Selena Paolucci is a Senior at Dakota High School. Although this is her first year in the Dakota Planet Newspaper, she had influenced the local community with creating From Thoughts to Poetry workshops and various book publicat...

Joey Russell is a Senior at Dakota High School. Joey is interested in Music, Film, Film Production, Photography, Writing, and Politics. He is looking forward to advancing his education at Oakland University in the Fall of 2022.

Angela is a senior who loves to read, write, watch TV, and listen to music. This is her first year working for the Dakota Planet as a writer. Different things she likes to write include news articles, reports, and creative poems/short...

The Dakota Planet Staff Profile for the school year of 2021-2022

Jessica is a senior at Dakota High School. This is her first year working for the Dakota newspaper. Once she graduates she plans to attend Paul Mitchell Institution for college and become a hairdresser.

Max is a senior photographer at Dakota High School. This is his first year working for the newspaper and he hopes to make it a good one.

Anish Topiwala is a senior and this is first year on the newspaper. Anish is a writer on the planet and also is a recurring member of the Dakota TV. He also writes sometimes.

Youana is a girl with many controversial opinions and strong passions. She enjoys speaking her mind freely and challenging any and everything she doesn't agree with or understand. She loves a good debate but also doesn't like...

Rachel is a senior at Dakota High School. This is her first year being a part of The Dakota Planet. In her free time, she is also a member of Dakota's Model UN. After high school, she plans to attend Central Michigan University.

Hannah is a senior at Dakota High School attending Western Michigan University next year. This is her first year writing for The Dakota Planet. She is so excited to bring new ideas and views to the table and can't wait to share...

Tyler Krebs is a new writer on the Dakota Planet, but he has a lot of experience with writing. Even though he is only a freshman in his first few days of high school, Tyler Krebs has been writing for a long time and has a lot...

Mackenzie Gay is one of our very few freshman writers. Mackenzie is currently undecided on what she wants to do with her life, however she is leaning towards becoming an author or a journalist. Mackenzie loves to read, write and...

Arabella Brong is a senior at Dakota High School. It is her second year on the Dakota Planet, she is also a member of Dakota's marching band and winter drumline. She is very excited to work more with videography this year.

Reilly is a senior at Dakota High School. She's been in creative writing for two years and is every excited to write for the school paper for her last year at Dakota. In her free time she likes to read and write, and is currently...

Ella Pulst is a senior at Dakota High School. This is her first year on staff for the Dakota Planet. Her interests include writing, reading, and creating.  Ella spends her free time writing songs, singing, and playing guitar....

Lily Jarnac is a senior at Dakota High School. This is her first year on the Dakota Planet staff. She is interested in art, music and literature. In her spare time she writes music and short stories, along with drawing and painting.

Katelyn is a senior at Dakota High School. This is her first year of being a part of The Dakota Planet. During her free time, she enjoys playing softball and painting. She’s interested in publishing creative writing pieces, sp...

Kara is a senior this year at Dakota High School. This is Kara's first year being a part of Dakota Planet, so she is new to the experience of working with writings and newspapers. Outside of school, Kara enjoys dancing at her...

Mya is a senior who is a published reporter through Boston. She loves to do ballet at her company and paint in her free time. Her vision for this paper is to bring awareness to vital events. After high school, Mya plans on going...

Brendan Hindle is a senior at Dakota High school. He loves doing musical theatre and works as a swim teacher. He hopes to challenge and explore his writing by writing for the school newspaper.

Alex Boesch is a senior at Dakota High School. A first-year writer for the planet, Alex Boesch has dabbled in creative and songwriting. Also known as the artist Mount Vernon on Bandcamp, with their first album “Love Letter”...

Lauren Hammer is a senior at Dakota High School. She has a passion for biology and plans to become a medical examiner when she is older. She loves to write satirical pieces and listen to music.

Kristin Cowden is a senior at Dakota high school. This is her second year writing for the Dakota Planet, and her first year of being the managing editor of the Dakota Planet . She has received an offer from Dorrance Publishing...

John Osmond is a Senior at Dakota High School. He is the Chief Editor of the Dakota Planet. He is infatuated with movies and anything to do with film-making. His favorite genre of film is a blend of avant-garde cinema crossed...

Alexa Profka is a Junior at Dakota. This is her third year as a part of The Dakota Planet. Alexa is very passionate about reading and writing, and plans to attend a good university in the near future. In her free time, she l...