Payton Gordon , Staff Writer
Payton Gordon is a junior at Carlsbad High School participating in his first year of journalism. Payton enjoys creating short stories, poems and other writings during all times of the day. Surfing and hanging out at the beach consume a majority of excess time he doesn’t devote to doing homework or studying. Music from jazz to rock or even the occasional funk record constantly stream out of his room or car, accompanying every activity he partakes in. Payton has been known to spend long hours in the forest or at the beach with his friends philosophizing about the nature of reality, or simply commenting on the beauty of the world. Studying how to play the drum set has been his passion for five years, and he enjoys jamming with his good guitar buddy.