2016-2017 Staff

Erik Hultgren
Writing has not always came easy for Erik Hultgren. From an early age he felt like writing was just a boring necessity that he was forced to do to pass classes. Erik often suffered from writer’s block and had a distaste for th...

Sydney Merrill
Sydney Merrill is a sophomore at Michigan City High School, and a newcomer to the Cityzen Newspaper Staff. She attended three years of junior high at Barker Middle School, and started at MCHS in 2015. Ms. Merrill, who prefers ...

Gavin Buchanan
Gavin, a senior at Michigan City High School, came to admire writing and journalism just as of late. Earlier in life, Gavin did write a few articles here and there for his elementary school’s newspaper. He did not really re...

Drew Hanft
Drew Hanft has always had an interest in writing and reading, especially when it comes to him being able to express himself and having freedom with his words. He enjoys writing about himself and his interests. Drew is a senior...

Jack Smith
As a kid, Jack Smith was fascinated by the world of reading and thought. With the thirst for knowledge, he decided to take school very seriously and upon finding the study of journalism, he was hooked. Being able to cover sto...

Destiny Harvel
Destiny Harvel is a senior at MCHS and is an active member in the school. She is in many different clubs including student council, steering committee, French club and foreign language honor society, National Honor Society, marching...

Megan Lynn Mullins
Megan Mullins has been writing since she was six years old. She discovered her love of writing the moment she picked up her pencil and wrote her name on the top of her paper at school. Even before that she would have her grandmother...

Kaitlyn Steinhiser
Kaitlyn, a senior at Michigan City High School, fell in love with journalism kind of by accident. It all started in fourth grade when she was accidentally put into the newspaper club by her teacher. Soon after that, she realized...

Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith is a senior at Michigan City High School. She enjoys participating in many after school activities. These include soccer, swimming, student council, steering committee, and many more. Among these her favorite is newspaper....