Ruby Page (she/her), started with writing short stories as a kid and continues her passion as a writer for The Pioneer. Although she is in the Humanities program at West Orange High School, where she continues to work on her w...

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...

Taylor Shimek (She/Her) is a student journalist for The Pioneer. She has written for the student newsite for almost two years and especially loves editorials. Her passion for writing began when she was young with made-up s...

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...

Nathaniel Thomas (he/him) is a junior and member of The Pioneer. He joined last year due to his previous experience with newspaper clubs and his interest in writing. Since then, he has become the editor of the paper's news section a...

Nysa Vedwan (she/her) is a student journalist and a marketing team member of The Pioneer. She is a West Orange High School sophomore with a strong passion for journalism and writing. Nysa’s love for literature began in her ch...

Emily Rintzler is a sophomore at West Orange High School. She participates in the soccer, bowling, and lacrosse programs at school. She loves watching movies, her favorites being “Good Will Hunting” and “American Beauty”. Rece...

Evan Kerr (he/him) is a freshman at West Orange High School and a journalist for The Pioneer and is preparing to make his WOHS writing debut. However, this isn’t Evan’s first rodeo in terms of writing. He first started his...

Nidhi Patel is a sophomore and a student journalist for The Pioneer. She is passionate about a variety of interests and activities. In her free time, you'll often find her shopping, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, ...

Lea Deleta (She/Her) is a sophomore at West Orange High School who joined The Pioneer this school year. While Lea had not fully explored writing before, she chose to join the newspaper, which sparked her newfound interest in w...

Derek Sinlao (He/Him) was born and raised in West Orange, New Jersey, is currently a senior at West Orange High School, and is a new journalist for The Pioneer.  In his free time, Derek likes to spend his time catching up...