Elise is a fourteen-year-old in eighth grade and has been homeschooling since first grade. This is her first year working in journalism, though she has been writing fantasy and fiction since she was about eight years old. She has written and edited the manuscript for one novel and is working on editing her second. Once she graduates college, she hopes to be an author and work for a publishing house as an editor.
Elise was in an Odyssey of the Mind team for three years, qualifying for the world championships twice and being thwarted by coronavirus once. Elise is currently doing acrobatic gymnastics, studying Latin, and trying desperately to beat a rouge-like video game that has consumed her life. Other hobbies she enjoys are drawing, painting, and eating delicious food.
The Lighthouse 