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The Sage Publication is the student news site of Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, CA

The Sage

The Sage Publication is the student news site of Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, CA

The Sage

The Sage Publication is the student news site of Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, CA

The Sage

2016-2017 Staff

Gabi Larsen
Editor-in-Chief

Gabi Larsen

Gabrielle Larsen is Editor-in-Chief for The Sage for 2017-18 school year. When she is not proof-reading and bossing staff around in journalism, she can be caught at the gym, online shopping, daydreaming near impossible scenario...

Kylie Valency
Editor-in-Chief

Kylie Valency

Kylie Valency is a senior. When she is not planning a new broadcast of The Sage or editing articles, you can find her on the wrestling mat. Kylie is excited to be apart of the third year of The Sage!

Brady Caskey
Broadcast Editor

Brady Caskey

Brady Caskey is a senior and the three-year running Broadcast Editor for The Sage. When he is not juggling cameras and editing videos for The Sage he is working on Sage Creek's Yearbook staff. Brady is excited to spearhead the ...

Madisyn Goerlitz
Photography & Social Media Editor

Madisyn Goerlitz

Madisyn is a senior this year at SCHS and is beyond excited to have the opportunity to share your stories for the third year in a row. This year her role is Photography and Social Media Editor but outside of The Sage you can ...

Tim Baxter
Staff Reporter

Tim Baxter

Tim is a senior writer for The Sage.

Angela Prvulovic
Photography Editor

Angela Prvulovic

Angela is a Junior at Sage Creek High School, and currently the Photography Editor for The Sage. Outside of her journalistic & academic studies, she loves traveling back to Europe every year, and taking photos. Angela also has...

Jack Lieberman
Editor-in-Chief

Jack Lieberman

Jack Lieberman is a senior at Sage Creek. Jack is a former varsity runner for the track & field team. He enjoys paintball, paddle boarding outside of school. He is an die-hard Los Angeles Kings fan, and is in love with the...

Sam Bodnar
Editor-in-Chief

Sam Bodnar

Sam Bodnar is a senior and the original founder of the Sage Creek journalism publication program. He created the first paper, The Sage Creek Times, with a small group of students and is thrilled to see the program come this fa...

Alex Baratti
Broadcasting Editor

Alex Baratti

Alex Baratti is an original member of the journalism program. He is currently a senior who is very passionate about journalism, as he has been writing on his blog everyday for the past four years. He is proficient in Final...

Zach Lynch
Opinion Editor

Zach Lynch

Zach Lynch, a.k.a. "Salmon," is one of the Sage's two Opinion section editors. He is dedicated to making his section an open avenue for meaningful discussion of controversial issues. When not complaining about politics, he enjoys readi...

Bailey Hughes
Entertainment Editor

Bailey Hughes

Bailey Hughes is a senior who plays soccer, enjoys going to the beach, traveling, and watching Grey’s Anatomy and The Office. She is extremely passionate about writing and fashion and has aspirations to work for a fashion magazine....

Elena Trask
Copy Editor

Elena Trask

Elena Trask is a senior who is most passionate about theatre and correcting grammar mistakes. Elena also serves as the Secretary of Sage Creek's National Honor Society and Theatre Club. Additionally, she holds an internship at...

Bailey Moncrief
News Editor

Bailey Moncrief

Bailey Moncrief is a senior, and has been a part of the Bobcat community since the day its gates first opened. If she isn’t editing, you’ll most likely find her drawing, dancing, or re-rewatching Law & Order. Or playing...

Skylar Hughes
Feature Editor

Skylar Hughes

Skylar Hughes is a senior and is thrilled to have the opportunity to create compelling stories about the people in Carlsbad for The Sage. She loves to play soccer and go to the beach whenever possible. ...

Jake Fitzgerald
Sports Editor

Jake Fitzgerald

Jake Fitzgerald is a senior and an original member of The Sage Creek Times . He hopes to become a successful sports journalist in the future for a major sports industry like ESPN or NFL Network. Jake plans on majoring in sports journa...

Amy Benkovich
Opinion Editor

Amy Benkovich

Amy Benkovich is a senior and one of the original founders of the Sage Creek journalism program. She helped create the first paper, The Sage Creek Times and is amazed at what the program has grown into and what it will become....

Leo Ryan
Business Manager

Leo Ryan

Leo is a senior and is very excited about being apart of the The Sage. He is also on the baseball team, and is in the Ted Ed Club. He one day wants to pursue a degree in business, and start his own business. He is very eager to...

Emily Howard
News Editor

Emily Howard

Emily Howard is a sophomore. She is currently a level 9 Rhythmic gymnast and loves to spend her free time volunteering.

Sports Editor, Drake Benner
Sports Editor

Drake Benner

Drake is a tall, blond, fit, and hilarious student who enjoys going to school activities while being apart of many. His true passion is baseball. He plays for the school’s varsity baseball team, but has also played basketball...

Rachel Murphy
Copy Editor

Rachel Murphy

Rachel is a junior. Rachel enjoys musical theatre and gets her inspiration from Broadway musicals and Disney movies. In her free time, Rachel enjoys swimming and playing tennis.

Xavier Allison
Staff Writer

Xavier Allison

X is a senior who hopes to write intriguing and informative stories with The Sage this year. Outside of school he enjoys playing basketball for the Varsity team and chilling in his backyard.

Jennifer Baxter
Staff Writer

Jennifer Baxter

Jennifer is a senior who enjoys hobbies like crafts and springboard diving. When not occupied by school work or diving, she can be found binge watching Netflix.

Dylan Blackman
Staff Writer

Dylan Blackman

Dylan Blackman is a reporter whose goal is to supply students with the information and facts that they want. Unbiased and true, this reporter will write the articles you've dreamed of reading about.

Ashley Budiwarman
Staff Writer

Ashley Budiwarman

Ashleigh Budiwarman is a senior who has her own YouTube channel. Outside of school, she works at an acai bowl place and a Thai restaurant. She aspires to be a filmmaker and is currently looking for opportunities and internships...

Bryce Buscher
Staff Writer

Bryce Buscher

Bryce Buscher is a senior and student-athlete who plays on both the varsity baseball and basketball teams. Academically, he is actively involved in AP classes and always puts forth his best effort to be the best he can be.

Chris Engel
Staff Writer

Chris Engel

Chris Engel is a sophomore writer with a healthy experience in broadcast journalism. He enjoys to play baseball in his free time and when not doing homework or playing baseball, he is an expert couch potato and watches unhealthy...

Aydin Erol
Staff Writer

Aydin Erol

Aydin is an avid hat connoisseur. His main goal in life is to find the coolest hat in existence. He also likes goldfish, tech, and cool hats.

Gustavo Escobosa
Staff Writer

Gustavo Escobosa

Gustavo Escobosa is a senior who is proud to be apart of The Sage. He is expecting to work really hard to make this publication a very popular school news source. Aside from writing, he is on the varsity track team and he a...

Alex Estes
Staff Reporter

Alex Estes

Alex Estes is a music connoisseur who likes to explore different types of genres, mostly hip-hop. He will be mainly working in the Entertainment section, giving students insight on new releases and bangers of the year.

Tyler Franchimone
Staff Writer

Tyler Franchimone

Tyler is a senior writer, athlete, and scholar. He plays basketball, golf, and is an avid snowboarder while still enjoying a wide variety of other activities. His goal this year with The Sage is to always stay interested and occu...

Shae Gebert
Staff Writer

Shae Gebert

Shae Gebert is a senior who loves art, the beach, telling stories, and writing. Her contribution to The Sage is writing pieces on various topics for readers to read and enjoy. Being the first graduating class, she is delighted...

Andrew Hanawa
Staff Writer

Andrew Hanawa

Andy is an avid World War II historian, model maker, and video gamer. He loves to fly and play flight simulators. A few favorite games include War Thunder, Atlantic Fleet, and DCS World. He looks forward to a year of success wi...

Patrick Hanlon
Staff Writer

Patrick Hanlon

Hanlon is a senior who runs varsity hurdles for the school's track and field team. He is going to attend Texas Tech in the fall, pursuing the Wind Energy major that the university has to offer. 

Jeremy Hargrove
Staff Writer

Jeremy Hargrove

Jeremy Hargrove is a senior who has been writing since his sophomore year. This is the first time he is finally doing something useful with his wonderful skill. In his spare time, he enjoys watching an unhealthy amount of movies a...

Gracie Hull
Staff Writer

Gracie Hull

Gracie Hull is a junior who is apart of the cross country and track and field teams. Outside of writing for The Sage, she enjoys hiking, watching TV, and going to the beach. She is excited to be on staff and looks forward to the...

Sam Kane
Staff Reporter

Sam Kane

Sam enjoys skateboarding. Sam enjoys the DAV. Sam is 5'10''.

Michael Kassegne
Staff Writer

Michael Kassegne

Michael Kassegne is a junior at Sage Creek High School and is interested in filming and skating.

Elijah Kinnell
Staff Writer

Elijah Kinnell

Elijah Kinnell is a junior who spends most of his time working and volunteering aside from taking photographs. This is his first year of being a journalist and he looks forward to the year ahead. 

Bryant Kitisin
Sports Editor

Bryant Kitisin

Bryant Kitisin is a senior entering his third year with The Sage. His time is split up between reporting and playing ball on the baseball field. Bryant is excited to run the sports section along with working with the talented...

Georgena Luiso
Staff Writer

Georgena Luiso

Georgena Luiso, in her freshman year, recently pursued her passion for journalism close to three years ago. She is vehement and relentlessly frying others with questions at all times, and simply, point blank, will not mind her ...

Makenna Manti
Staff Writer

Makenna Manti

MaKenna Manti is a junior who enjoys writing. Her goal while writing The Sage is to keep the readers intrigued with every article written.

Jacob McKibben
Staff Writer

Jacob McKibben

Jacob McKibben is a junior staff writer who enjoys a playing soccer for Sage Creek. He was introduced to journalism by his father who wrote for the L.A. Times.

Jacob Mock
Staff Writer

Jacob Mock

Jake Mock is a sophomore who is having a ball in Multimedia Journalism. He loves watching the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Nicolas Reynoso
Staff Writer

Nicolas Reynoso

Nicolas Reynoso is just your average-Joe schmo senior reporter on The Sage. He has been sporadically writing since Junior year, and is excited to find a way to write more consistently. In his spare time, he enjoys videogames,...

Teiyler Scott
Staff Writer

Teiyler Scott

Teiyler Scott is a very personable person who is looking to come into the first year of the sage to set a very high bar for the rest of the incoming classes. He is on the varsity basketball team striving for a CIF championship...

Noah Secades
Staff Writer

Noah Secades

Noah Secades is a broadcaster and loves to make films and movies. He is proud to be apart of Sage Creek's second publication and is looking forward to a great year. 

Sterling Southerland
Staff Writer

Sterling Southerland

Sterling happens to be one of the original Bobcats here at Sage Creek. He strives to make a difference and serve as a role model for the underclassmen. He loves being outside and enjoying all kinds of nature, sports included. Fee...

Jack Stephens
Staff Writer and Business Advisor

Jack Stephens

Jack Stephens is a senior who likes to fish and surf. He has grown up in Carlsbad, California his whole life and is proud to be apart of The Sage.

Gabriel Vecchio
Staff Writer

Gabriel Vecchio

Gabriel Vecchio is a second-year staff reporter on The Sage, Gabriel can be found surfing, playing various musical instruments and writing for the Sage.

Jake McAllister
Staff Writer

Jake McAllister

Jake McAllister is a staff reporter for The Sage. I specialize in photography and writing, I look forward to bringing my talents to our school newspaper and contributing to The Sage.

Beau Prince
Staff Writer

Beau Prince

Beau Prince is a senior and a captain of the track and cross country teams. Not surprisingly, his favorite pastime is running. Running aside, his passions include brooding music and movies. He hopes one day to become an astron...

Sean Cooke
Staff Writer

Sean Cooke

Sean is a soccer fanatic, hockey nut, and avid calf-slapper. He is in Multimedia Journalism to spread news on NHL, European Soccer, and Sage Creek sports. He is very excited to deliver his researched opinion and give the detailed s...

Chris Beauchamp
Staff Reporter

Chris Beauchamp

Chris Beauchamp is a senior and was the Entertainment Editor for last year's program. When he's not working, he operates a film club after school and works as an independent student filmmaker. He loves being apart of The Sage and is l...

Troy Howertown
Staff Reporter

Troy Howertown

Troy is a senior and a staff reporter for The Sage. He loves to film and be in front of the camera. His hobbies include sports, surfing, outdoor activities.

Noah Secades
Staff Reporter

Noah Secades

Noah is a talented actor and broadcaster that was one of the key reporters for The Sage during at the Student Television Network competitions in Atlanta, Georgia and Anaheim, California. Noah is very excited about this year's S...

Paige Zepeda
Sports Editor

Paige Zepeda

Paige Zepeda is one of two sports editors for The Sage, this is her fourth year in the program. When not reporting for The Sage you can probably catch her working at the KFC/Taco Bell in The Village. She looks forward to a grea...

Gavin Graff
Staff Reporter

Gavin Graff

Gavin Graff is a staff reporter for The Sage. This is his third year with the class and his fourth year doing journalism. He hopes to further grow the program with his skills in broadcast journalism and writing.