Sophia is a junior who rose from the ranks from reporter to editor-in-chief of The Windjammer. She is a passionate, enthusiastic student who finds delight in art in many forms, whether it is dainty fashion, music, ceramics or traditional art. Her journey in Journalism has reawakened her love for writing as she continues to seek for new interests and improvement in her writing and communication skills. She hopes to use her gift of passion to become a dependable leader for her reporters and editorial team. Outside of Mayfair, Sophia can be caught hanging out at a café, reading pop culture articles, or figuring out what outfit to wear for the next day! 

Cesar is a copy editor for The Windjammer. In his second year of journalism, he has made remarkable progress in his writing skills. Cesar has been interested in self-expression via writing since fifth grade and aspires to utilize writing as a form of art and expression. He hopes to be able to apply the information and abilities he has gained throughout his time in journalism in the future, as well as to assist others in finding writing to be as great of a hobby as it is for him. He is looking forward to working with his reporters and the rest of the editorial crew to carry on The Windjammer's legacy.

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Andrea Ramos is a junior starting her second year here on The Windjammer. Starting a brand new year being a part of the editorial staff. Though, she still has a long journey ahead of her when it comes to continuing to improve her skills.

Andrea enjoys drawing, scrapbooking, and reading or watching genres like horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. Andrea wants to be a journalist to explore the world. Furthermore, her future plans as a writer is to either become an author or a critic. To share her analysis and thoughts to others; perhaps even inspiring them with her ideas.

Robert is a senior at Mayfair High School and a returning member of The Windjammer. After spending most of their first year learning new camera equipment, the journalism class decided to reward their hard work with a title. Beyond journalism, Robert is one of the founding members of the Mayfair DnD Club and an active participant in it. They are also a member of the GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance) and serve as its president. In the future, Robert wants to be a math teacher at Mayfair and work their way up to becoming a college professor.

David is a junior at Mayfair High School, and it is his second year being a part of The Windjammer. He is also a member of the baseball team and enjoys participating in various clubs. David's hobbies include making videos, hiking, and cooking. His goal as a member of The Windjammer is help create videos and improve his skills for his future directing career. David is looking forward to his upcoming role in student journalism.

Carter is a junior at Mayfair High School and is a returning journalist for The Windjammer, now serving as the Social Media Manager. He hopes journalism will open up future opportunities, help him make new friends, and improve his writing. In his free time, Carter enjoys golfing, hanging out with friends, sleeping, and spending time with family. He loves to write about world events and sports, and he is also a golfer for the Mayfair High School team. Carter to attend a local college and later transfer to a university after high school.

Samara is a freshman here at Mayfair and wanted to try journalism during her first year of high school because she knew it would be something she would enjoy. Writing comes easy to her when she lets her imagination run wild. Samara also enjoys playing and watching basketball, which led her to try out for and make Mayfair’s team. Journalism is teaching her to step out of her comfort zone in a positive way, helping her become more outgoing and less shy when it comes to talking to new people. In the future, she wants to attend her dream college, UCLA, to study law and become a judge or lawyer.

Jade wanted to join journalism to become more involved! Jade likes to go to the beach and hang out with her friends. She enjoys spending time doing something fun. Jade is a journalist because she wants to expand her interests in different jobs and figure out where she wants to go in the future. She plans on becoming a realtor or a lawyer.

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Ian is a freshman at Mayfair High School, and he is one of the people that joined so he could write multiple articles for The Windjammer this year. He is interested in listening to music albums and playing sports. He also likes to talk about serious topics or questions where you can just ponder or think about it. He's hoping to see that he can be really intrigued by journalism and write articles that he can really enjoy doing because it correlates to his thinking of expressive writing and how it could help you release built-in anger and be happier. He just hopes that he can have a good year.

Melody is a freshman who joined journalism to get involved and challenge her writing skills—especially while also taking English 9 Honors. She enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends and family, and celebrating Halloween. Melody plays the right side in her favorite sport, volleyball, and is also involved in ASB. In the future, she hopes to become a psychologist or work in the medical field. And lastly, she absolutely loves Disneyland.

Rain is a senior high student who loves being a writer and working with an amazing team. He joined journalism for only the spring semester, but being a journalist has also improved his writing skills. It has also helped him with his other activities. As a writer, he mostly writes about sports since he is an athlete at Mayfair. Rain played volleyball from freshman to junior year as well as became a member of the Filipino Club. After high school, he is going to attend a community college in Cerritos and transfer to Cal State Long Beach for nursing.

​Israel is a senior in high school and this is his first year being a part of journalism. Having a passion for philosophy and wanting to become an author, he takes this class to find the creative side of writing. Israel was a part of the Mayfair Boys Soccer team for three years. Aside from school, he has had a love for club soccer since he was eight. His goal as a student journalist is to have well written articles and more interest in reading them too as it will help improve his writing style. After he graduates, Israel plans to attend Long Beach City College to continue his studies and achieve his dreams as a commercial pilot. 

Sara Gonzalez is a senior at Mayfair High School. She loves traveling and reading, and often spends her time hanging out with family. Sara was born in Lancaster—in the middle of a desert on a farm—and moved to Bellflower when she was around six. Personal writing has always been a hobby for her outside of school and academic assignments. She sees writing as a way to fit beauty into something as simple as words. Sara joined journalism for the chance to be part of something that brings awareness and to gain more experience in the world of journalism.

Lily is a junior at Mayfair High School, and this is her first year in journalism. She’s a member of the DnD Club and participates in Mayfair Theatre. Her hobbies include drawing, making and listening to music, doing puzzles, and riding her bike. Lily is kind, upbeat, and loves spreading comedy and positivity. Her goal as a journalist is to share exciting and important news with the students of Mayfair. Ultimately, her dream in life is to write stories that will inspire generations to come.

Landon is a hardworking and dedicated student at Mayfair High School who combines a can-do attitude with artistic vision as one of the illustrators for The Windjammer. Outside of journalism, he is involved in a range of activities, including ASB, the DND Club, Cross Country, Track and Field, French III, and several AP classes. Landon is super social and into anime, video games, history, and cats. He joined journalism to get creative and try out fresh, fun projects. Looking to the future, Landon aims to attend Stanford University to major in history and become a university professor.

Pagna is a senior at Mayfair, and it is his first year joining journalism. He hopes to not only experience new things but also make new friends in his senior year. Pagna is interested in studying math; he hopes to find a math-related job in the future. While he had not been planning to join journalism, he is excited to become a journalist and write about any interesting topic that he may come across. Whenever he is not in school, Pagna finds many ways to keep himself busy -- sleeping, hanging out with friends, playing video games, or reading are all of his fail-safe plans to lessen his boredom.

Chibuike, or Chibu for short, is a junior at Mayfair and the captain of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team, proudly maining King K. Rool. Beyond gaming, he also enjoys reading, cooking, and staying active through fitness. He hopes to spice up The Windjammer with his narrative flair and passion for well-developed storytelling. He's passionate about his work, driven, and hardworking, which he believes will make him a great member of The Windjammer's team. After high school, Chibu hopes to attend UCI and major in computer science, with a focus on game design and programming.

Olivia Jennings was a reporter for The Windjammer in the 2024-2025 school year.

Russell is a sophomore who has many interests. He is someone who can find out about any topic and be intrigued, often branching out into different kinds of media and hobbies. He enjoys art, music, and history. Despite this, he is often found at home researching and playing games. He joined Journalism because it seemed intriguing and to find ways to be involved in his new school. Having transferred to Mayfair in his second semester, after six years of being homeschooled was difficult, but The Windjammer and its team quickly made him feel welcome.

Ary Lopez is a 12th-grade tuba player for the Mayfair Monsoon Marching Corps who loves not just exploring the world but also writing about it. He enjoys covering the exciting parts of sports as well as school changes and policies involving students and teachers. This amazing student comes from the region of Oaxaca, Mexico (San Jose Etla), and has loving parents and amazing brothers. Ary hopes to become a lawyer one day and work alongside law enforcement.

Celena, a dedicated student at Mayfair, passionately documents school events, conducts interviews, and reports on the news. Alongside her active involvement in school activities, she pursues journalism as a way to sharpen her writing and speaking skills. She often spends her days with her beloved cat and enjoys shopping and socializing with friends. Through her role as a student journalist at Mayfair, Celena consistently shows her commitment to capturing and sharing the happenings within her school community.

Everything by everyone can be represented by anything and anyone—that's why Patch is here. He joined journalism in hopes of exploring literary analysis and expanding on every topic under the sun. His pursuit of art sparked a love for expression in all forms, from a word's silence to the symphony of a canvas. “Anything can be interesting if you look at its history,” he says. It doesn’t necessarily mean everything is deep; it just makes it more interesting. He’s not as formal as he seems—just take the time to get to know him. Bring up something you like, and he’ll set off to learn about it like clockwork.

His Lordship, the Reverend Austin Graham Cross, BA, is the current adviser for The Windjammer. Having been a student journalist himself and Editor-in-Chief of Los Alamitos High School's Griffin Chronicle during the 2012-2013 school year, Lord-Reverend Cross has come to rule over the lands with an iron fist and terrorize countless tender youth. May all tremble in his terrible wake. Mr. Cross also enjoys cooking, mythology, heavy metal, and language learning. He owns a cat and a dog.