Noah Iverson brings energy and experience to the world of student journalism as SIPA’s President and co-Editor-in-Chief of Wando High School’s Tribal Tribune. His interest in journalism was sparked back in 7th grade during an intro to broadcast class, and it’s been full speed ahead ever since. 

What is your position on staff? 

I am the Student President at SIPA, and I am one of the two editors in chief at the Tribal Tribune. 

What are your passions outside of journalism? 

I love to take pictures casually and professionally outside of journalism, it is both a hobby and a job when I want it to be. I do pet shoots, senior pictures, events, cars, businesses, buildings, anything you can think of. That said, I also love axe throwing when I get the time to, alongside occasionally playing strategy video games like the ‘Total War’ series or ‘Hearts of Iron 4’ or RPGs like ‘Assassin’s Creed’. 

What’s your favorite story you’ve worked on and why? 

My favorite story was the one I wrote on South Carolina’s statewide phone policy, I got to interview a top state legislator as well as my school district representative, and different professional members of my school district. Throughout the process I became a defacto expert on the topic, which was also convenient because I had to explain it to a lot of peers. 

What advice would you give to students looking to get involved in student journalism? 

To any students interested in student journalism – try it! If you can join an intro to Journalism class, try that, it will give you a good idea of what to look forward to and how to write in a journalistic setting. If that’s not available, either join a journalism class/club or just start chatting with people! The whole objective of Journalism is to learn about others’ perspectives and experiences, and then to write about them, so simply talking to people about how they personally see things is a great way to get started! 

If you had to describe SIPA in three words, what would they be?  

Southern, welcoming, and competitive!