Ananya Karthik, Editor-in-Chief
Ananya Karthik, a senior this year, serves as the Editor-in-Chief of The Blaze. Since moving from Cincinnati, Ohio in 2021 and joining The Blaze her sophomore year, Ananya has had the opportunity to express her passion for writing. Her other extracurricular activities include being the president of the National Honor Society and Rho Kappa. Over the summer, Ananya had an internship with the Loudoun Times-Mirror, where she published numerous stories and was able to collaborate with a talented group of people who helped grow her skill in writing. Outside of school, Ananya spends her free time scrolling through social media, reading books, fangirling about Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, and still managing to perfect her college applications. Ananya dreams of pursuing journalism in university and beyond as her future career.
![The Phoenix varsity volleyball team lines up for the national anthem. “We were more communicative [with each other] during this game, and I feel like we kept our energy up, especially after the first set,” senior Jessica Valdov said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0202-1200x800.jpg)
![As the referee throws the ball up for the tip-off, freshman Simone Diby leaps towards the ball to get it in Phoenix possession. Diby is a new member of the Phoenix girls basketball team, and despite it being a change, she finds it enjoyable. “It’s definitely a different experience if you’ve never played on a team, [but] I think it’s still fun.”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC_0057-1200x662.jpg)
![The student team huddles after the first set to determine positions. “There [are] a lot of people on the team, so we [used] that to our advantage,” senior Brandon Kilfeather said. “I thought it would be fun since [this is] my last year in high school, so it can’t hurt [to play].”](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/student-huddle-809x900.jpg)
