When asked about her childhood, Rianne Hizon (she/her) – who’s always dressed in the cutest school uniform-esque outfits and hair clips – declared herself a “menace”! If you handed her a pair of scissors and paper, she would cut them up and create crafts that she thought never came out well. But you could still find memories from her childhood in the form of drawings hung up in her mother’s closet.

Now in eighth grade, Rianne says she’s become more attracted to her computer and has picked up gaming. Though this is her first year in journalism, Rianne is already well acquainted with the art of journalism, serving as the editor-in-chief of her elementary school’s publication. She also had installments of her novel published in The Eagle’s Scream before she entered the class.

Despite her first love of writing, Rianne’s true passion is acting. In 4th grade, she was invited by her older brother to see Theater Company’s production of Spamalot, and she felt a kind of euphoria that she couldn’t find anywhere else. Now, Rianne’s a member of the company.

She has big dreams of attending Juilliard and starring as the main character of her favorite musical, Miss Saigon. In between shows, she thinks that maybe she’ll live in New York (per her mother’s request to “get out of my house!”) in an apartment, and own a cat.

Bio Blurb written by Rebekah Grace de Guzman