Tyra Hughes – The Pioneer

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief

Tyra Hughes is the Co-Editor in Chief of the Pioneer. She can be reached at [email protected]

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2021 Prom Update

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
May 5, 2021

Champions League Semi-Finals Reactions and Predictions

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
May 3, 2021

Mike Bonfiglio’s Guide to Finding Your Voice in the Film Industry

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
April 15, 2021

Champions League QF Reactions and Predictions

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
April 8, 2021

BHM Unsung Hero: Granville T. Woods

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
February 25, 2021

BHM: A True Black Film Heroine, Cicely Tyson

Tyra Hughes, Editor In Chief
February 22, 2021

Swab to Save A Life This Saturday at the Be The Match Registry Drive

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
February 10, 2021

Blurred Lines Between Making America “Great” & Terrorizing It

Tyra Hughes, Editor-In-Chief
January 27, 2021

The Top Memes of 2020

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
January 4, 2021

Tyson and Jones put on a Show

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
December 15, 2020

Why Voter Turnout Might Be Different this Year

Tyra Hughes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2020

WOGS Kick it up a Notch on Senior Night

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
October 30, 2020

Meet the Staff: Matthew Iannone

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
October 7, 2020

Meet the Staff: Seamus Murphy

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
October 1, 2020

Why Are Black Men Seen as “Unarmed” Before They Are Seen as Human?

Tyra Hughes, Co- Editor in Chief
June 20, 2020

Persisting Problems in the Police

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
June 19, 2020

Guerrero Goes for Gold

Royson Folas, managing editor
June 5, 2020

Good Cop, Bad Cop: The Good Doesn’t Outweigh the Bad

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
June 3, 2020

WOHS Class of 2020 Offers Inspirational Words to Their Classmates

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
May 28, 2020

If There Were a Netflix Coming of Age Movie About West Orange, I’d Watch It

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
May 27, 2020

Class of 2020, Cap Your Year

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
May 21, 2020

Memories Last A Lifetime: Yearbook 2020

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
May 21, 2020

Sandra Guerrero To Hold a Free Wrestling Clinic Via Zoom on May 29

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
May 15, 2020

Governor Phil Murphy Announces All NJ Schools Will Remain Closed for the 2019-2020 School Year

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
May 4, 2020

West Orange High School’s AP Art Virtual Exhibit

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
April 30, 2020

Joe Suriano’s Lasting Legacy

Tyra Hughes, Co - Editor in Chief
April 30, 2020

Finding a New Normal in Quarantine

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
April 28, 2020

Top 7 Things We Should Leave in 2020

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
April 1, 2020

How to know if you’re a Gen Z-er in the Middle of a Pandemic

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
April 1, 2020

One-on-One with Ms. Manning

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
March 17, 2020

Local West Orange Restaurants to Provide Students With Free Lunch All Week

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
March 14, 2020

Dr. Cascone Moves Spring Break to Next Week in Preparation for Online School

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
March 13, 2020

8 Tips to Get Through The COVID-19 Outbreak at Home

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
March 12, 2020

West Orange Public Schools Closed Tomorrow for E-Learning Training

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
March 12, 2020

The Coronavirus Outbreak is Worse than You Think

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
March 11, 2020

Ignorance is a Choice, Innocence is Not

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
March 2, 2020

The Pioneer’s Most Underappreciated African-Americans Icons

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
February 26, 2020

WOHS Student Michael Cagelema Wins Chess Club Blitz Champion

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
February 25, 2020

[Video] Why Are Black Men Misdiagnosed with Schizophrenia? It’s Because of Scientific Racism

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
February 24, 2020

BHM: Walking into Hair-story with Madame CJ Walker

Tyra Hughes
February 21, 2020

BHM: Mané the Man

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
February 19, 2020

Black History Month Spotlight: Sip and Slay

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
February 11, 2020

Future Teachers of NJ: Early Childhood Development

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
January 31, 2020

Kobe Bryant Dies in a Devastating Helicopter Crash with Daughter Gianna

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
January 26, 2020

[Video] A Star in the Making: Mikaili Ector

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
January 24, 2020

TV Broadcast

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
January 21, 2020

What The Decade Taught Us about Global Warming

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
January 15, 2020

Cancel Culture: Cabellos Sob Story Apology

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
January 14, 2020

Girls Up: The First Ever WOHS Female Empowerment Club

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
January 9, 2020

The Innocence Project’s Distorted Propaganda on Rodney Reed

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
January 7, 2020

Getting to Know the African American Heritage Club

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
December 20, 2019

Winter Sports Lead off the Season with the Pep Rally

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
December 17, 2019

West Orange Boys Soccer Senior Night

Royson Folas and Royson Folas
October 31, 2019

Aced It!

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
October 30, 2019

WOHS Art Club Joins the Garden Aglow Pumpkin Exhibition

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
October 28, 2019

WOHS Celebrates International Day of The Girl

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
October 25, 2019

How You Can Help Veronica Depauli Find a Lifesaving Match

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
October 18, 2019

Coach Blake’s Philosophy for WOHS Cross Country Team

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
October 14, 2019

West Orange Girls Tennis Serves Up a Hot Season

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
October 11, 2019

Meet the Staff: Tyra Hughes

Royson Folas, Managing Editor
September 17, 2019

Meet the Staff: Royson Folas

Tyra Hughes, Editor in Chief
September 17, 2019

ROTC for You and Me

Royson Folas, Athletics and Editorials
May 30, 2019

What is Honors Art and the Human Experience?

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
May 15, 2019

The Day of Silence Speaks Volumes in the Silencing of LGBTQ Students

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
May 6, 2019

[Photo] WOHS Decision Day 2019

Jordan Broking, Managing Editor
May 3, 2019

Woman and Girls Sports Day

Royson Folas, Athletics and Editorials Editor
February 27, 2019

What Went Wrong With the Suicide by Cop of Ronald Williams

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
February 27, 2019

How Toxic Masculinity Affects the Perception of Gay Men and Women

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
February 27, 2019

Meet The Staff: Kaya Schultz

Royson Folas, Athletics and Editorials Editor
February 7, 2019

Thank You Brett and Oshimar

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
January 18, 2019

Meet The Staff: Matt Camacho

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
January 18, 2019

Why New Year’s Resolutions Are Beneficial

Shawn Parker, Tyra Hughes, Royson Folas, Jordan Broking, Max Green, and Kahlil Calloway
January 16, 2019

An Evening with the Chronicle

Jordan Broking and Royson Folas
December 8, 2018

Kavanaugh, Boys will be Boys, and Sexual Assault in America

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
November 14, 2018

West Orange Girls Soccer Team Claims First Ever Essex County Tournament

Royson Folas, Athletics and Editorials Editor
November 12, 2018

Meet The BOE Candidates: Cheryl Merklinger

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
November 6, 2018

Meet the BOE Candidates: Terry Trigg-Scales

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
November 6, 2018

Meet the BOE Candidates: Jeremias Salinas

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
November 6, 2018

A Revolutionary Ad: Is Nike right by endorsing Colin Kaepernick?

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
October 25, 2018

Digging into West Orange Girls Volleyball

Royson Folas, Athletics and Editorials Editor
October 22, 2018

Serena Williams and The Angry Black Women Stereotype

Tyra Hughes, Copy Editor
October 12, 2018

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