"We Are SLHS" is a partnership project between Storm Lake High School and Buena Vista University.
Storm Lake High School Language Arts Teacher Christa Galvin and Buena Vista University Associate Professor of Digital Media Jamii Claiborne collaborated to hatch the project idea. SLHS students in Galvin's spring 2016 AP Language Arts classes and BVU students in Claiborne's spring 2016 Digital Journalism class worked together to bring the project to life.
Special thanks to all of the students for the time and energy they gave to this effort, and for their generosity in sharing their stories.
SLHS Student Particpants
Cody Baker
Cinthia Balandran
Beau Binning
Alejandra Borges
Kristina Carbaugh
Yajaira Carrillo
Michelle Carrillo
Neftali Castillo
Carson Cole
Tessa DeWall
Ailyn Elizalde
Josh Eller
Madison Engelke
Juan Espino
Daniela Guerrero
Victoria Hernandez
Teresa Hernandez
Bazyl Horsey
Vanessa Ibarra
Samuel Kelley
Jayson Langfitt
Wendy Leyva
Cesar Loer
Roberto Loera
Yeison Lopez
Liliana Lopez
Jannifer Luengas
Itzel Madrigal
Luke McPherran
Jasmin Mellin
Maria Morales
Logan Musel
Nguyen Nguyen
Luis Nolasco
Samuel Olson
Julie Patrick
Gelder Pineda
Courtney Raes
Stephanie Rodriguez
Oscar Rosales
Eugenio Rosiles
Ruben Salazar
Shannon Schultz
Jack Sengnalivong
Fernando Silva
Jose Soto
Julie Stark
Kylie Sundine
Eve Thomas
Steven Thongvanh
Linda Torres
Yulisa Vazquez
Jesse Wolver
Brandon Xiong
BVU Student Particpants
Jasmine Bautista
Gibson Berns
Katelyn Bohaty
Spencer Botoroff
Nathan Connelly
Will Connelly
Nic Gibson
Chris Habermann
Emily Johnson
Justice Gage
Kassi Kommes
Madeleine McCormick
Chyan Metzger
De'Vaughn Morris
Elisabeth Niebuhr
Shelby Pittenger
Kaylie Plowman
Brittany Poeppe
Eric Powers
Kaylee Weber
Kiley Wellendorf