Jonathan Ernest is a senior at ITW David Speer Academy, and this is his first year as an editor for the Speer Newspaper and Yearbook. In his time at Speer, he has challenged himself by taking on various advanced placement classes, including APUSH and Pre-Calculus, in his junior year. In his free time outside of school, he enjoys driving around the city of Chicago, listening to music, and taking in the views of Lake Michigan.