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...

Alexa Dias (she/her) is a student journalist for The Pioneer. As a junior, Alexa is involved in several extracurriculars. Along with The Pioneer, she is a member of Royal Strings, Tri-M Music Honor Society, WOHS Softball, WOHS...

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 ...

Ms. Jennifer Dahl began teaching at West Orange High School in 2006. Since her teaching debut 23 years ago in the Bronx, she has taught English at four different schools in The New York-New Jersey area. At each, her support for ...

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, ...

Freia Schwander (she/her) is a student journalist for The Pioneer. She is a junior and briefly wrote for the newspaper and is now excited to get involved again. Freia’s enthusiasm for writing began when she was a child and ...

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...

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...

Nathaniel Thomas (he/him) is a senior and a student journalist for The Pioneer. 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 ed...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Evan Kerr (he/him) is a sophomore 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Azari Howard (she/her) is a junior at West Orange High School and a student journalist for The Pioneer. This is her third year writing for The Pioneer. Azari has been interested in writing since Pampers and loves sharing her ...

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...