Olivia Simon is a Graphic Designer and Academics Section Editor for ‘The Observatory’ yearbook, as well as a Staff Reporter for ‘The Science Survey’ newspaper. Olivia believes that journalistic writing is a way to connect with a variety of people, understanding and acknowledging their opinions. Additionally, she feels a personal connection to journalistic writing, as it can voice the author’s emotions, opinions, and more. Olivia has enjoyed photography for a very long time, and she truly thinks it unlocks a platform to convey deeper emotions and feelings that some aspects of writing cannot or portray differently. In her spare time, Olivia enjoys practicing tennis and basketball, as well as demonstrating her writing skills and techniques through crafting short stories. She also takes some time to do some personal reading, whether it’s browsing news articles online or simply finding an interesting book from the library. When she enters college, she plans on pursuing a career in the medical field, dedicating herself to discovering and providing treatments to illnesses, both simple and critical. This is her true passion, because helping and caring for others has always been her first priority in life. Olivia also thinks that journalism and photography will play a huge role in her future career, especially the medical field, as good writing and photography skills are essential to broadcast research findings and experiments.