Ayumi Solorzano is a sophomore and this is her first year with the newspaper staff.

Solorzano joined newspaper this year because she is an avid reader.

“I really like stories, and publishing stories seems fun to do,” Solorzano said.

When caught reading, you may find Solorzano with novels from the Harry Potter and Twilight series. To pass time, she also mentioned she enjoys going on long walks. Some other activities she enjoys doing are shopping at the mall, going to the beach, and eating out at restaurants.

Solorzano also enjoys listening to music, especially Deftones.

“I got into Deftones from my parents. I’m passionate about it and it fits into my personality,” Solorzano said.

Solorzano was a cheerleader when she was in elementary school and before newspaper she was in band. When moving to Florida in middle school, Solorzano wanted to have art as her elective, but instead of being put into art, her school put her into band. After playing the clarinet and spending some time in the class, Solorzano took a liking to band and decided to take it for the remainder of her middle school years and for her freshmen year.

Before Florida, Solorzano lived in Texas and visited Louisiana and New Mexico. She also goes to the northern part of Mexico to visit family regularly.

Solorzano may appear to be very shy at first, but once she warms up to you, she is quite personable.

“Once I feel comfortable I can be really loud and kind to people,” Solorzano said.

(Profile by Alexis Logan)