Essman is currently a senior at RIHS. 

She is currently involved in Football cheer, boys basketball cheer, competition cheer, cross country, track, soccer, Rocky Riveters, Gray Matters, Student Council, National Honors Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

After high school, she plans to attend college to major in Biology/Pre-Med, to eventually become a pediatrician. 

She joined Journalism to “To get to contribute to the Yearbook and to take a fun class to have a good time.”

What does telling Rocky’s stories mean to her? “It means sharing our culture of Rocky based off of what is happening right now and showing who all is involved.”