Sydney Nguyen is a new staff writer for "The Blaze." Her time in the Lit Mag gave her skills in working with a team as well as graphic design, and is what led her to joining "The Blaze." Nguyen is ready to push through this school and pass with flying colors. With "The Blaze," she is hoping to bring along the skills she acquired from the Lit Mag to...

Melissa Waas is a sophomore and a staff writer on the Newspaper team here at Rock Ridge High School. She moved to the US in 2020 from France and can speak an upwards of three languages. Melissa is very creative and a great artist. She joined Newspaper this year because she wanted to try something new and she really enjoyed Mrs. Greiner and writing in...

Sruthi Vivek is a freshman who is new to "The Blaze." When she’s not worrying about school, she enjoys painting, watching tv, and playing basketball with her friends. She loves to paint scenery and cities, but she doesn’t mind painting other things. Her favorite ice cream flavors are strawberry and french vanilla. She likes learning, and she’s...

Shivu Sathe is a sophomore, and a new addition to The Blaze staff. She is a big fan of arguing with people, which is why she’s a member of JV Public Forum Debate this year. She is a member of the ‘Phoenix Chorale' mixed chorus group here at Rock Ridge. She’s a big fan of reading, with her favorite book series being The Good Girls Guide To Murder...

Junior Shaila Patel is a staff writer on "The Blaze." She joined newspaper in the hopes she could explore something different that she might use in the future and to be in a new environment that she's never experienced before. In Patel's free time, she enjoys reading, dancing and running. This is her first year on cross country with Rock Ridge. When...

Ananya Karthik is a sophomore who is taking her first year of Newspaper. She joined the newspaper because she loves to write and wants to pursue journalism in the future. Ananya spends most of her time singing and playing the guitar. Singing and songwriting encourages her to express herself in a different way; it helps her “escape.” She loves singing...