The Student News Site of Liberty High School

The Live Wire

The Student News Site of Liberty High School

The Live Wire

2023-2024 Staff

Megan Quinn
Editor-in-Chief

Megan Quinn

Megan is a senior at Liberty. This is her third year on staff and she is the editor-in-chief for the 2023-2024 school year. She is involved in theatre, mock trial, speech, and city government. In her free time, she likes to watch...

Leela Strand
Managing Editor

Leela Strand

Leela is a senior at Liberty High School. This is her second year on the Live Wire staff. At Liberty, Leela plays tennis and is part of SEA club. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, volunteering,...

Piper Kearney
Copy Editor

Piper Kearney

Piper is a senior at Liberty and this is her second year on staff as Copy Editor! She plays softball and participates in Liberty's art club. When she's not at school Piper loves reading, making collage art, and eating sushi!

Kaelyn Rickels
Website Manager

Kaelyn Rickels

Kaelyn is a junior and this is her second year on staff. At Liberty, she participates in softball, Garden Club, and NHS. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time outside, reading Stephen King, and watching nature documentaries.

Addison Pirkl
Website Manager

Addison Pirkl

This is Addison's second year on staff as a Website Manager, and she spends most of her time drawing, writing, and having her nose stuck in a book...

Rylee Newland
Multimedia Manager

Rylee Newland

Rylee is a senior at Liberty. This is her second year on the journalism staff. She is involved in Best Buddies and NHS here at Liberty. Outside of school, Rylee enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and listening...

Ellie Martinez
Multimedia Manager, Social Media Manager

Ellie Martinez

Ellie is a senior at Liberty. This is her second year on the Journalism staff. At Liberty, she is involved in the Liberty Dance Team, National Honor Society, and Best Buddies. Outside of school, Ellie enjoys listening to music,...

Madelyn Johnson
Social Media Manager

Madelyn Johnson

Madelyn is a Junior at Liberty and is a Social Media Manager for The Live Wire. This is her 3rd year in journalism, 2nd year on staff. She runs cross country and track and is also a member of the speech team. In her free time,...

Jocelyn Klein
Reporter

Jocelyn Klein

Jocelyn is a senior at Liberty and this is her third year on the newspaper staff. She participates in numerous sports that she would not like to name. Jocelyn loves shopping, sleeping, and hanging out with her friends.

Avery Riehl
Reporter

Avery Riehl

Avery is a junior at Liberty. This is her second year in journalism and first year on newspaper staff. Avery runs cross country and track and you can usually find her frequenting local coffee shops and Italian restaurants.

Hadley Andersen
Reporter

Hadley Andersen

Hadley is a sophomore at Liberty and this is her first year on the Liberty Live Wire Staff. Most of her time outside of school is spent training as an equestrian, when she is not at her barn she enjoys spending time with family,...

Vanessa Litton
Reporter

Vanessa Litton

Vanessa Litton is a Junior at Liberty High school and this is her first year with the Liberty Live Wire. She is an environmental and civil rights activist who is always keeping up with the latest issues. Outside of school she...