Junior Yadira Reyes began her career as a Raider Review staff writer in the fall of 2024, consistently having an avid passion for writing and studying multiple perspectives. Journalism was a seamless fit. Journalism provided Yadira with several broadening social opportunities such as becoming more involved within the Roosevelt community and gaining additional social networking opportunities. She finds it crucial for the student body to stay informed on all issues worldwide, from local news in Greenbelt to Global News. This could include news spanning all topics, Yadira finds it critical for every student to relate to what she writes. Yadira’s initial love for writing came from expressing her thoughts and feelings on paper without directly criticizing others. 

Yadira has a very strong passion for writing and the sciences seeing that chemistry and AP biology are her favorite subjects. Yadira has always been interested in the “why”; this is why journalism initially intrigued her. She has always found it necessary to gain different lenses on topics and not have linear views. Yadira particularly enjoys engaging in thorough research and discussions of all topics, making seemingly boring topics interesting. 

Outside of journalism Yadira enjoys playing soccer, is an avid volunteer, and enjoys giving back to her community. Other than soccer some of her hobbies include dance, chess, and art. Yadira’s career goals include to day study biomedical engineering at Duke University and becoming an oncologist to further study the impact of cancer.