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The student-run news source and voice for the JAHS community since 1940.

The Tower

The student-run news source and voice for the JAHS community since 1940.

The Tower

The student-run news source and voice for the JAHS community since 1940.

The Tower

Sierra Weaver

Sierra Weaver, Editor-in-Chief

Sierra Weaver, a senior at John Adams, is the Editor-in-Chief of The Tower. She has been a part of The Tower since she was a freshman, and looks forward to continuing her involvement and taking on her new role as Editor. During her freshman year, The Tower had not yet established a website and was still entirely relying on printing as a way to publish stories, so it has been extremely exciting for Sierra to watch the online presence of The Tower grow over the past few years.
Sierra started as the film critic to the paper but has since expanded to cover a variety of other topics that interest her. Some of her favorite articles to write are centered around the criminal justice system and its issues, though she has also picked up several articles centered around events at John Adams, general news, and pop culture.
Sierra is a full IB student who has worked to focus her classes around writing. She hopes to pursue a career in film in the future, so she can tell stories through a more visual medium. In addition to writing for the newspaper, Sierra participates in many other school organizations. She has been a member of Mock Trial, Model UN, and Student Government for all four years of high school. For the last two years, she has taken up the role of president of Model UN and vice president of Student Government. All of her experiences in these clubs have allowed her to become more outgoing and open to meeting new people.
In her free time, Sierra can be found watching movies, listening to music, and spending time with her friends. She believes it is important to find a balance between her school work and her social life that allows her to never need to sacrifice one for the other. As her mother says, “Sierra knows how to laugh and be silly, but she knows when she has to be serious to get the task done- she has high expectations for herself, but is comfortable with who she is.”

All content by Sierra Weaver
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#FreeBritney

Sierra Weaver, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2021
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Marjorie Taylor Greene

Sierra Weaver, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2021
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The Potential End of Parler

Sierra Weaver, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2021
Lindsay Gizzi

Lindsay Gizzi

Sierra Weaver, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2020
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Still No Justice for Breonna Taylor

Sierra Weaver, Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2020
Adams Receives the Purple Star Award

Adams Receives the Purple Star Award

Sierra Weaver, Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2020
Via The Sun

Oscars 2020 Recap

Sierra Weaver, Reporter
February 14, 2020
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A Guide to Winter

Sierra Weaver, Reporter
December 3, 2019
The Rise of VSCO Girls

The Rise of VSCO Girls

Sierra Weaver, Reporter
October 31, 2019
It Chapter Two Review

It Chapter Two Review

Sierra Weaver, Reporter
September 17, 2019
A Guide to Spring

A Guide to Spring

Sierra Weaver, Editorials Editor
April 18, 2019
This Isn't Justice

This Isn’t Justice

Sierra Weaver, Reporter
March 27, 2019
Shane Dawson's Newest Series

Shane Dawson’s Newest Series

Sierra Weaver, Editorials Editor
February 14, 2019
Golden Globes 2019 Recap

Golden Globes 2019 Recap

Sierra Weaver, Editorials Editor
January 16, 2019
Ryan Downey belts out "21 Guns" by Green Day.

Adams’ Musical Talent Shines at Tower Rock

Sierra Weaver, Senior Spotlight Editor
December 20, 2018
Reporter Sierra Weaver watching Dawson's "The Mind of Jake Paul"

The Mind of Jake Paul:

Sierra Weaver, Editorials Editor
October 24, 2018
A Guide to Fall

A Guide to Fall

Sierra Weaver, Editorials Editor
October 4, 2018
Anna Guzik Advances to Golf Regionals

Anna Guzik Advances to Golf Regionals

Sierra Weaver, Editorials Editor
October 4, 2018
Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians

Sierra Weaver, Editorials Editor
September 13, 2018
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