2016-2017 Staff
Blanca Martin
Copy Editor
Blanca has been passionate about journalism since she was in grade school. She was often the only grade school student who looked forward to tuning in to the nightly news. When she is not reporting you will find her reading true...
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Danielle Anzures
Staff Writer
Danielle grew up in Whittier and has lived there her entire life. She is the youngest of her immediate family. She has always enjoyed writing, but this is the first semester she has written for El Paisano. In high school, she...
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Danny Celiz
KRHC Station Manager
As station manager, Danny edits all audio and video recorded for El Paisano podcasts. Throughout his childhood he played countless video games, which in turn has inspired him to become a video game journalist.
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Yahaira Urbina
Staff Writer
This is Yahaira's first year as a newspaper staff writer and photographer. Over the past few years, she has worked with different organizations within their marketing departments. As a mass media communications major, Yahaira hopes to be a...
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Victor Lozano
Staff Writer
Victor Lozano is currently in his fourth year at Rio Hondo. He began writing for the newspaper two years ago because he thought that writing was always his strong suit. He usually writes for sports or news, but is open-minded...
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Rose Loza
Staff Writer
Rose Loza is a first- year student. She plans on majoring in either English or Journalism. She has been with El Paisano for two semesters. Rose hopes to finish her general education in the next year before transferring.
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Malissa Myers
Editor- in- Chief, Digital
Malissa is the Editor- in- Chief for El Paisano Online. This is her third year at Rio Hondo as a journalism major. She enjoys watching movies and television in her free time, and her favorite TV series is "It's Always Sunny in...
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Zachary Mejia
Managing Editor
Zachary is the news editor for El Paisano. This is his second semester writing for El Paisano, and his first as the news editor. He mainly covers school and local news, but occasionally writes about global politics. He enjoy...
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Sandra Reyes
National Ads Manager
Sandra is the national ads manager for El Paisano. She is a journalism major and hopes to transfer to a four- year university in the Fall of 2017. She aspires to work as a reporter for both English and Spanish- speaking news stations,...
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Noah Garcia
Opinion Editor
Noah is the opinion editor for El Paisano. He is currently in the process of writing a book. He played saxophone for eight years. He once got lost in another country. Noah considers himself a prolific baker....
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Ramon Alvarado
Staff Writer
Ramon loves watching and playing sports. He also loves listening to music, as well as producing it. In his free time, when he's not catching up with his favorite sports teams, he enjoys making hip-hop beats on his laptop.
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Cain Hernandez
Staff Writer
Cain has a passion for sports and hopes to have a future in the professional sports world. He would love to work for the Los Angeles Dodgers some day. He also loves to have fun and listen to good music.
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Angelo Torres
Graphic Designer
Angelo is a second year student, and a journalism major. He was a part of his high school's newspaper for four years. He enjoys writing, editing, and the challenge of meeting deadlines. When it came to picking a college major,...
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Xavier Alatorre
News Editor
Xavier graduated from Cal State LA with a degree in economics and is taking prerequisites for a master's degree at Rio Hondo. He is obsessed with baseball, music, economics, politics and hefty stouts. Over the last three year...
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Pete Escobar
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Pete enjoys hikes and skateboarding in his free time. If it wasn't for his journalistic interests, he would probably pursue a field in Biology or Astronomy. In his future, he hopes to find a position at a news station or online....
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Alex Rodriguez
Staff Writer
Alex has been a photographer for 3 years and has been photographing events, musical acts and tours. He is currently interning for the Montebello Journal, which he has enjoyed so far.
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Steven Perez
Staff Writer
Steven was born in Long Beach, and raised in Murrieta, CA. He comes from a single- parent home and has one sister. His interests include music, art, food and movies. In his free time, Steven enjoys making new experiences and going...
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Ashley Lopez
Staff Writer
Ashley is a journalism major, and hopes to transfer to CSUF next Fall. She is a merchandise coordinator at Tj Maxx. Her idea of fun is reading blogs and magazines, going on Pinterest, and jogging. She loves writing lists and...
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Eileen Gaeta
Lifestyles Editor
Eileen is the lifestyles editor at El Paisano. She is looking forward to transferring next semester to a Cal State. She can see herself working in television or radio broadcasting in the future, and her ultimate goal is to...
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Diego Crespo
Co- Editor- in- Chief, Print
Diego Crespo is co- editor-in-chief of El Paisano print newspaper. In his spare time, Diego is a struggling freelance writer who loves to talk about movies. His greatest aspiration in life is to write a Spider-Man story. He can...
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Diana Juarez
Copy Editor
Also known as "Juarez". She is a copy editor for El Paisano. She is an award- winning writer that can't manage to write her own about me page. She is also a communications major and is in the process of writing her first full-...
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Adam Calleja
Staff Writer
Adam is entering his fifth semester at Rio Hondo, majoring in Journalism, and this will also be his second semester writing for El Paisano. He has lived and attended school in the city of Whittier his entire life. He likes to...
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Vanessa Luna
Copy Editor
Vanessa is a copy editor for El Paisano. She loves reading and writing. She also enjoys sea life and is obsessed with bodies of water and the animals that inhabit them. She grew up in El Monte and still resides there with her...
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Crystian Mendoza
Sports Editor
Crystian is currently the Sports Editor for El Paisano, and he really enjoys writing. He also enjoys watching and playing sports. He is mainly a soccer fan, but he also likes basketball, baseball, and tennis. He plays on a weeke...
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Jake Laurell
Staff Writer
Jake is a guy of humble beginnings. He loves chess and a good cheeseburger. He lives life for the thrills and expressing his skills. Jake works zealously everyday towards the betterment of humanity.
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