Sam Lopez, JagWire news editor
Junior Sam Lopez is in his 2.5th year on the JagWire staff. He was the sports editor his sophomore year and is now the news editor. His interests include soccer, snowboarding, scuba diving, travelling and, above all else, playing guitar. He likes to spend his weekends in downtown Kansas City searching for new restaurants or walking around with his friends. Lopez is incredibly excited for his 2.5th year on the JagWire and hopes to accomplish a lot as an editor.
![After updating his computer, senior Patrick Gambill browses it on Saturday, Nov. 7. “I put in a new RAM [and] a new battery,” Gambill said. “I also upgraded the OS.”](https://www.mvnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/webedit-900x600.gif)
![Junior Cooper Hutteger spikes the ball over the net on Wednesday, March 25. "[Kick butts day] is very fun. I like the atmosphere," Hutteger said.](https://www.mvnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kickbuttsdayjs8-900x600.gif)
![Sophomore Jillian Ottesen plays the trumpet in the ensemble on March 4 in Plumb Hall at Emporia State University. “I enjoyed watching my sister play [in the Emporia band] and the Emporia band was amazing,” said Ottesen.](https://www.mvnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/band_color_MM.jpg)
![Science teacher Betsy Meeks’ freshman Pre-AP biology class is one of the many classes that experiences problems with overcrowding. “[Class- room overcrowding] makes it harder to focus and get around the classroom,” freshman Jessica Mitchell said.](https://www.mvnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mrs.meeks_MM.jpg)
![Checking the various temperatures throughout the school, energy specialist Dwight Stoppel makes sure the building is free of abnormalities on Tuesday, Dec. 4. “Monitoring is what I do,” Stoppel said. “[I try] to change people’s energy habits.”](https://www.mvnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/RYANWEB.jpg)
