Hattie Leighton is currently a junior at Middletown High School. This is her first year in journalism and she became interested in it through her previous experience of being on yearbook committee. Hattie plays field hockey, works at James Gang Pizzeria, loves to shop and travel and is an avid member of Zion Lutheran Church. She is interested in a career in the medical field and plans to attend Frederick Community College for two years and then attend a university.