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2024-2025 Staff

Carter Bauer
Co-Editor in Chief

Carter Bauer

Carter Bauer is the Co-Editor in Chief of The Park Press, and a Wheeling Park High School senior. Carter is proud to be one of few members of the founding staff, and is a part of the 44 time winning Speech and Debate team. Carter ...

Maliah Miskiewicz
Co-Editor in Chief

Maliah Miskiewicz

Maliah Miskiewicz is the Co-Editor in Chief of the Park Press as well as a senior at Wheeling Park High School. When not designing the Press or taking pictures of everything,   she devotes the rest of her time filming, ancho...

Lily Brinker
Executive Sports Editor

Lily Brinker

Lily Brinker is the two-year Executive Sports Editor of The Park Press and a Wheeling Park High School senior. She is one of the founding members of The Park Press and a founder of the Ohio County Schools volleyball league. L...

Elle Terek
Photo and Media Manager

Elle Terek

Elle Terek is the Photo Editor of the Park Press. She has been a part of the Press for three years, seeing the newspaper from its inception. Terek focuses more on design aspects of the Park Press, as she is the sole editor of...

Will Medovic
Social Media Editor

Will Medovic

Will Medovic is the Social Media Editor for The Park Press and a junior at Wheeling Park High School. Will is proud to be one of the first members of the revamped Park Press. Outside of the Press, Will is a proud member of the...

Evan Border
Copy Editor

Evan Border

Evan Border is a staff writer for the Park Press. He joined the Park Press in the second semester of his junior year. Evan plays defense for Wheeling Park’s varsity soccer team which he has been a part of for the last three...

Emma Wear
Copy Editor

Emma Wear

Emma Wear is a staff writer for the Park Press. She is a senior at Wheeling Park High School, and has been writing with the Park Press since January of 2024.  Emma has been on the Park softball varsity team for three years as a pitcher. She i...

Andrew Pennybacker
Copy Editor

Andrew Pennybacker

Andrew is a junior and has been a Copy Editor for the last 2 years. He has been a staff member at The Park Press since the first day of freshman year. He was also Editor in Chief his 8th grade year in middle school for the Viking...

Claire McFadden
Copy Editor

Claire McFadden

Claire McFadden, a dedicated copy editor, is currently in her second year at the Park Press. Claire is the proud writer of the September 2023 article, "National Chicken Month". When she's not working on the Press, Claire can...

Jo Gilbert
Copy Editor

Jo Gilbert

Jo loves writing as a hobby as well as essays, Debate cases, and presentations. She is an expert in argumentative writing thanks to her work on the WPHS Speech and Debate Team and specializes in Public Forum debate. On the tea...

Ella Wheeler
Assistant Designer

Ella Wheeler

Ella Wheeler is a sophomore staff writer for The Park Press. Ella is very skilled in talking when she is not supposed to, along with being absolutely hilarious. Previously, she has written an assortment of grocery lists throughout...

London Miller
Assistant Designer

London Miller

London Miller is a 16 year old junior at Wheeling Park High School. This is her first year in journalism and her third year in the Broadcasting Technology Program. She finds pleasure in camera work, writing and editing. When she i...

JoceLynn McFarland
Assistant Designer

JoceLynn McFarland

JoceLynn McFarland is a staff writer at the Park Press, and this is her second year working in the newspaper as a junior.  JoceLynn has written numerous articles about the importance of mental health awareness. She enjoys w...

Smilia Sloth
Staff Writer

Smilia Sloth

Smilla Kirstine Sloth is a 16-year-old sophomore at Wheeling Park High School. This is her first year in journalism, and she is excited to help tell the story of Wheeling Park High School and its students. She is an exchange ...

D. Dukes
Staff Writer

D. Dukes

Daevon Dukes, known as “ D. Dukes,” is a staff writer for The Park Press. He joined his junior year in the first semester and is now a senior, writing for the Press again. He was also a part of other activities at Park inc...

Alex Fabrizio
Staff Writer

Alex Fabrizio

Alex Fabrizio is a senior and a first-year member of The Park Press. When he is not writing, he can be found on the stage. He has performed as CB Lee/ Raymond Berry and Tom Kreider in Radium Girls, Harvey Johnson in Bye Bye Bird...

Delaney Brado
Staff Writer

Delaney Brado

Delaney Brado is in 12th grade and is a first year writer for The Park Press.Her first experience with writing was in middle school when she had to write about the Holocaust. She immediately liked writing and it came easily to her....

Alexandra Glennon
Staff Writer

Alexandra Glennon

Alexandra is a junior at Wheeling Park High School and a first-year writer for The Park Press. When she isn't writing, Alee can be found on-stage in either a theatre production or a vocal performance. Recently, in the summer...

Da'Caira Smith
Staff Writer

Da’Caira Smith

Da'Cairais currently a freshman at Park and a staff writer with The Park Press and is in her first year. She plans on doing Park Press for a while. She used to volunteer with Grow Ohio Valley.  Da’Caira Smith was also basketball player...

Evelyn Parsons
Staff Writer

Evelyn Parsons

Evelyn Parsons is a sophmore at Wheeling Park High School, and is a first year staff writer of the Park Press. Evelyn is a proud member of the Wheeling Park High School band, art program, strings orchestra, and the Speech l...

Tyra Hager-Smith
Staff Writer

Tyra Hager-Smith

Tyra Hager-Smith is a freshman at Wheeling Park High School. This is her first time doing the press. Tyra did yearbook newspaper at Triadelphia Middle School since 2022. She helped produce 15+ copies of the paper called TMS Pub...

Jessamine Schmidt
Staff Writer

Jessamine Schmidt

Jessamine is in her second year of the Park Press as a Junior. She is a staff writer and enjoys creating articles. Her most prominent skills include taking AP classes, dreaming about sharks, doing her makeup, golfing and attending...

Kelsey Holeczy
Staff Writer

Kelsey Holeczy

Kelsey Holeczy is a senior staff writer for the Park Press. She is never one to take no for an answer and always makes a point to keep a close watch on what’s happening around her. As a proud, involved community member of bo...

JaiLynn
Staff Writer

JaiLynn

JaiLynn is a 10th grader at Wheeling Park High School. She is a first year staff writer for the Park Press. Her first writing experience was at Warwood Middle School in 7th grade. She wrote for the newsapers for workplace,...

Nevaeh Mavety
Staff Writer

Nevaeh Mavety

Nevaeh is in journalism II of the Park Press. She enjoys writing new articles about things that are going on around WPHS and stuff that is happening in our community. Nevaeh begin writing for newspapers in 6th grade and wrote...

Nasia Harris
Staff Writer

Nasia Harris

Nasia Harris is a freshman at Wheeling Park High School and in her first year at the Press. Nasia Harris did newspaper at Triadelphia Middle School for three years. She mostly worked on the yearbook and enjoyed writing captions...

Mariah Gadd
Staff Writer

Mariah Gadd

Mariah Gadd is a junior at WPHS, and a staff writer for The Park Press. Mariah is a former two year member of the Future Business Leaders of America, and a member of the Health Occupation Students of America chapters. Mariah also...

Sharod Hodge
Staff Writer

Sharod Hodge

Sharod Hodge is a reader and a writer. Sharod likes to write fantasy and/or, but doesn't mind reading any genre. He has an interest in studies of voice and voicework. Whether it be acting, singing, radio, or audiobooks, Sharod...

Taylor Wilson
Staff Writer

Taylor Wilson

Taylor Wilson is a Wheeling Park High School senior, and a first-year writer for the Park Press. When Taylor is not in school, you can find her drinking Starbucks and practicing her dance routines. She's been dancing for 15...

Gabrielle Contraguerro
Staff Writer

Gabrielle Contraguerro

Gabrielle Contraguerro is a sister, a daughter, and most importantly a singer. Gabrielle has been singing for four years. She was a member of St. Michael's Schola for two years and a member of Wheeling Park concert choir. Musical the...

Elliana McCabe
Staff Writer

Elliana McCabe

Sophomore Elliana McCabe is a staff writer for the Park Press. She is an aspiring writer who has competed previously in the young writers contest. This is her first experience with journalism, and she is excited to help tell the...

Sarah Seivertson
Staff Writer

Sarah Seivertson

Sarah Seivertson is a staff writter for The Park Press. She is a three year member, and two year captain of the bowling team. She is also a four year member of the softball team. She has been playing softball for 10 years and...

Anna Contraguerro
Staff Writer

Anna Contraguerro

Anna Contraguerro is a three year founding member, and Copy Editor of the Park Press. She has had an extensive background in writing, both creative and journalistic. Prior to joining the Press, Anna had been awarded 9th Place...

Mary-Elizabeth Penhos
Staff Writer

Mary-Elizabeth Penhos

Mary-Elizabeth Penhos is a staff writer for the Park Press and a senior at Wheeling Park High School. When she is not writing for the Park Press, she is writing free hand poetry and listening to countless hours of music.  ...

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