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Stallion Round-Up 11/15 – 12/6
December 7, 2024
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Sofia Bello, Arts & Entertainment
Sofia is a senior at San Juan Hills High School and is returning for her fourth and final year here on The Express. She has a strong passion for reading, baking, and could listen to music all day. She loves the color pink, watching sunsets, and spending time with her best friend. In the future she hopes to study criminal psychology and criminal justice as well as own a fashion line one day. Inside of school she is a part of NHS, CSF, Creative writing club, and Publishing club. She cannot wait for another year full of new friendships, fun, and spreading the voices of her community.

Sydney Hogancamp, Sports Editor
Sydney Hogancamp is a senior at San Juan Hills High School and this is her third year in The Express Newspaper. She is a bilingual student, being fluent in both Spanish and English, and she is the Spanish and Sports Editor for The Express. She plays for the San Juan Hills girls varsity flag football team. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, as well as playing club flag football. She hopes to pursue a career in the sports industry.

Caoimhin Grothe-Brinton, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Caoimhin Grothe-Brinton is accomplishing her third and last year with The Express as a Senior. She is editor for arts and entertainment and has always had a passion for music and film. Although she will be pursuing a career in healthcare. Music and film has a special place in her heart, she goes to as many concerts and local shows as she can. Caoimhin’s favorite musicians include Pharcyde, Oakwood, Kreayshawn, Pixies, and a collective of others. After school she volunteers with the Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley which she considers her second home.

Rowan Noonan, Staff Writer
Rowan is a senior this year and joined The Express her junior year. She is the president of the Best Buddies club and involved in various other clubs and organizations like No Place for Hate, Sponsor a Stallion, CSF, NHS, and Girls Inc. She has been dancing for 14 years in various styles and plans to study Communications and Journalism in college. This year she wants to write more opinion stories to share her voice on important matters with the school community. She enjoys being a staff writer on the The Express and is looking forward to a great year!

Cadence Henss, Caption/Copy Editor
Cadence Henss is a junior at San Juan Hills High School, and is coming back for her second year on The Express as the Caption and Copy Editor. She’s looking forward to experimenting with photography, and writing a diverse range of stories this year on The Express. Cadence enjoys taking photos, volunteering for multiple organizations, listening to a wide range of music, and hanging out with friends in her spare time. Cadence is working towards her future career, and wants to major in journalism and minor in english when she leaves for college.

Kaiah Macleod, News Editor
Kaiah MacLeod is a Junior at San Juan Hills, and it is her third year on The Express. She is excited to be the News section editor this year. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, reading books, and watching movies that she intricately reviews on Letterboxd. In the next two years, she wants to excel in her multiple AP classes, get more projects and experience in cinema, and be a great editor for her new staff. At her future university, Kaiah also plans on pursuing film and writing in New York, as well as being a big time film director long-term.

Caden Mai, Staff Writer
Caden Mai is a senior at San Juan Hills High School, and this is his first year in The Express. He is looking forward to taking photos at events and writing stories featuring current trends at school. Caden loves eating food and watching movies, and he aspires to try every fast-food restaurant in the U.S. Additionally, Caden hopes to obtain his MD in anesthesiology while also starring on Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race.

Domenica Peloso, Opinion Editor
Domenica Peloso is a senior at San Juan Hills High School, and a third-year opinion editor for The Express. For this up and coming year, Domenica hopes to uncover the important stories of her diverse community. Outside of The Express, she is President of National Honors Society, ASB Commissioner of Multicultural, and proud leader of the SJHHS Movie Club. In her free time, Domenica enjoys thrifting the most abominable clothing items known to mankind, and watching a variety of media ranging from nonsensical garbage (Love Island) to movies equitable to the original Mona Lisa (Call Me by Your Name, Kill Bill, Howl’s Moving Castle).

Sophia Roldan, Boys Sports Editor
Sophia Roldan is a Senior at San Juan Hills High School. This is her second year on The Express Newspaper staff, and she is excited to further connect with her school community and continue to grow as a writer. Sophia is a member of the SJHHS varsity tennis team, NHS, and a few clubs at San Juan Hills. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends, listening to music, as well as going to the beach. Sophia hopes to further pursue her academic career at a four-year university in San Diego.