Heather Parker is a sophomore at Robinson and a staff writer for Knight Writers. This is her first year on staff.

Parker joined journalism because she wanted to be able to showcase her artistic abilities in photography and writing. She’s most excited to write opinion pieces because she believes she has unique perspectives on different topics. However, she is least excited to write sports stories because she doesn’t consider herself to be particularly sporty, but she’s willing to try anything.

“I’m the least athletic person; honestly walking up the stairs leaves me out of breath sometimes,” Parker said. ” But I’m up for any kind of story, including sports.”

Her current favorite book being, “They Both Die at The End,” Parker adores the romance genre because of the warm feeling it gives her.

However, her love for romance isn’t limited to just books, she also loves watching Rom-Coms while snuggled up with her many cats, whom she adores.

After a good rom-com or two, Parker loves to listen to her favorite pop musicians- the most important to her being Taylor Swift. Her favorite albums are “Speak Now” and “Midnight.” She loves how all the eras and aesthetics Taylor creates are so different from each other.

“I didn’t go to the eras tour, but I wanted to [go] so bad. I would’ve dressed up for either Lover or Speak Now,” she said.

Parker doesn’t have a set plan for after high school, but she’s excited to see if journalism inspires her down a certain path.

“I don’t really know what I want to be yet, but I’ve always loved taking pictures and photography in general,” she said.” I’ll see where the next few years take me.”

(Profile by Grace Shafer)