Anna Mollenhauer is a senior at OHS. This is her second year in Magnet. Mollenhauer is involved in girls hockey, soccer and golf. She is also involved in DECA, Young Life, NHS and 4-H. Outside of school, Mollenhauer enjoys going on walks with her family, face timing with her sister and going shopping. Mollenhauer also loves hanging out with family and friends and playing with her dog. After high school Mollenhauer is planning to attend a 4 year college to continue her education and major in law or business. Mollenhauer joined Magnet to learn how to improve her writing, make podcasts as well as interview people and hopes to be more involved in school. 

Averi Vetsch is a senior at Owatonna High School. This is her second year in Magnet. She is involved in DECA, Prom Committee, NHS and Young Life. She plays hockey and soccer. In Vetsch’s free time, you can find her at her cabin, hanging out with friends and family and going shopping. Vetsch joined Magnet because she enjoys writing, making podcasts and wants to improve her writing skills. She is planning on attending a four-year college and pursuing a future in the medical field. She is excited for her second year of Magnet.

The Magnet staff is a delightful circus of quirky personalities. The reporters are always lurking near the drama club or cafeteria, eavesdropping for worthy quotes. Armed with spirals and pens, they treat every minor school event like it’s breaking news. The editors are grammar warriors, fixing comma splices with an intensity usually reserved for escape rooms. They can sniff out a typo from across the room, and nothing makes them happier than a perfectly placed em dash. Then there’s the photographer, forever crouched awkwardly in hallways, trying to capture a “natural” candid while no one notices their giant camera. The layout designers? Well, they’re basically wizards, turning chaos into order with fonts and grids, grumbling about spacing issues only they can see. Together, we form a chaotic newsroom full of deadlines, drama, and just the right amount of caffeine and Frooties.