Zoey Pudenz is a senior at Piper High School and it is her third year on staff. Pudenz is Dance Team Captain, Senior Class President, and NHS President. She also participates is  Key Club, Student Council, FCCLA, Prayer Warriors, 20/20 Leadership, and her favorite food is Mac and Cheese. Outside of school Pudenz is a member of the Premiere Dance Company. After high school, she plans on attending Kansas State University to pursue a major in Business Management and a minor in Leadership Studies. She also plans on pursuing dance. Her mission statement is: "I want nothing more than our readers to feel heard, safe in their community, while also feeling like they have a sense of privacy. I do what I do as a writer because the readers deserve to know not only what if affecting their lives, but their peers as well."