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Ella Litchfield, Photo Manager
Senior Ella Litchfield is the Spartan Shield’s Photo Manager for this semester. Along with the Shield, Ella is a Spartan Assembly representative and a long-time member of the Girls Learning International Club. When she isn’t at school, Ella enjoys spending time with her family and friends, painting, thrifting and working at the local Dunn Brothers Coffee shop. She has many passions, but her favorite is journalism, which explains her involvement in publications and position as the Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook, The Valenian. She plans to continue her passion for journalism after graduation as well as study business at an undecided college. Ella is ecstatic to be a part of the Spartan Shield team and can’t wait to see what experiences await her.
Lauren Guinn, Opinion Editor
Senior Lauren Guinn is the Opinion Editor for the Spartan Shield. When she's not busy with school, she is usually at her dance studio both teaching and dancing herself. In her free time, she is always listening to music, usually Taylor Swift or Sza, and also enjoys watching TV and movies — especially when she is joined by the company of her closest friends. At home Lauren has two dogs, Tucker and Chance, who are extremely cute, black and yellow labs respectively and an older brother, Drew. Next year, Lauren plans to attend Iowa State University where she will major in Econ and she eventually hopes to attend law school. Lauren is extremely excited to be the editor for the Opinion section, where she can help provide students with great articles to learn where other people stand on certain issues.