The Headlight

2023-2024 Staff

Zoe Toperosky (she/her)
Editor-in-Chief

Zoe Toperosky (she/her)

Zoe Toperosky is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School and this will be her fourth year working with The Headlight. This year, Zoe is looking forward to taking on the title of editor-in-chief and hopes to continue to grow the ...

Sierra Donis (she/her)
Managing Editor

Sierra Donis (she/her)

Sierra is a senior at Ida B. Wells and has been on The Headlight staff for four years. She is excited to continue her journey as an editor by improving her writing skills and helping grow the newspaper. In her free time, she like...

Miles Meschter (he/him)
Section Editor

Miles Meschter (he/him)

Miles Meschter is a senior at Ida B. Wells who serves as the "Hard News" section editor for The Headlight. Outside of school, he is a runner, gym rat and bicyclist. In his leisure time, he enjoys listening to vinyl records and read...

Maryam Luqman (she/her)
Section Editor

Maryam Luqman (she/her)

Maryam Luqman is a junior at Ida B. Wells high school. Currently, in her second year as part of The Headlight staff, she will be taking the role of the section editor for "The Patton Pages." In her free time, she enjoys listening to ...

Anna Stiffler (they/them)
Section Editor

Anna Stiffler (they/them)

Anna Stiffler is a junior at Ida B. Wells. This is their second year on The Headlight having previously been staff writer and copy editor. They're excited to continue their journey this school year as the "Sports" section edi...

Sophia Elizondo-Bean (she/her)
Section Editor

Sophia Elizondo-Bean (she/her)

Sophia Elizondo-Bean is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is her second year on The Headlight, where she will be the section editor for the "Arts and Entertainment" section. She is also a co-leader of the Ida B. Wells...

Misha Ratner (he/him)
Copy Editor

Misha Ratner (he/him)

Misha Ratner is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is his first year being involved in The Headlight. When not running or doing schoolwork Misha enjoys drawing, reading fantasy novels, movies, and hiking.  ...

Malia Malempati (she/her)
Copy Editor

Malia Malempati (she/her)

Malia Malempati is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells High School. This is her first year writing for The Headlight after taking Intro to Communications freshman year. In her free time, Malia enjoys reading and listening to music....

Madeline Wafer (she/her)
Copy Editor

Madeline Wafer (she/her)

Madeline Wafer is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is her first year doing journalism for The Headlight. She is a swimmer and thrower on the school’s track team while also participating in the Red Cross Club and Makersp...

Lauren Devlin (she/her)
Copy Editor

Lauren Devlin (she/her)

Lauren Devlin is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells High School. With a love of writing, she took journalism her freshman year and is excited to continue on The Headlight. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer and basketball, along with be...

Jennie Bergstrom (she/her)
Copy Editor

Jennie Bergstrom (she/her)

Jennie Bergstrom is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells. This is her first year as a staff writer for The Headlight. Outside of school, she loves cooking, traveling, watching movies, playing the violin, and spending time with her dog...

Jaidin Kreger (she/they)
Copy Editor

Jaidin Kreger (she/they)

Jaidin Kreger is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School.  This is her first year writing for The Headlight. In their free time, they enjoy photography, writing, and performing with their aerial acrobatics performing group. &...

Eloise Blaine (she/her)
Copy Editor

Eloise Blaine (she/her)

Eloise Blaine is a sophomore at Ida B. Wells High School. She took Intro to Journalism her freshman year, and this is her first year writing for The Headlight. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, listening to music and running track.   ...

Oscar Jimenez-Cervera (He/Him)
Copy Editor

Oscar Jimenez-Cervera (He/Him)

Oscar Jimenez-Cervera is a senior at Ida B. Wells High School. This is his second year writing for The Headlight. He enjoys going on hikes, writing, combat sports, and cross country in his free time....

Harper Wicker-Lenseigne (he/him)
Copy Editor

Harper Wicker-Lenseigne (he/him)

Harper Wicker-Lenseigne is a junior at Ida B. Wells High School. He has been a journalism student for three years. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, listening to music (experimental hip-hop and math rock), and wat...

JJ Reynolds (he/him)
Staff Writer

JJ Reynolds (he/him)

JJ Reynolds is a sophomore and it's his first year on The Headlight. Outside of school, he likes being physically active, drawing, and talking about the actor, Pedro Pascal. He’s everyone’s mother’s favorite person. ...

Witnee Fagan (she/her)
Staff Writer

Witnee Fagan (she/her)

Witnee Fagan is a passionate writer and the only freshman writing for the Ida B. Wells Headlight. Her favorite pastimes are writing poetry, listening to music, and discussing social issues. She's excited to continue to write for t...

Beni Márquez (he/him)
Staff Writer

Beni Márquez (he/him)

Beni Marquez is a senior at Ida B Wells. Beni is on the Ida B. Wells cross-country team, golf team and dragon boat team. In his free time, Beni likes to bike, run, take photos both digitally and on film, and learn about cars. ...

Eden Evans (She/her)
Staff Writer

Eden Evans (She/her)

Eden Evans is a junior at Ida B. Wells. She is most well known for her teacher article series. Eden hopes to go long and far this year, and reach a broader audience than ever before. ...

Tommy Thompson (he/him)
Staff Writer

Tommy Thompson (he/him)

Tommy Thompson is a senior at Ida B. Wells.  He enjoys skiing, kitesurfing, and skateboarding. His favorite video game is Donkey Kong Country and his favorite actor is Cillian Murphy. He is usually listening to music but is alway...

Duncan Bradford (he/him)
Staff Writer

Duncan Bradford (he/him)

Duncan Bradford is a junior in his second year with The Headlight and host of Duncan's Daily Doubts. In his free time, he enjoys watching ice hockey and cheering on his Detroit Red Wings. ...

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