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The student news organization for Lakewood High School

The Lakewood Times

The student news organization for Lakewood High School

The Lakewood Times

The student news organization for Lakewood High School

The Lakewood Times

2024-2025 Staff

Delano Yeung
Editor-in-Chief

Delano Yeung

Delano Yeung (he/him) is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is his first year on staff. He is a member of the Mock Trial team, NHS, and Photo Club. He is currently studying for the CPA exam. In his free time, he enjoys baking, calisthenics, and watercolor painting.

Alexa De La Rosa
Managing Editor

Alexa De La Rosa

Alexa De La Rosa (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is a member of the Travel Club, Amnesty International, and Women in Politics. Outside of school, she loves traveling, going to concerts, and all things Harry Styles.

Madison Comer
Web Content Manager/Marketing Manager

Madison Comer

Madison Comer (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood. This is her first year on staff. She is on the basketball and softball team here at Lakewood. In her free time, she likes to read, listen to music, and go to the movies with friends.

Olive Rodemann
Co-Director of Visuals

Olive Rodemann

Olive Rodemann (she/her) is a Senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is the president of the LHS Photography Club and part of the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band Flag Line. Outside of school, she’s the drummer in a death metal band. In her free time, she loves to hike and is always making time to create art, ranging from collages to photography.

Ava Schmoldt
Co-Director of Visuals

Ava Schmoldt

Ava Schmoldt (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is a captain and four-year member of the school's flag line and a captain and two-year varsity player of the girls' lacrosse team as a goalie. Ava enjoys being involved in the arts and works as a team leader at Mitchell's Ice Cream in Rocky River.

Elaina Purcell
Senior Mentor Editor

Elaina Purcell

Elaina Purcell is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is on the varsity volleyball team as a defense specialist. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, getting coffee, and listening to music. She has a preference for 70s music but likes all genres. She is interested in going to nursing school after high school.

Kylee Zingale
Senior Sports Editor

Kylee Zingale

Kylee Zingale (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She enjoys listening to music and hanging out with her two dogs. She works at Goldfish Swim School as an instructor and lifeguard. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends.

Fallon Austin
Senior Section Editor

Fallon Austin

Fallon Austin (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is a part of the LHS Symphony Orchestra and is involved in H2O and NHS. She also dances competitively at ADMA Dance and Gymnastics. In her free time, she enjoys pet-sitting, watching shows and movies, and hanging out with friends.

Vincent Shell
Senior Graphic Designer/Artist

Vincent Shell

Vincent Shell (he/him) is a senior at Lakewood. This is his first year on staff. He is a section leader in the marching band and a member of the Wind Ensemble as a Tenor saxophonist. He is in the Photo Club and is an officer for Club Identity. In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing, creating art, playing video games, and conjuring up ideas for his Dungeons and Dragons campaigns....

Sophia Schelgunov
Senior Staff Writer/Photographer

Sophia Schelgunov

Sophia Schelgunov (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is a varsity cheerleader for the sideline and competition cheer teams at LHS. She is a lifeguard for Foster Pool at Lakewood Park during summer breaks. She devotes her free time to spending time with friends, listening to music, and movie nights.

Mary Burton
Senior Staff Writer/Photographer

Mary Burton

Mary Burton (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is on the lacrosse team and is a part of the volunteering and mentoring club H2O. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and designing clothing.

Madi Twining
Fashion Blogger

Madi Twining

Madison (Madi) Twining (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood High School. She is involved with various aspects of Lakewood’s Musical program, including Barnstormers and the Symphonic Mixed Choir (Alto 1). In her free time, she enjoys watching Back To The Future on a loop, playing Animal Crossing, and writing anything and everything down in her bullet journal....

Bailey Dussault
Blogger/Photographer

Bailey Dussault

Bailey Dussault is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is his first year on staff. When he isn't at school or work, you can probably find him playing bass, skateboarding, or exploring nature. Bailey enjoys finding random, usually abandoned buildings and taking photos. He is always on the lookout for cool places to go and the history behind them.

Erin Dineen
Senior Staff Writer

Erin Dineen

Erin Dineen (she/her) is a senior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is on the girl’s country country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams. She is also a part of Lakewood’s Symphonic Orchestra. Outside of school, Erin enjoys playing video games and hanging out with her friends.

Abriana Heinz
Junior Mentor Editor

Abriana Heinz

Abriana Heinz is a junior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. Some groups she participates in are the girls' varsity tennis team, peer leadership, the symphony orchestra, and the Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corporation. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and family and driving around.

Teddie Bruening
Junior Section Editor

Teddie Bruening

Theodora (Teddie) Bruening is a junior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She does gymnastics for the high school and dances on the competition team at Dance Lakewood. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, watching sunsets, working out, and listening to music. She is very excited to be part of the team!

Rita Yost
Junior Section Editor

Rita Yost

Rita Yost is a junior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff.  She enjoys running, writing poetry, and reading books along with playing Animal Crossing. She is on the varsity Lakewood Track and Field team and is part of the Flagline for the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band.  She also enjoys spending time with friends outside of school.

Lyla Parkison
Mentor Editor

Lyla Parkison

Lyla Parkison is a freshman at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. Lyla will join the indoor track team and the lacrosse team in the spring. She is a member of the Student-Athlete Leadership Team and H20. Outside of school, she loves attending sports games like volleyball and football, hanging out with friends, and being outside.

Mia Dugan
Mentor Editor

Mia Dugan

Mia Dugan (she/her) is a freshman at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She plays JV and Varsity volleyball, as well as basketball and lacrosse. She is part of the student council, the student-athlete Leadership team, and the district leadership team. In her free time, she likes to read, spend time with friends, and travel.

Zoe Payton
Staff Writer

Zoe Payton

Zoe Payton (she/her) is a freshman at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She plays volleyball and is on the swim team. In her free time, she likes to hang out with friends, spend time with family, and bake. She also travels a lot and likes to learn about different places.

Alice Paynter
Staff Writer/Photographer

Alice Paynter

Alice Paynter (she/her) is a freshman at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She plans to participate in clubs such as H2O, the yearbook club, and the indoor track. Outside of school, Alice enjoys running, hanging out with friends, spending quality time with family, listening to music, sleeping, journaling, and exploring new places, foods, and music....

Asma Naqshbandi
Staff Writer/Photographer

Asma Naqshbandi

Asma Naqshbandi (she/her) is a sophomore at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She loves writing, drawing, reading, and listening to music in her free time. She plays volleyball and bakes whenever she can.

Harper Kinder
Staff Writer

Harper Kinder

Harper Kinder (she/her) is a sophomore at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is a member of the softball and gymnastics teams. Outside of sports and school, she spends her free time with friends and family, listening to music, and playing with her pets.

Julia Thomas
Staff Writer

Julia Thomas

Julia Thomas (she/her) is a freshman at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She plays the right side on the JV volleyball team and is an attacker in lacrosse. During her free time, you’ll usually spot her blasting music through her headphones, diving deep into a book, laughing with her friends, or spending hours alongside her beloved cat, Crookshanks.

Rocco Awad
Staff Writer

Rocco Awad

Rocco Awad is a Freshman at Lakewood High School. This is his first year on staff. He plays the trumpet for the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band. He enjoys listening to and making music. He also loves watching movies, studying film-making, cooking, drawing, and exploring places with friends.

Savannah Sullivan
Staff Writer

Savannah Sullivan

Savannah Sullivan (she/her) is a freshman at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on the staff. She is an outside hitter for the JV volleyball team. In her free time, she enjoys going to concerts, watching movies, sleeping, hanging out with friends, and discovering new places.

Jaden White
Section Editor A&E

Jaden White

Jaden White is a freshman at Lakewood High School. This is their first year on staff. Jaden plays the cymbals for the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band. In their free time, they enjoy listening to music, reading, and spending time outdoors.

Abigail Kovach
Yearbook Editor/Graphic Designer/Photographer

Abigail Kovach

Abigail Kovach (she/her) is a junior at Lakewood High School. This is her first year on staff. She is the principal bassist of both the Lakewood Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. She also plays bass in the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and is a member of the drumline in the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with friends, beekeeping, and listening to music....