Angel Johnston is a freshman at Los Alamitos High School. This is her first year in Journalism. She’s always had a passion for writing and photography. She hopes to use these skills to create engaging articles for the Griff...

Olivia is a senior at Los Al, and this is her first year as a staff writer in Journalism. She loves to hang out with friends, go to thrift shops in L.A., listen to music, and go to concerts in her free time. Olivia is interested...

Allysen Pitcox is a junior at Los Alamitos High School. This is Allysen’s first year in journalism. Allysen is part of the Varsity Softball team here at Los Al. Allysen also plays travel ball for USA Athletics. Allysen's fa...

Sophia Smith is a senior at Los Alamitos High School. It is her first year in Journalism and she is excited to improve her writing skills. During the school day she is a TA in the attendance office. In her free time, she likes lis...

Cora Miller is a sophomore at Los Alamitos High School. This is her first year in Journalism, but she wants to include it in her future career as a therapist. She enjoys writing about current world events and mental health. In he...

Layla Martinez is a senior at Los Alamitos High School and is a staff writer for the Griffin Gazette. Layla enjoys going to record stores and thrifting in her free time. Layla is passionate about writing reviews and covering different...

Kalea Davies is a freshman in Journalism. Her interests range from listening to indie pop, reading fantasies and historical fiction, to binge watching murder mysteries and singing in choir. She can’t wait to join clubs on c...

Owen Silverman is a senior at Los Alamitos High School in his first year of Journalism. Owen has prior creative influences through his passion for writing and music, which he plans on pursuing in the future. He’s also employe...

Ella Suos is a sophomore at Los Alamitos High School this year. Ella is in her first year of journalism and hopes to pursue a writing profession in the future while running marathons. Ella spends her leisure time running, readi...

Justin is a senior at Los Al, and this is his first year in Journalism. Justin loves reading horror and fantasy books and listening to comedy podcasts. He also volunteers at FNL games. Justin is interested in writing investiga...

Issy Steinberg is a senior at Los Alamitos High School and new to Journalism. She is interested in writing articles on music and pop culture trends. Issy likes traveling the world, learning new things, and hanging out at the ...

Jasmine Lee is excited to start a new year at the Griffin Gazette as a junior at Los Alamitos High School. This is her first year at the Griffin Gazette, however, she has experience working on the McAuliffe newspaper, the Birdwa...

Jaya Eapen is a sophomore at Los Al, and this is her first year at the Griffin Gazette. She would describe her personality as being optimistic, creative, and reliable. Jaya enjoys reading fantasy books, sewing skirts, and other...

Nandi Smith is a senior at Los Alamitos High School. This is her first year in Journalism, and she chose to be a staff writer because she has a passion for writing and trying new things. Nandi has a passion for drawing, travelin...

Francesca McCall Hokama is a freshman starting her first year of journalism. She loves music from artists like Tyler The Creator, David Bowie, and Kendrick Lamar. A food she enjoys is shrimp scampi pasta from her favorite restaur...

Reese Neiger is a freshman at Los Alamitos High School. This is her first year in journalism, but she has always enjoyed writing and wants to pursue it in the future. She enjoys writing about current events, especially activities a...

Victoria Troncoso is a sophomore at Los Alamitos High School, and this is her first year in Journalism. She is on the girl’s JV lacrosse team at Los Al. Her favorite class is Spanish because she loves working as a team with he...

Joshua Dixon is a senior at Los Al and this is his first year in the Journalism class. During his free time, he likes to watch YouTube and Netflix, where his favorite show is “You." His favorite food is pizza from Rance’s Ch...

Isabella Gasper is a junior at Los Alamitos High School. This is her second year taking Journalism, and she's excited to continue writing and learning about new subjects. Isabella likes listening to Arctic Monkeys and Indie Pop...

Katie Arnoult is a sophomore at Los Alamitos High School and an editor for the Griffin Gazette. She was the Editor-In-Chief for the McAuliffe Birdwatch during middle school and has begun working with The Youth Center's marketing...

Sydney Forsyte is a junior at Los Alamitos High School. This is her second year in Journalism, and, last summer, she participated in the New York Times Summer Institute. This year, she wants to focus on her role as an editor ...

Bella Kim is a junior at Los Alamitos High School. This is her second year with the Griffin Gazette. An editor last year, her article "A Los Al senior’s podcast: ‘The Sy-STEM’" won a Best of SNO award. Over the summer, she was part of the first cohort of ...