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Grace Lovejoy

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief

Lovejoy is serving as the Editor-In-Chief for the 2025-2026 school year. This year Lovejoy is a senior and this is her fourth year on the Trail staff. Last year, Lovejoy and other editors traveled to Philadelphia for the National Scholastic Press Association’s Fall Convention. Lovejoy has won three Best of SNO pieces, including her first piece “Collision course: teens and golf cart accidents in Peachtree City” which was the first for the Trail. 

Lovejoy has been involved in theater for 3 years and has performed and worked backstage on numerous shows. This year she is serving as the Vice President of the Ambassadors club. 

Lovejoy is eager to meet the new staff and have another successful year on the Trail.

All content by Grace Lovejoy
Screenshot of message from Parent Square from Fayette County Schools.

Fayette Co. Schools closing ahead of Hurricane Helene

Grace Lovejoy, Maddie Hines, CJ Boxhill, Connor Lafontant, Allie Hartman, Ashlee Lefever, Holly Rife, Ellie Shelton, Ryan LeVan, Yasemin Kalpakci, Nyla Kërr, Betty Jane Plitt, Jozlynn Smith, Cari Heinonen, and Jayden Wadlington • Sep 26, 2024

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and the Trail will continue to update as needed.  On Thursday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m., Fayette County Public Schools announced that school will be canceled...

Graphic created in Canva by Grace Lovejoy.

The silence has been broken

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Apr 22, 2024

Editors Note: The following story contains mentions of sexual assault. If you, or someone you know, is experiencing sexual assault, reach out to the National Sexual Assault Hotline at (800) 656-4673. “Quiet...

Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Apr 22, 2024

On April 25-27, the McIntosh Choral Department will be hosting their annual Spring Gala in the McIntosh Auditorium. Each year the department reveals a theme for the show and this year’s theme is Heroes...

Graphic from the USA Facts website, showing the scope of COVID's impact on Georgia since the start of the pandemic to July 2023. https://usafacts.org/visualizations/coronavirus-covid-19-spread-map/state/georgia/

COVID: Four years after shutdown

Rebekah Bushmire, Editor-in-Chief • Mar 12, 2024
"The two months of school closure had a huge impact on my socialization capacity. The only socializing I had was with my mother, and two younger brothers. I became increasingly anti-social. I felt like I had zero friends."
Graphic illustration created in Canva by Grace Lovejoy

Six Flags: fun or fire?

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Mar 8, 2024

On Saturday, March 2, a 15-year-old was shot during a gunfight with police at Six Flags over Georgia at around 6:15 P.M. A fight of up to 600 people occurred right outside the park. Social media footage...

Chloe Davis and Cianna Ricci holding the New York Designer of the Year award.

Mother of Poison

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Mar 1, 2024

On Feb. 22, McIntosh seniors Chloe Davis and Cianna Ricci traveled to Monaco, a microstate on the French Riviera, to compete at the world finals of the Junk Kouture competition. They won the New York Designer...

Created in Canva.

“Hold fast, Brave the storm”

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Feb 9, 2024

Percy Jackson and the Olympians follows the story line of the books and the actors clearly represent the characters.  I grew up reading the books and the movies released in 2010 and 2013. I enjoy the...

OPINION: Blanchard is back

OPINION: Blanchard is back

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Jan 31, 2024

On Dec. 28, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released on parole, three years before her original release date in 2026. In 2016, Gypsy Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in prison after her involvement in the...

Graphic created in Canva by Lulu Vitulo and Grace Lovejoy

Swift never goes out of style

Lulu Vitulo, Grace Lovejoy, August Moss, and Mikayla Mills • Nov 10, 2023

"Say Don't Go" The second this song started and kicked in with the guitar and beat, I was immediately hooked. She starts off singing in her absolutely gorgeous low range, and it just Hits Different....

All Too Well (10 Minute Version) performance at the Eras Tour, Atlanta show one on April 28. Photo taken by Grace Lovejoy.

“Big Reputation”

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Nov 3, 2023

TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR On Oct.13, Taylor Swift released her concert film documenting her Eras Tour, in theaters nationwide. The 2 hour, 49 minute film gives viewers the entire experience of the...

From paper to digital

From paper to digital

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Oct 17, 2023

In January of 2022, the College Board switched PSAT/NMSQT and SATs to digital versions. In accordance with the digital versions of SAT being administered in March 2024, the PSAT’s were given digitally...

The confusion surrounding the Sept. 8 theme night led to a student section covering their bases of a mix of white and neon colors.

“Big Controversy”

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Sep 14, 2023

The week of Sep. 4, there was confusion between administration and the student section ahead of the McIntosh Chiefs’ home football game against Central High School on Sep. 8. The McIntosh...

Senior London Whilby continues to work on her chromebook during the Code Red Drill

First Code Red drill of the year

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Sep 8, 2023

On Monday, Aug. 28, McIntosh had its first code red drill of the year during fifth period. McIntosh practices this drill at least once each year.  Students were expected to be silent and take cover...

Graphic designed by Features Editor Grace Lovejoy to depict the switch from stage to screen as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour becomes a film

Her New Era: From Stage to the Big Screen

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Sep 1, 2023

On Thursday Aug.31, Taylor Swift announced on Instagram the Eras Tour film that documents the North American leg of her tour and it will be released to North American theaters on Oct.13. Swift...

Graphic designed by Grace Lovejoy including a photo of the Zoom participants from the workshops.

The five freedoms in the First

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Aug 29, 2023

For two weeks in July, the Trail's Editor-in-Chief senior Rebekah Bushmire and Features Editor sophomore Grace Lovejoy played a role in the New Voices Student Leader Institute run by The Student Press...

McIntosh makes homework logs mandatory

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Mar 31, 2023

Upon returning from spring break, teachers will now be requiring homework logs with parent signatures as a formative grade. Teachers are now requiring this due to the amount of students not doing their...

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