Our Staff

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Adrita Chakraborty

Adrita is a former staff writer for The Talon. She loves writing about everything, from informational research papers to opinion pieces. Her hobbies include tennis, music, photography, and social interaction.

Aidan Rosen

Aidan is a former Web Editor for The Talon. He is passionate about many things, but especially publication, programming, and tutoring. He loves to exercise his creativity wherever he can, hopes to major in computer science, works to innovate, and strives to lead in all parts of his life.

Alex Zakoor

Alex is a former Local News Editor for The Talon. In his free time, he enjoys electric skateboarding, playing saxophone, and spending time outdoors with his family.

Alexander A. Garceau

Alexander Garceau is a writer for the Talon. He enjoys working on robotics and occasionally making online content as well as hanging out with friends. He also wants to enter the aerospace field after college.

Allison Huang

Allison is a former photographer for The Talon. She is an editor for the yearbook and is passionate about digital media.

Amanda Phillip

Amanda is a former staff writer for The Talon. She joined the Talon to help bring her community's stories to light. When she's not busy with school or sports, she loves hanging at the beach with friends & trying new restaurants.

Andrea Baek

Andrea is a former contributor for The Talon.

Anika Bhatnagar

Anika is a current writer for The Talon. She enjoys writing, along with watching Netflix and listening to music.

Anusri Thokachichu

Anusri is a former staff writer for The Talon. In her free time she likes listening to music and taking walks. She hopes to major in biology or chemistry.

Carolyn Espinosa

Carolyn is a former Sports Editor for The Talon. She loves to write about sports and to give soccer, football, or basketball updates. She hopes to enter the medical field or become an engineer.

Conner Feng

Conner is a staff writer for The Talon.

Dana Branavets

Dana is a former contributor for The Talon.

Dane Vestal

Dane is a former web-developer for The Talon.

Darren Yeager

Darren is a former Web Editor for the Talon.

Diya Anantharaman

Diya is a former staff writer for The Talon. She is passionate about writing, recording, and producing music, and is often absorbed in working on her solo project, "Planet Bones". She is constantly foraging for new sounds, and is an avid fan of mathematics, animating, cactus gardening, and visual art.

Ellie Lee

Ellie is a former staff writer for The Talon. She loves traveling and being with her family and friends. As a member of the Talon, she looks forward to learning different writing styles and bringing relevant news to people at Del Norte.

Emilia Wightlin

Emilia is a former staff writer for The Talon. Outside of school, Emilia is a company member of Southern California Ballet.

Emily Ninh

Emily is a former graphics designer for The Talon. She loves all kinds of art, from traditional to digital art. She hopes that her designs can help shed light on current events that require attention.

Emma Sandrew

Emma is a former staff writer for the Talon. She enjoys writing, surfing, and hanging out with her friends.

Eva Crickard

Eva is a former staff writer for The Talon. In her free time she likes to dance, play volleyball, and spend time with her friends and family. She loves the color blue, the beach, and her dog Cooper.

Gaurish Gaur

Gaurish Gaur is a former staff writer for The Talon. Whenever he has free time he likes to catch up with and hear perspectives on current events.

Gerrit Siwabessy

Gerrit Siwabessy is a staff writer for the Talon. He is interested in politics and entertainment. In his free time, he enjoys playing the trumpet, trying out new restaurants, and rewatching Veep.

Hyoungmin Kim

Hyoungmin is a former photographer for The Talon. In his free time, he loves playing basketball, doing photography, and hanging out/exploring new places with friends. He hopes to one day pursue a job in the medical field.

Ida Mobini

Ida Mobini is a former staff writer for The Talon since its revival. They enjoy reading, writing, and playing music. They also contribute to Del Norte's literary magazine The Featherlist.

Iris Ding

Iris is a former graphics-designer for The Talon. She has always enjoyed creating art to enhance writing. She has always held a deep interest in art and she hopes to display that passion through The Talon.

Isabel Marilla

Isabel Marilla is a former contributor to The Talon.

Isabelle Brady

Isabelle is a former opinion writer for The Talon. She also writes fiction and will read anything that falls into her lap. Should the fates allow, she hopes to pursue writing from somewhere other than under a bridge.

Jason Marcaida

Jason is a former staff writer for The Talon. He writes for the Entertainment section. He is an aspiring filmmaker and writer.

Jeffrey Sheng

Jeffrey is a former Editor-in-Chief for The Talon. He had a tough time building this website and doesn't want to do it again.

Jonathan Liu

Jonathan is a web developer for The Talon. He enjoys coding and the technology side of stem such as Web Development and hardware.

Julia Mejia

Julia is a staff writer for The Talon.

Junnie Nie

Junnie is a staff writer for The Talon.

Justin Li

Justin is a former staff writer for The Talon. He plays soccer and runs track. He also likes to play video games and sleep.

Kaitlyn Ho

Kaitlyn was the former Visuals Editor for The Talon.

Karina Levinson

Karina is a former photographer for The Talon. In her free time, she enjoys singing, dancing, baking, being in musical theater productions, as well as talking with friends.

Kavya Gopinath

Kavya Gopinath is a writer for the Talon. In her free time she enjoys bullet journaling, calligraphy, and volunteering to help folks in need across San Diego.

Kevin Do

Kevin is a former Graphics Editor for the Talon. He enjoys graphic design, web developing, cooking, and playing video games.

Kumail Afshar

Kumail is a former staff writer for The Talon.

Lily Wu

Lily Wu is the Features Editor for The Talon. Her interest is in STEM and writing. In her free time, she enjoys doing crafts and baking. She also likes to play board games.

Lisa Norori

Lisa is a current staff writer for The Talon. She adores coffee, books, and the rain and will one day travel the entire world. If you have any book recommendations, let her know!

Mateen Khosravan

Mateen is a former staff writer for The Talon. In his spare time, he enjoys playing soccer, his saxophone, and running.

Meghna Mohan

Meghna is a former staff writer for The Talon. In her free time she enjoys reading, hiking, and trying out new restaurants.

Ms. Melissa Darcey-Hall, Advisor

Ms. Darcey-Hall is the advisor for The Talon. We love you Ms. Darcey-Hall!

Mia Magdaraog

Mia Magdaraog is a former staff writer for The Talon. Besides writing, she likes to fill her indulging in all things music, fashion, and design. She hopes to pursue a career in these industries in the future.

Michelle Wang

Michelle is a writer who enjoys playing tennis, speech and debate, listening to music, and collecting keychains. She loves birds and enjoys going on runs.

Nicole Abrams

Nicole was the former News Editor for The Talon. She is very passionate about writing and wants to be an investigative reporter someday. She is also a cinephile and will talk about movies with you for hours. Her favorite film is Citizen Kane.

Nicole Pi

Nicole was the former Editor-in-Chief of The Talon. In her free time, she takes care of her two pet turtles. If you have any book recommendations, let her know.

Noah Andersen

Noah Andersen is a writer for The Talon. In his free time he loves to watch films and collect records.

Paris McClung

Paris is a former staff writer for The Talon. Primarily an entertainment writer, she enjoys watching films, listening to music, and going to live shows in her free time. She hopes to major in English and Creative Writing.

Prakruti Bhatt

Prakruti is a current staff writer for The Talon. Besides writing, she loves to listen to music, read old literature, and embroider.

Rachel Wei

Rachel is a former Features Editor for The Talon. She loves music, both listening and playing, and she spends her free time writing short stories and playing the double bass.

Rebecca Wei

Rebecca is a former Editor-in-Chief for The Talon. She enjoys dabbling in fine arts, like drawing and painting and creative writing, in her free time.

Risa Iwazaki

Risa is a former staff writer for The Talon. She loves to surf and watch the sunset with her friends. She also enjoys reading during her free time and hopes to create change through her writing.

Rohit De

Rohit is a former staff writer for The Talon. In his free time, he enjoys reading fantasy, listening to music, and watching sci-fi movies. He also likes going on long drives and biking with friends.

Russell Kang

Russell Kang is a former Editor-in-Chief for The Talon. Besides editing, she enjoys playing baseball and surfing with his friends. Side note: huge fan of chocolate ice cream (rainbow sprinkles required).

Shannon Zhu

Shannon is a former Global News Editor for The Talon. In her free time, she likes to read, bake, and binge watch FRIENDS. She hopes to work with kids when she gets older and pursue a career in the field of medicine.

Shree Patel

Shree is the current editor-in-chief of The Talon. Besides writing and editing, she enjoys baking and sleeping in her free time. Please send her some song reccomendations, so she can listen to something other than Taylor Swift.

Shruthi Balaji

Shruthi is a staff writer for The Talon.

Shruthi Malayath

Shruthi is a staff writer for The Talon.

Sofia Pawelko

Sofia is a writer for The Talon. She enjoys reading and watching films, and loves listening to Harry Styles.

Sophie Lee

Sophie Lee is a former graphics designer for The Talon.

Sophie Park

Sophie is a former web-developer for The Talon. She occasionally writes for Opinions.

Surya Ambatipudi

Surya was the former Student Life Editor for The Talon. Some of the things he's passionate about include writing, protecting the environment, and even cooking as a hobby.

Tanmay Marwah

Tanmay is a former staff writer for The Talon.

Vidha Ganji

Vidha is a current staff writer for The Talon. Besides writing about abstract topics she finds interesting, she likes to pen short stories, create Pinterest boards, and listen to the The Weeknd.

Vivian Magahis

Vivian is a former staff writer for The Talon. She’s very interested in psychology and is hoping to major in it and become a clinical psychologist one day. When she’s not busy, she loves to read, embroider, and watch Korean dramas.

Yael Pasternak

Yael is a former staff writer for The Talon. Although her favorite subject is math, she loves writing because she feels that it is a stress reliever and helps her become more creative.