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The spring 2015 staff of the PHS Press includes (back row, left to right): Parker Lehman, Soren LePage, Solomon Midwinter and Tyler Skidmore. Front row: Aurora Pass, Amity Neubauer, Bridger Berg and Malachi Johnson. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen Pettit)

Meet PHS Press staff: Amity Neubauer

Amity Neubauer (by Soren LePage)

by Aurora J. Pass

PHS Press staff member

Amity Neubauer is 11 years old and lives in Apple Valley. She likes to listen to the song Skinny Love by Birdy. Her favorite books are The Naturals and Percy Jackson. Amity likes to read Lego Magazine, and she likes to go rock climbing. She likes it that there are nice people at PHS, and she joined The Newspaper Writing Class because she thought it would be fun. Amity also likes to write short stories.

Meet PHS Press staff: Tyler Skidmore

by Parker Lehman
PHS Press Staff

Tyler Skidmore (Photo by Soren LePage)

Tyler Skidmore

Age:15

Home town: Spokane, Washington

Favorite book: “I don’t like books.”

Song of the week: This is The Time-Nothing More

Favorite magazine: GQ

Favorite activity: Drawing stuff

What do you like most about PHS: All the peeps.

Why Did You Join PHS Press Staff: Because I liked it better then the other classes.

What do you like to write: Books.

Meet PHS Press staff: Soren LePage

by Bridger Berg
PHS Press staff member

Soren LePage
Age: 15
City/Town: Woodbury
Song of the week: Everything but pop
Favorite Book: Yes.
Favorite Magazine:Yes.
Favorite Thing To Do: Live
What Do You Like Most About PHS: Yes.
Why Did You Join PHS Press Staff: “I don't like to read.”
Favorite Thing To Write: Storyboards
PS: Yes=N/A  

Meet PHS Press staff: Solomon Midwinter

Solomon Midwinter (Photo by Soren LePage)

by Malachi Johnson
PHS Press staff member

Solomon Blue Midwinter
Age/Grade: 13/ 7th grade
City/Town:  West Saint Paul
Song of the week: EYE OF THE TIGER
Favorite Book: Ready Player One
Favorite Magazine: Make Magazine
Favorite Thing To Do: Gaming Writing
What Do You Like Most About PHS: All
Why Did You Join PHS Press Staff: Sounded Fun
Favorite Thing To Write: Fantasy

Meet PHS Press staff: Malachi Johnson

Malachi Johnson (Photo by Soren LePage)

by Solomon Midwinter
PHS Staff member

Malachi Johnson
Age: 13, 7th grade
City/Town: Plymouth
Favorite Book: Beyonders
Favorite Magazine: Lego magazine
Favorite Thing To Do: free running
What Do You Like Most About PHS: taking pictures
Why Did You Join PHS Press Staff: his mother though he would like it.
Favorite Thing To Write: not much

Meet PHS Press staff: Aurora Pass

Aurora Pass (Photo by Soren LePage)

by Amity Neubauer
PHS Staff member

1. Aurora Pass
age 12, 7th grade
City/Town: Minneapolis
Song of the week: Jingle bells
Favorite Book: The Lord of the Rings
Favorite Magazine: Splash
Favorite Thing To Do: Live action role playing (aka larp)
What Do You Like Most About PHS: Really Really fun classes
Why Did You Join PHS Press Staff: "Because I know the teacher and because it would be fun," she said.
Favorite Thing To Write: Poems and short fiction stories

Meet PHS Press Staff: Parker Lehman

Parker Lehman (Photo by Soren LePage)

by Tyler Skidmore
PHS Staff member

Parker Lehman
age: 16
City/Town: Houlton, WI
Favorite Book: Words of Radiance
Song of the week: Pigs (Three Different Ones) - Pink Floyd
Favorite Magazine: Mad
Favorite Thing To Do: Guitar
What Do You Like Most About PHS: Community
Why Did You Join PHS Press Staff: Intend to write
Favorite Thing To Write: Music Stuff

Meet PHS Press Staff: Bridger Berg

by Soren LePage
PHS Press Staff member

Bridger Berg (Photo by Soren LePage)

Bridger Berg
Age: 12
Place of residence: St. Paul
Favorite book - 5 Kingdoms Book 2
Favorite magazine: Muse
Hobbies: video games and gymnastics
What do yar like about Planet Homeschool? The fun
Why are yar taking this class? Liked it last time
What do yar like to write? Video game reviews

PHS Press Staff 2014 Fall Semester

Left to right: Bridger Berg, Willow Skidmore, Parker Lehman, Aurora Pass, Paavo Downing, Ava Holsather and Nadia Sullivan-Nightengale. Not pictured: Emily Weinlick.

Meet Nadia Sullivan-Nightengale

Nadia Sullivan-Nightengale (Photo by Paavo Downing)

- Age: 11

- City/town: Saint Paul

-Best book/blog you read this summer: At First Bite (a Poison Apple book)

- Favorite newspaper/magazine: monster high magazine

- Hobbies: Reading, swimming and listening to music

- Most interesting thing about yourself: I rode the kamikaze without ever getting sick or scared.

- What do you like most about Planet Homeschool? The lounge lunch time and playing outside.

- Why did you join the newspaper/photography class? Because i thought it would be fun to make a news paper.

- What do you like to write? poems

Meet Meet Ava Holsather

Ava Holsather (Photo by Emily Weinlick)

By Nadine Sullivan-Nightengale
PHS Press staff member

1. Age: 12.
2. Favorite color: aqua.
3. Hobbies: minecraft and art.
4. Most interesting thing about your self: I once rode a horse being led by a creepy guy.
5. What she likes: animals and candy.
6. What she hates: mold.

Meet Willow Skidmore

Willow Skidmore (Photo by Emily Weinlick)

by Emily Weinlick

- Willow Skidmore

- 11 years old, 8^th grade

- City/town: St. Paul

- Favorite album: 35^th Anniversary LIVE in Poland

- Best book/blog you read this summer: Catch Your Death

- Favorite newspaper/magazine: Smithsonia

- Hobbies: Reading, writing and crafts

- Most interesting thing about yourself: I’m weird, I know it, I enjoy the fact

- What do you like most about Planet Homeschool? The classes and teachers

- Why did you join the newspaper/photography class? Because I like writing and taking pictures

- What do you like to write? Short fiction stories

Meet Aurora Pass

By Paavo Downing

PHS Press Staff Member 

Aurora Pass (photo by Paavo Downing)

1)   Name: Aurora Pass

2)     Age/grade: 12 and 7^th grade

3)     City/town: Minneapolis

4)     Favorite Album: Don’t have one

5)     Best book/Blog you read this summer: Percy Jackson Series

6)     Favorite Newspaper/ Magazine: USA Swim magazine

7)     Hobbies: Swimming

8)     Most interesting thing about yourself: Can’t think of any

9)     What do you like most about Planet Homeschool: Seeing friends and going to classes

10)  Why did you join this class: Because Tesha is teaching the class and it’s really interesting

11)  What do you like to write: Poems

Meet Emily Weinlick

By Willow Skidmore

Photo by Paavo Downing

- Emily Weinick

13 years old, 8^th grade

- City/town: Woodbury

- Favorite album: Phantom of the Opera

- Best book/blog you read this summer: Marie Antoniette Royal Diaries

- Favorite newspaper/magazine: National Geographic

- Hobbies: Theater, reading, and writing

- Most interesting thing about yourself: I went to South Africa to volunteer at an orphanage

- What do you like most about Planet Homeschool? General atmosphere

- Why did you join the newspaper/photography class?

- What do you like to write? Adventure Fiction novels

Meet Bridger Berg

by Aurora Pass

Photo by Paavo Downing

- Bridger Berg

- Age 11, 6^th grade

- City/town: St. Paul

- Best book/blog you read this summer: The Missing Book 8 Revealed

- Hobbies: Reading, playing Mindcraft, trampoline

- What do you like most about Planet Homeschool? New student this year

- Why did you join the newspaper/photography class? It sounds fun

- What do you like to write? Short stories

Meet Ellise Jackson

by Bridger Berg

Photo by Emily Weinlick

-  Ellise Jackson
- Age: 13
- City/town: Coon Rapids.
- Favorite book read this summer: Walk to the moons
- Hobbies: Swimming Writing Reading
- Favorite thing about PH: None, first year here.
- Why did you join the newspaper/photography class? I love to write.
- What do you like to write? Stories about all kinds of things.