inclusions. “I really enjoy Tower because it’s a great class to become better at writing while also allowing students to have a more relaxing class,” Zieleniewski said.