Phoebe is a senior in her fourth and final year of Journalism, currently the Co-Editor-in-Chief. Being someone with a keen interest in writing and communication, she is excited to have the opportunity to express her opinions, thoughts, and other news with The Thunderbolt once again. In addition to the student newspaper, she is also involved with student council, the varsity mock trial team, Leader...

Elaine is a senior going into her third year in Journalism, as the current Co-Editor-in-Chief. She is hoping to make the most of her final year in this class! She is intent on gaining more knowledge on news, writing, and expanding her graphic design abilities. Journalism has always sparked curiosity for her, as she loves its joint aspects of reading and communicating. Writing holds a special place i...

Amelia is looking forward to uncovering new stories as she returns for her third year in Journalism, continuing her role as the News Editor. Working alongside her fellow editors and staff writers, she is eager to improve her writing, graphic design, and leadership skills. Last year, she focused on redesigning the front cover layout of the paper, and over the summer, she further explored the media ...

Janelle is a junior going into her second year of journalism as the Features Editor. Exploring Journalism and writing allows her to find new perspectives on life and expand her involvement within the community. She has learned various skills from her first year as a part of The Thunderbolt staff including: conducting strong interviews, taking pictures with professional cameras, editing articles, and ...

Abigail is in her third year and final year of Journalism as the Center Spread Editor. Joining The Thunderbolt team in her sophomore year, her love for reporting and writing has since grown exponentially. From her time as staff writer and editor, she has expanded her writing skills and knowledge, gaining a better understanding of what it takes to be a journalist. Outside of school, Abigail enjoys bingi...

Julia is now a senior at Mills High School; she has been in Journalism ever since she was a freshman and is now the Opinions Editor and Website Designer. Over the years, Julia has developed a love for writing and working with the other great writers in Journalism. Her favorite sections would have to be Center Spread and Features for the creative freedom it brings. Aside from writing for the newspaper,...

Isabelle is a senior at Mills High School in her second year of Journalism. She is excited to take on the role of Sports Editor and be able to create layouts. She is eager to use the knowledge she’s gained throughout the summer at a journalism program and learn more about cameras and photography. She loves playing volleyball and is currently on the Mills volleyball team. Outside of school, some o...

Bianca Pando (11) is a junior at Mills high school, entering her second year as the Entertainment Editor for The Thunderbolt. From discovering the joy of writing during freshman year, to joining journalism in her sophomore year, Bianca’s passion for reporting current events and topics continues to grow. Last year, she can truly say that journalism really helped her not only develop her writing sk...

Eduardo is a senior and in his third year of Journalism, and as The Thunderbolt’s Copy Editor he can’t wait to see how this year will unfold. He is most excited about his new position being a copy editor and hopes to help new staff writers in journalism. Aside from journalism, Eduardo also participates in the robotics team at Mills, the Boba Bots, as the Technical Captain. He likes to spend his ...

Hayden is in her Junior year of high school and although it is her Junior year it’s her first year at Mills. She is excited to be a first-year staff writer on The Thunderbolt as although she loves to write, it will be her first year writing for a newspaper and she feels this will be an amazing learning opportunity. She values education and learning so she hopes that the articles in our school’s ...

Elijah is in his first year of Journalism. He is interested in journalism and news and his favorite subjects are history and English. In his free time he likes listening to music, watching TV, and collecting and running model trains. His favorite artist is John Mayer. He currently plays baseball for the school. He also enjoys playing golf and tennis. He is excited to be in Journalism and improve hi...

Kalyssa is a senior in her first year of journalism as a Staff Writer. She loves writing and is excited to grow her knowledge in media at The Thunderbolt. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing guitar, and staying active. She also loves listening to music (all kinds of genres!) and is currently on the flag football and basketball team. Alongside building her ow...

Matthew is a freshman Staff Writer and this is his first year as a member of The Thunderbolt. He is excited to write articles for the Thunderbolt. He believes that being a staff writer and being a part of the Thunderbolt team will unlock his writing skills and his full potential. He has always dreamed of writing for his school’s newspaper and now he gets a chance to write stories and articles for ...

Mikayla is a freshman as a Staff Writer for The Thunderbolt. She has always had a passion for literature and writing and can’t wait to see what she can bring to the table. As a student, Mikayla has quite a hectic schedule but she always makes sure to spend some time with her family and friends. In her spare time, she often scrolls endlessly on TikTok, crochets, and watches her ultimate favorite s...

Tianyou is a junior and is new to The Thunderbolt this year, entering as a Staff Writer. She decided to join the team in order to improve her skills in writing, develop her own style in her articles, and gain a larger understanding of the field of journalism. Tianyou is also the Business Lead of the Boba Bots, the Mills robotics team, in the Operations department. In her free time, she likes to rea...

Luis is a junior year student entering his first year as a member of The Thunderbolt. He has always liked reading and felt that he was decent enough at writing to join The Thunderbolt. This year, he is looking forward to learning all about journalism and is keen on improving his writing skills with every article he writes. His hobbies include photography, video games, listening to music and playing ...

Jada is a junior at Mills High School and a new staff writer for The Thunderbolt. She has always loved reading all kinds of novels and looking further into characters and fictional worlds to gain understanding. Excited to interview different people, Jada hopes to build connections and become a more versatile writer by accurately reporting events concerning the community. In her free time, she likes lis...

Elizabeth is a freshman Staff Writer on The Thunderbolt this year.

Warren is a senior at Mills High School and is in his first year of Journalism as a Staff Writer. He is looking forward to improving his writing skills and gaining more knowledge about journalism. He also has a passion for volunteering, and has served for three years on the Millbrae Leos Club as a board member. Outside of that, he plays water polo and swims, and likes hanging out with his friends in...

Meagan is a freshman at Mills High School and is excited to experience working as a staff writer on the journalism team this 2024-2025 school year. She looks forward to improving her writing and interviewing skills along with expanding her social network and meeting new people while working for The Thunderbolt. Some of her hobbies and interests include reading, listening to music, and spending quality ...

Madyson is a freshman this year at Mills High School making it her first year at The Thunderbolt as a Staff Writer. Ever since sixth grade, she’s had a passion for writing various things. Some of her hobbies include hanging out with family and friends, traveling, and playing volleyball and tennis. Madyson is excited to learn more about what happens behind the scenes when writing for the Thunderbol...

Noah is a senior at Mills High School. He is a new addition to The Thunderbolt staff this year and will be a Staff Writer. He has had an interest in Journalism ever since sophomore year and it was pushed even further along in his Junior year language arts class. He was unable to take Journalism as a class up until this year, but now, as a senior, he is finally able to pursue this underlying passion ...

Emily is a freshman and is excited to be a part of The Thunderbolt as a Staff Writer. She is looking forward to improving her writing skills. Some of her passions and interests include spending time with friends and family, baking, doing arts and crafts, and playing tennis. Her goal throughout this year is to engage more in the community, write entertaining articles for the school, and, overall, l...

Anthony Pretto has been an English teacher at Mills High School since 1999.  He is passionate about teaching rhetoric and nonfiction.  This is his first year as the adviser to The Thunderbolt.