Hank Jagodzinski is a 12th-grade student at Billings Central Catholic High School. He is a co-founder of the BC Chronicle and now serves as an editor and reporter for the publication. He was selected as a Rise Global Winner (an initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust) for his work on student journalism in Montana. His work has also been featured in the Montana Free Press. Hank enjoys writing on science and health-related topics on the local level. He believes that high-quality journalism is vital for science communication, which has been made more evident by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hank is currently considering a career in medicine.

Outside of journalism, Hank is active in student council, tennis, speech and debate, science bowl, and science Olympiad. He is also a member of the Billings Public Library Teen Advisory Group and the Montana High School Association Student Advisory Council.