Anjuli Niyogi is the current co-Editor-in-Chief of The Thunderbolt, former Opinions Editor and News Editor, and in her fourth and sadly, final year of Journalism. She’s excited to spread news to the Mills community in new forms, with multimedia projects, video journalism, and much more in these unprecedented times. Anjuli spends most of her outside time advocating for mental health awareness and...

Leanna Yu is in her fourth year of Journalism as co-Editor-In-Chief. From her previous positions as Culture and Center Spread Editor for The Thunderbolt, Leanna has discovered a new passion for graphic design, digital storytelling, and videography. Her interest in writing and curiosity for current events inspired her to continue pursuing journalism outside of school. Aside from journalism, she enjo...

Karine Chan (12) is entering her third and final year of Journalism as current co-Editor in Chief and former Entertainment editor of The Thunderbolt. Over the years, Karine has developed a strong passion for the entire production cycle of the newspaper and thoroughly enjoys being able to work closely with many other talented writers. Aiding her love for journalism, Karine seeks to land an internship at ...

Justin Condevillamar is in his second year of Journalism as the current News Editor for The Thunderbolt. The previous year had opened him up to the world of multimedia journalism and the values of spreading knowledge and information across the community. Justin’s interests in informative writing and analyzing opposing arguments has led him to search out different and often less heard viewpoints and...

Angela Dimaano returns to The Thunderbolt in her third and final year as the Features editor and previously the assistant Business and Business manager. She is ecstatic to reunite with her fellow editors to create a memorable and high quality newspaper. Although The Thunderbolt is beginning production of the newspaper in a completely new environment, the editor team, Angela included, pledges to imp...

Bianca Reyes is entering her second year of Journalism as the editor for Center Spread. This is sadly her last year at Mills and, thus, her last year of being a part of The Thunderbolt. Though she regrets not joining the team sooner, she’s glad that she had the opportunity to join such a diligent and creative team. Bianca is excited to express her creativity through her layouts and is enthusiastic...

Madison Wong (12) is in her first year in Journalism as this year’s Opinions Editor. Although she has never been in the class before, Madison has experienced Journalism second hand and is thrilled to finally be a part of The Thunderbolt. She is excited to read and write about opinions, as she has many strong opinions herself. Madison enjoys running, and is on the cross country and track and field tea...

Melissa Catpo is a freshman staff writer at The Thunderbolt. She is most excited to watch how the newspaper issues come together and to work with people from different grade levels. Since she was little, Melissa’s favorite subject was English and she’s always been very fond of literature. Melissa’s hobbies include reading, baking, shopping, and hanging out with friends. Melissa has two guinea...

Jordan Hasty (12) is in her first year of journalism as a staff writer. Writing became one of her biggest interests at an early age, but she never pursued it. In recent years, her interest in reading and writing sparked, and she is very excited to be a part of this experience. In her free time, Jordan enjoys long drives along the coast and having picnics on sunny days. When spending time outside, sur...

Katelyn Chang is starting off her first year in Journalism as a sophomore in high school. Although she unfortunately decided not to take this class in freshman year, she’s excited to learn more about what it takes to run a newspaper. Writing has always been a passion of Katelyn’s, so working on The Thunderbolt is sure to be an enjoyable experience. Aside from working hard, she loves to spend her fr...

Magdalene Ko (10) is joining this year’s Journalism team as a staff writer. She is excited to explore and learn all about the newspaper, from the process of writing articles to seeing the end result. Having always enjoyed writing, she looks forward to expressing herself through her articles and collaborating with fellow writers. You can almost always find Magdalene with her head in a book, comple...

Katelyn Lam is a sophomore and this is her first year in journalism. She is excited to try something new and different and can’t wait to get started! She wants to learn more about how a newspaper is written and the behind the scenes work that is put into making a paper, and by taking journalism, she also hopes to expand her range of interests. Some of her favorite hobbies include reading and by ...