Staff

Who we are….

Carlos Godoy, Editor-in-Chief

Carlos Godoy is following in the footsteps of former Editor-in-Chief, Elitza Batchiyska, as the new Editor-in-Chief for the 2013-2014 school year. He’s stylistic and creative and is always trying to brighten up everyone’s day in the newsroom, even when work is strenuous and deadlines are tight. Godoy began his journalistic work in his freshman year of high school. Later in his sophomore year, he began working on the school newspaper as a staff writer and moved through two editor positions: Tech and Sports Editor. Godoy enjoys studying a myriad of music styles, drawing and looking through architecture/design magazines on his free times. This has influenced his preferences to study civil engineering in college, but considering journalism on the side.
@godoy_pearlpost

 

Alejandra Aguilera, Entertainment Editor

Alejandra is a junior and the new entertainment editor of the Pearl Post. She realized her fascination with journalism and writing when she took Journalism 1 in her freshman year at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School. Her artwork and creative pieces have been published on the website TeenInk.com.

@AleWrites

 

 

 

 

Jose Herrera, Sports Editor

Jose Herrera is the sports editor for the Pearl Post and during the spring semester he is part of the Boys Volleyball team at Birmingham Community Charter High School.  He is enthusiastic about reading, writing, and exercise.  His favorite genre is fiction and prefers playing sports in the cool weather of fall and winter.  He hopes to get into a university with a great journalism or communications program, and that has a volleyball team to continue with the sport.

 

 

 

 

 

‘Enrie Amezcua, Opinion Editor

Began journalism in his freshman then took a year and a half off to get other classes completed before starting as a staff writer on The Pearl Post in the Spring semester of 2013 and jumped right into perks of a newspaper writer. At the end of the year, received an award from the former Editor-in-Chief, Elitza Batchiyska, for quickest learner, for he did learn a lot and not just from newspaper but also the editors, staff members, and the newspaper’s advisor Adriana Chavira. He now begins his senior year as the Opinion Editor of The Pearl Post. And will continue his career as a newspaper writer in the course of time.

@enrie_amezcua

 

Jessica Mallari, New Media Editor

Jessica Mallari is the New Media editor of The Pearl Post. She has been in journalism for two years now and is in her junior year at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School. Jessica has a strong passion for all aspects of arts including dance, drama, vocals, and cinematography. In the future she aspires to graduate high school and attend a university. She would also like to intern for Disney, using her optimistic personality and media skills in hopes of later becoming a Disney Imagineer in the creative or the technology department.

@_jessicamallari

Ilana Gale, Tech Editor

Ilana Gale is a tenth grader at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School. She is in charge of the technology section for the Pearl Post. Ilana is eager to learn as much as she can in order to become a stronger editor. She attended the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in San Francisco last April.