(she/her) Zoe Smith is a senior and entering her third and final year on staff. She is so excited to be this year's Web Editor-in-Chief. Although you can usually find her in the newsroom; you may also find her on the soccer field either playing or coaching,...

(she/her) This is Athena's third year on the WSS print staff, and as a senior, their last year. She is entertainment editor, and enjoys all things satire, flair and unnecessary knick-knacks. This includes Radish's, horses, seraphs, inverted colors and...

(She/her) Reem Kirja is the West Side Story print Profiles Editor and this is her second year on staff. She enjoys exploring different world issues and having intellectual discussions to learn about other perspectives. She also loves spending time with...

Anna Song is a senior entering her final year on the West Side Story staff! This year she will be the Design Editor for the print newspaper. Outside the newsroom, she can be found spending time with friends, eating, napping, listening to music/podcasts...

(she/her) McKenna is a senior and this will be her second year on staff. She is a designer and photographer for WSS. McKenna is also involved in show choir, dance and theater.

Marie Stier is a senior at West, and this is her third year on staff. She is the Co-Editor-in-Chief for WSS Print. Outside of journalism, Marie spends her time playing tennis, reading (add her on goodreads!) and eating ice. ...

Outside the newsroom, you’ll find her playing the violin or volunteering at Mercy Clinics. In her free time, she likes to read and spend time with her friends.

Jessie Li is a senior at West High. This is her third year on staff, and she is the Print Copy Editor. Outside of the newsroom, she enjoys listening to music and swimming. You may also find her working at Panera.

Gianna Liu is a senior at West High. This is her third year on staff and she is the Print Co-Editor-in-Chief. When Gianna isn't busy taking photos or writing the next big story, you can find her bouncing a volleyball on the 10-foot line, watching the...

(she/they) Helen is a senior at West and this is her second year on staff. She is a designer and artist for WSS print. In her free time, she likes to read, mess around on Illustrator, and do crosswords. ...

(she/her) Erinn is a senior at West and this is her second year on staff. She is the design editor and opinion editor for the print publication. If she's not currently running, you can find her drawing, listening to music or consuming media. ...

Vera Tanas is a senior, and this is her third year on staff. She is the Copy Editor and Art Editor for the West Side Story website. Outside of journalism, Vera enjoys playing soccer, listening to music and drinking sparkling water. ...

(she/her) Yaya is a senior and this is her second year on staff. She is the sports editor and enjoys running cross country and track, making bracelets and rock climbing. ...

Abby is a senior and this is her third year on staff. She is the Podcast and Tech Editor as well as the Video Co-Editor! ...

(she/her) This is Elena's second year on staff. This year she is news editor and social media co-editor. When she's not at school she is either working, reading or listening to music. ...

Ashlyn is a senior and she is the Online Editor-in-Chief. When she's not in the newsroom, you can find her binge-watching any 2000s tv show, curled up with a good book or working at Heyn's Ice Cream! ...

(she/her) Tessa is a senior this year and this is her 3rd year on staff. She is the profiles editor and one of the social media editors. She loves reality tv shows and ice cream. ...

(he/him) Sam Rosenthal is a Senior at West High and this is his second year on staff. This is his first year as a reporter. Samuel loves bowling, playing games with friends and writing far too many movie reviews in his spare time. ...

(she/her) Eleanor is a senior and this is her third year on staff. This year, she's the managing editor for the online newspaper. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hanging out with friends and going thrift shopping. ...

(she/her) Nicole is a senior and in her third year on staff and second year as opinion editor. You can usually spot her walking down the hall wearing her yellow Doc Martens, listening to Belle and Sebastian. Her interests includes watching niche movies...

(she/her) Jane Lam is a senior at West High. This is her third year on staff reporting for the print publication. As an assistant copy editor, she loves the little details. Outside of the newsroom, you can find her on the Speech and Debate team, on the...

(she/her) Zaira Ahmad is a Senior at West High. This is her third year on staff, and she is the Print Editor-In-Chief. Outside of the newsroom, you can probably find Zaira at show choir rehearsal or volunteering with Rotary. She also loves spending time...

(she/her) Lilly Graham is a senior at West, and this is her third year on staff. Lilly is the Managing Editor for the print edition. Outside of school, Lilly enjoys playing tennis and spending time with her friends and pets. ...

(they/she) Defne Bayman is a senior this year, and has been on Print for two years and joined Web this year. They are the communications manager for all of WSS, along with an artist, designer, photographer, and reporter. When they're not in school, they're...

(she/her) Kamakshee Kuchhal is a senior at West High School and is super excited for her third (and last) year on West Side Story Print Staff. Besides being a writing and grammar nerd (lead copy editor), she is also a debater, volunteer, robotics-member...

(she/her) Rylee is a junior and this is her first year on the yearbook staff. She is the Assistant Sports Editor.

(she/her) Taelim is a sophomore at West High, and this is her first year on staff. Specializing in sports coverage, she is a reporter and designer for Trojan Epic. Outside of school, she's usually listening to music (waiting for drake to drop), on the...

(she/her) Emily Rabe is a sophomore and this is her first year on staff. She is the Co-Student Life Editor on Trojan Epic. In her free time you can find her taking dance classes at Nolte Academy and spending time with her family and cats.

(she/her) Hannah is a sophomore, and this is her first year of being on staff. Hannah is a FOJ Intern on staff this year and she likes competing in triathlons.

(she/her) Annie is a junior at West High and this is her first year on yearbook staff. In her free time she enjoys running cross country and hanging out with friends.

(she/her) I am in 10th grade and this is my first year on staff. I am a FOJ intern. I play soccer and basketball and love being outdoors.

(she/her) Chloe is in 10th grade and this is her first year on staff. She is a FOJ intern. Chloe likes to play softball, sleep and take pictures for the Trojan Epic yearbook.

(she/her) Hoazin is a sophomore West High. This is her first year on staff and is an intern. She likes to draw.

(she/her) Mayar is a sophomore, this is the first year she's been on staff. She's an intern. She likes spending her time doing outdoor activities.

(she/her) Maryssa Barnes is a sophomore at West and is a FOJ intern for the Trojan Epic.

(she/her) Sidney Tranel is a junior at West and this is her second year on staff. Outside of school she works at Monica's, loves spending time with her friends and playing the violin.

(he/him) Azaam is a junior this is his first year on staff. He will be an intern this year. Azaam enjoys listening to music and playing soccer.

(he/him) Davis is a Junior and this is his first year on staff. He is working as an FOJ intern where he is learning about yearbook. In his free time he likes to relax and hangout with friends.

(she/her) Charlotte is a sophomore at West High and this is her first year on staff. She is Co-Student-Life-Editor of the Yearbook. In her free time you can find her hanging out with friends or family, cooking and traveling.

(she/her) Kiera is a sophomore and this is her first year being a part of the yearbook. She likes to bake, travel and spend time with loved ones.

(she/her) Callie Gao is a sophomore at West and this is her first year on the yearbook staff as a designer and photographer. She enjoys reading memoirs, taking photos of her cat and eating poutine. Her current dream is to one day successfully take her...

(she/her) Leah Butcher is a sophomore at West High School. This is her first year on yearbook as a staff member. In her free time she likes to read, listen to Taylor Swift and take photos.

Keith Moody is a senior and he is on the Trojan Epic and West Side Story web staff. He's excited to be a sports editor for both publications!

(she/her) Ava Bruxvoort is a junior at West High and this is her second year on staff. She is the Sports Editor for the Trojan Epic. She loves to spend time with her friends, playing volleyball and being outside. ...

(she/her) Gretchen is a junior at West and this is her first year on the Trojan Epic staff. She is staff on the Trojan Epic and helps with design. She is on the golf team and enjoys hanging out with friends and family. ...

(she/her) Maryn is the social media editor and this is her third year on the Trojan Epic staff. She enjoys being on the dance team, swimming and reading.

(she/her) Sigrid Rossi is a senior that has been on the Trojan Epic staff for two years. She is the Clubs and Academics Editor as well as the Design Editor. Sigrid enjoys hiking, listening to music, and binging true crime documentaries. ...

(she/her) Ivy is a junior and this is her second year on staff. This is her first year as the Copy Editor. In her free time she enjoys reading, hiking and running cross country.

Tyler is a junior at West High. This is his second year on staff, and he is the Assistant Design Editor for the print edition. Outside of the newsroom, you can find him working or hanging out with friends.

Celia is a junior at West and this is her second year on staff. She is the Sports Editor for print. Outside of school, she likes playing soccer, listening to music and hanging out with friends and family.

Henry is a junior at West High and he is now the Opinion Editor for the print West Side Story. Outside of the West Side Story, Henry runs with the cross country and track teams along with competing in math.

Shanza Sami is a junior at West High and this is her second year on staff. She is the Features Editor for the print publication. Outside of the newsroom, you can find Shanza leafing through a book, going for a walk or listening to her playlist. ...

Neema is super excited to be an intern this year on staff. She is a junior this year.

This is Airi's first year on staff, they are a senior. They are super excited to be this year's Assistant News Editor.

Carter is a junior at West High and this is his second year on staff. He is the Entertainment Editor for the print publication!

Maddy is a junior and this is her second year on staff. This year she is the Print Profiles Co-Editor. Outside of the newsroom she is involved in competition dance, and enjoys reading and hanging out with friends and family.

Grace Bartlett is a senior at West High. This is her second year on staff and she is one of the Profiles Editors. Outside of the news room, Grace enjoys choir, theater and reading.

(He/him) Ethan is a sophomore and it's his first year on staff. He is an intern. Ethan was born on Leap Day.

Maya Mueller is a junior. This is her second year on staff and first year as the Social Media Editor. Outside of school, she loves to read and spend time with friends.

Anna Gibson is a junior and this is her second year on the website staff. This year she is reporting. Outside of journalism, she enjoys playing volleyball and hanging out with her family.

Josie is a senior, and this is her third year on West Side Story staff. She is the photography editor. Usually, you can find her taking pictures at sports events or tracking people down in their classes to take their headshot. Outside of journalis...

Evelyn Kraber is a junior this year and the Managing and Features Editor for the website. Outside of journalism, they're a part of Theatre West and orchestra. When not in the halls of West High, they enjoy reading, cooking and doing pretty much anything...

Anna Greenlee is a junior in her second year on staff. She's taking on three editor positions on top of her busy schedule with band, Theatre West and the Red Cross Club. When she has free time, she enjoys cooking and skiing. ...

Haneen is a senior and this is her second year on WSS staff. This year, she's Video Co-Editor. In her free time, she enjoys watching F1 races, overanalyzing movies, playing the New York Times Games and designing on Canva ...

Yeju is a junior and this is her second year on staff. She is an artist and a reporter. She likes penguins!

Muhammed is so excited to be this year's Tech Editor. This is his second year on staff and he is a senior at West. In his free time, he enjoys making documentaries and coding.

Minna is a junior at West and this is her second year on staff. She is very excited to be this year's Sports Editor. Outside of journalism, you can find Minna hanging out with friends and on the soccer field. She also enjoys baking and reading. ...

(they/them) Jules is a senior and this is their second year on the West Side Story. They are the entertainment editor for the online publication. After school they spend most of the time with their cat, Baby, watching movies. ...

(He/They) Joe is a Senior and has been on West Side Story Online for two years now. He is the Podcast Editor this year. For fun, they enjoy studying mythology, learning about history and delving into philosophical and ethical issues. ...

(she/her) Wesal Haroun is a senior at West High and this is her third year on staff. She is the Trojan Epic Yearbook Co-Editor-in-Chief. In addition to photography and design, she likes to hang out with friends and binge-watch TV shows. ...

(she/her) Akshethaa Naveen-Kumar is a senior and has been on the Trojan Epic staff for 3 years. She is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook, and her hobbies include reading thriller books, dancing Bharatanatyam and watching horror movies. ...

(she/her) Ceci De Young is a senior at West and this is her third year on the Trojan Epic staff. She is the photo and video editor this year and loves everything sports. ...

(she/her) Ginger McCartney is currently a senior at West,  this is her third year on staff. She is the art editor for the West Side Story paper. Outside of school, she spends her time graphic designing (for fun this time) and baking.