Maya Waid, Editor-in-Chief
Maya Waid is a senior at Harrisonburg High School and is one of three Editor in Chiefs for the Newsstreak. This is her fourth and final year on staff and her second as an Editor in Chief. Maya plays varsity volleyball and varsity basketball at HHS in addition to being a member of HOSA, Governor’s STEM Academy and the Quill and Scroll Honors Society. Recently, Maya took a bigger role in HOSA when she was elected Virginia State President for the 2021-2022 term. Outside of school, Maya enjoys spending her time with her sister Macy, her friends and her family. Maya loves to travel outside of the country and explore new places and experience different cultures. On Maya’s most recent trip out of the country, she traveled solo to the Dominican Republic to shadow healthcare professionals and learn more about medicine for two weeks. When Maya can’t be found with her friends or traveling, you can find her in her cozy room binge watching Netflix. Maya is strongly opposed to coffee and soda but loves apple juice at any time of the day. In the future, Maya plans to pursue a career in the medical field and has high hopes as she goes throughout the college application process.