Hello! My name is Jonathan, and I am so excited to be this year's Co-Editor-in-Chief. I was previously the A&E editor and podcast manager. In my free time, I like to collect vinyls and shoot film photography.

Hey, everyone! I'm Arjun, one of this year's Editor-in-Chiefs. As a senior, I have been involved in journalism for all four years of my high school career, and am very excited to take journalism at UHS to new heights. Whether...

Hi, I'm Karolyn Maeda, a senior and the lead creative designer for S&S! I'm excited to continue designing interactive and creative layouts for our magazine! I love experimenting with different mediums of art, being apart of...

Hi, I am Rissa, and I am one of the creative designer this year. I am a junior, and this is my second year in Sword & Shield. I am excited to work with Karolyn to design magazine pages this year.

Hi! I’m Nikki Piedad, a junior and news editor. I love exploring different storytelling mediums and learning more about our school community. When I’m not busy being awesome, you'll probably find me out birding, spiraling...

Hi! I'm Sarah Chen, one of the Sword and Shield's news editors. During my second year with the Sword and Shield, I look forward to informing UHS about newsworthy events and all of the school's amazing accomplishments. Some of...

Hey! I’m Victoria, a current junior, and I’m excited to be one of your features editors this year. I've been a part of the Sword & Shield for three years, spending my last two years in the news section, and I love coming...

I'm Bruno, a junior this year, and I'm super excited to be one of the features editors! This is my third year with the S&S, having previously edited for the Arts & Entertainment section. When I'm not writing or editing...

Hi everyone! My name is Ella Huang, I'm a senior, and one of your opinions editors this year. I look forward to collaborating with all the writers and sharing my experiences in journalism with people that are passionate in politics,...

Hi! My name is Leyah Eagar and I am so excited to be one of your Opinion Editors this year! In my free time, I enjoy reading, playing guitar, figure skating, and watching classic 80s comedies. I'm a junior and this will be my...

Hi Uni! My name is Nazanin Ghiassi, I'm senior, and one of your A&E editors this year. I am excited for students to explore a variety of topics that interest them this year. As a violist, I can't wait to highlight the fellow...

My name is JD Szeto, and I'm one of the A&E Editors this year. In my free time, I enjoy golfing and playing the piano. I'm in my Junior year, and I'm looking forward to editing for the Sword and Shield.

Hi Uni! My name is Leah Schulman, I'm a senior, and one of your sports editors this year! As a student athlete and founder of the girls' flag football team, I have a unique perspective that I am excited to share. I cannot wait...

Hello, My name is Vincent Tsai, and I am a junior and an editor this year. I'm excited to be a sports editor because I love playing sports. I am currently doing volleyball and soccer at UHS, and I was previously on the track team...

Hi, I'm Cooper Berger and I will be a sports writer this year for the S&S.I am a junior and I play baseball here at Uni. I really enjoy watching and talking about sports and look forward to informing our community about all...

Hello! My name is Christian and I am a staff writer under the Arts & Entertainment section. I am a sophomore and I enjoy reading and writing. I look forward to continuing my journey in Journalism this year and in writing articles....

Hey, I'm Raon. I am a sophomore and staff writer for A&E. I love music, movies, philosophy, and politics. I really look forward to writing articles that hopefully entertain the student body this year!

Hi guys! I'm Rodin, a Arts and Entertainment Journalist this year. As a Junior, this is my second year being involved with the Sword and Shield, and I'm excited to write about everything at Uni this year! In my free time, you...

Hi! My name is Anna McClendon and as a senior, I'm looking forward to spending my last year investigating different aspects of Uni as new opinion writer for Sword and Shield. In my free time I love to write, read, and create art...

Hey Uni! My name is Siena Mellor, I'm a junior and I'll be one of your opinions writers this year. Some cool stuff about me is that I love to read and write, especially poetry, I paint almost every day, and I have two cats (Tapioca...

Hello! My name is Yihan Wang and this is my first year in advanced journalism. I am currently a staff writer for the Features section. In my free time, I love to write creative stories, especially during gloomy weather. Besides...

Hi! My name is Matthew Feng, and I'm a staff writer for features and a sophomore. Outside of S&S, I run with UHS's cross-country and track team, and I'm a part of the school's Ocean Science Bowl team. I'm looking forward to...

Hi! I’m Anika, and I am thrilled to be a News writer at the S&S during my junior year at Uni. This is my first year of advanced journalism so I am really looking forward to informing UHS about hot topics in the news and...

Hi, I am Phuong Lam, one of the news writers this year. I am a junior and I look forward to writing and exploring current events. This is my first year with the Sword & Shield and in my free time I love to read books and draw.

Hi, I am Jimmy and this is my first year of advanced journalism. I'm currently a staff writer for the sports section. I've been a track runner for two years and cross country for one year. I love watching European football (soccer)...

Hey all, I'm a senior staff member working as one of the sports writers this year! Outside of S&S, you can find me on the field Friday nights in the fall playing football or buried in my computer as the design editor for this...

Hi I'm shay and I am a senior sports writer this year for sword and shield. I have been a huge sports fan my whole life and I currently play for the baseball team here at university high school. This year I'm looking forward to...

Hey, name is Angelina, a sophomore and staff writer for A&E this year! This year, I look forward to writing about books, TV shows, and more. Outside of Sword and Shield, you can find me drawing (instead of studying) or at...

As a 16 year-old high school senior, I am honored to join UHS Sword & Shield as an opinion staff writer while actively being the CEO of various non-profit foundations and corporations based in Irvine, California. Having already...

Hello, my name is Davey. I am a sophomore and an opinion writer. I am thrilled to bring my articles to this year's Sword & Shield!

Hi, I'm a senior in the opinion writing section. I look forward to exploring and learning about this field.

Hi! I'm Emily Butler, a junior at Uni, and a features writer this year! A little bit about me: I've been a competitive figure skater since I was five, and I skate 3-4 hours a day. I'm also an avid reader(my favorite book series...

Hey, my name is Ishan. I am a sophomore and a features writer this year. In my free time, I play soccer for both school and club. I am excited to contribute to the Sword & Shield this year!

Hi, my name is Hailey Chen, and I am a junior as well as one of the news writers this year. I look forward to participating in more school events and being more involved in our school's clubs. In my free time, I enjoy drawing,...

Hi everyone! This is my 3rd year on the S&S and I’m extremely excited to be one of your sports writers this year! As Sports Commissioner, it’s my job to show recognition to all sports and what better way to do that then...

Gotta stay real this year

Hi I’m Sophia Choi and I’m a senior writing for the opinions section! I love to hang out with friends and listen to music in my free time. I’m looking forward to writing about a large variety of topics and exploring new...

Hi all! I'm Elizabeth, and I'm a writer for the News section. This is my second year with the Sword & Shield, and I am thrilled to be apart of the newspaper staff again. I can't wait to share some important news, from on-campus...

Hello! I'm Angela and I will be writing in the News section for S&S this year. This is my second year as a S&S staff writer and I'm excited to keep you updated with interesting and insightful news. In my leisure time,...

This is my second year as P&G Editor! I love taking photos and creating graphics for the S&S and capturing moments at school events!

My name is Faris Harb and I am in 11th grade. I am part of the P & G Staff. I am looking forward to taking pictures for the school this year and in my free time I like to play basketball.

My name is Hanin Alyazidi, I'm a Sophomore that is currently a photographer in the P&G section. I'm looking forward to meeting new people and making great memories this year. I enjoy hanging out with friends and family in...

Hi everyone, I'm Evelyn and I'm a sophomore this year. I am a photographer for the Sword and Shield and I like to play video games in my free time. I play for the school's varsity tennis team and am aiming to play college tennis.

Hello everyone, my name is Daniel Niktash. I am a junior and one of the P&G staff this year. I really enjoy playing the piano and tennis! I am looking forward to attending games and events as well as contributing to the Sword...

Hey Uni! My name is Deea Gandotra, I’m a sophomore, and one of your Sword and Shield photographers this year! I’m so excited to capture exciting events and memories throughout the year and share them with our Trojan community…...

Im a sophomore 10th, I am a staff photographer and I am in P&G. What I look forward to this year is to improve my skills in photography and honesty get good grades on my other classes too. During my free time i do love to...

Hi my name is Malea, I am your photo and graphics artist this year! This will be my second year in P&G and I am so excited! I am definitely looking forward to a new year with exciting events to capture.

Hi my name is Natalie Torres and I am in 11th grade! Continuing the pattern from last year, I am apart of the Photos and Graphics section at S&S once again. Aside from photography, some things I enjoy include going to the...

Hi, my name is D'artagnan Osier, and I'll be a senior this year. This year on journalism, I'll be serving as the Podcast Content Manager! With it being my fourth year on journalism, I'm excited to help the podcast team grow and...

Hey! I'm Aysa, I'm a sophomore, and I'll be a podcast host this year. I'm so excited to meet and work with so many new people! In my free time, I love writing and I play a lot of soccer. As of September, my two favorite songs...

Hello everyone, Im Nika Ghassvarian this year I am a sophmore and a podcast host for S&S. In my free time I like to write, read, and bake. My favorite artists are SZA, The Weeknd, and Destroy Lonely.

Hey there! I'm Soto, your local sophomore and Swords & Shields Podcast Host. Politics is my jam, speech & debate is my thing, Model United Nations is my playground, and being on stage is where I really shine! I'm the kind...

Hello Trojans! My name is Theertha Hariharan Arulmozhi and I'm a sophomore this year. This is my first year in Advanced Journalism and I'm a podcast host! In my free time, I enjoy reading, playing with my dog, and spending time...

Hi, I'm Ryan. I'm a Senior, and I'm the Podcast Editing Manager this year. I used to do other things, but those don't really matter now.

Hello, my name is Dylan, and I work in the podcast section of the Sword And Shield journal. In my free time I enjoy playing video games, bladesmithing, and taking long walks.

My name is Veronica Rivera and this is my first year being a part of Sword and Shield. I am a junior and a podcast editor. I love film and video production, and look forward to learning about audio mixing this semester.

Hello, my name is Ivan and I am in 11th grade. I am an podcast staff. I like pandas.

My name is Alexandra Suttner, and I am the Publicity Coordinator. This is my fourth year with the Sword & Shield. I am looking forward to being apart of this class again and can't wait to see what this year brings.

Hey everyone, I'm Dana! I'm currently a sophomore and your new social media manager. I'm looking forward to sharing our work with everyone. Don't forget to follow Sword & Shield's instagram, @uhs_swordandshield to stay updated!