The student news site of West Chicago Community High School

Wildcat Chronicle

The student news site of West Chicago Community High School

Wildcat Chronicle

The student news site of West Chicago Community High School

Wildcat Chronicle

2023-2024 Staff

Sasha Baumgartner
Editor-in-Chief

Sasha Baumgartner

Sasha is a junior, and this is her second year being a part of the Wildcat Chronicle. She found a swift passion for journalism last year, learning how to write for fun and in many different ways. She then took the class first and ...

Karidja Monjolo
Managing Editor

Karidja Monjolo

Karidja Monjolo is a senior, and this is her third year on the Wildcat Chronicle. She participates in WeGo Drama, and is an active member of the French Honor Society. Her hobbies include reading, writing, and sewing. Karidja is...

Dhanveer Gill
Assistant Managing Editor

Dhanveer Gill

Dhanveer Gill is a senior at WCCHS and this is his second year on the Wildcat Chronicle. Dhanveer is a dedicated Math Team member and NHS applicant. Outside of school, he loves to be in the gym, go on long (and he means very l...

Emily Ziajor
Multimedia Manager

Emily Ziajor

Emily Ziajor is a WEGO senior in her second year of journalism. She attended the National High School Journalism Convention last November, and thoroughly loved the experience. She is a Polish-American (she finished her final year of...

Miley Pegg
Social Media Manager

Miley Pegg

Sophomore Miley Pegg plays guitar and is on the cheer team, but her inspiration for taking Journalism stems from the show “Gilmore Girls”, one of her favorite shows. When she is not busy with school and extracurriculars, sh...

(Photo by Dave Jennings)
Editor-in-Training

Jonathan Saucedo

Jonathan is a junior at West Chicago Community High School. He joined Journalism last year and has learned many important lessons - especially that deadlines can be tricky. This year, Jonathan is an up-and-coming opinions section editor....

Carlos Allen
Senior Reporter

Carlos Allen

Carlos is a senior and it is his second year in journalism. In his free time, he likes to listen to music his favorite artists are Lil Baby and Rylo Rodriguez. He also likes to hang out with his friends and play baseball, and gol...

Michael Birdsell
Senior Reporter

Michael Birdsell

Michael is a senior, and a second-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle. He has been involved with the West Chicago golf team since his freshman year, and in his free time, enjoys reading literary fiction, watching arthouse film...

Nancy Sanchez
Senior Reporter

Nancy Sanchez

Nancy is a senior at West Chicago taking Journalism for the second time. She speaks English, Spanish, and French, but decided to learn Mandarin to communicate better. She plays an "unremarkable" number of instruments in her free ...

Micah Weber
Multimedia Content Creator

Micah Weber

Micah is a senior and second-year journalism student. He is involved with Jennings' AV Club, and is drowning in debt. Beyond school, Micah is a motivated video editor, and plans to pursue a career in the production industry afte...

Sebastian Alarcon
Reporter

Sebastian Alarcon

Sebastian Alarcon is a senior at WCCHS and a first-year journalism student. Formerly, he was a dedicated soccer player for 14 years. Sebastian is a very sociable, friendly, and charismatic individual who loves connecting with other...

Qssam Alwan
Reporter

Qssam Alwan

Qssam Alwan is a senior, and this is his first year in the journalism program. Qssam enjoys going out with friends, working out at the gym, and watching TV shows with his three older brothers. After high school, Qssam is looking f...

Eshan Amir
Reporter

Eshan Amir

Eshan Amir is a senior who partakes in watching movies, filmmaking, and photography in his free time. He strives to accomplish his best at West Chicago Community High School and acknowledges that WEGO provides a great space to ...

Fernando Arroyo Garcia
Reporter

Fernando Arroyo Garcia

Fernando Arroyo Garcia is a senior who enjoys hanging out with his friends at the gym outside of school. At school, he is involved in AV Club and the newly-formed Drone Club. His favorite shows consist of "Breaking Bad" and "Bett...

Yadira Barrera Arenas
Reporter

Yadira Barrera Arenas

Yadira Arenas is a senior, and a first-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle. As a self-titled “outgoing” person, Yadira took up Journalism after years of stressful classes and is looking to improve upon her writing skills. ...

Omar Bosquez
Reporter

Omar Bosquez

Omar Bosquez a first-year journalism student as a senior, and one who enjoys playing basketball in his free time. Surprisingly, he can also do the splits. He enjoys listening to music and some of his favorite artists are Kanye,...

Fernando Calvillo-Morales
Reporter

Fernando Calvillo-Morales

Senior Fernando Calvillo-Morales has put a lot of his time into clubs and sports including, Student Council (where he is co-President), Rock Climbing Club, the Varsity tennis team, Robotics Team, yearbook, and Compass. Fernando...

Giselle Cortez
Reporter

Giselle Cortez

Giselle Cortez is a senior at West Chicago High School and is taking journalism for the first time this year. Giselle has a passion for soccer, but likes to bake in her free time. She is still undecided as to whether college feels rig...

Cecilia Cuautle
Reporter

Cecilia Cuautle

Cecilia Cuautle is a 17-year-old senior who really enjoys listening to music with whatever task she is doing. She also enjoys spending time with family, who is her priority; quality time with them means a lot to her. Cecilia cho...

Logan Daniel
Reporter

Logan Daniel

Logan Daniel is a senior, and this is his first year on the Wildcat Chronicle, Logan is a smart, handsome young man who likes to spend their time hanging out with friends and doing hobbies he enjoys. Some hobbies Logan likes to i...

Eric Deguzman
Reporter

Eric Deguzman

Eric Deguzman is a senior who likes to hang out with friends and family. Eric also used to play baseball for the school, but stopped because he was busy all the time. In Eric’s free time, he likes fishing with his dad and learni...

Brandon M. Heath
Reporter

Brandon M. Heath

Brandon M. Heath is involved in the swim team, marching and concert band. He got into music because his middle school band director inspired him - and his sister also played a role. Brandon enjoys making friends through music, a...

Olivia Heredia
Reporter

Olivia Heredia

Olivia Heredia is a senior in high school. This is her first year and last year at West Chicago. She is excited for new possibilities and what this school has to bring. Olivia loves listening to music, playing the sims and spe...

Karen Huerta Garnica
Reporter

Karen Huerta Garnica

As a first-year journalist, Karen enjoys how she is able to express herself more in this class. She is currently a senior at West Chicago Community High School, and likes to do her makeup and watch a very well-known Netflix show,...

Ava Koch
Reporter

Ava Koch

Ava Koch enjoys getting bit when Miloh, her blue crossover quaker (a bird), gets angry. When she is not being playfully attacked, she is fulfilling her last year in high school by going all-out for the football game themes. S...

Devin Larimer
Reporter

Devin Larimer

Senior Devin Larimer is interested in pursuing a career as a pilot. If that career path does not work out, then his plan B involves majoring in journalism in college. Devin is currently in the chess club, and enjoys writing, which...

Sami Moesch
Reporter

Sami Moesch

Sami is a sophomore; this is her first year as a reporter for the Chronicle, and she joined because she wanted to try something new. When she is not busy reporting, Sami plays Varsity soccer in the spring at WEGO, and throughout th...

Alexa Morales
Reporter

Alexa Morales

Although Alexa is a senior at WEGO, she is the captain of the dance team. Something unique about Alexa is that she was an exchange student in France for a week and a half last spring. Alexa's favorite music artist at th...

Jayem Nato
Reporter

Jayem Nato

Jayem is entering her first semester of Journalism, but is thrilled to be entering her final year here at WEGO. After high school, she plans to attend college and study medicine. In her free time, Jayem plays the guitar and enjo...

Aidan Ostapa
Reporter

Aidan Ostapa

Aidan Ostapa is someone who enjoys spending his time watching basketball and sometimes playing golf. As a result, Aidan has developed a baller personality through his athletic experience. He is not just about sports, though: ...

Lizbeth Padilla
Reporter

Lizbeth Padilla

Lizbeth Padilla is a senior at West Chicago Community High School who loves to go to the mall and hang out with friends. In the future, she plans to become a chef because she enjoys cooking and grew up in the kitchen. It is n...

Chris Pena
Reporter

Chris Pena

Christopher Pena is a senior, this is his first year on the Wildcat Chronicle. He is an outgoing person who is involved with many groups outside of school, and so he is rarely home. You can find him working at his job, hanging...

Daniela Perez
Reporter

Daniela Perez

Senior Daniela Perez is a first-year reporter with the Chronicle. She enjoys walking outside with her dog, Santi, and spending most of her time with her friends. Daniela’s sister influences her the most because she is smart...

Isaac Perez
Reporter

Isaac Perez

Senior Isaac Perez is in his first year as a staffer on the Wildcat Chronicle. Isaac prides himself on being a funny guy who always has jokes to make other people's day. He is into fashion, and his style is unique and vintage. In ...

Kristian Perez
Reporter

Kristian Perez

Kristian Perez is in his senior year at WCCHS. He enjoys going to the gym, chilling, and hanging out with friends. People who know Kristian would describe him as funny, quiet, and tall. After high school, Kristian plans to atten...

Fabio Piloni
Reporter

Fabio Piloni

Fabio is a future business owner with the goal of living on his own in the near future. He plans to go to trade school to become an electrician, and then attend college to study business. As a senior at West Chicago Community High S...

Anjali Rai
Reporter

Anjali Rai

Anjali is a senior at West Chicago Community High School. In her free time, she enjoys dancing and exploring various different types of music. Apart from dance and music, she likes to spend her time reading romance novels. An...

Brianna Romero
Reporter

Brianna Romero

Brianna is currently a sophomore, and is passionate about reading and writing. She aspires to be an English teacher or journalist after she graduates. Brianna currently has a dog, and describes herself as more of a dog person des...

Austin Sanchez
Reporter

Austin Sanchez

Austin is a WEGO senior and a unique person who seriously likes the color red. When Austin isn't playing video games and/or listening to music, his interests include music, horticultural science, and agricultural design. He wou...

Yhurem Saucedo
Reporter

Yhurem Saucedo

An inspiring coder, Yhurem is a freshman in high school who is also part of the journalism class this year. He is also new to the school and starting off strong by improving his communication skills as a journalist.  Aside fro...

Albin Tosterud
Reporter

Albin Tosterud

Soccer player Albin Tosterud is a senior, and this is his first time being a part of the Wildcat Chronicle. His hobbies include playing basketball and, of course, playing soccer - as well as listening to music. His favorite arti...

Josue Varela
Reporter

Josue Varela

Josue Varela is a determined, ambitious senior at West Chicago Community High School with a wide range of passions, from music to skateboarding. He prides himself on honesty and being true to himself. For this reason, he feels repre...

Zach Wiegele
Reporter

Zach Wiegele

Zach’s first go at journalism during his senior year brings an exciting addition to the Wildcat Chronicle’s staff. As a Varsity football and basketball player, Zach wanted to play in the NBA when he was little, but is now u...

Ryan Zalak
Reporter

Ryan Zalak

As a WEGO baseball player currently in his senior year of high school, Ryan Zalak enjoys going to the gym and would love to learn and speak Spanish. This is his first year in Journalism, and Ryan has enjoyed meeting new people....

Drew Zeman
Reporter

Drew Zeman

Drew Zeman is a senior, and this is his first year as a reporter for the Wildcat Chronicle. He has been involved baseball since he was six-years-old, and still plays for the high school. In his free time, he likes to hangout wi...

Scotty Zentner
Reporter

Scotty Zentner

Scotty Zentner is a senior and 2023 is his first time on the Wildcat Chronicle. He enjoys wrestling, and is looking forward to his final year in the sport, and making it to the state competition. While Scotty would describe his skills a...

Ayline Montoya Ramirez
Freelancer

Ayline Montoya Ramirez

Ayline Montoya Ramirez is a sophomore at WCCHS and this is her second time on the Wildcat Chronicle. She has deep affection for writing and reading. Outside of school she enjoys spending time with friends at Dunkin or Starbuc...

Teni Fajemisin
Freelancer

Teni Fajemisin

Teni Fajemisin is a Junior, this is his first year of participation in the Wildcat Chronicle. This is Teni’s first time trying to actively participate in an activity in West Chicago High School, although he has gotten some wor...

(Photo by Leslie Fireman)
Guest Contributor

Ja’Nyah Villa

Ja’Nyah Villa is an ambitious sophomore who completed her first year of Journalism in May 2023. Ja'Nyah is passionate about what she loves, and what she wants to do in the future; she hopes to pursue journalism at NIU or Col...

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