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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

2017-2018 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 ...

Fawziyah Khatri
News Editor

Fawziyah Khatri

Fawziyah Khatri is pronounced, "foe-zee-yuh kah-tree" and is forever leaving the public education system in 2018. When Fawziyah is not stress-tea drinking, she can be found binging Netflix Original Series. She also enjoys reading,...

Drake Trent
Feature Editor

Drake Trent

Drake Trent is the feature editor for The Sage and a senior at Sage Creek. His past times include accidentally crashing cars and dealing with the subsequent whiplash.

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...

Tim Baxter
Staff Reporter

Tim Baxter

Tim is a senior writer for The Sage.

Áine Kern
Opinion Editor

Áine Kern

Aine will be graduating with the class of 2018 and is delighted to be the Opinion Editor in her last year at Sage Creek, spending every spare minute reading novels. She hopes to work in a college or dragon emporium after graduating...

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...

Joey Babcock
Web Editor

Joey Babcock

Joey Babcock is a programmer by trade, making websites for school organizations such as ASB, Cross Country & Track, and starting this year is the We🅱 Editor for The Sage. When not wasting away his youth in front of...

Chase Knowland
Business Manager

Chase Knowland

Chase Knowland is a senior and the business manager of The Sage. He is here for a good time, not a long time.

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...

Maxwell Davis
Social Media Editor

Maxwell Davis

Maxwell Davis is a senior at Sage Creek, and a Social Media Editor at The Sage. In his free time he enjoys Paragliding and spending time with his family.

Makoa Bryson
Copy Editor

Makoa Bryson

Makoa Bryson is a senior at Sage Creek who is excited to work on making The Sage the best! When he is not editing, Makoa likes to make music on his Bass Guitar and Piano.

Maxwell Yang
Copy Editor

Maxwell Yang

Maxwell Yang is one of the two copy editors for The Sage. A starving writer and former class president, he now spends his numbered days crafting novels, playing the guitar, playing even more video games, and hanging out with his...

Dakota Coddington
Staff Writer

Dakota Coddington

Dakota Coddington is a senior as Sage Creek High School. He enjoys running, swimming, playing video games, writing in third person, and playing/watching football. His favorite football team is the Buffalo Bills, and he thinks...

Bailey Daynes
Staff Writer

Bailey Daynes

Bailey Daynes is a senior and staff reporter for Sage Creek High School’s online newspaper, The Sage. When not drowning in the stresses of homework and college applications, Bailey enjoys binge watching The Office or Grey’s...

Declan Finn
Staff Writer

Declan Finn

Declan Finn is a reporter for The Sage. His responsibility is to report on what's happening at Sage Creek and around San Diego.

David Fosman
Staff Writer

David Fosman

David Fosman, a senior at Sage Creek High School, is a staff writer for The Sage. Through his work, he hopes to bring The Sage to new heights.

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.

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.

Jade Huynh
Staff Writer

Jade Huynh

Jade Huynh is currently a Senior, writing for The Sage for the first time. When she's not writing, she's stressing over Key Club and perfecting her swing on the golf course.

Cristian Johnson
Staff Writer

Cristian Johnson

Cristian is in the class of 2018 and is reporting for The Sage.

Christopher Kathman
Broadcast Editor-in-Chief

Christopher Kathman

This is Chris' third year with The Sage, and has been promoted to Broadcast Editor-in-Chief after years of hard work. His love for the Oxford Comma cannot even beat his love for The Sage.

Noah Kelley
Staff Writer

Noah Kelley

Noah Kelley is a writer and video editor for The Sage who just moved from Washington state and is still getting used to the fact that it is actually warmer outside than inside. Noah enjoys writing fantasy novels, raging in video...

Ari Beckett
Entertainment & Opinion Editor

Ari Beckett

Ari is a Senior at Sage Creek and was a Staff Writer for The Sage last year, making comics and writing student interest stories. Outside of the press room, you can find Ari hunching over AP homework or making pin-back buttons....

Robert Berarducci
Staff Writer

Robert Berarducci

Robert Berarducci is a student reporter for The Sage. He loves cameras, so look out for his work on photography and videography assignments.

Reilly Cornwall
Staff Writer

Reilly Cornwall

Reilly is a senior at Sage Creek High School and staff reporter for The Sage. Her other interests include photography, music, dogs, and hanging out with friends.

Amanda Klein
Staff Writer

Amanda Klein

Amanda is a senior and this is her first year as a journalist, contributing to The Sage through writing and photography. Amanda loves nature, stupid jokes, adventuring, and movies from the ‘80s (especially the Goonies).

Paige Loeffler
Staff Writer

Paige Loeffler

Paige Loeffler is currently a senior at Sage Creek High School and she is excited to be joining The Sage! Her hobbies include midnight In-N-Out runs, playing the Adventure Time theme song on Ukulele, and she occasionally plays La...

Carlie Lussenden
Staff Writer

Carlie Lussenden

Carlie Lussenden is a senior at Sage Creek and a staff reporter for The Sage.

MaKenna Manti
Staff Writer

MaKenna Manti

Senior at Sage creek happy to be writing for The Sage.

Morgan Mayorga
Photo & Social Media Editor

Morgan Mayorga

Morgan Mayorga is a junior at Sage Creek High School, and it is her third year being in The Sage. She is on ASB Executive Board and Link Crew and is looking forward to another amazing year.

Jacob McKibben
Staff Writer

Jacob McKibben

Jacob McKibben is a senior 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.

Justin Mildenberger
Staff Writer

Justin Mildenberger

A senior at sage, plays lacrosse, a likable guy, pretty fun, you'll see me behind the camera.

Kamden Miller
Staff Writer

Kamden Miller

Figuring it out as I go.

Sophie Mostamand
Broadcast Editor

Sophie Mostamand

Sophie Mostamand is a junior. This is her second year of journalism at The Sage. She is excited to expand her knowledge of broadcasting this year. Outside of school, she's probably at the beach.

Jacob Nipper
Staff Writer

Jacob Nipper

Jacob Nipper is a staff writer of The Sage. He spends his free time researching cars and motorcycles he can't afford, and enjoys sarcasm, philosophy, and spending too much money.

Tyler Overbey
Staff Writer

Tyler Overbey

Tyler is a senior at Sage Creek High School and is both a reporter and writer for The Sage. He is well-known for his unrelenting drive and infectious passion for life, people, and most of all, music

Kara Prince
Staff Writer

Kara Prince

Kara Prince is a senior and a staff reporter for The Sage. She loves to cook, sing, take pictures, and read.

Darius Rahmanian
Staff Writer

Darius Rahmanian

Darius Rahmanian is an aspiring pundit and senior at Sage Creek High School. Always ready to expose hypocrisy and pop a couple jokes on the way, Darius is excited for his run on The Sage Volume II.

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...

Justin Storrs
Staff Writer

Justin Storrs

Justin Storrs is a new member of The Sage journalism team and will be working as both a writer and anchor throughout the year. You can usually find him reading a good book, enjoying a scenic hike, or relaxing at the beach.

Kyle Turner
Staff Writer

Kyle Turner

Hawt Cali4nia sk8r boi 4 lyf

Jeff Wattner
Staff Writer

Jeff Wattner

Jeff Wattner is a senior at Sage Creek High School. He likes long walks on the beach and miniature golf.

Madison Young
Editor-in-Chief

Madison Young

Madison Young is a senior and proud Editor-in-Chief of The Sage Publication. She is extremely excited about what this year has to offer for her both in and outside of being a part of the editing staff. Heavily involved on campu...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.