Katy Hautala is a junior and first year staff writer for the Gillnetter. In her free time, she likes to hang out with her friends, shop, travel, and dance. Katy has been dancing for 14 years and competing for 9 years. She is currently a 3x title winner and hopes to continue dancing after high school and in college. Katy is also a Mental Health Ambassador and she is in the Interact club. You can contact Katy with comments, questions and story ideas at  [email protected]