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Ryan Doerr

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter

Ryan Doerr is a senior at HHS, and this is her first year as a Newsstreak staff reporter. In her free time, she juggles lifeguarding at Westover Pool, stage managing the HHS OneAct, working backstage on musical, being a member of the varsity swim team, participating in several honors societies and working with the Fine Arts Academy. Despite her busy schedule, she always has time to spend on hikes with her friends or watching Netflix with her cat. She hopes to major in journalism next fall.

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Junior Lizet Muniz character throwing water on Sophomore Nick Gladd's character.

Spring arts showcase wraps up the year

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • May 8, 2017

The SpringArts festival at HHS is a student-run production that showcases the senior talent in the arts department through senior-directed ten minute plays and solo performances and gives the rest...

Senioritis is not a myth

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • March 24, 2017

I used to consider myself the queen of time management. My assignments for school were always finished with time to spare, and I never had to stop and consider whether or not I had to give up the things...

Senior Eleanor Alger and Junior Julie Hedrick prepare for their final performance

[Photo] Stage Streaks take on southeastern competition

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • March 3, 2017

Tha annual SETC competition took place in Lexington, Kentucky

10 things you should know about senior year

10 things you should know about senior year

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • February 23, 2017

Senior year has been so hard. Everyone older than me always said that junior year was the most difficult year of high school and that the workload simply didn’t compare to any other year because it was...

A sign is held up by a protestor supporting women's and human rights

Women’s march makes history

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • February 10, 2017

On Saturday, Jan. 21, the day after our 45th president was inaugurated, I joined over 500,000 people in Washington, D.C. to march in solidarity for women’s rights. The Women’s March spanned all 50...

Protesters gather as they get closer to the White House

Protesters gather as they get closer to the White House

The protest makes its way along The National Mall towards the Washington Monument

The protest makes its way along The National Mall towards the Washington Monument

Protestors push towards Pennsylvania Avenue

Protestors push towards Pennsylvania Avenue

People gather in support of rights of minority groups

People gather in support of rights of minority groups

A couple walks along the march

A couple walks along the march

A Native American rights' march takes place within the Women's March

A Native American rights' march takes place within the Women's March

The protestors gather in a songcircle in D.C.

The protestors gather in a songcircle in D.C.

A flag showing that everyone in the world is the same is held up at the protest

A flag showing that everyone in the world is the same is held up at the protest

Senior Maria Snell-Feikema holds up a sign to encourage others to let their voice be heard

[Photo] Students attend Womens' March in Washington D.C.

February 9, 2017

Senior Maria Snell-Feikema holds up a sign to encourage others to let their voice be heard

A sign is stuck to a tree by the protest

A sign is stuck to a tree by the protest

Madonna, among other celebrities, gives a speech at the march

Madonna, among other celebrities, gives a speech at the march

Senior Maria Snell-Feikema holds up a sign to encourage others to let their voice be heard

Students attend Womens’ March in Washington D.C.

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • February 9, 2017

On Jan. 21, 2017, only one day after the 45th presidential inauguration, over half a million people rallied in Washington, D.C. in protest of the policies proposed by Donald Trump and his administration....

Cast and crew receive instruction for rehearsal.

High stress accompanies musical tech week

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • February 7, 2017

The cast and crew of “Meet Me in St. Louis” have been hard at work since December, memorizing blocking, music, dialogue and intense choreography in preparation for opening night on Feb. 15. Tech week...

One Act is going to states

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • December 7, 2016

On December 5, the HHS Stage Streaks traveled to Monticello High School in Charlottesville to compete for a state championship in the Virginia High School League (VHSL) one act competition. They competed...

“Meet Me in St. Louis” has started its season

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • November 29, 2016

This year’s musical, art follows a family as they navigate life and changing times on the eve of the 1904 World’s Fair. A show full of colorful ensemble numbers and iconic songs like “Have Yourself...

[Video] Stage Streaks win regionals after success at conference

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • November 18, 2016

The cast and crew of the original one-act, “That Was Then”, have already shared a number of successes, and this weekend they are hoping for yet another. The team recently returned from the Virginia...

Director Stanley Swartz poses with the conference award

Director Stanley Swartz poses with the conference award

Play writes, Eleanor Alger and Genevieve Cowardin get into character before performance.

Play writes, Eleanor Alger and Genevieve Cowardin get into character before performance.

Sophomores Julia Inouye and Marena Benton have fun at conference.

Sophomores Julia Inouye and Marena Benton have fun at conference.

Julia Inouye helps do Gabby Wilson's hair pre-performance.

[Photo] Stage Streaks place first at 4A conference by unanimous decision

November 5, 2016

Julia Inouye helps do Gabby Wilson's hair pre-performance.

Ben Hollenbeck gets ready for the conference performance.

[Photo] Hollenbeck chases his acting dreams

November 22, 2016

Ben Hollenbeck gets ready for the conference performance.

Julia Inouye helps do Gabby Wilson's hair pre-performance.

Stage Streaks place first at 4A conference by unanimous decision

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • November 5, 2016

The HHS Stage Streaks have placed first at the 4A West VHSL conference for two consecutive years. “That Was Then”, a student-written one act musical, has come back from the Virginia Theatre Association...

Stage Streaks win states, head to southeastern competition

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • October 30, 2016

This weekend, the HHS Stage Streaks took their one-act production of “That Was Then” to the Virginia Theatre Association conference in Norfolk, Virginia. The cast and crew advanced to finals with two...

Stage Streaks set to perform on 10/28

Stage Streaks set to perform on 10/28

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • October 25, 2016

The Virginia Theatre Association holds a conference at the Waterside Marriott hotel in Norfolk, Virginia every year, where high schools from around the state compete with their shows, attending workshops...

The Rowling books line up on a bookshelf

Rowling shatters boundaries

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2016

When the shadow of a rumpled boy tiptoed his way into J.K. Rowling’s imagination on a delayed Manchester train in the early winter of 1990, she did not think anything of him. She spent her journey mulling...

HHS artists nominated for competition

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • October 9, 2016

HHS is involved in the creative side of education, and Imprint magazine is a part of this. Imprint, a literary arts publication that combines writing and visual art, has placed first two times on the VHSL...

Protestors fly flags in support of fellow tribes

Pipeline protest in DC

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • September 20, 2016

On September 13, a rally took place outside the White House in Washington D.C. in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline project that is currently underway in North Dakota. The pipeline is supposed to run...

Doerr sits by her grandfather's grave as a young child

Eco-friendly urns solution to graveyard overcrowding

Ryan Doerr, Staff Reporter • September 8, 2016

I spend a fair amount of time in the cemetery on the edge of Old Town. While this may seem like an unusual place to hang out (my mother certainly thinks so), it isn’t nearly as unsettling as it sounds....

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