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The Highlander

The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander

The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander

2024-2025 Staff

Saavan Vohra
Reporter

Saavan Vohra

Saavan is a junior in his second year in Journalism. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out and golfing with his friends and watching football.

Amara Sanchez Martin
Reporter

Amara Sanchez Martin

Amara Sanchez Martin is a sophomore in her second year of journalism. In her free time she enjoys baking, reading and spending time with friends and family.

Emily Reisman
Reporter

Emily Reisman

Emily Reisman is a senior at McLean High School. In her free time, she enjoys reading, daydreaming, exploring new places and theater.

Henry Katz
Reporter

Henry Katz

Henry Katz is a junior in his first year of print journalism and third year of broadcast journalism. In his free time, he is an avid Washington Nationals fanatic and also announces games/runs social media for McLean Varsity Baseball.

Aileen Wu
Reporter

Aileen Wu

Aileen is a senior at McLean in her third year of journalism. In her free time she likes to watch movies, read, listen to music, and spend time with friends and family.

Connor Li
Sports Editor

Connor Li

Connor Li is a Junior at McLean High School. In his free time, he enjoys swimming, watching sports, traveling and cooking. He also enjoys reading and watching movies.

Olivia Wood
Sports Editor

Olivia Wood

Olivia Wood is a junior at McLean High School in her third year of journalism. In her free time, she participates in Varsity golf and swim at McLean, and enjoys spending time with friends and family.

Kavi Shah
Sports Editor

Kavi Shah

Kavi Shah is a junior in his second year of Journalism. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, watching Michigan and Detroit sports and spending time with his friends and family.

Amelia Cho
Opinions Editor

Amelia Cho

Amelia is a sophomore in her second year of journalism at McLean High School. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, going to the city with her family, and exploring new restaurants.

Nimera Shanil
Opinions Editor

Nimera Shanil

Nimera Shanil is a senior at McLean High School in her third year of journalism. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, listening to music and spending time with her friends.

Bayann Hamed
Features Editor

Bayann Hamed

Bayann Hamed is a sophomore in her second year of journalism and a features editor for The Highlander. In her free time, she enjoys baking, eating, swimming, and hanging out with her cousins.

Addie Harris
Managing Editor

Addie Harris

Addie Harris is a senior in her third year of journalism and managing editor for The Highlander. In her free time she enjoys spending time with friends and listening to music.

Allie Deutsch
Managing Editor

Allie Deutsch

Allie Deutsch is a senior in her third year of journalism at McLean. In her spare time, Allie likes to read fantasy novels, listen to music and travel.

Ryan Kang
Managing Editor

Ryan Kang

Ryan Kang is a junior in his third year of journalism. He enjoys taking photos and watching Korean films.

Paghunda Ali
Online News Editor

Paghunda Ali

Paghunda Ali is a sophomore in her second year of journalism. In her free time, she enjoys baking, painting and traveling. ...

Caroline Su
Online News Editor

Caroline Su

Caroline Su is a sophomore in her second year of journalism at McLean. She enjoys performing piano, listening to music and cooking.

Audrey Link
A&E Editor

Audrey Link

Audrey Link is a senior in her third year of journalism at McLean. In her free time she enjoys performing in musical theater, traveling and spending time with friends and family.

JJ Steeg
A&E Editor

JJ Steeg

JJ Steeg is a senior at McLean in her second year of journalism. In her free time, she likes to read, paint and watch baseball.

Zakareya Hamed
Editor-in-Chief

Zakareya Hamed

Zakareya Hamed serves as Editor-in-Chief at McLean's The Highlander. When he's not editing articles and leading the journalism staff, Hamed enjoys reading up on the latest in education policy, learning about new things an...

Minsong Ha
Editor-in-Chief

Minsong Ha

Minsong Ha is a senior and a fourth year journalism student. Outside of journalism, she enjoys watching Netflix, scrapbooking and napping.

Aaron Stark
Editor-in-Chief

Aaron Stark

Aaron Stark is a senior at Mclean High School. In his free time, he plays chess and spends time with friends and family.

Maria Saucedo Rozo
Social Media Manager and Business Manager

Maria Saucedo Rozo

Maria Saucedo Rozo is a junior at McLean in her third year of Journalism. In her free time she enjoys reading books of different genres, making new projects to bring awareness to women issues in the Feminist Club, creating social...

Ela Patel-Euler
Online Opinions Editor

Ela Patel-Euler

Ela is a junior at McLean High School and is currently in her second year of Journalism. In her free time she loves to play piano and spend time with friends.

Lauren Wood
Sports Team Manager

Lauren Wood

Lauren Wood is a senior in her third year of journalism. In her free time, she plays on the varsity golf and tennis teams at McLean, but also enjoys spending time with friends.

Julia Schildkraut
Business Manager, Social Media Team and Copy Editor

Julia Schildkraut

Julia Schildkraut is a junior in her third year of journalism. In her free time she enjoy hiking, photography, listening to music and spending time with family and friends.

Hamna Humanyou
Design Editor-in-Chief and Social Media Team

Hamna Humanyou

Hamna Humanyou is a junior at McLean in her second year of journalism and is passionate about writing meaningful articles and designing them. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family and watching movies.

Sakura Mogami
Features Editor & Head Cartoonist

Sakura Mogami

Sakura Mogami is a senior at McLean in her second year of journalism. In her free time she enjoys watching movies, reading nonfiction/science fiction, visiting museums, making accessories and listening to music.

Matthew Lewyn
Photography Editor

Matthew Lewyn

Matthew is a Senior in his second year of journalism. In his free time he is a sports photographer/videographer and works with American university's athletic department as a creative.

Brendan Wallace
Sports Editor, Sports Social Media Team

Brendan Wallace

Brendan is a Senior in his second year of Journalism at McLean. In his spare time he enjoys playing Ice hockey, watching sports, solving Rubik's cubes, and golfing.

Prisha Gupta
Features Editor, Cartoonist

Prisha Gupta

Prisha is a sophomore in her second year of journalism. Outside of school, she enjoys painting, dancing, and spending time with friends and family.

Julian Theobold
Fact Checker

Julian Theobold

Julian is a sophomore at McLean High School in his second year of journalism. He enjoys writing, listening to music, and eating delicious foods.

Saoirse Sigler
Online sports editor

Saoirse Sigler

Saoirse Sigler is a junior and in her third year of journalism. In her free time, she loves going to concerts, traveling and playing softball.

Katherine Chen
Copy Editor & Fact Checker

Katherine Chen

Katherine Chen is a sophomore and a copy editor and fact-checker for The Highlander. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking and playing water polo.

Zoe Robell
Designer

Zoe Robell

Zoe Robell is a junior in her second year of journalism. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, baking and spending time with friends. 

Alan Tang
Online Managing Editor

Alan Tang

Alan Tang is a junior in his third year of journalism. In his free time, he likes running cross country and track, studying history, and traveling abroad.

Jiayue Zou
News Editor

Jiayue Zou

Jiayue Zou is a sophomore in her second year of Journalism at McLean High School. She enjoys listening to music and watching Chinese dramas.

Elaina Heinitz
Cartoonist

Elaina Heinitz

Elaina Heinitz is a sophomore and a cartoonist for The Highlander. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, and digital art.

Clara Marcott
News Editor

Clara Marcott

Clara Marcott is a junior in her second year of journalism. In her free time, she enjoys going on day trips, exploring art museums and trying new coffee shops.

Andrew Lohman
Online Editor-In-Chief

Andrew Lohman

Andrew Lohman is a senior at McLean in his third year of journalism. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming, traveling and spending time with friends.

Gabriela Herrera
A&E Editor and Designer

Gabriela Herrera

Ella Herrera is a junior in her third year of journalism at McLean. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano and soccer, baking various kinds of goods, making crepes at the local farmers market, reading and journaling.

Alex Li
Online Editor-In-Chief & Managing Editor

Alex Li

Alex Li is a junior at McLean who is in his third year of journalism. He enjoys reading in his free time and playing tennis.

Kaelyn MacKay
Business Manager and Social Media Team

Kaelyn MacKay

Kaelyn MacKay is a junior at McLean in her third year of journalism. In her free time she enjoys training and coaching Brazilian jiu jitsu, working at her favorite boba shop, and shopping.

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