Hannah Liu, Print Editor-in-Chief
Hannah Liu is a senior at TJ and is in her fourth year of being on the tjTODAY staff. Having a love for the environment and the outdoors, she enjoys being able to cover similar topics relating to nature, as well as meeting and interviewing new people. Outside of journalism, she likes to write poetry, create art, play tennis and rollerskate with friends. Her favorite weekend activity is hiking or playing music with her friends.
![Founder and junior Aanya Gupta helps senior Isaias Garcia-Umana with his harness. Gupta began rock climbing at a young age with her aunt and uncle. “One day, when I was in seventh or eighth grade, my mom [was like], ‘Do you want to sign up for the team?’ Eventually I said, ‘Yeah, and then I climbed up on the team for a little bit, and then I started climbing outdoors a little bit, yeah.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-27-at-13.27.53.png)
![Jefferson’s astronomy club showcases various videos and
presentations on outer space, attracting those interested
in the subject. “Since second grade, I’ve been obsessed
with astronomy. I think the reason that sort of comes from
is [because] I really like fantasy and science fiction, and I
think astronomy is one of the few places in the real world
where everything really does seem fantastic and magical,”
senior Myles Carley said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0814-3-1-1200x800.jpeg)
![Jefferson’s astronomy club showcases various videos and presentations on outer space, attracting those interested in the subject. “Since second grade, I’ve been obsessed with astronomy. I think the reason that sort of comes from is [because] I really like fantasy and science fiction, and I think astronomy is one of the few places in the real world where everything really does seem fantastic and magical,” Carley said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-27-at-11.48.32-AM-1200x794.png)
![During a dance to a mashup of “Wannabe” and “Vogue,” junior Mandy Huang, bottom middle, lifts her hands at the end, striking a pose with the other junior dancers. “At first, [MEX] was stressful because practices went by so quickly and it felt like I would never be able to memorize the choreography, but the choreographers were amazing,” Huang said. “When we were about halfway to Homecoming, turnout to practices was so low that one of our choreographers brought bomb pops to try and lure people back into MEX.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_3858-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Team members embrace as they celebrate the seniors on their final game of the season. Senior night is an annual tradition where teams celebrate the final game of the season, saying goodbye to their seniors. “The underclassmen did a fantastic job [planning] and I’m crazy proud of all of them,” senior Riley Cooper said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-25-at-10.12.58-AM.png)
