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School newspaper of Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa

Achona

School newspaper of Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa

Achona

Isabella Thorpe

Isabella Thorpe, Senior Staff Writer

Isabella Thorpe is a third-year Senior Staff Writer for Achona. She has been a part of Ambassadors (going on three years) and is currently serving as the club’s President. She enjoys watching Netflix, while she doesn’t watch many tv shows, you can always find her watching the newest stand up comedy special. She begins everyday by writing down her dreams in her dream journal, looking over The Skimm, and reading her daily horoscope. With a passion in journalism, Thorpe hopes to attend school in either Boston or Chicago, and later become a Investigative Reporter. You can always find Thorpe at either Kahwa or Buddy Brew, fueling her coffee addiction.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda brought "Hamilton" to Puerto Rico from January 11-27 in order to raise money for hurricane relief after last year's devastating Hurricane Maria.

Hamilton Comes To Tampa Bay

Isabella Thorpe, Senior Staff Writer
February 27, 2019
Junior Lauren Jones says only after a week of receiving her ring, "It already feels weird to take off my ring. I took it off for cheer once, and I got so nervous."

Best Dressed at Junior Ring 2019

Isabella Thorpe, Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Noname worked on her most recent album "Room 25" while touring her debut album "Telefone," and she released it in September of 2018.

Noname Performs at The Ritz

Isabella Thorpe, Senior Staff Writer
January 22, 2019
Freshman Emily Bennett says, "I enjoyed the small group sessions the most because I was with girls in my grade that I do not know too well and I got to meet a senior too."

Class of 2022 Gathers for Freshman Retreat

Isabella Thorpe, Senior Staff Writer
November 27, 2018
Paige Rodriguez has served on the Dominican Republic mission trip for 5 years: twice as an AHN student, once as an FSU student, and twice so far as a teacher.

Paige Rodriguez Draws Her Life

Isabella Thorpe, Senior Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
Wilmington police identified a mother and her baby as the first victims of Hurricane Florence who died from a tree falling on their house.

Hurricane Florence Slams the Carolinas

Isabella Thorpe, Senior Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Sophomore Delaney Lambert says, "It was very cool to have my younger sister (Kate), follow me throughout my schedule and show them what Academy is like.”

Behind the Scenes: Shadow Days

Isabella Thorpe, Contributing Junior Writer
November 28, 2017
Although Admissions Director Pam Doherty has seen the "Harry Potter" movies, she does not associate herself as a member of the Harry Potter fandom. The name of the Harry Potter fandom is "Potterheads."

Harry Potter Houses: Teacher Edition

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
February 2, 2017
Clearwater, Florida is the international spiritual headquarters for Scientology. The building in this photo is just one of the many that comprises of the Scientology Spiritual Headquarters.

Actress Leah Remini Exposes Scientology

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
January 19, 2017
The term "taking an L" originates from a Drake and Meek Mill feud.

Academy Girls Taking L’s

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
December 5, 2016
Sophomore Delaney Lambert enjoys "rave hour" with a friend from a different school and admires at "how cool it is that teens from different high schools come together to help the less fortunate in St. Suzanne, Haiti."

2016 Dance for Haiti

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
November 14, 2016
Anyone aged from 13-18 years old should be receiving at least eight to nine hours of sleep nightly.

How Achieve More Zzzz’s!

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
November 4, 2016
Although the schedule for crew is quite RIGGERous, fun regattas, such as the Halloween Regatta, make it all worthwhile.

AHN Rowing Club Races at the Halloween Regatta

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
October 30, 2016
Sophomore Greta Dieck comments, "I think at the retreat, it was really evident that we have grown as a class by how we all treat each other." Fellow sophomore, Megan Devaney agrees and includes that she can see how well "we all work together."

Class of 2019 Sophomore Retreat

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
October 24, 2016
When asked about the teaching experience that made him laugh the hardest, Teacher Jose Ruano replied with a smirk, "Teaching Spanish 1."

73 Questions With Mr. Jose Ruano

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
October 17, 2016
Senior President Ally Wehle and senior Vice-President Danielle Gutierrez offer up the daily news with a coffee mug and a stuffed animal dog to show that they are real news reporters.

Inside the Morning Show

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
October 3, 2016
5 Places to See Before They Disappear

5 Places to See Before They Disappear

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
September 23, 2016
Sophomores Gloria Bufano,  Rebekah Eicholtz, and Isabella Leandri crowd around Juliana Jett and her laptop to watch Simone Biles' vault performance in the Vault Finals in Rio.

5 Female Olympians Who Rocked The Rio Games

Isabella Thorpe, Sophomore Staff Writer
September 2, 2016
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