Ashley McFadden joined The Occidentalist as a sophomore in the 2019-2020 school year. She was added to the Editorial Board her first year and became a page designer her second year. Now she's a Co-editor in chief. She joined ...

Alyssa Masiewicz is a senior and has been on The Occidentalist staff for three years now. She was on the Editorial Board her sophomore year and worked her way up to Editor-in-Chief her junior and senior years. She is on the Tra...

Anna Sperry is a junior who has been writing for The Occidentalist for over two years. As she has learned more about journalism and writing, Anna has become a part of the Editorial Board and has learned how to page design. She...

Riley Ashbury is a senior who joined The Occidentalist four years ago. Throughout growing, she has learned what it means to be on a team and how to become a better and stronger writer, Riley has joined the Editorial Board and ...

Isabelle Baumann joined the Occidentalist staff in 2020 as a staff writer and Editorial Board member. She runs cross country for West and is a varsity rower on the Traverse City Tritons crew team. She is involved with National H...

Shelbie Gray is a junior who joined The Occidentalist staff in 2020. Shelbie is a staff writer who enjoys digging a little deeper for her stories. She took the class because she loves to write and is thinking about pursuing a ca...

Lily Galnares is a junior who joined newspaper sophomore year. Her current position  is a staff writer and graphic designer. Lily has a strong passion for art, specifically writing and drawing. Joining the Newspaper class has...

Ava Nelson is a sophomore who joined the Occidentalist staff this year. She is a staff writer who also does some graphic design for the newspaper. She likes writing and hopes to learn more and continue being in newspaper throughout h...

Ella Smith is a senior who joined The Occidentalist staff in 2020. She decided to take newspaper because she wants to be a journalist in the future. She’s a part of the National Honors Society, volunteers with the Human Right...

Wave Spence is a junior who has been in newspaper for two years. She enjoys writing and the design aspects of the class. She joined the newspaper to strengthen her writing skills and to be more involved in the school communit...

Kristin Taylor is a junior who has been in newspaper for three years. She is a staff writer and a lead page designer. She was trained in page design her freshman year and has been doing it ever since and she really enjoys it....