12-03-2025
Top of the Morning, March 12, 2025
Mar. 12—On Wednesdays, we'll introduce the students who make up Year 9 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. Today: Iroquois West's Traeh Kissack.
Traeh is following the journalistic lead of her "lifelong role models," siblings Taya and Tristen.
Taya was our High School Confidential reporter for Cissna Park in 2018-19, and Tristen studied journalism at the University of Illinois. "My brother and sister are my two best friends," Traeh said.
A junior from tiny Crescent CIty — part of a five-student eighth-grade graduation class — Traeh has time before making a college decision. In addition to her role with us, she's involved in cheerleader, FCCLA, student council, Math Team, Scholastic Bowl and Rifle Club. "I would say I'm a pretty good shot," she said. Rifle Club has been around 53 years at Iroquois West, open to all students. "We shoot air rifles from 10 meters away in three different positions: kneeling, prone and standing," said Traeh, who finished second at this year's Raider Classic.
She's a straight-shooter when it comes to High School Confidential, too.
"My favorite part is the fact that I've gotten to highlight and give recognition to organizations that can often be overlooked or simply not known about," she said. "Being involved has been my favorite part of high school thus far, so being able to give back in this way has truly been so gratifying."
