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The Student News Site of Walnut Hills High School

The Chatterbox

2025-2026 Staff

Bareen Abdulrahman
Editor in Chief

Bareen Abdulrahman

In her fifth year as a Chatterbox staff member, Bareen Abdulrahman is excited to serve as the Editor In Chief. She is determined to improve the quality and culture of The Chatterbox for all - whether club members or staff.  Abd...

Anushka Goel
Managing Editor of Visual Elements

Anushka Goel

In her second year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Anushka Goel is thrilled to work as the Managing Editor of Visual Elements. Goel hopes to create fun, unique designs while becoming more comfortable with...

Elena Brown
Managing Editor of Online Content

Elena Brown

In her fourth year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Elena Brown is bouncing off the walls with excitement to work as the Managing Editor of Online Content! This year, her goals are to win all of the website a...

PJ Varatta
Managing Editor of Current Events

PJ Varatta

During his three years as a member of the Chatterbox staff, PJ Varatta, '26, is proud to have worked as the Managing Editor of Current Events, Section Editor of News and Features, and as a staff writer. Varatta feels proud and accompl...

Molly McCracken
News and Features Writer

Molly McCracken

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Molly McCracken is very excited to work as a News and Features Writer. McCracken is excited to get her start in News Production. McCracken is also a member of the varsity sw...

Axel Kindel
News and Features Writer

Axel Kindel

In his second year as a Chatterbox staff member, Axel Kindel, '26, is ready to work as a writer in News and Features. His goal is to learn more about the journalistic process and produce quality work. Kindel is a sophomore...

Charlotte Lauer
Managing Editor of Student Life

Charlotte Lauer

In her second year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Charlotte Lauer is eager to work as the Managing Editor of Student Life. Lauer hopes to create a fun community and improve her writing skills. Lauer is...

Nimraah Ahsan
Section Editor of Fine Arts

Nimraah Ahsan

In her second year as a Chatterbox staff member, Nimraah Ahsan is zealously working as a the Section Editor of Fine Arts. She’s excited to learn new things about what it’s like to work as an editor and welcome new challeng...

Mariam Barry
Fine Arts Writer

Mariam Barry

During her one year as a member of the Chatterbox staff, Mariam Barry, '26, is proud of the articles she’s written and has had a lot of fun being a part of the staff. She hopes that future staffers take advantage of the opportuni...

Spencer Brogan
Section Editor of Sports

Spencer Brogan

In her second year as a Chatterbox staff member, Spencer Brogan is delighted to work as the Section Editor of Sports. Spencer hopes to grow as a writer and editor, and support her staff the best she can. Brogan took News Wr...

Grant Reed
Sports Writer

Grant Reed

In his first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Grant Reed is eager to work as a Sports Writer and hopes to include a different sports team at WHHS for every deadline. Reed took Newswriting 1 in 7th...

Tab Gannaway
Section Editor of Arcade

Tab Gannaway

In their fifth  year as a Chatterbox staff member, Tab Gannaway, is honored to yet again work as the Section Editor of Arcade. They hope to keep the themes amusing and the games exciting.  In the past, they took both Newswriting 1 an...

Sameera Degaulle
Managing Editor of Viewpoints

Sameera Degaulle

In her fourth year as a Chatterbox staff member, Sameera Degaulle is overjoyed to work as the Managing Editor of Viewpoints. Degaulle is eager to fuel her writers’ love of journalism by helping them create stories that they a...

Olivia Torbeck
Section Editor of Peanuts

Olivia Torbeck

In her second year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Olivia Torbeck is very excited to work as the Section Editor of Peanuts.  Torbeck took Newswriting 1 and when she was in seventh grade she was in The Ch...

Fiona Kelley, '28, is excited to take upon the role of Section Editor of Opinions.
Section Editor of Opinions

Fiona Kelley

In her second year as a Chatterbox staff member, Fiona Kelley is excited to work as Section Editor of Opinions.  She hopes to enhance her ability to evaluate arguments, receive deeper knowledge of the world around her and spa...

Makenzie Ellison
Section Editor of Style and Culture

Makenzie Ellison

In her third year as a staff member, Makenzie Ellison is overjoyed to work as the Section Editor of Style and Culture. Ellison intends to write amazing, heartfelt and unity-building stories for the Chatterbox.  Ellison al...

Kendra Sullivan
Deputy Editor in Chief of Broadcast

Kendra Sullivan

In her third year working for The Chatterbox, Kendra Sullivan is excited to bring creativity and leadership to her role as Deputy Editor in Chief of Broadcast. Sullivan is determined to work hard to make this year an amazing e...

Grace Cotton
Managing Editor of Blue Team of Broadcast

Grace Cotton

In her third year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Grace Cotton is very excited to work as the Managing Editor of Blue Team of Broadcast. She is excited to create things she can be proud of and to gain use...

Zachary Stucker
Broadcast Team Member

Zachary Stucker

During his year as a member of The Chatterbox staff, Zachary Stucker, '26, is proud to have entertained in the Walnut Weekly broadcasts week after week and to have made some wonderful friends in the process. He gained valuable ...

Joshua Scharff
Broadcast Team Member

Joshua Scharff

In his first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Joshua Scharff is excited to work as a Broadcast Journalist. His goal this year is to learn more about journalism.  Scharff also is a part of mens' var...

Ella Byrne
Broadcast Team Member

Ella Byrne

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Ella Byrne is excited to work as a Broadcast Team Member. She is excited to become more creative as she learns more about journalism. Byrne also runs cross country and track for ...

Claire Crowley
Broadcast Team Member

Claire Crowley

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Claire Crowley  is excited to work as a Student Journalist for Broadcast. Crowley hopes to educate students on events around campus, while staying involved in s...

Brennan Riggs
Broadcast Team Member

Brennan Riggs

In his first year as a Chatterbox staff member, Brennan Riggs, is happy to work as a Broadcast Team Member. His goal is to learn more about how to make good news stories and how to view journalism in the real world. Riggs to...

Lily Hope Hoffman Suder
Broadcast Team Member

Lily Hope Hoffman Suder

In her second year as a Chatterbox staff member, Lily Hope Hoffman Suder is thrilled to work as a Broadcast Team Member. She hopes to be able to excite people about journalism and learn all kinds of interesting stories. Hoff...

Katie Ragland
Broadcast Team Member

Katie Ragland

In her second year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Katie Ragland is thrilled to work as a Broadcast Journalist. She hopes to produce exceptional content and increase viewership on videos.   This is her se...

Leo F.D. Harris
Broadcast Team Member

Leo F.D. Harris

In his second year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Leo Duchesnault-Harris is ecstatic to work as a Sports Anchor for Broadcast. This year, Duchesnault-Harris aims to draw in a larger audience to his broadcasts, making sports enjoyable...

Avani Wagh
Broadcast Team Member

Avani Wagh

In her third year as a Chatterbox staff member, Avani Wagh is thrilled to work as a Broadcast Journalist. She is determined to make this year her best yet, and is excited to produce various projects with her friends.  Last yea...

Krishna Malhotra
Broadcast Team Member

Krishna Malhotra

In his fourth year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Krishna Malhotra is excited to work as a  Broadcast Journalist.  As news reporting continues its shift from paper to multimedia platforms - including phones an...

Brenna Wooley
Broadcast Team Member | Remembrancer Staff

Brenna Wooley

During her third year as a member of the Chatterbox and Remembrancer staff, Brenna Wooley is proud of each Yearbook and video package she’s made. Wooley also holds a special place in her heart for all of the connections she’s buil...

Roya dos Anjos
Remembrancer Editor in Chief

Roya dos Anjos

During her 3 years as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Roya dos Anjos, '26,  is extremely grateful for the experiences and lessons she has learned on staff, and is thrilled to watch the future of the publication grow. From ...

Vittorio Valentino
Remembrancer Staff

Vittorio Valentino

In his third year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Vittorio Valentino is at least fifty percent excited to work as the Section Editor of Clubs for the Remembrancer Yearbook. This year he plans to make the sec...

Tazara Prophett
Remembrancer Staff

Tazara Prophett

In her second year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Tazara Prophett is excited to work as a Staff Member in the senior section. Prophett hopes to further her skills in journalism  Prophett also does chee...

Natalie Yaeger
Remembrancer Staff

Natalie Yaeger

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Natalie Yaeger is ecstatic to work as a Staff Member in sports section. Yaeger is excited to develop journalistic skills and get to see the success of the ...

Layla Anderson
Remembrancer Staff

Layla Anderson

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Layla Anderson is delighted to be working as a Remembrancer Writer for Fine Arts. Anderson hopes to tell a story through her work in the yearbook and buil...

Kenyon Pollock
Remembrancer Staff

Kenyon Pollock

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Kenyon Pollock is excited to work as a Yearbook Staffer.  She wants to make the yearbook engaging and filled with memories.  She has taken a semester ...

Kennedy McNeill
Remembrancer Staff

Kennedy McNeill

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Kennedy McNeill is excited to work as a Staff Writer. Kennedy would like to create great memories of her school and grow as a journalist. McNeill also lo...

Hannah Breen
Remembrancer Staff

Hannah Breen

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Hannah Breen is enthusiastic to work as a Remembrancer Writer for Clubs.  She hopes to develop a unique and memorable yearbook that showcases a variety of diffe...

Ella Cable
Remembrancer Staff

Ella Cable

During her two years as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Ella Cable is sincerely appreciative for the lessons, memories, and friendships that she made on staff and is so excited to use the skills she learned and apply them t...

Destiny Chanel Crooks
Remembrancer Staff

Destiny Chanel Crooks

During her one year as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Destiny Chanel Crooks, '26, is proud of helping create the yearbook and being part of a team that worked hard to capture important memories for students. Working on...

Chloe Farris
Remembrancer Staff

Chloe Farris

During her singular year as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Chloe Farris, '26, has been very grateful for the many opportunities that being a staff member has provided for her. For future publications, she hopes that all mem...

Elise Weinrich
Remembrancer Staff

Elise Weinrich

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Elise Weinrich is excited to work as a Remembrancer Staff Writer. She is hoping to make an everlasting impact. Weinrich also is on the lacrosse and golf...

Darius Craig
Remembrancer Staff

Darius Craig

During his two years as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Darius Craig, '26, is beyond grateful for the experiences and lessons he has gained and is eager to see what the future of the publication holds. He has stepped grac...

Astrid O’Callaghan
Remembrancer Staff

Astrid O’Callaghan

During her two years as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Astrid O’Callaghan is proud of the work she put into the sports section and hopes the yearbook continues to be a great publication with diversity and integrity.  O...

Kayla Mitchell
Remembrancer Staff

Kayla Mitchell

During her two years as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Kayla Mitchell is proud of the work she has put in throughout her time and is excited to see what the new books will look like. After being Editor of Month-By-Month for ...

Samira Andria
Remembrancer Staff

Samira Andria

In her second year as a Remembrancer staff member, Samira Andria served as the Section Editor of Fine Arts. During her second year on staff, she worked to improve her photography and interview skills. Andria is attending...

Denver Taylor
Remembrancer Staff

Denver Taylor

During her second year as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Denver Taylor served as the Seniors Section Editor, helping create pages that highlight the memories and accomplishments of the graduating class. Throughout her...

Nyla Barnes
Remembrancer Staff

Nyla Barnes

During her two years as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Nyla Barnes, '26, is incredibly pleased with and excited by the work she has done on staff. She hopes that next year’s staff will call themselves a family, and produce ...

Penda Dabo
Remembrancer Staff

Penda Dabo

After two years as a member of the Remembrancer staff, Penda Dabo  has loved making a yearbook that commemorates her years at Walnut. She is proud of all of the amazing work she has been able to accomplish with her team and lo...

Jeannie Iris Ngansop
Remembrancer Staff

Jeannie Iris Ngansop

In her third year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Jeannie Iris Ngansop is blessed to work as the yearbook Section Editor of Portraits and Group Index. Ngansop is thrilled to guide and support her writers and ...

Sally Zeng

Sally Zeng

In her first year as a Chatterbox club member, sophomore Sally Zeng is excited to work as a reporter! Sally wants to publish an article of her own and make an impact on the Walnut Hills community. Sally is passionate about writin...

Madison Cappel
Staff Writer

Madison Cappel

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Madison Cappel is proud to work as a Staff Writer. She is hoping to be able to publish several pieces for the Chatterbox and the website by the end of the year.�...

Evan Delucia
Staff Writer

Evan Delucia

In his first year as a Chatterbox staff member, Evan Delucia is thrilled to work as a News and Features Staff Writer. He hopes to help produce great articles, become a better writer and learn more about journalism and newspaper p...

Za'Nayah Combs-Reed
Staff Writer

Za’Nayah Combs-Reed

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Za’Nayah Combs-Reed is excited to work as a Staff Writer. Za’Nayah is excited to work as a writer and write really fun and enjoyable stories.  She hopes t...

Iris Byrd
Staff Writer

Iris Byrd

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Iris Byrd is eager to work as a Staff Writer! Despite having no prior experience, Byrd is excited to learn, create and write for WHHS! Byrd also partakes...

Janie Twatchman
Staff Writer

Janie Twatchman

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Janie Twachtman is excited to work as a Staff Writer. She would like to learn more about journalism this year. Twachtman also participates in soccer and...

Kayla Ofosu
Staff Writer

Kayla Ofosu

In her first year as a Chatterbox staff member, freshman Kayla Ofosu is ecstatic to work as a Staff Member! Kayla is enthusiastic about writing newspapers, specifically those that entail astonishing details about world-wide events....

Micah Namaky
Staff Writer

Micah Namaky

In his first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Micah Namaky is determined to work as a Style and Culture writer. His goal is to write articles about food and the multi-billion dollar food industry. Namaky...

Rylin Matthews
Staff Writer

Rylin Matthews

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Rylin Matthews is dedicated to work as a staff writer. She is excited to work on the yearbook and improve her writing skills. Matthews likes to write short...

Ellis Klump-Lawson
Staff Writer

Ellis Klump-Lawson

In his first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Ellis Klump-Lawson is excited to work as a club member. Ellis hopes to get multiple stories published this year. Klump-Lawson also participates in theater...

Kai Howell
Staff Writer

Kai Howell

In his first year as a Chatterbox staff member, Kai Howell is eagerly on his way to becoming an article writer!  Howell hopes to put his writing skills to good use and inform WHHS Students, as well as find a place in WHHS' newswriting...

Abdoul Dieng
Staff Writer

Abdoul Dieng

In his first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Abdoul Dieng (Dj-Eng)  is excited to work as a photographer/videographer. Dieng has previously taken a semester in photography and has a high interest...

Sabrina Diaz
Staff Writer

Sabrina Diaz

In her first year as a Chatterbox staff member, Sabrina Diaz is excited to work as a staff writer. She hopes to learn more about journalism and produce great articles this year! Sabrina's previous journalism experience includes...

Ella Crutcher
Staff Writer

Ella Crutcher

In her first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Ella Crutcher is excited for this opportunity. She hopes to further her writing skills and go out of her comfort zone for this new experience. Crutcher...

Jason Bronson
Staff Writer

Jason Bronson

In his first year as a Chatterbox staff member, Jason Bronson is thrilled to work as a Staff Writer for this year. Bronson wants to help the Chatterbox be successful this year as an excellent and enjoyable news for the entirety...

Flora Bower
Staff Writer

Flora Bower

In she/her 1st year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Flora Bower is eager to work as a Staff Writer! She is also very interested in being in videos for WHHS. She speaks of her excitement to join the team as well as...

Mitchell Bausch
Staff Writer

Mitchell Bausch

In his first year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Mitchell Bausch is excited to work as a Staff Writer. He is hoping to learn more about news making and photography this year, and what it takes to be a writer. Bausch...

Viha Gupta
Staff Writer

Viha Gupta

In her second year as a Chatterbox club member, Viha Gupta has unbridled energy to work as a writer. She hopes to improve her writing skills and make people laugh with jokes. Gupta loves to read and enjoys swimming for leisure....

Violet Garitson
Managing Editor of Gold Team of Broadcast

Violet Garitson

During her four years as a member of The Chatterbox staff, Violet Garitson, '26, is very proud of her work and leadership in the broadcast program. During her time on staff Garitson produced a number of videos, her favorites ...

Cal Moore
Managing Editor of Public Relations and Social Media | Broadcast Team Member

Cal Moore

In his third year as a Walnut Student Media publications staff member, Cal Moore is exuberant to work as a Broadcast Team Member and as the Managing Editor of Public Relations and Social Media. One goal he has for himself this...

Jonas Warner
Managing Editor of Operations

Jonas Warner

In his third year as a Chatterbox staff member, Jonas Warner is excited to work as the Managing Editor of Operations. His goal is to work towards better advertising and make the year overall flow smoother! Two years ago he w...

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