Ruth Villena
Ruth Villena was born on July 1, 1994 and is currently a 17-year-old senior at Mission Bay High School. She is the Vice President of the Class of 2012. Ruth is also a very active member of Associated Student Body, taking part in the blood drive, dance, and pep rally committees. This is her first year writing for the Beachcomber and she hopes to do well at it. Ruth finds interest in Tahitian dancing, going for random adventures, and just hanging out with her friends. She is very eager to attend college in the fall of 2012, with the goal of attending CSU Long Beach.
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Adam Lee
Adam Lee is a 17-year-old junior at MBHS. He has been playing varsity water polo for three years, and has managed the girls’ water polo team for two years. He is on the surf team for MBHS. He likes (virgin) pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. In his free time he likes surfing, eating food, skating, and hanging out with friends. He does Olympic flat water sprint kayaking outside of school. He likes writing a lot.
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Norma Martinez
Norma Martinez was born on February 16, 1995. She is a 16-year-old junior at Mission Bay High School. She plays field hockey and soccer. She likes to spend time with her family and friends. One of her favorite things to do is dance. She really enjoys writing and is looking forward to having a great year in journalism. In the future, she sees herself being a successful nurse. One of her main goals is to lose her shyness and communicate better with other people.
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De’Ante Roberts
De’Ante Roberts was born on November 10, 1993. He is an 18-year-old senior at Mission Bay High School. He is in the 12th grade. He likes to play basketball on the weekends and to hang out with friends. De’Ante has a little brother and sister. This is his 1st year in journalism and he really doesn’t like writing that much, but if he were to write, he thinks he would write about sports. He hopes to grow into a passion for writing.
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Meg Deitz
Meg Deitz is 15-year-old sophomore at Mission Bay High school. This is her first year writing for the Beachcomber. She is a member of Mission Bay’s Interact Club and plays varsity soccer. Meg’s favorite subjects are history and English. She was born and raised in Pacific Beach and takes pride in her community. She loves going to the beach, listening to music and hanging out with her friends. She is excited about continuing on with high school and is curious to see where she ends up for college.
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Malou Vittrup
Malou Vittrup is 16 years old and a junior at Mission Bay High School. She is a foreign exchange student from Denmark and has been living in San Diego since the beginning of September 2011. Vittrup graduated from her school in Denmark in June 2011, because only 10 years of school is required for her to enter Danish college. Yet, she had decided 4 years ago that she wanted to go to the United States, attending high school for one year before going back to college. Yes, she is only staying for this school year, and you do not want to miss the opportunity to meet her, so you better find her and say hi!
Vittrup had been doing journalism as part of some classes back in Denmark, but she is a new face on the Beachcomber staff, and she is very excited about it.
She has a lot of different interests and hobbies, especially in arts. She is extremely passionate about the band, Green Day, and actually just music in general. She describes music as one of the most important things in life. You will often find her at places like the band room, the theatre rooms and now also around looking for the next story that you would love to read!
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Jason Zamudio
Jason is a 17-year-old senior who attends Mission Bay High School. He has lived in San Diego his entire life and does not complain. He loves to play soccer in his free time and relax with friends. After graduation, he plans on going to UTI in Los Angeles and start his career in Automotive Technology. He is a determined young adult who accomplishes any goal that he puts forward. This is his first year writing for the Beachcomber.
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Shalaya Johnson
Shalaya Johnson was born August of ‘95 in San Diego, California. She stayed for 15 years before she moved away to Las Vegas, Nevada to stay with her father. She soon returned to San Diego in late November of 2011. Shalaya, known by many as “Johnie”, is a photographer, painter, illustrator, and conducts numerous makeovers for friends as a hobby. She also spends her time surfing and skateboarding when the weather allows, and likes to spend her weekends with her two best friends in Pacific Beach. Shalaya is a junior who is currently attending Mission Bay High School, and she excels exceptionally in everything she does. She hopes to graduate with good marks and attend UCSD in the fall afterward and become a RN.
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Leslye Martinez
Leslye Martinez is a 17-year-old senior attending Mission Bay High School. She is enjoying her last year as a leader of the M.E.Ch.A club and is very excited to have joined AVID and Journalism. Her goal is to graduate with a 3.5 GPA or higher and attend the University of San Diego to become a Nurse Practitioner or an Anesthesiologist. Martinez has a passion for helping those in need. She considers herself an activist and says that M.E.Ch.A has brought out that activist from within her. Even though it is her last year, she also says it’s the hardest of them all. College apps, scholarships and I.B. classes lead her to less time for being social and having fun. Leslye comments that it is all worth having, because she knows that in college it will pay off and she wants nothing but the best. She would have loved to have joined more clubs and be less shy, because that way she could have met many more people than she already has. Activism is her thing, and you can bet that her articles will say the same; she is a rebel at heart, a rebel against injustices. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” – Malcolm X.
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Marilyn Cervantes
Marilyn Cervantes is a senior at Mission Bay High School. She is a very opinionated person and is not afraid to speak her mind. Outside of school she works at a local grocery store as a courtesy clerk. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, and likes to learn about people and where they come from. As a writer she enjoys to write about historical events and statistics to inform people about events going on and everyday things that can affect their lives.
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Lauren Boulger
Lauren is 17 years old and a senior at Mission Bay High School. This is her first year writing for the Beachcomber. Her involvement in the Mission Bay community includes four years of varsity soccer, two years of volleyball, treasurer of the Interact Club, and as a member of the National Honor Society. Born and raised in Pacific Beach, Lauren loves the lifestyle familiar to this beach community. When asked, she stated, “My writing will probably be heavily influenced by the events of my community.” Lauren is looking forward to her last year of high school, but is excited and nervous about starting college.
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Gabe Goff
Gabe Goff is 17 years old and in his senior year. This is his first year in journalism. He enjoys surfing any day it is possible and is the president of the surf team. Gabe is an outgoing person who likes to go camping, fishing, mountain biking, skating and hiking. He was previously the vice president of the hiking club and has been a member of the cross country, wrestling and track teams.
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Kelsey Boulger
Kelsey Boulger is currently a senior at Mission Bay High School. This is her first year writing for the Beachcomber. This year will be her fourth and final season of playing soccer, and she is very excited about it. When she’s not playing soccer, Kelsey enjoys going to the beach, listening to music, and working on art for IB Art class. She looks forward to graduating from Mission Bay and going to college in the fall.
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Tajanay Love
Tajanay Love is 15 years old. She is in 10th grade and loves to play volleyball. Her favorite sport is basketball even though she’s not very good at it. She’s the type of girl who will say whatever comes to mind; some may say that she’s a weirdo, funny, slow and random. She has a big heart and is always there for people when they need her. She’s great with giving advice and loves challenges. Her favorite subjects in school are math and writing. She’s easygoing, so if you see her around, you should talk to her.
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Karolina Garcia
Karolina is a senior, currently attending Mission Bay High, and this is her first year in journalism. How did that happen? Well, her father once said that one of her best qualities was writing. In her spare time, she enjoys writing very much. Besides writing, she likes listening to music, dancing and singing or just having a good time with her friends. One of her hobbies is playing tennis, and she knows how to play the piano. One of her pet peeves is hearing people spit; it sounds disgusting doesn’t it?
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Tunisha Jordan
Hello, meet Tunisha Jordan. She is a 17-year-old senior who has re-entered the Beachcomber. She’s been attending Mission Bay since her sophomore year. Her current hobbies involve just having a good time. She is not afraid to try new things. She looks forward to meeting new people, and making new friends. Her main goal this year is to pass all her classes with an A or B so that she can boost her GPA by the time she graduates. Also, one other goal is to participate in every school event this year so that she can look back at her senior year and have it be filled with memories. Other than that, Tunisha is your average, friendly, active senior who is preparing herself to face the real world by June 2012.
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Mr. Moody
Mr. Moody, Mission Bay’s adviser for the Associated Student Body (A.S.B.), the online newspaper, The Beachcomber at http://beachcombermb.com – and to the award-winning Taroga yearbook, is currently in his 6th year at the Bay. One could best describe him as a very busy man. He keeps his sanity by getting up at 4:30 most mornings to do cardio and lift weights in Point Loma. After school, more than half his time is spent on top of Linda Vista attending the University of San Diego to earn his administrative credential, or as he says, “I’m learning how to be a principal.” A little known fact about Mr. Moody is that he was a foster kid during high school, and got a full ride to college through Foster Care to Success – http://fc2success.org/ – He believes anyone can achieve their dreams if they try hard enough to succeed.
The most intimidating thing he has to face on a day-to-day basis, other than looking in the mirror, is working to educate three diverse groups of Bucs with the highest levels of animation, spirit, and creative control on campus. “The kids aren’t all that intimidating, actually,” he says. “They’re a ton of fun!” For working so close to the beach, he gets there surprisingly rarely, and you’re more likely to find him with his head buried into his iPad drafting another essay or Keynote at a coffee shop.
Moody loves teaching Journalism and his other subjects (his A.S.B. and yearbook would not be pleased if they didn’t get props), and he’s especially happy when his students’ articles get re-blogged and earn views from around the world. Many of his former students have gone on to careers in graphic design, journalism, and entrepreneurship, and that makes him very happy. He’s lucky to have lived in San Diego for almost 9 years, having moved here from Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2003, and he currently resides in Mission Valley. One of his favorite quotes is: “Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” – Mark Twain
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Kendra Wood
Kendra Wood is 17 years old and a current senior at Mission Bay. She’s enjoying her last year in high school, even though it’s her first year at MBHS. She’s active on campus as the Operations Manager of the Buc Café, and she’s also a soccer player. Kendra enjoys going to the beach, hanging out with her best friends, Sarah Yousef and Kaneisha Sanders, and just loving life. She’s super excited about applying to college, but refuses to go any farther away from home than San Luis Obispo. Kendra looks forward to majoring in business, with a minor in communications. This fun-loving blonde can always be found running around campus on some kind of errand, laughing too loudly in the halls, or on the soccer field, where she’s easy to spot in her hot pink cleats. Kendra prides herself in being a super friendly person, and easy to talk to. If you see her walking around campus, don’t hesitate to say hey.
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Abigail Potvin
Abigail Potvin is a junior at Mission Bay High School. She is involved in field hockey in fall, water polo in the winter, and most likely softball in the spring. Abigail is also involved in A.S.B. as the Spirit Commissioner and enjoys helping organizing and being aware of events happening around the campus of M.B.H.S. She ran a successful fall pep rally this year, and she’s excited for future events.
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Elvia Vazquez
Elvia Vasquez is a junior at Mission Bay High School. This is her first year in journalism. She chose this class because she wanted to challenge herself, and also because she wants her career in life to be that of a News Reporter. She’s not involved in any sports, but she’s going to try out for soccer this coming winter. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and shopping.
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Audra Nelson
Audra is eighteen years young and currently a senior at Mission Bay High School. She’s been with The Beachcomber since she was a sophomore and is finishing as the year’s Managing Editor. You will always find the flower child at concerts of every genre, at the beach, in school, and once she finds a job, there too. In college, she plans on studying Broadcast Journalism and communications in hopes of one day working as a T.V host on MTV (Music Television), eventually having her own show and writing for a magazine such as Alternative Press. Audra looks forward to her future and hopes it features years of traveling, touring, the beach, snowboarding, skateboarding, learning to swim, dancing and writing.
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David Rivas
David Rivas is 16 years old and currently attending Mission Bay High School in the 11th grade. He is very athletic and looking forward to joining the track team this year. David is ambitious in school and working hard to accomplish his goals by graduating high school. His hobbies that he enjoys doing at home are skateboarding, running, playing video games, and chilling with his friends. He is in Journalism because he was placed in this class by the counselor, though he had no experiences in Journalism. David is now trying to live life day by day with the few years of high school he has left.
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Zack Wozniak
Zackary Wozniak likes writing. A lot. In fact, he likes it so much he will marry his future autobiography. Is it possible? I think so. This is why he is in Journalism. He gets to write about stuff. And things. He is a senior. No more school means no more work. Zack also likes big orange vans. This may be because he has one, or maybe because big orange vans are dope. In his free time he enjoys enjoying things and writing; lots of writing.
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Mayra Guzman
At Mission Bay High School, Mayra Guzman is taking her second and final year of journalism. Never in her right mind did she think she had the audacity to take a journalism class through her high school years. But as the weeks went by, she realized that writing is a way to let people know about one’s creativity, and soon enough she found out that she wanted to become a writer. When she’s not thinking of what to write about, she likes to listen to her iPod at full blast; artists like, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, Kings of Leon, Cold War Kids, and Foster the People. She tries not to listen to all the mainstream stuff out there, but she ends up listening to it anyways; it’s everywhere, she can’t help but listen. Her T.V. interests aren’t as different from anyone else. She feels like an average college student when she watches, “Jersey Shore,” or like a stay at home mom in her late 30’s or early 40’s watching, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” or a middle school kid watching, “iCarly.”
As far as choosing a career, Mayra is indecisive on that subject. She wants to be many things when she’s done with school: writer, veterinarian, photographer, work in the computer field, or something related to criminal justice. But as for now, she is focusing on majoring in computer science at SDSU or UCSD. Either one is okay, but she is striving to land at UCSD. It will be hard for her to leave high school and some friends behind, but she’s willing to take risks to obtain what is right for her and her future.
In class, she wants students to discover their talent of writing and showing it to other students, instead of only their journals knowing their ability to write. She wants to improve on her writing skills and improve on communicating with other people. Mayra hopes to achieve her goals by the end of the school year and will feel accomplished with the difference the class gave her.
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Samantha Powell
Samantha Powell is a senior at Mission Bay High School. During her first two years she was involved with cheerleading. Now she takes four I.B class and is a part of Link Crew. After school and on weekends Samantha has a part-time job at McDonald’s which she uses to fund her car and save up for college. After high school she hopes to attend college or university somewhere in California. She is especially proud of her minivan.
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Chohee Park
Chohee Park is currently a senior at Mission Bay High School. This is her first year in journalism and she’s determined to do her best. English being one of her favorite subjects in school, she is excited to be a part of this class and feels that this is a great opportunity for her to learn and to try new things. Chohee is also involved in sports at Mission Bay High school and Field Hockey would be her favorite. When she is not at school working or participating in sports/clubs, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, going to the beach, or shopping.
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Jocelyn Diego
Jocelyn Diego is a current senior at Mission Bay High School. This is her first year in journalism. English is her strongest, and favorite, subject. Whenever she writes, she writes with a passion that only writing provides and is very careful to express exactly what she means (not too much and not too little). Besides English, she loves Biology because she is sure that she will pursue a career in that field. Jocelyn in general is a kind and humble student who is not afraid to voice her fervor to learn.
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Eric Browne
Eric Browne is a junior here at MBHS. Eric loves to read and write and found his niche in Journalism as a sophomore last year. Eric’s favorite books include, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, Big Fish, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. He has played water polo for the past three years and thoroughly loves the tan he gets. He works part time at Wesley Palms Retirement Center as a waiter five days a week and enjoys the money. Eric hopes to one day become a journalist and write novels, but until then he is stuck in school for many years to come.
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Declan Saldana
Declan Saldana is a junior at Mission Bay High School and it is his first year with Beachcomber. In his spare time, Declan enjoys surfing, skateboarding, running and joining in other vigorous activities. Declan was born and raised in Pacific Beach and has lived in the same house with his seven siblings his whole life. In his future, Declan plans to be a U.S. Marine, U.S. Navy Seal, or a policeman. Born in a pious family, Declan is a Catholic who attends church very frequently. Working at In-N-Out doesn’t seem to satisfy him enough to a point where he looks forward to going to work, so he recently placed his two weeks notice and is now looking for a new job.
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Shakema Martin
For as long as she can remember, Shakema has always had a passion for writing. In third grade she received an award for academic writing. She has plans to use her skills to help others by giving everyone a chance to have a voice at Mission Bay High School.
Besides writing, Shakema enjoys football, cheerleading, and working at KFC. She attended a journalism class her junior year at her previous school, Mira Mesa High. She is excited about being here at Mission Bay for her senior year and looks forward to a good school year!
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Cinthia Galvan
Cinthia Galvan is a senior at Mission Bay High school. She is a student who believes people have the right to be informed and educated.That’s why she wants to be a journalist as well as a teacher. She is a hard working student who likes to help people and never gives up no matter how hard things get. Cinthia has her weakness but she never lets that interfere with her goals. Cinthia is looking forward to work hard and make her second year of journalism one of her best experiences and will work hard with everyone. She also hopes for people to enjoy her stories.
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Hannah Eaton
Hannah Eaton is 17 years of age. She is in 11th grade and has played JV soccer since her freshman year, and hopes to make the varsity team this coming November. Freshman year she was a cheerleader and is excited for this year of cheering, because last year there was no cheer team. Hannah is very active when it comes to being in the school clubs, sports, and after school activities. Her best friend is Mercedes Verastegui and they spend a lot of time together. Alexander Paclibar is her boyfriend of three years, they both enjoy playing soccer together. Hannah is a very outgoing girl who you may want to get to know.
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Nikki Zanchetta
Nikki Zanchetta is a junior here at Mission Bay High. She has made herself involved at school by being a varsity athlete in volleyball, water polo and swim team; an active member of Interact Club and Link Crew; and committed herself to the I.B. program. The community of Pacific Beach has become nothing less than home to Nikki, as she was born and raised in PB and has gone through all of the local schools, “I love the laid-back lifestyle a beach town has; PB will always be home.”
Nikki’s love for writing began at the young age of seven, when she wrote her first fictional story for her first grade class and she has enjoyed writing ever since. “I simply love being able to express myself through words. It’s a powerful art form. I guess I would consider myself an artist.” Nikki hopes to carry her passion for writing into a possible career in journalism. As for the Beachcomber, Nikki looks forward to beginning her first year as a reporter and A&E editor.
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Treanna Williams
This is Treanna Williams, a new addition to the Beachcomber. She has been at Mission Bay for 2 years and just entered her 3rd year as a junior. She is very open-minded and outgoing. Currently her goal is to get her permit and drive off into the world. Her hobbies include shopping, going to the beach, and living the San Diego life with her friends and famiy. During her sophomore year she led her AVID class in an organization called Hope 4 All benefiting the women and children with needs in the San Diego area. Her organizational skills helped her succeed by raising money through canned food drives, book collections, and going to different classes collecting donations. She currently an IB student and is ready for the challenge as the new Hard News Editor at Mission Bay.
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Mercedes Verastegui
Mercedes Verastegui is 17 years of age and is in 12th grade. She is a soccer and softball player, and a cheerleader who takes them very seriously. She also has a job at Sea World that she truly enjoys. Her family is very complicated and confusing because she has four parents and four siblings. She tries to stay involved in school activities to stay away from home. Her best friend’s name is Hannah Eaton who she spends a lot of time with and shares a lot of memories with. Mercedes is an overall well-rounded chick. If you have time you should get to know her one of these days.
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Gyasi Redding
Gyasi Redding, Sports Editor for the Beachcomber, is a man of many interests. Even though he dabbles in a plethora of activities, his love for sports burns the brightest. Gyasi is an avid follower of the NFL, and is known for bringing up football in conversations that are completely unrelated to football. Despite the fact that he was born and raised in San Diego, Gyasi is a fan of the New England Patriots, and often argues with friends about why they are the much better team. Thanks to his dad, a Florida native, Gyasi is a loyal supporter of the Miami Heat and Florida Gators. When asked why he refuses to put his faith in San Diego’s teams, he simply replied, “they suck”.
In this world of ever-growing social media, Gyasi is by no means behind the times. Although he cautions not to follow him on Twitter unless you enjoy “frequent comments about cartoons, milk chocolate M&M’s, football, and the occasional angry rant,” Gyasi can also be found on Facebook, but he isn’t sure whether or not his MySpace page still exists.
A senior at MBHS, Gyasi takes his education very seriously. He answered that his favorite part of school is “after,” and shared that lunchtime is usually the highlight of his day. When his goals for the Beachcomber were inquired, he replied, “It’s simple. I want to help create a newspaper everyone will love.” On an unrelated note, Gyasi concluded that he could live entirely off of hummus, pita bread, Nutella, and Ritz Crackers.
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DJ Mebratu
Dejen Mebratu, better known as DJ, is currently a senior at Mission Bay High School. He has been involved in a few sports. He played football his freshman and sophomore years. He didn’t play his junior and senior years so that he could devote all his time to the sport he truly loves, basketball. DJ is also involved in the 3 Point Play club, where he is taught how to balance academics, athletics, and attitude. This club has helped him maintain a 3.5 overall GPA, receiving all A’s and B’s through high school. Math is a subject that he enjoys. When asked why, he replied “It requires me to think.”
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Jose Figueroa
Mission Bay High School Senior, Jose Figueroa, has been in this school for four years. This is his first year of Journalism and he is excited to be participating in such a wonderful program. History and English are his favorite subjects and believes that his fascination for writing will be a great tool for writing efficient and interesting articles. When asked about why he joined Journalism, he answered, “I think students should be more informed with what’s going on in our school. With all the current and future budget cuts our students should be aware of what’s going to happen with their resources.”
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Forrest Ramon
Getting good grades in English wasn’t quite cutting it for Forrest, so for a change of pace he decided to take Journalism as an elective. And since he believes that getting experience in several different aspects of writing might further improve his writing technique it seem to perfectly fit. That and the other writing elective choices didn’t look all that great. Forrest has had quite the experience in reviews so expect to see good things come from him in the A&E section. Since that’s covered, Forrest likes to spend his time playing games and once in a while pays attention to the news related to games, and whether its an Action or FPS games, he reads up on it. That, and he can write good persuasive essay thanks to years of practice with the outline. And now it’s time to roll this Bio to a close… have a nice day, reader.
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Megan Allison
Megan is a senior at Mission Bay High School. This is her first year at Mission Bay. Megan is a very outgoing person who stands up for what she believes in, in any given situation. She enjoys giving back to the community in her spare time, and likes to help her former athletic trainers when she is not at school. She loves working with athletes and helping them stay healthy.
Megan loves to write about anything that is creative. She has a very colorful mind, and likes to put that in her writing. Her articles will never make you fall asleep. She believes that writing is a good way to express yourself to other people and to get the word out to the public. Megan is still deciding whether to be an Athletic Trainer or Journalist, but either way she feels that she needs to have a career that she enjoys and keeps her on her feet.
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Marlen Valdez
Marlen Valdez is a senior here at Mission Bay High School. This is her second year in journalism. She enjoys writing for the Beachcomber. She also likes writing feature articles because they are fun and exciting as you get to write about pretty much anything and make it your own. She loves writing because you get to put your personality across the page. Amongst Marlen’s hobbies are drawing, writing, and painting. She really enjoys doing all of these things because she gets to express herself.
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