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Your World. Your Stories. Everyday.

METEA MEDIA

Your World. Your Stories. Everyday.

METEA MEDIA

2025-2026 Staff

Joseph Pedersen

Joseph Pedersen

Joe is a junior and in his first year on the staff as a perspectives writer. When he’s not zoned out and staring into space, Joe likes to learn about random history facts, participate in Model UN, and play his viola in the m...

Srinithi Krishna Krishnadas

Srinithi Krishna Krishnadas

Srinithi is a senior and is a first-year staff member in journalism. She is part of the social media team this year, excited to make posts and reels for the MV Publications. She’s also looking forward to writing stories and ...

Val Ortega

Val Ortega

Val is a senior at Metea Valley High School, and it’s her first year as a journalist photographer. Aside from spending most of her time in the Metea Color Guard in the marching band, she loves to spend her free time listenin...

Sharon Mayorca

Sharon Mayorca

Sharon is a senior at Metea, and this is her first year in news journalism. She likes to hang out with her friends, sleep, and listen to music. She’s from Venezuela and her first language is Spanish. You can find her during lunch 6...

Rameen Fatima

Rameen Fatima

Rameen is a first-year writer who sees storytelling as both art and adventure. Whether she’s digging into history, creating new pieces for her art portfolio, or weaving words together in the newsroom, she brings a free-spirited spar...

Netra Nalubolu

Netra Nalubolu

The most iconic person ever, Netra is a senior and her first year on staff! When she’s not working on graphics, you can find her at a library drawing, getting into another horror game, or yapping about her writing to anyone she...

Max Joiner

Max Joiner

Max Joiner is a sophomore, and this is his first year doing sports reporting. When Max isn’t paying attention to sports all the time, he likes to listen to music and hang out with friends.  ...

Makenzie Aquino

Makenzie Aquino

Makenzie is a senior at Metea, and this is her first year in journalism, working in graphic design. Outside of school, she’s a concerningly avid storyteller through digital art and writing personal stories. To the dismay of her f...

Mac Law

Mac Law

Mac is a first-year member of journalism and is very excited to join the team. He enjoys watching sports and will definitely be writing all about it. He is also a member of the Mane. ...

Anders Moranchek

Anders Moranchek

Anders is considered goated by many. He is a senior and this is his first year as a sports reporter and media editor for the website and magazine, with previous and current experience on the Mane. He loves track & field, his...

Jeremy Solano

Jeremy Solano

Jeremy Solano, a senior, enjoys hanging out with friends and making memories that will last past graduation. He’s all about good times, funny stories, and living in the moment. ...

Francesca Tolentino

Francesca Tolentino

Francesca is a senior, and this is her second and final year on The Stampede. She works alongside the visuals team, creating the best graphics and photos ever seen. Outside of journalism, she enjoys watching movies, listening to m...

Pahi Tiwari

Pahi Tiwari

Pahi is a junior and this is her second year on staff. She is the lead investigative reporter, and aside from journalism, she loves music, cinema, and performing. When she isn’t busy working on a story, she is probably hangin...

Elliott Thacker

Elliott Thacker

Elliott is a senior and in her second year on staff, this year as Managing Editor. When she is not thinking about journalism, she can be found playing soccer, talking about her dogs, and reading. She also enjoys going to concer...

Struan Somerville

Struan Somerville

Struan is a junior and is the multimedia editor for the Stampede and Metea Media. This is his second year and you can find him in the Marching Mustangs Color Guard, the musical theatre program, shredding on the viola, or just...

Sweeti Patel

Sweeti Patel

Sweeti is a senior and former perspectives reporter, now thriving as a social media editor in her second and final year on staff. She runs the @mv.publications Instagram, blending her love for editing and graphic design with creativ...

Emma Nicholls

Emma Nicholls

Emma is a Junior and this is her second year on staff and first year as Headlines Editor. When she doesn’t have her nose in a book, she is re-watching Gilmore Girls, acting in a theater show, or planning the next big event ...

Mia Murphy

Mia Murphy

THIS is Mia Ruth Murphy, and she is currently a senior here at Metea Valley. It's her second year on staff and her second year as an opinion writer. Her writing is pretty good, and she really likes to do it, so everyone should to...

Saavi Krishnan

Saavi Krishnan

This is Saavi’s second year on staff, and she could not be more excited. Her favorite thing to write about is pop culture, but she loves to try new things. She also loves learning about every little detail in a story. She c...

Gino Colasanti

Gino Colasanti

Gino is a senior and is the editor for the sports team at Metea Valley.  He spends his free time listening to music, making videos, and hanging out with friends. You could find him at a concert. ...

Sakeenah Amatul

Sakeenah Amatul

Sakeenah Amatul is a senior and spotlight editor this year. This is her second year on staff. She enjoys talking to different people, listening to music, and doing anything exciting. Outside of school, you will find her drawi...

Azaa Battsogt

Azaa Battsogt

Azaa is highkey tuff. She’s so cool, it’s her third year on staff for Newspaper Journalism. And get this, she's SO cool, she’s the visuals editor. When she’s not taking photos and making graphics, she’s usually grind...

Rayma Miller

Rayma Miller

Rayma Miller is a Senior and this is her second year on staff as Perspectives Editor, but her third year on the Newspaper staff. Apart from The Stampede, she is a part of the varsity softball team and Captains Council. In her fr...

Ryder Preston Brown

Ryder Preston Brown

Ryder is a senior, and this is his third year on staff as Website Editor-in-Chief, podcaster, and videographer. He enjoys building upon what he has started, listening to music until he becomes one with the frequency, and writing...

Mansi Bajaj

Mansi Bajaj

Mansi Bajaj is a senior, and this is her third year on staff. She loves writing, reading, and (her favorite activity) sleeping. You can find her in the library hunched over her Chromebook as she tries to finish a project assig...

Luisa Bernardino

Luisa Bernardino

Luisa is a senior in her third year in the Journalism Staff. Now as the Editor-in-Chief of the Magazine, meaning that she is thinking about design layouts eight times out of 10. When she isn’t drawing, she is probably readin...

Samruddhi Patil

Samruddhi Patil

Samruddhi is a senior and this is her third and, unfortunately, final year on staff. When not writing stories, you will find her making minor changes to Metea Media that no one will notice. She likes listening to music, hangi...

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