This is Ryan Melgardshagen’s first year in high school and as a Hawkeye staff member. Ryan joined the Hawkeye because he wanted to have fun by exploring journalism and learn about news writing in the process. While working in the Hawkeye, Ryan hopes to meet new friends and help write, take photographs for and edit the school newspaper. Ryan likes to play baseball as an after school activity and enjoys spending time doing what is fun to him.