Meet the 2023-2024 Staff
Valerie Watson
Editor-In-Chief
Is a Las Lomas senior and Editor-in-Chief of The Page for 2023-2024. She joined journalism her sophomore year because of her love for writing and art, and became the Opinion & Column editor the year after. This is her first year as Editor-In-Chief and she is excited to bring the Las Lomas community together through The Page. Aside from writing, her passions also include music; she has played the flute for almost 10 years and is a part of the school’s wind ensemble. In her free time she can be found going on fun outdoor adventures, curled up at home reading a book or binge watching a netflix series.
Rowan Shea
Graphics Manager
is a senior at Las Lomas in his second year at The Page, and is the Graphics Manager for The Page. He loves doing photography as well as writing about what is going on around Las Lomas and the Bay Area. He is also a massive sports fan and has a podcast on sports. He loves being a part of The Page and enjoys seeing the publication be read.
Morris Jones iii
Layout Manager
Is a Las Lomas senior, and Layout Manager for 2023-2024. Alongside being LM, he is president of the school’s Black Student Union, creating a safe place on our school campus to have open dialogue regarding race. Morris’s passion for graphic design and equity work stems from his love of listening to different viewpoints and bringing people together. He enjoys physical activities like baseball and video games while finding time to squeeze in the occasional last minute deadline.
aria kim-brown
Features/Entertainment Editor & Online Manager
Is a current senior at Las Lomas, and, having taken two years of journalism, is looking forward to her third and final year working on The Page. Her second year as both the Features and Entertainment Section Editor, she is excited to additionally take on the role of Online Manager this year, revamping and republishing The Page’s online website. A prospective art student, Aria loves fine art, graphic design, reading fiction, and watching the same five TV shows over and over again. While not fully committed to any field, she likes to jump around The Page, working in writing, graphics, and layout alike.
ava truex
News Editor & Social Media Manager
Is a current Las Lomas junior, and the News Editor and Social Media Manager for 2023-2024. Alongside this, she also enjoys spending time outdoors, volunteering her time, and being with her friends and family. She loves animals, especially her pet bunny, Ollie. This is Ava’s second year on The Page, and she is very passionate about writing and creating an interesting issue every month for the Las Lomas community to read. She also hopes to pursue journalism in her future; she loves writing and doesn’t see herself doing anything else.
Sydney Walburg
Head Photographer & Creative Manager
Is a Las Lomas senior, and the Head Photographer and Creative Manager of The Page for the 2023-24 school year. When she’s not in the water playing water polo or swimming, you can find her experimenting with the arts both digitally and physically. Sydney has been a part of The Page since her sophomore year and loves creating authentic and eye-catching content with her classmates.
Adam tarr
Sports Editor
Is a senior at Las Lomas and the Sports Editor of The Page. Although he initially joined Journalism for the sake of improving his writing, he has now learned the invaluable resource that is a publication at a public institution, like Las Lomas High School. Adam often writes about Las Lomas sports, but he also writes articles about school and local news, as well as state and national politics.
Lena Donaldson
Op-Co Editor
Is a junior at Las Lomas High School and the Op-co Editor for the Las Lomas Page. She loves writing and is passionate about using student’s opinions to influence her work. She has been a part of the Page since 2022 and has recently done work designing the layout of the Page, which has given her a great opportunity to explore graphic design. She loves the creativity that comes with opinion writing and enjoys expressing herself through it. She is so excited to keep growing her skills and her connection with the community through the Page.
Soleil Hernandez-Amaro
Transcriber
Is currently a sophomore at Las Lomas, as well as a Writer, Fact-checker, and Transcriber for The Page. She joined Journalism in pursuit of an outlet of expression and to better her writing. She has been a part of The Page since freshman year and has enjoyed every moment of it. Outside of school, Soleil takes interest in the workings of the brain, animals of all kinds, and creative writing as she aspires to be a published author someday.
Mia Flores-Corry
Transcriber
Is a junior at Las Lomas, and Copy Editor of The Page. This is her second year taking Journalism, and she loves writing creative stories about topics she is passionate about. Other than journalism, some of Mia’s hobbies are swimming, going shopping, and baking new recipes every weekend.
Benjamin Sadikovic-Shelly
Layout Editor
Is the Layout Editor for The Page. He is a senior and has played volleyball at Las Lomas for all 4 years. This is his third year as a Journalism student, and he enjoys making spreads, specifically sports spreads. He joined Journalism because as an incoming freshman he really enjoyed the presentation on orientation night. He likes cars and working on cars, similar to Finn O’dea, he also works at Toyota Walnut Creek.
Bella Barker
Staff Writer
Is a Las Lomas senior writer for The Page. She especially enjoys writing about sports and holidays. In her free time, Bella enjoys shopping, watching movies, hiking, and hanging out with her friends. She also plays on the varsity basketball team and is optimistic for a great season. Bella’s go-to places for a meal are Chick-fil-A and Panda Express.
Sofi Bashi
Staff Writer
Is a current Las Lomas freshman and writer for The Page. She joined the Journalism class because of her passion for writing and talking to fellow students around campus. She’s an active member of the Las Lomas MENA (Middle Eastern/North African) club as a way to be the voice of the silent and to make this school more inclusive. She enjoys running, alternative music, her adorable dog Coco, and, of course, writing. She also loves to recycle clothing by shopping and selling secondhand items.
Natalie coughlin
Staff Writer/Graphics Staff
Is a first time journalism student for the 2023-2024 school year and a senior at Las Lomas. Natalie is an artistic person with a love for photography and painting. Her favorite place to travel to, that she hopes to live in someday, is San Luis Obispo, California. Natalie has played soccer for ten years and just finished her last season this year. Ever since she was young, she has loved taking pictures of nature wherever she goes. Over quarantine, she found her grandpa´s old cameras and constantly took pictures alongside her older sister, Olivia. More recently, she found a digital camera at a vintage store and had fun taking pictures with friends and family over the summer. Natalie has enjoyed journalism class so far and is excited for a future in a possible creative career path.
Elliott Goldstein
Staff Writer/Layout Staff
Is a Las Lomas senior and writer for The Page. He is an active member of the Jewish Student Union and Cancer Club and plays Varsity Water Polo and Swimming. He loves writing and joined Journalism this year to express his opinions to the Las Lomas student body. He hopes to study Journalism in college.
Isabella Handel
Graphics Staff
Is a Las Lomas Junior and has been a part of The Page since 2022. She is very involved with the arts, both music and visual. Isabella also loves photography, hence her being in Graphics. You will likely find her taking pictures all around the Bay Area, and even some posted on her social media accounts.
Sienna Hyde
Staff Writer
Is a Senior at Las Lomas and a first-year Journalism student. For Journalism, Sienna writes articles about various topics such as the Starbucks Holiday Menu, Homecoming, etc. Sienna is a very committed soccer player, participating year-round for both high school and club teams. Besides soccer, Sienna enjoys hanging out with her friends, going to the gym, and playing with her four dogs.
Elijah Johnson
Layout Staff/Graphics Staff
Is a senior at Las Lomas and is part of the layout layout team for The Page. Outside of school and The Page, he likes listening to and making music, as well as watching football and playing basketball.
Leah Kats
Staff Writer
Is a senior at Las Lomas and a designated writer for The Page. Depending on the season, she offers recommendations for must-see spots by regularly exploring and documenting notable locations in Walnut Creek and the Bay Area. Leah joined the Journalism team because she has a strong passion for writing and photography. She continues to use her energy to produce interesting content.
Viana Montazer
Graphics Staff
Is a junior at Las Lomas. This is her first year of Journalism acting as a photographer for The Page. She enjoys listening to music, watching TV, and going out. She spends a lot of her time listening to music, and she loves artists such as Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, The Smiths, and the weekend. Although she does not play sports in school, she enjoys playing sports, especially tennis with friends. Viana also loves spending time with her friends inside and outside of school.
Sophia Neitz
Staff Writer
Is a Las Lomas senior, and a writer for The Page. She enjoys writing about Sports and Entertainment for the school and has been writing for The Page since her Sophomore year. She also plays on the varsity basketball team and is a co-captain. During the summertime she also enjoys swimming for a rec swim team and is an assistant coach for them. In her free time she likes to read and go on runs outside.
Zachary Neitz
Graphics Staff
Is a sophomore at Las Lomas and is part of the graphics team for The Page. He enjoys taking pictures for sports articles, especially basketball. During the winter, he does activities like skiing and weightlifting. He also plays water polo and swims for Las Lomas.
Finn O’Dea
Layout Staff/Staff Writer
Is a Las Lomas senior and joined The Page this year as a part of the layout and writing team. He joined Journalism with an interest in layout. He enjoys fishing, the overall outdoors, car and motorcycle culture, and is on the Varsity men’s soccer team at Las Lomas. He works at Toyota Walnut Creek and used to have his own car detailing company. He has a 1934 Ford Victoria with a ‘74 corvette small block v8 engine, he loves pushing this car to its limits and reaching unimaginable speeds with fellow Journalism senior Ben Sadikovic-Shelly. For his daily driver, he drives a 2006 toyota highlander and pushes it to its limits on backroads, highways and in the mountains even though its odometer is at 300,000 miles.
Savannah Rasmussen
Staff Writer
Is a Senior at Las Lomas High School and a first-year journalism student. For The Page Savannah writes about a variety of topics, such as Taylor Swift and school sports. Outside of school Savannah is a lifeguard and gives swim lessons to children. Additionally, Savannah enjoys spending time with friends and family, going to the beach, and going to the gym.
Dean Roberts
Staff Writer/Layout Staff
Is a Las Lomas senior, and a writer for The Page. She enjoys writing about Sports and Entertainment for the school and has been writing for The Page since her Sophomore year. She also plays on the varsity basketball team and is a co-captain. During the summertime she also enjoys swimming for a rec swim team and is an assistant coach for them. In her free time she likes to read and go on runs outside.
Coltrane Schaible
Graphics Staff
Is a freshman at Las Lomas and a layout creator and writer for The Page. He is a member of the Las Lomas Model UN, and is interested in technology, math, and science. Coltrane is currently learning Javascript (a coding language). He enjoys reading and various streaming services, and is currently re-reading the Mistborn series, by Brandon Sanderson.
Skylar Schatz
Graphics Staff
Coming Soon.