The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

2023-2024 Staff

Kaitlyn Michaelson
Photo Editor

Kaitlyn Michaelson

Kaitlyn Michaelson is in her third year at Wayne State College. During her free time, she likes to binge watch her favorite shows, specifically Greys Anatomy and The Fosters. She also enjoys going to Sunken...

Sara McKenna
Staff Writer

Sara McKenna

Sara McKenna is a sophomore here at Wayne State. She is studying electronic media with hopes to be a traveling news reporter. She was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. Most of the time you will find he...

Samantha Camarena-Jimenez
Staff Writer

Samantha Camarena-Jimenez

Samantha Camarena is a Junior studying at Wayne State College from South Sioux City, Nebraska. She is pursuing Secondary English Education. She is also a First-Generation Student on both sides of her family....

Emma Franco
Staff Writer

Emma Franco

Emma Franco is a senior majoring in Digital Film Production & Theory at Wayne State. She is from Papillion, Nebraska. Emma has been a part of multiple student films, as well as written, directed an...

Kambryn Nelson
Staff Writer

Kambryn Nelson

Kambryn Nelson is a sophomore at WSC studying Agricultural Communications. She is originally from Seward, Nebraska. During her free time, she enjoys sports, watching Netflix, and making shirts for her ow...

Ty Sterling
Staff Writer

Ty Sterling

Ty Sterling is a sophomore at Wayne State from Gretna, Nebraska. He is studying journalism/mass communications. Ty enjoys spending time with friends, sports, and consuming many types of media such as ...

Melinda Winhold
Staff Writer

Melinda Winhold

Melinda Winhold is a senior majoring in Mass Comm/Digital Film Production & Theory. She enjoys volunteering in the community, international travel, serving at church, hiking, and participating in sprint ...

Jennifer Juzyk
Staff Writer

Jennifer Juzyk

Jennifer Juzyk is currently a sophomore at Wayne State College majoring in journalism and double minoring in travel and tourism and editing and publishing. Her goal is to travel to places all around the wor...

Tristan Hofaker
Staff Writer

Tristan Hofaker

Tristan Hofaker is a sophomore studying electronic media and minoring in graphic design. He really enjoys weightlifting and playing soccer all the time. Tristan is an expert at making short form videos ...

Trevor Jeffrey
Staff Writer

Trevor Jeffrey

Trevor Jeffrey is a senior from Lincoln, Nebraska who is studying Digital Film Production and Theory. He loves playing video games, playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends, video editing and making fil...

Quentin Stanek
Staff Writer

Quentin Stanek

Quentin Stanek is a sophomore double majoring in sports media and sport management. During his free time he likes to workout and watch football. While on campus he usually socializes with his friends,...

Joseph Callahan
Staff Writer

Joseph Callahan

Joseph Callahan is a junior with an English Education major. He comes from Arapahoe Nebraska. His goal is to follow his grandparents, aunts, and uncles in becoming an educator. He enjoys playing videogames...

Taylor Morse
Staff Writer

Taylor Morse

Taylor Morse is a sophomore at Wayne State College studying sport management with double minors in business administration and online social media. She was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Taylor i...

Leah Bennett
Staff Writer

Leah Bennett

Leah Bennett is a South African student-athlete at WSC who plays for the Women’s Soccer team. She is currently a senior majoring in Digital Film Production and Theory with a particular interest in Scr...

Jayde Teutsch
Staff Writer

Jayde Teutsch

Jayde Teutsch is a junior double majoring in political science and journalism with a minor in geography. She is the News Editor for the Wayne Stater and writes news pieces along with commentary about current...

John Campbell
Staff Writer

John Campbell

John Campbell is a sophomore at Wayne State. He studies communications with a major in sports media and minoring in social media. John is on the cross country and track team where he runs long distance...

Hannah Keller
News Writer

Hannah Keller

Hannah Keller is currently a freshman at Wayne State College and is studying mass communications, with a specialization in journalism. While on campus, she usually spends her free time socializing with friends, studying in the library or taking a mandatory coffee break. She’s involved in a couple of clubs on campus, including Delight Ministries and Agriculture Communicators of Tomorrow. Some of Hannah’s hobbies include reading, kayaking, playing the piano and simply spending as much time outdoors as she can. She h...

Hailey Walsh
News Writer

Hailey Walsh

Hailey Walsh is a freshman completing her undergrad degree in communications. Hailey is from Wakefield, Nebraska, and is currently working at the public library in town. She loves reading, trying new t...

Becca Arkfeld
Staff Writing

Becca Arkfeld

Becca Arkfeld is a Junior at Wayne State College focusing on earning her bachelor's in electronic media. She is from the small community of Battle Creek, Nebraska. Outside of class, you can find her s...

Maddie Genoways
Opinion Writer

Maddie Genoways

Maddie is the opinion editor and designer for the Stater. Majoring in Graphic Design and minoring in journalism, Maddie balances a love of funky, modern design with their appreciation for good old-fashioned...

Kathryn Vlaanderen
Arts and Entertainment

Kathryn Vlaanderen

Kathryn Vlaanderen is the Arts and Entertainment editor and a photographer for the Wayne Stater team. She is from Sioux City, IA where she has spent a majority of her life. At WSC, she is pursuing a care...

Lurye Baxa
Editor-in-Chief

Lurye Baxa

Lurye Baxa, a current third-year student at Wayne State College majoring in journalism and minoring in editing and publishing, is the newest Editor-in-Chief of the Wayne Stater. Hailing from Fremont, she...

Quinlan Otto
Sports Writer

Quinlan Otto

Quinlan Otto is a senior from Osceola, NE. He is majoring in Sports Media/Journalism and minoring in Digital Film. He is a member of the campus radio station, KWSC 91.9 The Cat and helps work on student ...

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