Lilyana Bonilla is a senior at WEGO, where she is an active member of WeG0 Drama, serving on the leadership team, and a dedicated ROAR mentor. This semester, she is taking journalism for the first time. Although this is only her second year at WEGO, Lilyana has worked hard to find her place in the community. Originally from Texas, Lilyana spent her first two years of high school at Haltom High School before moving to West Chicago. She is incredibly grateful for the friends she has made here, who have helped her feel more at home in her new school. Lilyana is excited to graduate and plans to attend either a four-year or junior college after high school.

Ja’Nyah Villa is a senior in her fourth year of writing for the Chronicle! She started her journalism career during her freshman year, and her experience built up her credentials. She is one of five co-hosts for the Chronicle’s video news segment “What’s the word Wego?” Additionally, she is the co-editor-in-chief for the paper. Ja’Nyah hopes to pursue a career in book publishing or journalism.  She is very driven and dedicated to her schoolwork and extracurricular activities. Outside of Journalism, Ja’Nyah is an active member of Wego Drama and serves on the leadership team as Senior Representative. There, she spends most of her time on stage and has even been part of a state-qualifying play.  Aside from theater, Ja’Nyah is passionate about her music classes. She is a 3-year member of Wego’s Honors Acappella Chamber Choir, where she dedicates hours of her time to practice and go to gigs; She is also a member of the concert choir. Ja’Nyah’s hobbies include reading and listening to music. So far, she has read 8 books in 2025, and her favorite book is “Thunderhead,” by Neal Shusterman. She also enjoys listening to music (while she reads and otherwise)! Her top 5 artists on Spotify are Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, BoyWithUke, Conan Gray, and Lizzy McAlpine. Her favorite genres are pop, punk, rock, and musical theater!

Senior Alex Rocha can often be found shopping with friends when she is not at WEGO, but she has big dreams for travel. Although Alex has lived in West Chicago her entire life, if she could live anywhere, she would go outside of the country to places such as Canada and Spain. After she is done with high school, Alex would like to become a teacher; she finds teaching fascinating because she likes helping others learn new things, and would love to continue her journey down that path.