Daniil Mclaughlin a sophomore and a swimmer at MAST Academy on Virginia Key. Daniil enjoys listening to hip-hop and house music. Some of his favorite artists include Kanye, Drake, J Cole, Mf Doom, Metro Boomin, Childish Gambino, and Tyler the Creator. He enjoys biking, boating, rowing, and swimming. He’s on the MAST Academy swim team and he goes rowing at Miami Rowing Club next door to the school. He was born in Boca Raton, Florida and joined MAST last year. “What I like about Mast is how it’s right on the beach and how big the school is,” Mclaughlin said. "I also like how nice all the teachers are.” When asked why he chose journalism he expressed how curious he was about what this class entailed and what they did.