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The Tongva Times

The Tongva Times

The Tongva Times

2024-2025 Staff

Mark Chammas
Editor in Chief

Mark Chammas

Mark Chammas is the Editor in Chief of our school newspaper and has been a staff member for 2 years. He enjoys listening to podcasts, exploring nature, and reading celebrity memoirs. Mark's passio...

Isaac Chan
Production Chief

Isaac Chan

Isaac Chan is the Production Chief of our school newspaper, currently in his 2nd year on staff. He enjoys playing Nintendo games on his Switch, particularly Super Smash Bros, and hopes to learn tar...

Angelina Chung
Staff Writer

Angelina Chung

Angelina Chung is a first-year staff member of our school newspaper. Her interests include SoulCycle, traveling, and trying new restaurants with her family. Angelina's passion for journalism stems fro...

Liliana Simpson-Castaneda
Staff Writer

Liliana Simpson-Castaneda

Liliana Simpson-Castaneda, in her first year as a Contributing Writer, brings her keen interest in music, particularly from artist Mitski, to our staff. An enthusiast of Nintendo Switch games like Star...

Landen Nguyen
Staff Writer

Landen Nguyen

Landen Nguyen is a first-year staff writer for our school newspaper. His interests include traveling, playing video games, eating, swimming, and shopping. Landen was drawn to journalism because of h...

Mandy Rong
Staff Writer

Mandy Rong

Mandy Rong is a first-year staff writer for our school newspaper. Her interests include music, video games, nature walks, sightseeing, and watching movies. Mandy chose to pursue journalism because ...

Josephine Scannell
Staff Writer

Josephine Scannell

Josephine Scannell is a writer for our school newspaper, currently in her 1st year on staff. She enjoys reading novels, poetry, and plays, as well as exploring marine life and the ocean. In her free ti...

Karina Vargas
Staff Writer

Karina Vargas

Karina Vargas is a first-year staff writer for our school newspaper. A creative at heart, she enjoys all types of crafts, from watercolor and origami to crocheting and sculpting. Karina joined journalism to...

Wyatt Virag
Staff Writer

Wyatt Virag

Wyatt Virag is a first-year staff writer and lead photographer for our school newspaper. An avid fan of movies and shows, Wyatt also brings a unique perspective as a figure skater of four years and a g...

Ana Jurado
Staff Writer

Ana Jurado

Ana Jurado is a first-year staff writer for our school newspaper. Her interests include DIY projects, upcycling, discovering new music, and trying out new things. Ana joined journalism because she belie...

Ellena Hernandez
Staff Writer

Ellena Hernandez

Ellena Hernandez is a first-year staff writer for our school newspaper. Her interests include music, skateboarding, drawing, reading, basketball, and watching true crime shows, particularly the cour...

Van Tran
Contributing Writer

Van Tran

Van Tran steps into the role of Contributing Writer in their first year with us. With diverse interests ranging from drawing and gaming to enjoying music, Van also shows a keen inclination towards writ...

Rocky Liu
Contributing Writer

Rocky Liu

Rocky Liu joins us as a Contributing Writer in his first year on the team. A multifaceted individual, Rocky engages in basketball and track, and has a love for music and reading. He values spending time...

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