Gabrielle Contraguerro, a sophomore at Wheeling Park High School, is a Staff Writer for the Park Press. Gabrielle is a first-year member of the Speech and Debate team at Wheeling Park . Her events on the Speech team are Prose and Poetry. Not only is she on the Speech team, but she is also involved with the Arts at Wheeling Park. Gabrielle is a straight-A student who does everything in theater and acting. Gabrielle has won writing contests, has been published in the Park Press numerous times, and has always had a love for writing. These accomplishments have given Gabrielle many privileges to act upon her interests. In Gabrielle’s freshman year, she had the opportunity to attend the ACDA, All-State Honor Choir, where she was informed about different styles and techniques of choir singing. She has experienced many opportunities that have helped her flourish into the person she is today.

Ella Mae Wheeler is the web designer for The Park Press and a junior at Wheeling Park High School. She wrote for The Park Press during her sophomore year and has never looked back. Most famously, she wrote The Dying Deer of Oglebay, which delved into the parasitic disease that killed thousands of deer in 2024. Outside of The Park Press, Ella Mae is involved in many different clubs and extracurricular activities, including the 45th consecutive winning Speech and Debate Team. More specifically, she tends to stay in the latter half of the team, as she competes in Congress and Public Forum. She additionally had the honor of becoming the State Champion for Spontaneous Argumentation (SPAR). While she may be a debater and journalist by day, she tends to be a barista by night, as she works at a local cafe. Ella is also an active member of the first Wheeling Park Girls’ golf team, although being active doesn’t always mean being good. Ella also thoroughly enjoys researching and learning new things, no matter how random they may be. One of her favorite things she has ever discovered was the story of “Baby Jessica.”