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THE BEACON

THE BEACON

THE BEACON

2022-2023 Staff

Web Editor and Section Editor

Victor Lam

Victor is a senior at Forest Hills High School. He likes to listen to music and code.

Web Editor and Section Editor

Andrew Loja

Andrew is a senior at Forest Hills High School. He enjoys playing soccer.

Artist and Designer Editor

Ashley Cevallos Jerez

Ashley is a senior at Forest Hills High School. She loves avocados. Glee and Criminal Minds are her favorite TV shows!

Photographer and Artist

Ren Viayrada

Ren Viayrada is a junior at Forest Hill High School. She loves to listen to music and read.

Copy Editor

Brent Niebres

Brent Niebres is in 9th grade. He likes to bake and swim.

Managing Editor

Layla Makhmudova

Layla enjoys taking pictures of beautiful views. She also has a big obsession with books.

Jenny Dun
Web Editor and Designer

Jenny Dun

Jenny is a senior in the Academy of Public Service at Forest Hills High School. She was the Events Coordinator and Social Media Manager for the year 2022-2023.  At FHHS, she is the manager for the Girl’s...

Niyati Chauhan
Photographer and General Reporter

Niyati Chauhan

Niyati is a senior and has been apart of The Beacon since 2022. Last year, she was the Web Designer and Photo Editor. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching television, and listening to music. N...

Autumn Marin
Op-Ed Editor

Autumn Marin

Autumn is a member of the graduating  class of 2025. She is part of the Engineering pathway of the Carl Sagan Academy. Prior to becoming the Op-Ed Editor, sophomore year she was the Assistant Editor-In-Chief('22-23)....

Salma Baksh
Editor-in-Chief

Salma Baksh

Salma is currently a senior and has been the editor-in-chief of The Beacon since the fall of 2022. They channel their love of politics, community, activism, and education into two clubs at Forest Hills High S...

Ren Nebet
Head Copy Editor

Ren Nebet

Ren is a senior that joined The Beacon as a Copy Editor in 2022. They love reading and writing poetry in their spare time, and they have a strange obsession with grammar. They love that The Beacon gives them a o...

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