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Emma Kim

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features

In her second year as a Chatterbox staff member, Emma Kim is enthusiastic to work as the Section Editor of News and Features. She hopes to improve her interviewing skills and develop her journalistic writing style.

She was a club member during the 2022-2023 school year as a Feature Writer 

Kim also swims for WHHS and is currently on the Cincinnati Aquatic Club team. 

Kim hopes to attend college and major in pre-med.

In her spare time, she enjoys playing piano and spending time with friends.

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Lighting of the Paris Olympic flame

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
April 23, 2024
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Severe weather across Cincinnati

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
April 6, 2024
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Ault Parks fireworks show canceled

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
April 1, 2024
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Potential TikTok ban in the US

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
March 19, 2024
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Approaching StuCo elections

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
March 11, 2024
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Largest wildfire in Texas history

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
March 6, 2024
Muslim Student Association gathered on Blair Circle and performed speeches about peace for Palestine. “We planned the speeches, what we were gonna say [and] how we were going to hand off the mic to different people to make sure it all ran smoothly,” Racky Barry, ‘24, president of MSA, said.

Unity in action

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
March 1, 2024
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Satellite falling down to Earth

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
February 27, 2024
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Mariemont mass shooting plot

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
February 17, 2024
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Fumbling financial aid

Emma Kim and Sarah Wilson
February 14, 2024

CPS faces opposition over local school merger

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
February 9, 2024
With the temperature outside decreasing, faculty and students must find ways to work around varying temperatures on the inside. After her classes were relocated to a different room due to the cold temperatures in her classroom, Laurie Cotton used blankets and binder clips to try and insulate her windows from the cold.

[Photo] Wild Walnut weather

James Overton, News and Features Writer
January 30, 2024
Issue 22: Ohio passed Issue 22 which approved the sale of Cincinnati’s 337-mile Cincinnati Southern Railroad to Norfolk Southern for $1.6 billion. The profit from the sale will be put into a trust fund for the city’s future infrastructure needs. The investment is estimated to make double the amount of the previous lease payment, which was about $26 million.

Issue decisions

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
January 3, 2024
The Jewish Student Union Club is excited to celebrate and share its culture with the student body. “There are several students who are ready to join,” Lauren McGill, advisor of JSU, said. “Hanukkah is coming up, so thatll be one of the first things that we do. And you know who doesnt love eating fried potato pancakes.”

Reviving a tradition

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
November 28, 2023
MSA provides an outlet for students to not only express their religion freely but to meet others that can relate to them. “Its really nice to be able to interact with a different group of people who you could still share something with outside of just academics,” Anas Farrag, ‘25, vice president of MSA, said.

Faithful Fridays of peace and prayer

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
November 13, 2023
Spikeball Club members participating in the club’s first tournament of the year.

[Photo] Friday night club fight

Axel Kindel and Lael Ingram
October 24, 2023
CPS budget deficit under review

CPS budget deficit under review

Emma Kim and Daniel Berman
October 11, 2023
Throughout the construction process, Executive Director of the Alumni Foundation, Debbie Heldman has attempted to keep the architectural components that define WHHS the same. The architectural details are really important as 100 years from now we have to remember 100 years, Heldman said. From the pattern of the bricks to the design of the windows, the extension of the Cafeteria will easily blend in.

[Photo] What’s with all the banging?

Bareen Abdulrahman, Managing Editor of Current Events
October 2, 2023
The new head football coach, G. Benjamin Myles hopes to create a team that WHHS can be proud of. To achieve this, Myles is stepping up to create an environment filled with support and determination. “He pays attention to each group. He is really microscopic about everything, and he makes sure everyone is doing their job right, rather than leaving it to other coaches,” SENIOR Eric Terell, a player on the football team, said. “He’s also energetic everyday. When his energy is up, the whole teams energy is up.

Teaching and touchdowns in tandem

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
September 26, 2023
Chemistry teacher Jeff Lazar is retiring this year after teaching at for WHHS 36 years. “I just hope he knows how much everyones going to miss him, because he is kind of like the glue that holds the science department together,” Logan Symson, ‘24, said.

Lazar leaves lasting legacy

Emma Kim and Kimaya Mundhe
May 12, 2023
The Community Action Team hosts an energetic fundraiser, filled with dancing and music, in order to support Cincinnati residents with HIV and AIDS. Its just been a tradition for this club since whenever it started, and its [Caracole] a Cincinnati-based organization, so its helping people in our community,” Rafalo said.

Take a chance and dance

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
April 21, 2023
Daniel Ruff, ‘24, is excited to share his new animation about a future student that has magical abilities. He hopes to share a piece of art that brings students together through comedy and sends the message for students to be themselves.

The Wreckoning

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
April 4, 2023
At the Cum Laude induction ceremony, seniors were congratulated for the perseverance and determination they showed throughout their high school years. “It just made me realize that my high school achievements did not go unrecognized,” SENIOR Annalise Smith said.

Advice from winners to beginners

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
March 7, 2023
At the Sunrise Movement Club meeting on Feb. 9, their assignment was writing letters. “Were going to be writing letters to the Department of Environment and Sustainability, and were particularly going to be writing on the issue of bike lanes and bike trails,” Audrey Symon, ‘25, said.

Shining a light on climate change

Emma Kim and Maya Sampath
February 22, 2023
The WHHS Alumni Foundation bought a composting tumbler for the courtyard back when it was built, and Green Club was founded to maintain it. “I wanted to start composting, but [the tumbler] hadnt been used in years, so I found the part that was needed to fix it [and] fixed it,” Angelina DiPaola, ‘24, said.

Working towards zero-waste

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
February 9, 2023
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