Malia Taylor is currently a junior at Ripon High School. She is best known for her friendly personality, positive presence, and humor. Taylor loves photography, hanging out with her best friends at Tea Time Boba,  being involved in Girls’ League and Link Crew, and most of all being a part of Yearbook.

Malia will be the Editor-in-Chief of Yearbook this coming school year.

“I’m excited to be apart of such an amazing program and class. I feel like joining the yearbook staff made me feel like I joined something bigger than myself. I am most excited to make an amazing book for our student body and most importantly make a memorable book for us seniors,” Taylor stated.

Malia realizes the responsibilities that come with her job.

“My goal is to make a book that everyone can enjoy. I want everyone to feel like they’re apart of something great…” Taylor explained, “Being E.I.C. comes with a lot of responsibility. In a way, you’re helping run a production class that captures the memories of the school and that comes with a lot of duties to fulfill…”.

Malia has not always been so involved and outgoing. She has explained that she used to be extremely quiet and didn’t enjoy school. However, when she joined yearbook it helped her open up, try new things, find her passion, and establish relationships with new people.

“Being more open and outgoing this year has helped me build many relationships… I soon met new people and made lifelong friendships… The beginning of junior year, I decided to take a leap of faith and join yearbook. I had Mrs. Ochoa as an English teacher and once I realized how nice and welcoming she was, I decided to turn in a last-minute application to yearbook. This helped me build a stronger relationship with her… Her guidance and friendship has been a tremendous factor in helping me come out of my shell,” Taylor stated.

Taylor explains that joining yearbook changed her high school experience and affected her in the most positive ways. She even said her grades started to improve and she became more involved because of the relationships she made and the passion she discovered through yearbook. Malia knows that finding her place was a vital part in fulfilling her high school experience and helped her grow as a person. She encourages others to be like her and step out of their comfort zone and find what they love.

“Finding your place takes time and doesn’t happen overnight. The more involved you are, the better… I if I could go back and start what I love sooner, I would in a heartbeat! Find things that interest you and most importantly, make you happy. Finding my passion this year has helped me realize not only what I’m good at, but helped me figure out what I’d like to do in my future. Finding what I love has been one of the biggest blessings,” Taylor stated.