Annabelle Lyons, a junior at John Adams, excited to start her journey in finding her voice within the many topics she will be writing about this school year. Although this is Annabelle’s first year with The Tower, she loves spending her time writing various different things, from songs, to short stories, and essays about her favorite artist, Taylor Swift, and the complex storylines in her music. 

Annabelle was inspired to start writing at a young age. She was in school for Preschool and Kindergarten but then her mom noticed how she was struggling within the traditional school setting, and elected to pull her and her sisters out of school and begin an uncommon form of schooling called “Worldschooling.” Worldschooling is a niche idea of schooling originally founded in 2010-2015. It is believed in this community that children learn faster and more complex ideas of thinking at a young age, when exposed to other cultures. Worldschooling families spend all their time traveling around the world, most without a homebase. She loved exploring and reflecting on their history through writing.

When Annabelle is not writing or at school she can usually be found at home with her family and dogs or at the barn riding horses. From a young age, she expressed a lot of love for animals, especially horses. One of her best friends, Myah Arter, would describe Annabelle as a “horse girl,” but she will always deny such accusations, then proceed to spend the next 30 minutes explaining how much she loves riding and how obese her lesson horse, Jodie, is. 

 Even though Annabelle loves animals, she wants to pursue cosmetology during and after high school. She has always loved doing makeup and hair ever since she was little, and it has been her number one way to express herself, and to help others express themselves, today. But above all of that, Annabelle is someone who you can always go to when you are in need of a friend, she is someone who will listen to and help you solve whatever problems you may be facing. You can almost always guarantee a joke will be made to help whoever she is talking to feel better. Annabelle is very excited to begin her writing journey at The Tower!