Welcome to the Governor's Scholars Post (GSPost), the weekly newspaper published by scholars in the Journalism & Mass Media Focus Area on the Centre College campus of the 2023 Governor's Scholars Program. The GSPost focuses on all things GSP-Centre, providing up-to-date information for the scholars and their families about campus events, and is supervised by Journalism & Mass Media faculty member Hayley Hoffman.
The GSPost website was designed by Reese Bizzell.
The GSPost website was designed by Reese Bizzell.
1st Edition Leadership Team
Managing Editor: Noah Cameron
Webmaster: Reese Bizzell
Photography Editor: Brennen Adams
Video Editor: Michael Zechella
Podcast Editor: Cameron McCullough
Copyeditors: Kaylin Lafferty & Amelia Lanier
Photography Team: Brennan Adams, Blaire Buford, & Summer Smith
Video Team: Michael Zechella
Writing Team: Kaylin Lafferty, Amelia Lanier, & Gabriel Reed
Podcast Team: Yessenia Barajas, Jack Jurjans, Cameron McCullough, & Tyler Wayman
Social Media Team: Amber Bean, Molly Brady, Libby Clifton, Jaleia Hatchett, Makayla Mastin, & Christine Very
Webmaster: Reese Bizzell
Photography Editor: Brennen Adams
Video Editor: Michael Zechella
Podcast Editor: Cameron McCullough
Copyeditors: Kaylin Lafferty & Amelia Lanier
Photography Team: Brennan Adams, Blaire Buford, & Summer Smith
Video Team: Michael Zechella
Writing Team: Kaylin Lafferty, Amelia Lanier, & Gabriel Reed
Podcast Team: Yessenia Barajas, Jack Jurjans, Cameron McCullough, & Tyler Wayman
Social Media Team: Amber Bean, Molly Brady, Libby Clifton, Jaleia Hatchett, Makayla Mastin, & Christine Very
2nd Edition Leadership Team
Managing Editor: Noah Cameron
Webmaster: Reese Bizzell
Photography Editors: Brennen Adams & Blaire Buford
Video Editor: Michael Zechella
Podcast Editor: Cameron McCullough
Copyeditor: Kaylin Lafferty
Photography Team: Brennan Adams & Blaire Buford
Video Team: Michael Zechella & Tyler Wayman
Writing Team: Brennan Adams, Yessenia Barajas, Amber Bean, Jaleia Hatchett, Kaylin Lafferty, Jack Jurjans, Amelia Lanier, Gabriel Reed, Summer Smith, & Christine Very
Podcast Team: Yessenia Barajas, Jack Jurjans, Cameron McCullough, & Tyler Wayman
Social Media Team: Molly Brady, Libby Clifton, Makayla Mastin, & Christine Very
Webmaster: Reese Bizzell
Photography Editors: Brennen Adams & Blaire Buford
Video Editor: Michael Zechella
Podcast Editor: Cameron McCullough
Copyeditor: Kaylin Lafferty
Photography Team: Brennan Adams & Blaire Buford
Video Team: Michael Zechella & Tyler Wayman
Writing Team: Brennan Adams, Yessenia Barajas, Amber Bean, Jaleia Hatchett, Kaylin Lafferty, Jack Jurjans, Amelia Lanier, Gabriel Reed, Summer Smith, & Christine Very
Podcast Team: Yessenia Barajas, Jack Jurjans, Cameron McCullough, & Tyler Wayman
Social Media Team: Molly Brady, Libby Clifton, Makayla Mastin, & Christine Very
3rd Edition Leadership Team
Managing Editor: Noah Cameron
Webmaster: Reese Bizzell
Photography Editors: Brennen Adams & Blaire Buford
Video Editor: Michael Zechella
Podcast Editor: Cameron McCullough
Copyeditors: Kaylin Lafferty & Amelia Lanier
Columnist/Lead Writer: Gabriel Reed
Webmaster: Reese Bizzell
Photography Editors: Brennen Adams & Blaire Buford
Video Editor: Michael Zechella
Podcast Editor: Cameron McCullough
Copyeditors: Kaylin Lafferty & Amelia Lanier
Columnist/Lead Writer: Gabriel Reed
4th Edition Leadership Team
Managing Editor: Noah Cameron
Webmaster: Reese Bizzell
Photography Editors: Brennen Adams & Blaire Buford
Video Editor: Michael Zechella
Podcast Editor: Cameron McCullough
Copyeditors: Kaylin Lafferty & Amelia Lanier
Columnist/Lead Writer: Gabriel Reed
Webmaster: Reese Bizzell
Photography Editors: Brennen Adams & Blaire Buford
Video Editor: Michael Zechella
Podcast Editor: Cameron McCullough
Copyeditors: Kaylin Lafferty & Amelia Lanier
Columnist/Lead Writer: Gabriel Reed
BIOGRAPHIES
Photos by Brennen Adams
Brennen Adams is a 17-year-old scholar from Elizabethtown in Hardin County. He attends Central Hardin High School. Brennen works as the Head Photo Editor as well as a designer for the Governor’s Scholars Post. Brennen is no stranger to many aspects of Journalism as he is the chief editor of Central Hardin High School’s yearbook committee, and runs his own photography business. Brennen chose Journalism as his focus area because he likes to view the world through different viewpoints and lenses. In his free time, Brennen enjoys photography, reading, listening to and discovering new music, hanging out with friends and family, playing games, and exploring his passion of graphic design. After his senior year of high school, Brennen plans to attend the University of Kentucky and study engineering.
by Michael Zechella Amber Bean is a part of the Social Media team in GSP’s 2023 journalism focus area. She is a student at North Oldham in Goshen, Kentucky. At school she is involved in Y-Club, speech team and the tennis team. Outside of school, she enjoys riding horses. What interests Amber the most about journalism is being able to share stories that otherwise wouldn’t be heard. She hopes to major in Aerospace Engineering and possibly go into patent law. Over the course of GSP, Amber hopes to take more intellectual risks and build lifelong friendships with the people she meets here.
by Jaleia Hatchett Hey guys! My name is Molly Brady and I’m from Washington County where I attend Washington County High School. There, I am involved in NHS, Beta, FCCLA, Deca, Pep Club, and Saint Dominic Youth Group. I’m also a member of our student broadcast and yearbook teams. Last school year, I won the 2024 Distinguished Young Woman of Washington County. My hobbies include reading, traveling, shopping, and playing with my dog. I’m on the media team for our Journalism & Mass Media focus area.
by Makayla Mastin Libby Clifton grew up in Union County, and will be an upcoming senior at Union County High School. Libby is involved in a number of extracurriculars, as a parliamentarian of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), the secretary of KYQHYA (Kentucky Quarter Horse Youth Association), the president of her FFA chapter, and a member of NHS (National Honors Society) and Beta Club. Of these activities, Libby is most passionate about FFA because of the important role it plays in educating and involving youth in agriculture in order to strengthen the agriculture community. She is also deeply involved in her church community. When she isn’t busy with school and extracurriculars, Libby enjoys reading classic fiction--some of her favorites include Pride and Prejudice and Little Women. After High School, Libby plans to remain involved in agriculture and attend either the University of Kentucky or Murray State University to study agriculture business with focus in sales and marketing. At GSP, Libby loves how close everyone has become, and hopes to expand her connections with others while developing a sense of independence.
by Amelia Lanier The youngest of two and from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Jack Jurjans excitedly starts his journey in the Governor's Scholar Program in the journalism/mass media focus area. He is ready to meet like-minded people and use this time to learn for learning's sake. He is a practicing Catholic at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary. A true thespian, Jack has worked with his school’s theatre department, as well as several community organizations such as Lexington Children’s Theatre, ACTivate, and Image Theatre. He was elected as a State Thespian Officer for the Kentucky Thespian Society last November. Jack runs his own podcast and plans to host podcasts this summer at GSP. After high school, he plans to get a degree in journalism and or political science.
by Tyler Wayman Amelia Lanier is a rising senior at Model Laboratory School in Richmond, Kentucky. She is involved in several organizations, including the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra, KUNA, and Student Y. In her free time, she enjoys playing the cello, running cross country, and writing for her school’s newspaper. She especially loves her general studies class “From Sketch To Screen," in which scholars learn about Pixar animation. Her role on the GSPost team is copyeditor and writer. Amelia’s plan after high school includes studying journalism and communications in pursuit of a career in this field. Her goal for GSP is to learn more about journalism, meet new people, and improve her social and leadership skills.
by Libby Clifton Hey, everyone! I’m Makayla Mastin and I live in Laurel County where I attend North Laurel High School. There, I am the captain of the varsity soccer team as well as a runner and pole vaulter on the track and field team. I am also involved in several school clubs, including National Honors Society, Beta, KYA, KUNA, and Pep Club. Some of my favorite hobbies are traveling, hiking, shopping, and playing lots of pickleball. I am on the media team for Journalism and Mass Media where I specialize with Instagram! I’m so excited to share our experience with GSP this summer!
by Molly Brady Gabriel Reed is a Governor’s Scholar from Holy Cross High School in Covington, Kentucky. He is known as a "big soccer guy," usually playing either center back or defensive midfielder. His favorite food is the famous Italian pastry: the cannoli. Gabriel wishes to pursue a career in journalism due to the many interesting aspects of the field. According to him, “journalists are the first to know, and the first to spread.” He has prior experience in our field through a class on broadcast journalism, but he wishes to use GSP as a way to gain more experience and knowledge. His role in the paper includes writing opinion articles, but he also wishes to partake in podcasting, photography, and editing before the summer is over. Gabriel has loved his GSP experience thus far, especially meeting new people through cards, board games, and other activities. He also enjoys spending time in his general studies class in which he learns about memories. By the end of the summer, Gabriel wants to have as much fun as possible and make even more friends.
by Cameron McCullough Christine Very is a rising senior at Sacred Heart High School in Louisville. Her focus area is Journalism and Mass Media and her general studies is "Uncredited Nonfiction" with Michelle Jones. She plans to major in Neuroscience on a Pre-Dental track. At her school, Christine is a member of the Student Council, FCA, and CAC. Here at GSP, she’s a member of the Friendship Bracelet Making Club, Volleyball Club, and Soccer Club. Her favorite part of the GSP experience so far is hanging out with people from all around Kentucky, and she especially enjoys playing card games around campus! In the Governor’s Scholars Post, Christine is on the Social Media Team and specializes in running our tiktok page. She is most excited to start our outfit of the day (OOTD) segment and interview people around campus. Christine is an excellent addition to our team and is so excited for everyone to see the cool things we’re doing this summer!
by Summer Smith Michael Zechella is a 17-year-old student from Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. He attends Covington Catholic where he participates in track, cross-country, and robotics. Michael is a twin, but he loves spending time with both of his siblings. At home, he has an Airedale Terrier (Roxy) and a rabbit (Sunny). Michael is the head videographer for the GSPost and has his own robotics YouTube channel. He plans to study mechanical engineering after high school. Michael was encouraged by his family and friends to attend GSP, and he already loves it immensely. He plans to take home with him the skills and experiences he has gained here to enrich his community and his hometown.
by Blaire Buford |
Yessenia Barajas is a 17-year-old student at Male High School in Louisville and is working on this year’s podcast for the 2023 journalism focus area at Centre GSP. Outside of school, Yessenia can be found playing soccer or violin, going to concerts, or hanging out with her friends. She says she was drawn to journalism because it seemed like a fun and social topic that allowed for creative freedom and the ability to switch things up to talk about fresh, relevant topics. Her main goal while working with our team is to provide entertainment and help others enjoy GSP through, “conversations, hangouts, and clubs,” all of which are topics that our podcast plans to cover. Yessenia’s favorite part of GSP so far is the variety of people from different backgrounds.
by Kaylin Lafferty Meet Reese! Working as your GSPost Website Design Lead, Reese is in charge of putting together our lovely website! From organizing the front page to coding in the titles and headings, Reese does it all! Working behind the scenes with the rest of the journalism team, though, isn’t originally where Reese envisioned himself. Hailing from DeSales high school in Louisville, Kentucky, Reese originally applied to GSP for the astronomy focus area, but since then has found lots of fun, “...working with his teammates and working with Weebly to design the GSPost website.” Reese has also found excitement for the documentation element of working on the journalism team, expressing great passion for preserving the memories and experiences of his fellow GSPeople. When he’s not putting in hours down in the Mac Lab, Reese has gotten himself involved in a menagerie of clubs! Excited to meet people and get to know them, he can be found attending the Creativity, Hip-Hop Appreciation, Star Wars, and Bracket clubs. Regardless of the challenges he’s faced so far, Reese can’t wait to continue his work with the journalism team!
by Noah Cameron Blaire Buford is an 18-year-old student from Benton, Kentucky in Marshall County. She attends Marshall County High School, where she is part of the academic team and serves as the vice president of FBLA. In her free time, Blaire enjoys reading, crocheting, playing four instruments (piano, guitar, ukulele, and saxophone), working out, running, and taking photos. Additionally, Blaire takes part in karate, considers herself a huge Swiftie, and loves Harry Potter. As part of the Governor’s Scholars Post (The GSPost), Blaire serves as an interviewer, photographer, and photo editor. When asked why she chose journalism as her focus area she stated, “I think journalism is really important in this day and age, especially with so much mistrust in the media nowadays.” As for GSP as a whole, Blaire has enjoyed meeting new people and joining the GSP community. She also looks forward to big events such as community arts day and showcase during her five weeks at the program. After graduating high school, Blaire intends to use her experiences and scholarships from GSP to attend the University of Kentucky, earn a Master’s Degree in Statistical Analysis, and join the workforce as an actuarial scientist.
by Brennen Adams Jaleia Hatchett is part of our social media team here in Journalism and Mass Media. She goes to Frankfort High in Frankfort. At Frankfort High she enjoys being a part of Pep Club and Tennis. At GSP, she is most excited to meet new people and learn more about journalism with Hayley. Her favorite club at GSP so far has been Friendship Bracelet Club. Jaleia’s favorite moment at GSP this week has been going to a birthday party for her roommate with her hall. Despite having fun here, she misses her dogs and her bed back home.
by Amber Bean Kaylin Lafferty is attending GSP from Franklin County High in Frankfort. Kaylin enjoys chorus, band, theater, reading, and playing with her two dogs. She is one of the writers and editors of our GSPost newspaper. Kaylin wants to put out engaging and enjoyable content on issues and events that concern our community. She says that she was drawn to journalism because she can write about topics that are applicable to people's lives. At her time so far at GSP, Kaylin likes how committed students are to having a sense of community. She enjoys playing card games in the lobby at Northside and likes that people are so welcoming—even if you’ve only talked to them once.
by Yessenia Barajas Noah Cameron is from Louisville, Kentucky and attends Eastern High School. He is extensively involved in both the Make-A-Wish Foundation and his Student Council, in which he helps plan events. His favorite pastimes are enjoying the outdoors, watching movies, playing video games, and being as social as possible. You can often find him at his favorite restaurant--Joella’s. His focus area is Journalism/Mass Media. He chose this focus area because he was inspired by his best friend to enter the field. He also always loved content creation, so Journalism/Mass Media was a perfect fit. His role in Journalism/Mass Media is the Managerial Editor, where he helps organize each part of our team, provide insight, and coordinate the process of making our weekly report. He believes the biggest challenge that comes with his role is making everyone’s jobs as easy and stress free as possible. He isn’t sure what he will do after highschool, but he enjoys the idea of managing and personal agency. He is most excited about meeting new people and making new memories at GSP.
by Reese Bizzell Hi, I’m Cameron and I am from Elizabethtown where I attend Elizabethtown High School. Back home, I run track and cross country and participate in the y-club. When I’m not in school I love to play pickup basketball with my friends and keep up with everything UK sports—Go Cats! While at GSP, you’ll catch me staying in Acheson-Caldwell, “Going Viral” in my general studies class, or working on journalism all the way in JVAC. I’m really looking forward to getting out of my comfort zone and having adventures in an unfamiliar environment. I’m super excited to work with the rest of the GSPost team and keep you in the loop of everything that’s Front and Centre!
by Gabriel Reed Summer Smith is a rising senior at Grant County High School in Grant County, Kentucky. She has four brothers and two weiner dogs. She is in the Journalism and Mass Media focus area where she works as a photographer and a writer of the sports column of the GSPost. In her free time, she participates in band, choir, FCCLA, and Student Council. Summer decided to apply to the Governor’s Scholars Program because she was eager to meet new people and explore the various opportunities and introductions to various career paths that GSP provides. Since arriving here, Summer has become involved in the crochet and swing dancing clubs. Her favorite part of GSP has been getting to meet new people from all over the state. In the future, Summer hopes to major in English and eventually become an editor.
by Christine Very Anthony Tyler Wayman III, known to most scholars as Tyler, is an aspiring filmmaker at Eminence High School in Henry County, attending Centre GSP 2023 in the Journalism/Mass Media focus area. He is affiliated with Beta Club, National Honors Society, TSA, and for the past two years has helped his STLP group to the Top 20 in the State of Kentucky. He attributes his father as a role model and his family as a motivation. For a year and a half, he anchored Eminence High’s Bonfire News, which has driven his interest in journalism. He plays piano recreationally and runs his own art business, Paintings by Tyler, which recently celebrated a 6 year anniversary.
by Jack Jurjans |