By Paige Hale

Senior Mallery Zion is the Griffin Rites editorial editor and poll editor. She has been in newspaper for two years. Zion is passionate about newspaper and hopes to make journalism a career for herself.

“Being on staff is a cool, bonding experience. That strengthens my love for writing, and this is the first time I’ve gotten my writing published and that was an awesome experience,” Zion said.

Zion is super involved in school activities including:  newspaper, orchestra, national honors society, quill and scroll, German four and Gold Medallion. Zion wants to major in English and Journalism at Missouri State.

This summer Zion visited Germany for three weeks and was an exchange student.

While being involved in church, Mallery is also involved with instruments. She can play the bass, guitar, harp, mandolin, piano, viola, and the ukulele.

“I’m grateful to have this experience with the staff so far, I’m glad to spend my last year with the newspaper family,” Zion said