Politics and how it affects the youth
“Melissa Reyes” is a high school student and a journalist for her school newspaper at Passaic Preparatory Academy, and a National History Day competitor.
In her Freshman year, Melissa Reyes was shocked to find out that she had won the National History Day competition at her school.
National History Day was a competition that allowed students to showcase a moment in history through some sort of artwork or presentation. Reyes went on to win the contest in New Jersey, and went on to compete at the national competition in Washington D.C.
Reyes concentrated her project on the life of American-Japanese people in concentration camps. She was interested in this topic because she got to interview an American-Japanese women in the concentration camps.
This started her interest into the Art of Communication, and she became a journalist for the Passaic Preparatory Academy newspaper. Reyes is known to be a great debater, and has found a knack for politics.
Reyes knew that she enjoyed informing people, and shedding light onto a unfortunate event like the Japanese Internment Camps. She decided to spread her voice on social media and gave a way to let those who can’t speak by starting her own political Instagram.
Reyes plans in the future on studying within the law and start her journey as a journalist.
“I want to report the problem that happens in politics and government affairs, and deal with it myself in the court. Both law and journalism can come hand in hand,” said Reyes.
Reyes sets an example for those who want to stand up for the little guy and acknowledge when social injustice is happening, and do something about it. She refuses to sit and watch everything around go on fire, instead she darts towards the nearest extinguisher.
