Kripa Patel is a 17-year-old senior at John F. Kennedy Memorial High School. This fall is her first year taking journalism, where she is a contrinutor to The Torch. She took the course to improve her writing, gain experience, and collaborate with new people while exploring the field of journalism. She hopes to be able to write interesting and informative articles that people will enjoy reading. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, listening to music, and spending time with her friends. Her goals for the future include studying to become a doctor and she wished to travel the world.