About Us

INK has taken on many different forms over the years. Launched in 2008 as a basic website, the magazine has since been through Google Sites, Joomag, and that one year with Tumblr we don’t talk about. Last year, the new tech forced us to take an unwilling hiatus, but we are now back and better than ever, with more multi-media content. 
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INK exists because we care about the arts at TA. We want to share the incredibly talented artists TA has with you, our readers. We hope to showcase hidden talents and encourage creativity in as many forms as possible.

Advisor

Ms. Barbara Barklow

Editors & Staffs

Ginny Bradford '19

Ginny Bradford has been a member of INK ever since her sophomore year. Now she is the Senior Advertising Editor who gets to make last-minute posters and take notes during meetings. This is Ginny’s last year in INK, and the club has caused her to feel professional and like a part of a really cool thing, as well as a way to make friends and have exciting experiences. Getting to see the talents of Thornton Academy students is one of the most interesting parts about being a part
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Monica Gao '19

Monica has been a member of INK since her sophomore year. She is now a Senior Editor who helps with website design. The three years in INK has largely helped her build communication skills, artistic appreciation for others, and graphic/website aesthetics. Monica is more than grateful for her decision to join INK in her sophomore year. 

Jacob Repucci ‘19

Jacob Repucci is a dragon slayer novelist who can be found either writing novels or slaying dragons (of course). The Chronicles of Narnia and to a greater extent The Lord of the Rings is responsible for his love of writing fantasy. He’s been at TA for two years, but has wasted no time in growing his writing ability since starting here. He joined INK to grow this talent and to see how others at the school are doing the same. If you ever want to start a conversation with him, just say the phrases “NaNoWriMo” or “Batman v Superman” and he’ll come running.

Bao Ngoc “Eleanor” Le '20

I love seeing beauty and uniqueness in everyday life. I don’t always feel happy, but I’m grateful that I’m still breathing. Art and literature are some of the very few things that helps me to continue to breathe, that is why I joined INK. I have met some very talented and awesome people and an amazing advisor who continue to inspire me everyday.

Bảo Ngọc is a typical teenage girl who realizes that life is pointless unless you can find food. Therefore she eats and eats everyday until the world runs out of food and she dies. Here is a picture of her thinking of food (she has not joined INK then so she couldn’t be thinking of INK). But now she could say that her new favourite dish is INK because it’s delicious.

Grace Hooper '22

Grace Hooper is an avid book reader, interested in teaching children, writing, and music. She joined INK to become apart of the online magazine, which she thought was awesome. Grace loves to watch cartoons (because she’s mentally 3 years old) and likes to spend time with her friends and family (like most people). Grace’s hobbies include sailing, reading, and almost drawing. Grace also enjoys writing and likes movies

Izzie Roughton' 22

Izzie Roughton is a little freshman. She hates reading but loves to write, which makes sense. She joined ink because she wanted to learn more what it meant to be a “professional” (not really professional) editor. Although she’s still new to the ink magazine as of now, she intends to stay on the editorial team until she graduates. She is also savvy with video production and art. If you can’t find her doing one of those things, then she’s most likely doing school work or wasting her life on in the black hole that is the internet.