Welcome to the new next crew!
The following high school students will join the NeXt crew for the 2008-2009 calendar year. They will join a handful of current correspondents in writing the bulk of the stories that appear in NeXt. More than 100 area teens applied by the June 30 deadline, and it was difficult to narrow down the final group.
• Sarah Attridge, junior at Hamburg.
• Mary Best, junior at Alden.
• Julia Birkinbine, junior at Williamsville North.
• Rebecca Bratek, senior at Immaculata.
• Candace R. Calkins, junior at West Seneca East.
• Kate Calleri, senior at Kenmore West.
• Natalie Cappellazzo, senior at Sacred Heart Academy.
• Ian Carlino, senior at Kenmore West
• Emily Carson, junior at Frontier.
• Sam Cochrane, junior at St. Joseph’s Collegiate.
• Laura Colligan, freshman at East Aurora.
• Christina M. Corchado, senior at Grover Cleveland High School.
• Courtney Denk, junior at Sacred Heart Academy.
• Margaret Dorsey, freshman at the Frederick Law Olmsted High School.
• Alexandra Duncan, freshman, Charter School of Applied Technologies.
• Kearney Erhard, junior at Grand Island High School.
• Marissa Florio, junior at Clarence.
• Alyssa Frey, junior at Clarence. • Laura Garbes, junior at Nardin.
• Joseph D. Genco, senior at Clarence.
• Leigh Giangreco, senior at Nardin.
• Kevin Gibas, sophomore at St. Joseph Collegiate.
• Rebecca Hanson, senior at Pioneer.
• Sarah I. Hanson, a freshman at Alden High School.
• Ally Hart, a freshman at Amherst High School.
• Albert Iacovitti, a senior at Canisius.
• Haley Keeley, sophomore at Starpoint.
• Erin Lachaal, sophomore at City Honors.
• Colin Knoer, senior at Williamsville North.
• Caitlin Kubala, senior at Williamsville North.
• Carl Lam, junior at Hamburg.
• Gabrielle Maier, junior at City Honors.
• Cypress Marrs, sophomore at City Honors.
• Evan Martone, sophomore at Williamsville South.
• Cory Mikida, junior at Hamburg
• Sarah Michel, junior at Maryvale.
• Matt Mullin, junior at Cardinal O’Hara.
• Meghann Nielsen, senior at Brocton.
• Matthew Piscitello, junior at Orchard Park.
• Shea Raff, sophomore at Lancaster.
• Colin Reboy, freshman at Tonawanda High School.
• Joshua P. Riefler, junior at Canisius. • Aman Shamaa, freshman at Clarence.
• Emily M. Spina, freshman at Starpoint
• Emily Steves, sophomore at Gowanda.
• Amelia Summar, sophomore at Immaculata.
• Alexander Vilardo, junior at Canisius.
• Taylor Watson, junior at Lancaster.
• Ethan White, freshman at Niagara-Wheatfield.
• Tracey Willmott, junior at Nardin.
• Chelsey Wintringer, sophomore at Cheektowaga Central.
• William Wise, freshman at West Seneca West.
The following will join NeXt as photographers:
• Sammy Knight, junior at Clarence.
• Chelsea Heary, sophomore at Lancaster.
• Jenny Jakubowski, junior at Clarence.
• Clarissa Tuyn, freshman at Williamsville South.
• Shaun J. Wickett, homeschooled sophomore who lives in Eden.
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NeXt welcomes contributions from all local readers 18 and under. E-mail story ideas to next@buffnews.com or call 849-4076. Poetry can be mailed to NeXt, Buffalo News, P. O. Box 100, Buffalo, N. Y. 14240. Readers 18 and under are also welcome to send opinion pieces and first-person stories for consideration.
