Joe McClain, JagWire reporter/photographer
This is sophomore Joe McClain’s first year on the JagWire staff. This year he is a photographer and a reporter. Other than newspaper, Joe runs cross country, plays trombone for the Mill Valley band, is a student ambassador, and is a sophomore representative on Stuco. When out of school, Joe enjoys hiking, mountain biking, being a semi-pro at the ripstik, causing global warming with his rhymes, and playing games with his mates.
![Sophomore Andrew Thomas stays in physics teacher Chad Brown's classroom after school to be with the Science Olympiad team. "It’s my favorite spot because it’s so lively in his room," Thomas said. "[It's lively because of] all of my friends are there."](https://www.mvnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_0131-900x600.jpg)
![Freshman Whitney Van Dyke spends her afternoons with her friends outside the journalism room. "All of our parents work, so we just hang out [here] while we wait for them," Van Dyke said.](https://www.mvnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LF_VanDyke_1_11_0182_edit-900x600.jpg)
