The Eagle Eye has grown in the past couple of years, and so has the workload. The staff has gone from eight students several years ago to over thirty this school year (Click here to see the staff page).

In order to better manage the staff and provide greater student leadership, seven new editor positions have been created this year.

The editors were chosen by Eagle Eye faculty adviser Todd Cammarata.

Interested students first had to fill out an application, which were considered along with student’s experience, writing ability and leadership skills.

“I was really pleased and surprised by how many staff members applied to be editors. It was a really hard decision because I have a great bunch of students this year,” said Cammarata.

“I hope that the editors will take ownership of the Eagle Eye and put their own personalities into the stories and projects that we do.  I hope the editors can successfully lead the staff and come up with lots of great, fun ideas that will help the Eagle Eye to grow and serve the school community as best we can,” said Cammarata.

The Editor in Chief is junior Carly Crofcheck.

Carly was one of the Eagle Eye‘s most productive staff writers last year, producing more stories than any other staffer.

“Carly was very dedicated last year.  She was always willing to go the extra mile to make sure stories were completed well and on time,” said Cammarata, ” I think she will do a great job as editor.”

“I was extremely happy [when I found out that I was named Editor in Chief],” said Crofcheck,  “I was having a bad day and when I heard [the news] on the morning announcements it made my feel so much better! People were excited for me too because I got a lot of comments and congratulations about it.”

Crofcheck is also involved in YAN, Avedum, NAHS,  Renaissance Club, and is also President of the Tyrone Area FFA Chapter.  This is her second year as a part of the Eagle Eye staff.

News editor Paige Umholtz has been a member of the Eagle Eye for two years.

“I decided to apply[for the position] because I really like being in that leadership position. I also think that I would be a good editor because I have some experience in the Eagle Eye,” said Umholtz.

“Paige worked very hard last year on some of our biggest news stories, including the John Franco coaching situation,” said Cammarata,”she did a great job making sure that we presented the facts to our readers in an unbiased way.  I think she’ll do a great job on any other controversial news topics we may encounter this year.”

Umholtz has also been a member of student council, speech team, mock trial and POPS.

Senior Mark Lewis is the sports editor.   This is his first year as a member of  the Eagle Eye.

“I wanted to be an editor this year to gain some leadership experience and help contribute to the newspaper. I also like to write so I knew this was the place for me,” said Lewis.

“Mark is a very good writer and a very reliable, hard working person.  Sports is the Eagle Eye’s most read section, so it’s important to have a sports editor that I can count on.  I know Mark will do a great job,” said Cammarata.

Lewis also plays on the offense line for The Tyrone Golden Eagle football team and will play basketball in the winter.  Lewis is also involved in numerous other extra curricular activities including president of YAN, Aviedum and student council.

The Features Editor is Junior Adam Zook. This is his first year as a member of  the Eagle Eye.

“I want to do more world related stories, essays about society[for the Eagle Eye] from the student’s point of view,” said Zook.

“Adam is a great writer and a very creative person.  He has great ideas and that is half the battle for a features editor.  I’m looking forward to seeing Adam bring his own personality to the Eagle Eye,” said Cammarata.

Zook also participates in cross country, track and mock trial.

Sophomore Nathan Hormell is the Video Editor.  This is his second year as a member of  Eagle Eye.

“I am extremely interested in video, and I was the “video guy” last year. I might as well make it official,” said Hormell.

“Nathan knows a lot more about video equipment and editing than I do,” said Cammarata,  “He has a passion for video that makes him perfect for this job.  I look for him to do more with video than we have done in the past.”

Hormell is also currently a member of the Tyrone High School’s golf team.

Photo Editor Grace McKernan is a senior. This is her first year in the Eagle Eye.

“My first reaction to getting the position was, shock, because I didn’t expect to get it as a first year member of the newspaper, but after that passed I was very happy to take the position and excited to learn a more in depth description of my responsibilities,” said McKernan.

“Grace brings an interest and talent in photography along with very good organizational and leadership skills to the Eagle Eye.  Our readers love to see photos and I think the quality and amount of photography will definitely increase with Grace’s leadership,” said Cammarata.

McKernan is also the girls team captain for the cross country team, she is also on the indoor and outdoor track team, student council, and National Honor Society.

Senior Carrie Vance is the Social Media/ Marketing Director. This is her first year on the Eagle Eye staff.

“I want to get us using Instagram more often, it’s a great way for students to see what other groups are up to in the school. Also we are live tweeting more games. There is also more coverage on every sport. Our goal this year is to get the Eagle Eye well known all throughout Tyrone,” said Vance.

“Carrie has a great personality and she’s very comfortable with all of our social media platforms.  Last year we started an Instagram account, but it didn’t really take off.  I look for Carrie to do a great job managing that and our other accounts and posting new content whenever and wherever she is,” said Cammarata.

Carrie is  also a captain on the Tyrone High School’s Girls Varsity Soccer Team and the mock trial team.