Kayla Schartz is studying broadcast journalism and sociology at the University of Kansas and will graduate in May 2016. She was involved in student media throughout her time at Ellinwood High School, eventually serving as editor-in-chief of the yearbook her senior year. She has continued to be involved in student media at KU, serving as assignment desk editor, producer, and anchor for KUJH-TV. After graduation, Kayla hopes to enter the broadcast journalism world working as a producer for a smaller market where she can continue to produce stories about her passion: small town America.