Julia Baer, Staff Writer
Julia Baer is a freshman at Jefferson and has been interested in journalism from a young age, running two class newspapers in elementary school. She enjoys writing about sports, music, and history. Outside of school, she listens to Beyoncé obsessively, plays basketball, and practices Tae Kwon Do.
![Despite performing in her first MEX, freshman Anushka Deodhar smiles throughout her performance to “Levitating” by Dua Lipa. “I was feeling a huge adrenaline rush because I was performing in front of the juniors and they were all cheering me on,” Deodhar said. “I was a little nervous performing in front of the more experienced classes, but after the pep rally was over, I felt confident in myself and [our class].”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/julia-baer-1200x800.jpg)