The Raider Review is a student run paper at Silver Creek High School in San Jose, CA.
Second Row: Sophia Rodriguez (12), Makaylah Ayala (12), Chloe Alvarado (12), Bella Bullocks (11), Quinn Rickett (9), Shriya Krishnam (9), Ahrihah Yi (9), Madeline Tran (9)
Third Row: Isaac Yap (10), Nate Nunez (12), Ciana Ciulla (12), Crystal Sanchez (12), Valarie Magana (11), Derek Contreras Arjon (12), Kyden Nguyen (12), Abhay Menil (11)
Fourth Row: Arnav Gupta (9), Khloe Debie (10), Nischal Jasti (11), Minh Tran (12), Jacob Dixon (9), Gurteg Singh (9)
Missing: Mateo Montelongo (9) and Delila Delanda (11)
Editor-in-Chief
Brook Navarro Shaping Silver Creek’s Journalism Issue
By Madeline Aristorenas
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Brook Navarro is a junior at Silver Creek high school as the Raider Review’s editor-in-chief. After enjoying her yearbook class, she enrolled in journalism at Silver Creek and sharpened her skills through her experience in the Mosaic journalism program—skills that helped her step up when asked to be assistant editor-in-chief for the following year. Navarro thrived in an environment with professional journalists and friendly peers, inspiring her to create goals for the year. She’s striving to balance her studies and personal life, expand her social circle, create magazines for the whole school to enjoy and ensure the class has a fun time making it.
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Erin Federigan: Leading a Sporty Life
By Brook Navarro
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Senior (‘26) Erin Federigan is an assistant editor-in-chief for Silver Creek’s Raider Review. Her home life is spent with her mom, dad and grandma. In her free time, she admires her two cats: Luna and Snowy. She’s currently entering her fifth year in competitive volleyball. Her most notable achievements include qualifying for nationals thrice, being awarded volleyball Sophomore of the Year for Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL) in 2023 and making varsity in her freshman year. Driven to finish strong, Federigan wants to exemplify good time management.
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Madeline Aristorenas Captures Stories Through the Lens
By Erin Federigan
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Senior Madeline Aristorenas at Silver Creek High School serves as an Assistant Editor-in-Chief for the Raider Review. Regarding journalism, she prefers expressing stories visually with photos rather than words. When she’s not taking photos, she spends time with her two cats, Miko and Velvet whom she adopted from Mini Cat Town. She also loves going out with friends, shopping and indulging in sweet treats. At home, Madeline is a fan of dystopian shows such as The Walking Dead or The 100 on Netflix and recently started following the girls group Katseye after watching their documentary on Netflix.
Ms. Katie Newray
Advisor
Katie Newray
English Teacher
Journalism Advisor
Silver Creek High School
“Remember: tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it yet.” -Anne Shirley
Email me: newrayk@esuhsd.org
Public Forum Statement:
The Raider Review is a student-run paper hosted at Silver Creek High School and serves as a public forum for student expression. The Editor-in-Chief, Brook Navarro, and co-assistant Editors-In-Chief, Madi Aristorenas and Erin Federigan, are taking huge steps to make sure the publicity and quality of the news delivered is the best it can possibly be. They are involved with the publications of the articles along with the section editors, who are all students. Ms. Newray, the advisor, makes sure that everything having to do with The Raider Review staff runs smoothly, whether it’s creation of the articles or the bonding of the staff. The Raider Review serves to entertain and inform its readers reporting local and global news.
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