The Pirate Post

SHS SPOTLIGHT

By Jocelyn Nowak and Ava Lenze

This month we have chosen to highlight people who are not as known for their accomplishments and involvements and deserve the recognition for what they have done. Two of the people who deserve the spotlight are Miss Tilley and Elizabeth Dills.

Ashley Tilley

Miss Tilley is a new teacher here at Southeast teaching Algebra 1 & 2. We found that she is adjusting well to the environment here at Southeast. As she has been settling into her first year, she’s found a great amount of support from both the students/staff. When Miss Tilley was growing up, she was on a competitive jump rope team (in which she has won many world titles) and would spend her youth traveling, coaching and competing against other teams. In her free time she loves to go on runs, jump rope, read, drink coffee and spend time with her family and friends. She is a nanny in the summer and is the head cheer coach at Norton High School. Before she started teaching here at Southeast, she graduated in 2023, spending her first two years after graduation with a circus company. This was her dream since she was eight and she got to live it. Spending time in the circus was a huge dream to Miss Tilley, but overall, she states her biggest accomplishment to this day is becoming a teacher. “Nothing feels as good and fulfilling as being with my INCREDIBLE students here at SHS everyday” says Miss Tilley. Miss Tilley is a firm believer in trying to find joy in everything she does. She feels very thankful that she gets to wake up each morning and do something she truthfully enjoys.

Elizabeth Dills is a freshman this year, but she is already very involved in our school. She participates in volleyball, basketball, choir, student council, FCS, pep club, and leo club. She is very involved in music, on top of being in choir she plays flute, violin, and piano in her free time. She also enjoys volunteering and participating in things at her church, Edinburg United Church. Her favorite part of her freshman year so far is all the home volleyball games, and she says that playing varsity has been her biggest accomplishment this year. Overall, Dills says, “My freshman year has been less overwhelming”. She is a great example of making the best of high school by getting involved and staying on top of it. Keep up the good work.

ABOUT US

The Pirate Post started out as a club in the spring of 2025. This year, it officially became a Journalism and Communications Class, run by students, that is open to anyone! The process to make this an elective, however, was no easy feat. Student Izzy Goodnite (who proposed that we create a school newspaper) wrote a proposal for the school board, and they agreed to make it a class. We aim to inform the student body about things that are new at Southeast: sports, school plays, field trips, and seasonal news. We cover it all! “I feel this newspaper isn’t just about information though, it is also about learning and recognizing people who deserve it,” states Goodnite. If you enjoy writing, Newspaper is the class for you! If you have any article ideas or any questions, you can email our advisor, Julia Dillon: jdillon@sepirates.org or fill out the form at the bottom of our website.