Makeila Hinrichsen, Editor-in-Chief
Makeila Hinrichsen is a senior at Ripon High School. This is her second year on the Smoke Signal staff and first year as editor-in-chief. After high school, she’ll be pursuing a degree in nursing and minoring in journalism in hopes of traveling the world helping others and sharing their stories. A quote she lives by, is, “Be a light, a lifeboat, or a ladder.” Hinrichsen looks forward to seeing the journalism program grow and prosper.