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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

2024-2025 Staff

Yzabelle de Luna
Editor-in-Chief

Yzabelle de Luna

Yzabelle is a senior at East who loves finding ways to be creative. After high school, she plans on pursuing her dreams of becoming a psychology professor.

Brynn Copp
Editor-in-Chief

Brynn Copp

Brynn is a senior who's been in X-Ray for four years and has always enjoyed writing. When she's not at school, she's probably playing guitar for her band or crocheting.

Lauren Voigt
News Editor and Photographer

Lauren Voigt

Lauren is a junior at East who has been on X-Ray for three years. In her free time, she enjoys reading and running.

Aniela Smallwood
Features Editor

Aniela Smallwood

Aniela is a sophomore at East and loves playing tennis. After high school, she plans on going to college to pursue her dreams of becoming a pediatrician.

Arjun Patel
Opinions Editor

Arjun Patel

Arjun is a sophomore at East and has been on the X-Ray staff for two years. In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing, biking, and playing the piano.

Evan Luxton
Entertainment Editor

Evan Luxton

Evan is a junior at East and has been on the X-Ray staff for three years. He plays the cello for the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra and enjoys reading in his free time.

Aundrea Woods
Sports Editor

Aundrea Woods

Aundrea is a senior at East and is an east coast girlie through and through. She runs for cross country and track at East and is going to be in a marketing campaign for Wawa!

Mollie Berg
Staff Writer

Mollie Berg

Mollie is a freshman at East and enjoys running and reading in her free time. Her other hobbies include playing soccer and the piano.

Rahil Bukhari
Staff Writer

Rahil Bukhari

Rahil is a junior at East and has been on the X-Ray staff for two years. In his free time, he enjoys reading, science, and playing jazz as a trombonist.

Quentin Cuenca
Staff Writer

Quentin Cuenca

Quentin is a sophomore at East and is in his first year on the X-Ray staff. He has many hobbies including 3D modeling, videography, building model cars, and biking around town with friends.

Autumn Davis
Staff Writer

Autumn Davis

Autumn is a freshman at East and plays the cello for the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra. In her free time, she enjoys reading, drawing, and spending time with friends and family.

Ella Lester
Staff Writer

Ella Lester

Ella is a sophomore at East and plays golf and softball for the school as well as travel softball outside of school. She enjoys painting and going on nature walks.

Nicole Mayer
Staff Writer

Nicole Mayer

Nicole is a sophomore at East and loves running for cross country and track at East. In her free time, she enjoys going to the gym, listening to music, and hanging out with friends.

Lily Robles
Staff Writer

Lily Robles

Lily is a junior at East and has been on the X-Ray staff for three years. In her free time, she enjoys music, writing, fashion, singing, and learning new things.

Staff Writer

Fatima Tiea

Fatima is a Sudanese/Egyptian senior at East who joined East last year. In her free time, she enjoys painting, reading, and calligraphy.

Adley Wilson
Staff Writer

Adley Wilson

Adley is a freshman at East and runs for cross country and track at East. She enjoys babysitting, listening to music, and traveling with family with some smoothies and Chick-fil-A.

Renza Ricarte
Comic Artist

Renza Ricarte

Renze is a senior at East and has been making comics for the X-Ray since junior year. Currently, she is obsessed with video games including the Sims 4 and Twisted Wonderland.

Amanda Hayes
Adviser

Amanda Hayes

Amanda Hayes is an English and AVID teacher at  St. Charles East High School; she has been teaching for 12 years.  This is her first year as co-advisor for the newspaper. Mrs. Hayes believes in the expression and power of stu...

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...