2017-2018 Staff
Kristy Allen
staff photographer
Kristy is a 9th grader who loves many opposite and contradicting things. When asked to do something, there's a 50% chance she'll say yes and a 50% chance she'll just stare at you until you leave.
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Sophie Epps
Staff writer
Sophie Epps is a Sophomore and is one of the co-editors of the Features section. She usually writes for Arts and Entertainment, News, and Features. When she is not busy running on the trails or in circles around the track, sh...
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Brooke Kimmes
Assistant sports editor
Brooke Kimmes is a junior at Cannon Falls and a first year Lantern photographer. Along with the Lantern, Brooke is involved in dance, tennis, football, math league, NHS, yearbook, interact, and speech. In her few minutes of spare...
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Hannah Singewald
Senior Writer
Hannah Singewald writes in the Lantern for the category Arts and Entertainment. During the school year, she participates in activities like speech, the musical, softball, piano, and student council. In her free time, she likes wat...
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Grant Schlichting
News Editor
Grant Schlichting is co-editor of the best section in the lantern: News. In his Junior year, he spends time in Debate, Speech and Track. His goal for the year is to have the Cannon Falls lantern ranked #1 among Minnesota student...
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Nathan VanZuilen
Staff writer
Nathan VanZuilen is a tenth grade Lantern writer who is also involved in soccer, speech, and track. In his free time he enjoys running, playing video games, and taking artsy nature pictures for Instagram (ironically of course...
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Zoe Jesh
Senior Photographer
Zoe is a Senior Photographer for the Lantern. In her spare time she enjoys reading and eating pizza. Zoe is also involved with track and speech.
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Aizlynn Thim
Torch and sports writer
Hi I'm Aizlynn. I waste my time eating cookies and watching Netflix. I enjoy telling stupid jokes and endlessly scrolling through useless Pinterest pins. I also play soccer and golf.
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Hailey Newinski
Torch writer
Hi I'm Hailey Newinski. I love making a fool out of myself onstage and food is life.
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Kressin Hartl
Torch writer
What up, it's Kressin Hartl. Christmas and Netflix pretty much sum up my life.
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Maggie Bahr
Torch videographer
Hi I'm Maggie Bahr, also known as Marge. I'm in weightlifting, basketball, and golf. All I want for Christmas is Ramen.
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Katie Allen
Photography editor
Katie Allen is a photography editor, who enjoys activities such as Speech, band, and watching John Mulaney's New in Town. When she's not busy reading or ordering people around, she finds time to study whatever interests her at...
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Lindy Edstrom
co-news editor
Lindy Edstrom is a co-editor for the news category. She is a sophomore who participates in many activities like Interact, student council, swimming, speech, cross country, and track and field. Lindy is also commonly known as Melin...
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Luke Newinski
Videographer
Hello, my name is Luke Newinski. Soccer, lacrosse and the lantern are my three favorite things to do in my life. I do mainly stuff with video whether it be recording or editing both are fun. My life hopefully conclude of videography,...
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Noah Muhlhausen
Torch writer
*Intro music* It's Noah Muhlhausen here to rock you with my shookness. That's right, queens I'm back. Also I love my ostrich. BTW I'm actually insane.
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Olivia Anderson
Senior Photographer and Senior Writer
Olivia Anderson is a sophomore and has been on the Lantern for two years, and one on the Torch. She writes newsflashes and articles and is also a new photographer. Olivia enjoys spending time with friends, family and hanging out...
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Xander Weinreich
staff writer
Hey! This is Xander! I’m sort of writing this just to fill it out and not get yelled at by my EICs (Editors In Chiefs) and I would be honestly surprised if anyone has actually taken the time to read this/care about it (even y...
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Samantha Hamann
Asst. photography editor
Sam is an assistant editor in photography. She participates in multiple activities including Roller Derby, fencing, speech, theater, and Girl Scouts. In her free time, oh wait, she doesn’t have free time. Her free time fantas...
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James Watson
Senior Writer
James Watson, a 16 year old boy with the imagination of a 6 year old, enjoys spending his time reading (Fiction usually like Harry Potter and Ranger’s Apprentice), writing and running. He speaks three languages which are spani...
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Lily Johnson
Senior Writer
Entering her Junior year, Lily is usually occupied with school, Interact, choir, jazz choir, cross country in the fall and track in the spring. In her free time, she likes to embroider, bake, read or listen to classic rock ...
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Emma Louwagie
Torch photographer
Emma is an 8th grader who enjoys long walks to the fridge. When she's not busy taking blurry photos for the Torch, she can be found laughing and goofing off with her friends.
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Iris French
co-editor-in-chief
Iris French is co-editor-in-chief of the Lantern. Speech occupies most of her winter and tennis takes up the majority of her autumn. In her spare time Iris enjoys procrastinating or knitting, usually at the same time.
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Olivia Thomley
co-social media editor
Olivia Thomley is a Sophomore this year. She absolutely loves the sports Volleyball which partakes in the Fall and Winter and also Track which is in the Spring. These two sports take up much of her time and she enjoys every m...
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Chase Schaefer
Senior Writer
Chase Schaefer is a Feature writer for the Lantern. She has trouble sitting still and thinks each day should be an adventure. You can usually find her in the weightroom or lost in her own mind. ...
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Bryson Felton
Senior Photographer
Bryson Felton, a 9th grader, does photography for the Lantern. When he's not taking hundreds of blurry photos of sports events, Bryson enjoys being in speech, debate, and theatrical productions. Some of his favorite activities...
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Anna Schroeder
Staff photographer
My body produces insulin like a cow produces rainbows... it just doesn't happen.
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