Nyah McKinney is a senior and your Co-Editor-in-Chief for the WOHS student newspaper, The Pioneer. This is her third year in the newspaper and her second year as the Co-Editor-in-Chief. Currently, she is one of the varsity cheerleading...

Izzy Ford-Valiente is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Pioneer. Passionate about what she does, Izzy always puts 100% into her work. This year, she hopes to increase focus on the Pioneer Podcast, publish an influx of articles, and...

Taylor is a hardworking, passionate journalist with a solid foundation in academics and a continual quest for self-discovery. Family has played a crucial role in shaping who Taylor is today. As an only child, she has received...

Violet Kohlenstein is a junior this year and proud editor of the “In Our School/In Our Town” section of The Pioneer. Writing has always been Violet’s passion. From a young age, she has been enthralled by words and storytell...

Senior Emris Sanders found interest in their Introduction to Journalism class in their junior year, and because of that, Emris has found themselves a newcomer in the Newspaper class and as a writer in the WOHS Pioneer.  Besid...

Emily Rintzler is a newly appointed member of the Pioneer. She is currently a Junior at the West Orange High School. Emily is joining the Newspaper this year because she took journalism last year and was heavily persuaded to join the Newspaper ...

Aanya Ortiz (she/her) is a newly appointed staff member of the Pioneer. She is currently a sophomore at West Orange High School. Aanya was born and raised in Manhattan, New York, for her first six years and thereafter moved to W...

Josephine Foglia, a dedicated junior, excels both on the soccer field and in her academic pursuits. Outside of soccer, she finds joy in reading romance novels, traveling, and listening to her favorite singer, Drake, which helps elev...

Madeleine Beetar (she/her) is a student journalist at the West Orange High School. Since elementary school, she has been writing short stories, creative passages, poems, informational texts, and screenwriting. Growing up wi...

Simply put, Ruby Page, our Copy Editor and Marketing Coordinator, can be described as nice, caring, and funny. However, there is so much more to her. In her free time, Ruby can run miles upon miles as a way to clear her mind....

Involved in journalism, broadcasting, and creative writing, Alicia Brown (she/her), junior at West Orange High School, is a new and optimistic In Our School/Town section editor of The Pioneer. She has prior experience with jour...

Steven Mulvihill (He/Him) is the Sports Editor and apart of the Marketing team for the 2023-2024 staff of The Pioneer. During his first year, he was the section editor for the entertainment section and a co-editor for the sport...

Parker Hawley (they/them), also known as Park, is currently a junior involved with the Newspaper Club and GSA. They start by sharing their hobbies, stating that they are “either writing, going for a run, or just playing vide...