Taylor DeLaere is a junior at Normal West High School. This is her first year on The Paw Print staff, and she will be spending her year as a contributing writer. She is on the varsity tennis team, plays #1, and was named captain this season. She’s involved in journalism because she enjoys being in an active class environment with good peers and a teacher. She is currently attending cosmetology school through BCA and plans to extend that after high school. She wishes to go to Sydney, Australia in the near future. In Taylor’s free time, you can find her doing nails, playing pickleball with her friends, and watching reality TV shows.