Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu, Assistant Editor
Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu is a member of the Class of 2024 and serves as a Assistant Editor. She joined the staff as a sophomore in the 2021-22 year. She is a competitive club swimmer and is a U-High peer leader. One of her favorite parts of being on the Midway is interacting and collaborating with others. In her spare time, she likes to read, watch Netflix and hang out with friends.
Awards:
2023 Journalism Education Association National Student Media Contests, San Francisco convention: Honorable mention, online package
2022 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Briefs writing, first place (with Chloë Alexander, Louis Auxenfans, Joaquin Figueroa, Chloe Ma, Amy Ren), Vol. 98, Issue 8 (March 10, 2022), Page 3