Matthew Heinsen, Staff Writer
Matthew Heinsen is a senior at Jesuit High School. At Jesuit, Matthew enjoys math, science, and media courses. This year he is taking Advanced Media Production and Yearbook. As far as co curriculars go, Matthew is involved in NHS as an officer this year. As an officer, he helps coordinate NHS events and updates his group on upcoming events. Outside of school, Matthew works as a lifeguard. Matthew’s favorite sports to watch are basketball and swimming. His favorite basketball teams are the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings. Matthew likes to volunteer for Blanchet House and the Oregon Food bank. In his free time Matthew enjoys paddle boarding, swimming, and hanging out with friends. Matthew has been involved in journalism since a young age. This is Matthew’s second year on the journalism program at Jesuit, though he wrote for his local magazine. When Matthew worked with “Cedar Mill Living”, he wrote about local athletes and brainstormed with the other writers. During his experience there, Matthew learned how to conduct interviews and work with his team. Matthew wanted to be involved in the Advanced Media Production course to have a broader skill set and to keep people at Jesuit in the loop about events on campus.
