Claire Brounsten has been a devoted writer since childhood, and with no intentions of stopping anytime soon. Now in 12th grade, and a writer and editor for the Grizzly Gazette’s Community News Team, she’s taking her passions a step forward in the hopes of helping those around her. Currently, she aims to cover topics regarding science, history, politics, and sociology- all of which have captivated her for years- and share that intrigue and information with others. Understanding how the world works, and how the systems in place impact our everyday lives, are the first steps towards navigating it.

So, for Claire, being a journalist means having the opportunity to provide people with the tools needed to make a tangible change within their own lives. She aspires to not only explore how and why the world works the way it does, but enable and empower as many people as she can to change it.