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Ashton Woodruff

Ashton Woodruff, Photo Editor

Ashton Woodruff (she/her) is a junior IDS Criminal Justice/Photojournalism major, and a Social Work minor. This is her second year with The Appalachian.

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Wide receiver Makai Jackson celebrates after running in his fifth touchdown of the season on Nov. 23.

[Photo] Mountaineers overthrow Dukes as Kelce pays a visit to the High Country

Clay Durban and Adam Persico
November 24, 2024
Cierra Burgess stands outside of the Boone Police Department on Nov. 12. Burgess is the only social worker at the department and eventually hopes to rewrite policy for correctional systems.

[Photo] Boone Police’s first social worker aims to help support community, department

Lorelei Roberts, Reporter
November 13, 2024
The App State Politics Club hosted an Election Night watch party open to all that started at 9 p.m. on Nov. 5. Club President Andrew Myers, pictured bottom left, and Ian Benitez, not pictured, were the only members from the club in attendance, with more than 20 other students and Boone citizens there as well.

[Photo] PHOTO GALLERY: The Super Bowl of politics: Watch parties across Boone

Photo Desk
November 6, 2024
Armanti Edwards and family pose for a photo at the App State vs. Georgia Southern game on Nov. 23, 2023.

[Photo] App State football: Honoring the past, building the future

Davis Lemons, Reporter
October 16, 2024
ONLINERES Wey Hall Protest 2

[Photo] Art students voice frustration amid a new semester

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor
September 11, 2024
Head coach Shawn Clark walks off the field after calling a time-out in the last quarter of the App State vs. Clemson game on Sept. 7. Clark called in backup quarterback Billy Wiles to relieve Joey Aguilar.

[Photo] Mountaineers fall flat in Clemson showdown

Davis Lemons, Reporter
September 8, 2024
Two App State students enjoy Izzy’s presence at Sanford Mall on Aug. 29. She was found by Senior Associate Director and Director of Clinical Services Chris Hogan.

[Photo] Get to know Izzy: App State’s therapy dog

Matt Howe, Associate News Editor
September 2, 2024
Public relations graduate Sydney Bell inside of Walker Hall on April 15, where most of her classes were held. Bell graduated in May 2023, worked part-time at Adobe Home Design, and has recently left that position to start her new job as a healthcare consultant at All Star Health Care Solutions.

[Photo] “Gaptivities” to stay busy during a gap year

Meg Frantz, Associate A&C Editor
April 30, 2024
Una manifestacion pasiva en apoyo de la seguridad de los estudiantes en Wey Hall se junta en el lugar principal de Sanford mall el 28 de marzo.

[Photo] Estudiantes de arte protestan por las condiciones de trabajo en Wey Hall

Thomas Turner, Associate Multimedia Editor
April 22, 2024
App State men's basketball head coach Dustin Kerns shakes hands with his players during pre-game warmups against Old Dominion Feb. 28. Kerns and his staff gained two commitments over the weekend.

[Photo] Mountaineers gain 2 commitments over weekend

Ethan Smith, Sports Editor
April 14, 2024
Thunder Hill stands on the west side of campus on March 14, since the Fall of 2021, and has been used as an on campus dorm building.

[Photo] Best of Boone 2024: Best of Campus

Sam Deibler, Abigail Eggers, Anna Adams, Leah Boone, Mia Seligman, Andrew Rice, Bella Lantz, Macy Grymes, Madalyn Edwards, Samantha Salvador, Siri Patterson, and Thomas Turner
April 9, 2024
The sunrise over the Blue Ridge Mountains can be seen from the wooded walkway a part of the Rough Ridge trail on March 11.

[Photo] Best of Boone 2024: Best of Lifestyle

Kolby Shea, Chance Chamberlain, Ella Adams, Max Schwanz, Spence Smithback, Avin Patel, Jenna Guzman, Briley Turpin, Siri Patterson, Georgia Dixon, Madalyn Edwards, Tess McNally, Vivian Parks, Kaylie Morales, Hayden Wittenborn, Cameron Miller, Emily Simpson, K. Slade, Allison Lehan, Ethan Smith, Adam Persico, Fran Murphy, Clay Durban, and Leah Boone
April 8, 2024
Owner Alex León works on making one of El Tacorriendo’s most popular menu items, the ACP burrito, on April 2.

[Photo] Best of Boone 2024: Best of Food

Chloe Jenkins, Ann Korwan, Meg Frantz, Katelin Potter, Riley Proserpi, Thomas Turner, Vivian Shillingsburg, El Shedrick, Briley Turpin, Cameron Miller, Abby Buckner, Rebekah Mann, Pruett Norris, Lauren Lyerly, Ella Adams, Jenna Guzman, and Makayla Muñoz
April 8, 2024
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[Photo] Best of Boone 2024: Best for Alumni

Emily Escobedo Ramirez, Madison Nance, and Courtney Quinton
April 8, 2024
Men's basketball head coach Dustin Kerns walks out onto the court against Old Dominion Feb. 28. Kerns earned the 2024 Sun Belt Coach of the Year honors.

[Photo] BREAKING: Kerns agrees to multiyear deal

Ethan Smith, Sports Editor
April 3, 2024
A peaceful protest for the advocacy of students’ safety in Wey Hall assembles on the main strip of Sanford Mall on March 28.

[Photo] Art students protest Wey Hall working conditions

Thomas Turner, Associate Multimedia Editor
March 30, 2024
Senior forward CJ Huntley goes up for a layup against Old Dominion Feb. 28.

[Photo] Mountaineers open NIT against Wake Forest

Ethan Smith, Sports Editor
March 18, 2024
Former App State quarterback Armanti Edwards walks off the field with his family after getting his jersey retired at halftime of the Georgia Southern game Nov. 25.

[Photo] Some of the biggest names from the last 90 years of App State Athletics

Chance Chamberlain and Ethan Smith
March 4, 2024
Redshirt junior third baseman Austin St. Laurent garnered the 2022 Sunbelt Freshman of the Year Award. Feb. 21. St. Laurent became the fifth App State freshman to win this award, as he led the team in OPS, hits, total bases and tied for the batting average lead.

[Photo] Designer name, designer game: St. Laurent stars in the infield

Chance Chamberlain, Associate Sports Editor
March 4, 2024
Junior forward Christopher Mantis takes a jumpshot three in the second half of App State’s home game against ODU on Wednesday,. Feb. 289. Mantis recorded 12 points and two rebounds during App State’s win.

[Photo] Mountaineers clinch share of regular season title with win over ODU

Spence Smithback, Reporter
February 29, 2024

[Video] Married minds: App State faculty navigate love and careers

Abby Buckner, A&C Editor
February 14, 2024
Armanti Edwards and his family watch as his No. 14 is retired during the last game of the 2023 season Nov. 26, 2023. Edwards won back-to-back Walter Payton awards in 2008 & 2009, an honor given to the best offensive player in FCS.

[Photo] Mountaineer legend immortalized in Hall of Fame

Ethan Smith, Sports Editor
February 14, 2024
The Founders Bell Pavilion sits amongst the first week of snowfall during the spring semester Jan. 15, 2024. The Pavilion was constructed in July 2019 and resembles the roofline of Watauga Academy, which would turn into App State in 1899.

[Photo] ‘Boone is closed’: revisiting the Blizzard of ‘93

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor
February 12, 2024
Quarterback Joey Aguilar prepares to take the snap against No. 17 North Carolina Sept. 9. Aguilar will return to the Mountaineers in 2024.

[Photo] Roster revamp: App State football affected by transfer portal

Kolby Shea, Reporter
February 7, 2024
Defensive coordinator Scot Sloan calls out to his players against Gardner-Webb Sept. 2. Sloan will return for his second season in 2024.

[Photo] App State football coaching changes for 2024 season

Max Schwanz, Reporter
February 2, 2024
The new ‘125th Anniversary’ sign sits on top of the App State welcome sign Jan. 15, 2024. App State announced class operations would go online after 3 p.m. on Jan. 16 and would be fully online on the 17th as well.

[Photo] How App State responds to winter weather storms

Thomas Turner, Associate Multimedia Editor
January 31, 2024
On Friday, the App State Wellness Center hosts the opening of the Mountaineer Recovery Center Jan. 26, 2024. The newly repurposed room can be found in the Miles Annas Student Services Building, next to the on-campus post office.

[Photo] App State Wellness introduces new Recovery Center

Thomas Turner, Associate Multimedia Editor
January 29, 2024
DJ Burks runs the ball during App State’s season opener against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 2, 2023. Burks had one assisted tackle during the game.

[Photo] Mountaineer uniforms through the years

Fran Murphy, Reporter
January 17, 2024
The Kill-Chill facility opening in Boone will be built on two acres of county-owned land off Landfill Road, near the Watauga County Recycling Center.

[Photo] ‘It’s a true need’: Local farm, Watauga County collaborate on Boone slaughter facility

Sam Deibler
January 15, 2024
Head coach Dustin Kerns high-fives the Mountaineer student section after App State defeated Warren Wilson 142-74 in their first home game of the season on Nov. 7, 2022.

[Photo] Dustin Kerns adds to his App State legacy

Ethan Smith, Sports Editor
January 15, 2024
Former App State quarterback Armanti Edwards shakes hands with Director of Athletics Doug Gillin during Edwards' jersey retirement ceremony Nov. 25, 2023.

[Photo] Armanti Edwards elected to College Football Hall of Fame

Chance Chamberlain, Associate Sports Editor
January 8, 2024
Two student fans pose during App State's 6-5 overtime win against Elon University on Sep.10, 2022.

[Photo] PHOTO GALLERY: The rise of the App State Hockey Club

Emily Simpson, Associate Photo Editor
December 5, 2023
Sophomore forward Justin Abson goes for a reverse lay-up against ETSU’s Jadyn Parker on Nov. 29. Abson scored seven points, four rebounds and one assist during App State’s 72-61 win.

[Photo] Mountaineers hold off ETSU for fourth straight win

Spence Smithback, Reporter
November 30, 2023
Redshirt sophomore safety Jordan Favors makes the tackle on a Georgia Southern player Nov. 25. Favors tallied one interception during the game.

[Photo] Mountaineers torch Eagles, win Sun Belt East

Kolby Shea, Reporter
November 26, 2023
JMU hosts College GameDay for the second time in the program's history on Nov. 18, 2023, the fist happening in the fall of 2015.

PHOTO GALLERY: Mountaineers take down JMU and GameDay

Ashton Woodruff, Photo Editor
November 22, 2023
Senior offensive lineman Isaiah Helms thaks App State fans after the Mountaineers defeated undefeated No. 18 James Madison Nov. 18. It marks the second consecutive season with a ranked road win.

[Photo] Mountaineers win 26-23 OT thriller against undefeated Dukes

Chance Chamberlain, Associate Sports Editor
November 18, 2023
From left to right, second year Club Cheer member Jessica Gott, second year member Hanna Frazier, fourth year Addie Layne, and fourth year Sophie Orcutt. “Everyone’s happy to be here, which is awesome,” said Orcutt on Nov. 9, 2023. Photo by Ashton Woodruff.

[Photo] App State Club Cheer hosts closet sale

Abby Buckner, A&C Editor
November 16, 2023
Freshman criminal justice major Ethan Locklear has balanced his first semester at App State between being a student and an ice hockey defender. Locklear, a member of the Lumbee tribe, prides himself in his culture and representing his people on and off the ice.

[Photo] ‘We’re still here’–Lumbee students of App State find community away from home

Meg Frantz, Associate A&C Editor
November 15, 2023
The view from the Flat Top Mountain Tower hike, on Oct. 21, 2023.

[Photo] ‘What comes next?’: Stakeholders consider university land acknowledgments

Ella Adams, Community Editor
November 15, 2023
Perkins’ grandfather, Kim Chiltoskie, was in attendance for her presentation on Nov. 6, 2023. Chiltoskie comes from the Deer Clan and is a member of the Eastern Band.

[Photo] App State partners with Cherokee Central Schools in Gadugi Partnership

Mia Seligman, Enterprise Editor
November 14, 2023
Aguilar gets ready for the snap against No. 17 North Carolina Sept. 9, 2023. Aguilar threw for 275 passing yards and two touchdowns against the Tar Heels.

[Photo] From California to Boone: App State quarterback embraces new journey

Kolby Shea, Reporter
November 13, 2023
“One of the things that we the Cherokee people… have lost is our dialect,” said Alitama Perkins, Cherokee Central High School student, on Nov. 6, 2023. She continued to address the various steps that the community can take to help restore the dialect, including providing a support system for Cherokee people to be open about themselves and their experiences.

[Photo] Confronting Native trauma: A conversation with Alitama Perkins

Mia Seligman, Enterprise Editor
November 8, 2023
A multi-media mural made to "create the illusion of space - one point and two-point linear perspective excersice through color drawings and a tape-based collabrative instillation. The mural was created by Professor Hui Chi Lee's Foundations Drawing class, Section 107. Nov. 6, 2023.

[Photo] Smith Gallery Art Show hosts App State artists

Katelin Potter, Reporter
November 8, 2023
Graduate student forward Donovan Gregory brings the ball up the court against Carlow Dec. 7, 2022. App State welcomes Auburn Sunday for the first power-five matchup in Boone since 2000.

[Photo] Mountaineers men’s basketball tips off 2023-24 season with high hopes

Fran Murphy, Reporter
November 6, 2023
Ethan Oakley holds Duke's Logan Agin in a headlock Jan. 24, 2023. The Mountaineers and Blue Devils are set to face off Jan. 8, 2024 in Durham.

[Photo] Same faces, fresh laces: App State wrestling looks to lean on experience to continue success

Trey Blake, Reporter
October 30, 2023
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