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Two weeks of campus life at San Juan Hills captured by The Express photo team.
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Iman Elkoustaf, Feature Editor
Iman Elkoustaf is a senior at San Juan Hills. This year marks her second year on The Express, and she is so excited to continue growing connections, meeting new people, and producing great journalism. Within San Juan Hills, Iman is very spirited and loves staying involved on campus. Outside of school, Iman is a principal dancer at Repertory Ballet San Clemente, teaches ballet to young girls, and loves spending time with friends and family. She is looking forward to growing her journalism skills as Feature Editor of The Express this year!
Damian Gonzalez-Flores, Staff Writer
Damian Gonzalez-Flores is a senior at San Juan Hills High School and this is his first year in The Express. He’s looking forward to covering events of the school of his final year. Damian enjoys eating food and reading books, some of his favorites are Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet and Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. He visions himself entering UCLA or UCI to further his education.
Zoey Hallett, Staff Writer
Zoey Hallett is a sophomore and graduating class of 2028. Zoey loves to spend time with friends and family. She likes to go to the dance studio and to Harbor Point church. Being a part of The Express for this first year will be a fresh, fun experience, and something to look forward to. She hopes everyone has 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.
Dilan Patel, Staff Writer
Dilan Patel is a senior at San Juan Hills, and enjoys programming, videography, and photography. He has taken Virtual Enterprise for two years and is very excited to start learning about journalism in The Express. In his free time he works teaching coding both at his job, and at the after school First Robotics program at Capistrano Valley High School. For fun, Dilan enjoys playing video games and building computer systems.
Tanner Pasternak, Staff Writer
Tanner Pasternak is a senior at San Juan Hills and this is his first year on The Express team. Over the years, he has grown his writing skills through demanding English classes and is excited to play a role for the school’s newspaper. Tanner plays for the varsity volleyball team, is involved in a handful of clubs, and is a member of Link Crew. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, going to the gym, and traveling to new places. He hopes to attend a college in a fun, largely-populated city such as New York, Boston, or Los Angeles while pursuing a degree in psychology.
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.
Kate Kowalski, Staff Writer
Kate Kowalski is a senior at San Juan Hills High School. As a first-time member of The Express newspaper, she’s excited to make an impact in her community by creating meaningful work and strengthening relationships with her classmates. Outside of The Express, she enjoys having Bible study with her friends and spending time with family. Kate has a passion for all the arts, but specifically in film as she has a newfound love for Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle) and Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash). Kate is a co-founder of SJHHS’s Made for More club and loves spending her evenings at Young Life events.