Joaquim is a first year reporter for the pelmel. He found out about the course through friends and found it interesting. Joaquim is a varsity athlete as he plays for both the varsity soccer and varsity bowling teams for Pelham. He’s interested in literature about moral and political ethics as well as movies that make you think such as Inception, which is described as his favorite movie. Joaquim's goal is to write quality articles for the school newspaper in hopes people will enjoy reading it.