Jonas is a senior this year at Los Alamitos High School. This is Jonas’ first year in Journalism, but writing is a great passion of his and so he intends to pursue a career in the field. He takes great interest in Ethnic Studie...

Isabella Gasper is a sophomore at Los Alamitos High School. Isabella is in her first year of journalism, but she loves to write and is excited to learn more. In her free time, Isabella draws and reads novels surrounding fantasy....

Rommel Salazar is a senior at Los Alamitos High School who enjoys history, writing, and photography/art when it comes to school. Outside of school, he enjoys studying other countries and their cultures, gaming, and spending time...

Aleina is a senior this year at Los Alamitos High School. She is a board member of the French Club and has taken the class throughout all of high school. This is her first year in Journalism and is most interested in covering ...

Kate Schumacher is a freshman at Los Alamitos High School. She has always had a strong passion for writing and started creating small stories back in elementary school. She began journalism in seventh grade at Oak Middle School but ...

Jason is a freshman here at Los Alamitos High School. He enjoys video games but is a scientist at heart. He loves to bike, play tennis, talk with his friends, play board games with his family, watch Marvel movies, and listen to a ...

Sean Macdonald is a 12th grader who is currently attending Los Alamitos High School. He is an aspiring civil rights lawyer, diplomat, or librarian. He is interested in politics, whether it be the school board or the presidency....

Michael is a 17 year old senior at Los Alamitos High School who is planning on majoring in English or Education. In his free time, Michael enjoys reading, writing, and listening to music. He has been playing piano for 3 years,...

Katie Arnoult is a freshman at Los Alamitos High School, taking the new Journalism class as her elective and writing for The Griffin Gazette. She was previously in The Birdwatch, McAuliffe Middle School’s journalism program, fo...

Sydney Forsyte is a sophomore at Los Alamitos High school. This is her first year pursuing journalism, but she has had a lifelong passion for reading and writing about a variety of topics (especially adventure). Sydney looks forwar...

Ryan Park is a junior at Los Alamitos High School and is new to the journalism program. In his free time, he enjoys running and working out. He is on the Los Alamitos track team. In addition, he has participated in Science Oly...

Sofia Youngs is a senior at Los Alamitos High School. Throughout her time at Los Al, Sofia has worked with NBC: Channel 4, Fox Sports Network, Spectrum News, and ESPN for freelance sideline reporting and play-by-play commentary. As...

Alicia Tan is a senior at Los Alamitos High school and new to the journalism program. In her free time, she loves to write and play video games. In addition, she is part of the Varsity golf team at Los Al. She is the president...

Adalie Landa is a senior at Los Alamitos High School. She went through creative writing courses at Pepperdine University and UCI over two summers. She plans to major in creative writing after she graduates. In addition to a str...

Bella Kim is a sophomore at Los Alamitos High School. Previously, Bella was a co-editor and advisor with Mcauliffe Middle School’s online newspaper, The Birdwatch. Last year, Bella was accepted into The New York Times, Columb...

Mrs. Franzen is a veteran teacher of English at LAHS.  She loves to travel, read, and spend time laughing with family and friends. Mrs. Franzen takes great pride in the staff of the Griffin Gazette and looks forward to watching...