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2022-2023 Staff

Danielle Walker
Editor

Danielle Walker

Hiii! Danielle is a senior at Canyon and is very excited to be a part of journalism. She is co-editors with the absolute coolest person ever and loves dancing, going to concerts, and playing out on the course. She cannot wait...

Genevieve Velarde
Editor

Genevieve Velarde

Hey! Genevieve is a senior here at Canyon. She is a part of both Journalism and Yearbook, and she has the best co-editor! She loves to collect vinyl and watch movies. She is very excited to see what everyone will achieve this...

Alexander Frankle
Writer

Alexander Frankle

Alexander, usually called Alex is a freshman who came from El Rancho. He likes to work with small groups of people and to work alone. Some of his hobbies are playing games, typing articles, and being involved. The electives he...

Arianna Abidi
Writer

Arianna Abidi

Arianna Abidi is a current Senior at Canyon and has been involved in the journalism program since this year. She has always enjoyed writing and is excited to have the opportunity to write, edit, and get more involved at Canyon....

Ava Young
Writer

Ava Young

This is Ava and she is a senior at Canyon. She likes to read and hang out with her dog in her free time. Her favorite book series is Harry Potter and The Maze Runner. She is excited to grow within the yearbook program this year...

Cassidy Farmer
Writer

Cassidy Farmer

Hi this is Cassidy and she is a senior. In her free time she likes to read, write, and spend time with family. Her favorite sport is basketball and favorite book is November 9 by Colleen Hoover. She likes to go hiking, and hang...

Chloe Gens
Writer

Chloe Gens

Chloe is a junior this year, this is her second year on yearbook but her first year on journalism! She loves to hangout with her friends and family, family is her top priority! She hopes to be able to write about topics she is...

Daniel McKinley-Lev
Writer

Daniel McKinley-Lev

Daniel is a senior this year and likes to draw, listen to music, and spend time with friends in his free time. He works 3 to 4 days a week on average and enjoys working at his job most of the time. When he has a lighter workload...

Elise Guerrero
Writer

Elise Guerrero

Elise Guerrero is in ninth grade. She loves to draw and paint whenever she is given the chance, and writes about her favorite people and hobbies. She plays highbschool lacrosse with her best friends, and absolutely loves snowboarding....

Emily Hackett
Writer

Emily Hackett

Emily Hackett is a sophomore at Canyon High School. Her favorite hobbies include reading, watching movies, and listening to music. Her favorite sport to watch is baseball and her favorite team is the Angels. Her favorite book...

Emma Singh
Writer

Emma Singh

Emma Singh is a 12th grader at Canyon High School. Emma enjoys cloud watching in her free time while listening to indie pop music. The study of biology is very interesting to her because it allows her to understand the world better....

Ethan Brennan
Writer

Ethan Brennan

Ethan is a senior. He hangs out with friends and writes reviews. Ethan reads comic books and does not like sports.

Gianna Herner
Writer

Gianna Herner

Gigi is a senior and this is her first year in Canyon Yearbook/Journalism. She loves reading. Her favorite book is A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. She was on the Canyon JV lacrosse team for three years and is curre...

Hannah Wohl
Writer

Hannah Wohl

Hannah is a model. She also plays tennis. She enjoys shopping, traveling, and writing. Hannah is in 10th grade. Her favorite weekend activities are going to Newport, Beverly Hills, and parties.

Lily McDonald
Writer

Lily McDonald

Lily is a freshman this year. Yearbook, track, and Key Club are just a few things she is involved with here at Canyon. As a person with an avid passion for music, she plays the guitar and ukulele, sings as a hobby, and you can...

Michelle Andrei
Writer

Michelle Andrei

This is Michelle Andrei, but she prefers to go by MJ. She is a senior in high school and loves to be involved in all aspects of media. She loves being social and interacting with others while interviewing, taking pictures, and...

Mikenna Shepherd
Writer

Mikenna Shepherd

Mikenna Shepherd is a freshman at Canyon High School. This is her third year in Yearbook, in eighth grade she was voted Editor & Chief of El Rancho’s yearbook team. Mikenna has been a dancer since she was 2 years old, participating...

Rebecca Garcia Mendez
Writer

Rebecca Garcia Mendez

This is Rebecca Garcia. She’s a senior and joined journalism this year! She enjoys to read and bake. She loves to write about different topics that she feels affects high school students.

Reese Hillyer
Writer

Reese Hillyer

Reese is an active student on Canyon High School's campus who has aspirations of graduating from UCLA with a bachelor's in chemical engineering. Since she was a freshman, she has been a devoted athlete to the Canyon Aquatics Association,...

Sabreen Hussain
Writer

Sabreen Hussain

Sabreen is a senior in highschool and likes to journal, make art, and go on scenic walks in her free time. Her passion for writing is driven by topics that have to do with social injustice. She used to run track and cross country...

Scarlett Coons
Writer

Scarlett Coons

This is Scarlett. She is a Junior here at Canyon. This is her first year in the journalism program. She loves fashion and shopping second hand. Music is something she really appreciates. Her favorite artists are Frank Ocean, Steve...

Selsabeel Alani
Writer

Selsabeel Alani

Selsabeel Alani is a young 16 year old girl, in 11th grade. She recently moved to Anaheim Hills and this is her first year at Canyon High School. She has two brothers and one sister, excluding her mom and dad in her family. Some...

Taylor Czekalski
Writer

Taylor Czekalski

Taylor is a sophomore and this is her 2nd year in yearbook. She is on the Canyon softball team and enjoys hanging out with her friends. She also enjoys reading and loves going to book stores on the weekend. She enjoys also writing...

Zoe Kim
Writer

Zoe Kim

Zoe is in 9th grade and likes to play the guitar. She likes to read and play tennis. Her favorite thing to write about is music. She’s always listing to music and loves rap. Her favorite artist is Kendrick Lamar.

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