Occi is the Occidentalist's advice columnist. In their free time they enjoy helping people and spending time with their close friends.

Quinn Altshuler is a freshman in her first year of newspaper. She took this class because she wanted to try something new and did dmc last year. She's a reporter. She likes to hang out with friends, listen to music and go outside....

Monique Regier is a freshman and this is her first year of newspaper. She joined this class because she likes social media and she likes to have a bit of freedom but also have fun with it. She is a reporter in the class, she en...

Samuel Sluiter is a freshman in his first year of  newspaper. He joined the class because he has an interest in interviewing and journalism, and would like to improve his writing skills. In his free time Sam likes to swim, sk...

Lillyan is a Freshman in her first year of newspaper and currently is a reporter, most likely a page designer, and works on podcasts. She joined the staff because newspaper seemed eagerly close to Digital Media classes, which...

Olivia McNitt is a freshman, and this is her first year of newspaper. She took a newspaper this year so she can improve on her writing skills because she wants to be an author when she gets older. Olivia is a page designer and a...

Madison Hildabridle is a freshman, and she is in her first year of newspaper. She took  newspaper to improve her writing skills while also trying to make some new friends. Madison is a page designer, and she is also a business mana...

This is Jojo Tarchak-Hiss’s first year in the newspaper and she is a freshman. She joined the newspaper because her mom is a writer and editor and so is her sister. She is a reporter and also is going to help out on the pod...

Trista Chorley is a freshman and is in her first year of newspaper. She took the newspaper to improve her writing skills. Trista is a photographer and reporter, In her free time she likes to go to cheer practice. ...

Cavan is a freshman and in his first year of newspaper. He thought newspaper would be a good class to help his writing skills improve. He is a reporter and likes focusing on sports stories. In his free time he enjoys playing foo...

Sioma is a freshman when she is not busy with school work or working on the newspaper. You can find her with a good book in her hand. She also loves to travel to some of her favorite places she has visited are Africa, Japan a...

Bea Batdorff is a 9th grade student and this is her first year as a staff member for The Occidentalist. Outside of school, Bea enjoys playing the bass guitar, going on hikes, and listening to jazz.

Nick is a senior and started taking newspapers for the first time this year. Nick joined because he wanted to explore the opportunities that the newspaper has to offer. Nick is assigned to the social media team, where he will...

Ruby Anderson is a freshman at West Senior High. She decided to take newspaper this year because of her love of writing.  Outside of school Ruby enjoys playing volleyball, swimming, camping, and being with friends. ...

Stephanie is a freshman and this is her first year going into the newspaper. She is part of the social media team and is ready to take on new challenges at West Senior High. Outside of school, Stephanie enjoys playing softball...

Mackenzie Schwandt, a sophomore has recently joined the newspaper staff this year. After taking other journalism courses, this class was something that she found interesting and fun to try. Outside of school Mackenzie spends a...

Harper is a sophomore and is taking her first year in the newspaper . She is taking newspaper because she wants to become a college football sideline reporter. Harper is part of the social media team. Harper enjoys watching NFL...

Elijah is a junior in his first year of newspaper. He joined the staff in order to have a structured creative outlet and write more succinctly. He works as a reporter, editor, or whatever else is asked of him. In his spare time,...

Sofia is a senior in her first year of newspaper and labors tirelessly as a reporter, editor, and columnist. She decided to join the Occidentalist so she could rant about politics and finally write something more than 100 words....

Jacob is a freshman in his first year of newspaper. He decided to take the class because it seemed like a fun opportunity to create something for lots of people to see. He is on the editorial board, which helps edit stories for...

Megan Dyke is a senior and this is her second year as a part of the Occidentalist staff. She joined the class and continued this year in order to further her writing skills and share her passion with other students. She is a s...

Molly Jasman is a senior and this is her second year in the newspaper. She joined the class because she likes to write stories and get to interview people and hear their sides of the story. She also likes to interact with peo...

Madeline Gartland is a sophomore and in her second year of newspaper. She took newspaper because she really enjoys writing and loved the community from her first year of newspaper. She is a section editor, page designer, and repo...

Tessa Gryc is a Junior in her second year of newspaper. She was excited to return to the class to be more involved with the school community. This year she is a reporter and section editor. In her free time she is often playing ...

Riley is a junior in her third year being a member of the newspaper. She is the social media manager bringing fun new ideas to our Instagram and tiktok. Riley enjoys dancing, traveling, and hanging out with friends and family...

Coral Cravey, a junior, has been a member of the newspaper staff for two years. She joined the class junior year, after finding it fun her freshman year and believes it has taught her valuable life skills. Coral is a part of the...

Tess is a senior in her fourth year of newspaper and is currently co-editor-in-chief in coordination with the fabulous Aubrey Lawless. She initially joined the newspaper to become less introverted, but now she can never shut up....

Aubrey is a senior going into her fourth year of working for the Occidentalist staff. She is the co-editor-in-chief alongside the ever-talkative Tess, meaning she participates in numerous roles such as editing, page designing,...