The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

The X-RAY

The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

The X-RAY

The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

The X-RAY

2023-2024 Staff

Sophia Smallwood
Editor in Chief

Sophia Smallwood

Sophia is a senior at East and loves to travel. A two-time published author, she loves to write in her free time. Sophia plans to pursue psychiatry in her future.

Nia Cocroft
Editor in Chief

Nia Cocroft

Nia is a senior at East and an aspiring dermatologist. Oh, and she's on Neutrogena's Instagram page.

Brynn Copp
Features Editor

Brynn Copp

Brynn is a junior at East. She plays the electric guitar for a youth band and enjoys crocheting in her free time.

Staff Writer

Alex Cirpinski

Alex is a senior and it is his first year on the X-ray staff. With a particular interest in sports reporting, Alex's first story covered the opening weekend of the 2023 NFL season.

Brianna Denton
Staff Writer

Brianna Denton

Brie is a junior at east and runs on the track team. She also works at Culver's!

Arjun Patel
Staff Writer

Arjun Patel

Arjun is a freshman at East and enjoys English. Outside of X-ray, he loves reading, playing the piano (classical music), riding his bike, and drawing.

Ella Seaton
Staff Writer

Ella Seaton

Ella is a junior at East and loves writing and traveling. Ella plans to pursue a future in music journalism.

Ish Patel
Staff Writer

Ish Patel

Ish is a junior at East. He is involved in drama club, FCCLA, guides, and speech and acting team.

Aniela Smallwood
Staff Writer

Aniela Smallwood

Aniela is a freshman at East. She is on East's tennis team and loves to travel.

Lily Robles
Staff Writer

Lily Robles

Lily is a sophomore at East and is involved in choir. In addition to writing, Lily loves to sing.

Jacob Stewart
Adviser

Jacob Stewart

Jake Stewart is an English teacher and instructional coach at St. Charles East High School; he has been teaching for 16 years.  He has been co-adviser to the newspaper since 2015. Mr. Stewart finds the most engaging part of worki...

Renza Ricarte
Graphic Designer/Photographer

Renza Ricarte

Renza is a junior at East, and has a passion for art. Outside of X-ray, she enjoys playing video games.

Lauren Voigt
News Editor and Photographer

Lauren Voigt

Lauren is a sophomore at East. She likes to read and plans to go into law after highschool....

Evan Luxton
Entertainment Editor

Evan Luxton

Evan is a sophomore at East. He plays the cello for EYSO Philharmonia and hopes to pursue his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon.

Ava Brucal
News Editor

Ava Brucal

Ava is a senior at East and loves tapping into her creative side. She plans to pursue education in the future.

Nishi Patel
Managing Editor

Nishi Patel

Nishi is a senior at East and dreams of studying neuroscience/psychiatry. She loves to write and recently published her second book "breaths underneath."

Yzabelle de Luna
Graphics Editor

Yzabelle de Luna

Yzabelle is a junior at East and loves getting involved in the arts. In her free time, she likes writing, drawing, and playing the oboe or piano.

Aundrea Woods
Sports Editor

Aundrea Woods

Aundrea is a junior at East, where she runs for Track and XC. She enjoys traveling, writing, and music.