2018-2019 Staff
Calvin Prenkert
Editor
Calvin is very happy to be returning to the Optimist staff this school year. When he is not pursuing journalistic endeavors, he enjoys playing tennis, Frisbee, and singing his heart out.
Jen Crystal
Editor
"Greetings and salutations, are you a Heather?" Jen is a senior at South who's enjoying her second year on The Optimist. She spends her time watching movies and avoiding physical activity at all costs (opting instead towards a...
Taylor Harmon
Editor
You probably know me as that girl who trips and falls constantly, often in public places. Lover of plants, ice cream, Julie Andrews, and Meryl Streep.
J.T. Kelly
Sports Editor
I may have not taken journalism, but I make up for it by contributing very little.
Tommy Beggs
Staff Writer
Tommy is a first year writer on the Optimist staff. He is a swimmer for Bloomington South, and enjoys the Star Wars Prequels and playing a spirited game of chess. He is slated to bat cleanup against Yearbook in this year's softball...
Katie Apple
Staff Writer
The shortie you see in the hallways occasionally. Looks like a freshman but is actually a junior.
Jackson Moore
Staff Writer
Jackson Moore is a senior at Bloomington High School South and is excited to be serving in his first year on the Optimist news staff. In his free time, Jackson enjoys playing soccer, tossing the flat ball, and eating Chipotle.
Tommy McEvilly
Staff Writer
Tommy McEvilly is a senior and first year Optimist staff-writer but appeared as a guest staff photographer during his junior year. He enjoys singing, chilling with his two cats: Merlot and Sangria, and is an extremely talented...
Kaiya Norris
Staffer
Seth Thomas
Web Technician
Seth Thomas is a second-year staff writer for the Optimist Newspaper. He is looking forward to providing the student body with fresh and interesting stories in the upcoming year. He aspires to be an astronomer, an entrepreneur,...
Patrick Walsh
Writer
"I am the greatest!" -Muhammad Ali speaking from the perspective of Patrick Walsh