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The student news site of Stroudsburg High School

Mountaineer

The student news site of Stroudsburg High School

Mountaineer

The student news site of Stroudsburg High School

Mountaineer

2024-2025 Staff

Alexis Binikos
Editor-In-Chief

Alexis Binikos

Hi my name is Alexis Binikos, and I'm a senior this year. I'm one of the Editors this year for the newspaper and this is my third year in Journalism at the High School. I'm involved in Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA),...

Olivia Celano
Editor-In-Chief

Olivia Celano

Hey! I'm Olivia and I will be one of this year's Editors-In-Chief. I've been in journalism for three years and can't wait to spend my last year at Stroudsburg doing what I love. I've been writing for fun since I was really young--...

Jaden Harper
Sports Editor-In-Chief

Jaden Harper

My name is Jaden Harper, and I am a senior. I am the Sports Editor-In-Chief this year for the newspaper and this is my second year in Journalism at the High School. I'm involved in Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Model...

Peyton Costigan
Staff Writer

Peyton Costigan

Hello, I'm Peyton Costigan and I am a sophomore. I joined Journalism last year at the Junior High School. I do soccer, basketball, and track. I am also in student government. 

Zsani Findley
Staff Writer

Zsani Findley

My name is Zsani Findley, I help with social media for the Mountaineer and am a soccer manager. I´m a senior this year. My favorite color is pink and my favorite season is Fall.

Crista Kopec
Staff Writer

Crista Kopec

My name is Crista Kopec and I am a junior in SHS. This is my first year on the Mountaineer but second year taking a journalism class. I am a huge fan of photography and I love getting in the moment pictures and capturing the acti...

Rebecca Dishong
Staff Writer

Rebecca Dishong

Hello everyone, my name is Rebecca Dishong. I am a senior, previously from Lehighton High School. This is my second year at Stroudsburg, but first year working on The Mountaineer. I will primarily be taking photos at sporting ev...

Gian Leoj Dela Cruz
Staff Writer

Gian Leoj Dela Cruz

Hey, I'm Gian his is my second year in newspaper. I'm a Junior.

Nyx O'Connor
Staff Writer

Nyx O’Connor

Hi, my name is Nyx, I'm a Junior here at SHS, and this is my second  year on the paper.  I've been writing for as long as I can remember. I am covering Teacher and Staff Features.  I mostly write poetry in my free time. ...

Lana Modestile
Staff Writer

Lana Modestile

I am Lana Modestile. I am a senior this year in Stroudsburg and I play volleyball for our school. This is my first year in journalism.This is just an elective to me but I am still excited in reporting the school sports news. &nbs...

Georgie English
Staff Writer

Georgie English

My name is Georgie English and I am a junior. This is my second year apart of  the Mountaineer. I cover and run all of the newspaper social media. You will often see me and my friends in interviews or videos around the school. I ...

Katelyn Pantinople
Staff Writer

Katelyn Pantinople

Hey! I'm Katelyn Pantinople and I am a senior. I’m a part of our social media & photography team. I'm Student Government Vice President & Social Media Manager for NAACP. I'm also involved in Mini-Thon, Aevidum, GAPP, Sp...

Chelsea Castellanos
Staff Writer

Chelsea Castellanos

Hey! My name is Chelsea Castellanos and I’m a junior. It’s my first year being apart of the Mountaineer. I’m really excited to be apart of it and be able to show some really fun things with the school. ...

Morgan Tucker
Staff Writer

Morgan Tucker

Hi I’m Morgan! I’m a senior and this is my second year on the mountaineer staff. I help run the social media including Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube. You will definitely see and other members of the staff interviewing stu...

Andrew Polanco Then
Staff Writer

Andrew Polanco Then

Hello, its Andrew! I’m a junior going onto my second year with the Mountaineer. I enjoy writing as well as dancing, drawing, singing, and skating. Know that I'm working hard to improve the Mountaineer.

Lile Bekaia
Staff Writer

Lile Bekaia

Hi! I’m Lile Bekaia and I’m a sophomore. Along with working on the Mountaineer, and being engrossed in school, I am also in FBLA and plan to join many more clubs. I love reading, writing, watching movies/shows, spending time wit...

Santino Baxter
Staff Writer

Santino Baxter

My name is Santino Baxter, I am a Senior in highschool and I am a part of the sports team. I’m a big fan of the New York Giant and New York Yankees. I am also a member of the Varsity Chess team. I’m new to the Mountaineer St...

Kona Maronpot, senior, is the 2024-2025 Student Representative for the SHS School Board and a monthly contributor to The Mountaineer Newspaper.
Contributor: Student Representative to the Board

Kona Maranpot

I’m Kona Maronpot, a senior and the new Student Representative for the SHS School Board. I plan to share student concerns at the monthly school board meetings and additionally, share the information provided at these meetings...

Lillian Blazick
Journalism 1

Lillian Blazick

Hello, My name is Lillian Blazick and this is my first year in Journalism. I joined Journalism because I like to write about current events and school news. I look forward to incorporating my artistic ability into the Mountaineer Ne...

Nursaan Trowell
Journalism 1

Nursaan Trowell

Hi, my name is Nursaan, I’m a Junior in high school, and this is my first year in Journalism. I enjoy writing and I am on the Football team and I really like to read. I am part of the “Community/ Recreation” and “Clubs/Acti...

Rafael Zukus-Caballero
Journalism 1

Rafael Zukus-Caballero

Hello I’m Rafael Zukus-Caballero and this is my bio. I don't do very much outside of school so I though journalism was a good way to contribute to the school. I love helping other but I'm not very good at talking to people so I stick to ta...

Olivia Mason
Journalism 1

Olivia Mason

Hello I am Olivia Mason. I joined journalism this year to start something new. I don’t have a lot of writing experience, but I would like to get better at it. I've played basketball for three years and am heading into my fo...

Dominique Collins
Journalism 1

Dominique Collins

Hi, I’m Dominique. Don’t mind my picture,I didn’t want to see it either… Anywho; I enjoy simply writing. Journalism involves writing, although it’s not on the top of my favorites. I do hope that even with this feelin...

Molly Derosa
Journalism 1

Molly Derosa

Hey! My name is Molly DeRosa and this is my second year being a part of journalism. I am a cheerleader and I plan to join more clubs as the year goes on. I am so excited to start writing and reading fun articles and learn more...

Jordan Cook
Journalism 1

Jordan Cook

My name is Jordan Cook and this will be my first year in Journalism. I enjoy reading, writing, and I play softball; both travel and varsity. Also, I am a part of two school clubs. A fun fact about myself is that I have two mutts...

Prindelis Jimenez
Journalism 1

Prindelis Jimenez

My name is Prindelis Jimenez and I'm 15 years old. This is my first year in journalism class. I wanted to join this class because I want to be more involved and because I want to improve my writing skills. I would like to join th...

Cotoria McCarthy
Journalism 1

Cotoria McCarthy

My name is Cotoria McCarthy, I'm in 11th grade. This is my first year in journalism, honestly when I first picked this class I didn't know what this class was about or that we'd be writing in the school newspaper. But I'm open ...

Lucas Ohr
Journalism 1

Lucas Ohr

Hi, my name is Lucas and i'm a writer for the newspaper. I’m a junior and this is my first year being in journalism. I’m excited to help in any way possible but I love following football and other high school sports. I pla...

Emmayah Pope
Journalism 1

Emmayah Pope

Hi, My name is  Emmayah Pope. I’m a sophomore at Stroudsburg High School. I just started journalism this year but I’ve always loved writing. A fun fact about me is that I used to wear glasses.

Isabella Rivera
Journalism 1

Isabella Rivera

Hello, I’m Isabella Rivera. I am a sophomore at Stroudsburg High School.This is my second year of journalism. I'm doing another year of journalism because I love writing and taking photos.  Outside of school I do cheerleading and...

Shiann Redwood
Journalism 1

Shiann Redwood

Hey, I'm Shiann Redwood, and I am a junior this year. This will be my first year being on the Journalism team, I'm excited to experience things and learn about new topics. I like to spend my time being indoors and I love to spe...

Giana Rizzo
Journalism 1

Giana Rizzo

Hi I’m Giana and I’m a junior and I’ll be writing for the SHS newspaper. I’ve been going to Stroudsburg for almost my whole life. I like shopping and doing nails. 

Rayniel Tavarez Estevez
Journalism 1

Rayniel Tavarez Estevez

Hello, My name is Rayniel Tavarez Estevez better known as Ray, I am a sophomore at Stroudsburg High School. I am part of the “Student FYI” team. This is my first year of Journalism and I joined because I like taking images an...

Tristan Timones
Journalism 1

Tristan Timones

My name is Tristan Timones, this is my second year in journalism. I play soccer, do track, play games, and like watching movies/shows. I hope to have a good school year and write lots of articles.

Brandon Daniel
Journalism 1

Brandon Daniel

My name is Brandon Daniel. I am a sophomore. This is my first time in Journalism. I am in Journalism because I think this is a good way to connect with the school, students, staff and Stroudsburg in general! Currently I am not ...

Donovan Qualls
Journalism 1

Donovan Qualls

My name is Donovan Qualls, a junior who is in their first year of Journalism. I like creating things, like stories and ideas, so I joined journalism to improve on that, as I want to be a novelist in the future. I love Greek myt...

Joseph Centeno
Journalism 1

Joseph Centeno

 My name is Joseph Centeno, and I am a junior this year. This is my first year in Journalism, and I would enjoy experiencing new things. Something I like to do in my free time or out of school is playing football. ...

Colt Brodhead
Journalism 1

Colt Brodhead

 Hello, my name is Colt and I'm apart of the staff for the mountaineer. Some things I like to do are play football and track. I also like to go hiking and canoeing with my friends. This is my second year in journalism....

Logan Bago
Journalism 1

Logan Bago

My name is Logan Bago, I'm a sophomore at Stroudsburg Senior High School, and this is my first year writing for the Mountaineer Newspaper. I enjoy writing and telling stories that peak my interest, and now I have the opportunity ...

Hailey Abba
Journalism 1

Hailey Abba

My name is Hailey! This is my second year in Journalism. I’m a Sophomore. My after school activities are FBLA. My favorite things to do are play games, talk to my friends, and watch shows. I am excited to work on the Mountain...

Amir Lovell
Contributor

Amir Lovell

Hi, my name is Amir and I am a junior. I love photography and have stepped in to help the Mountaineer Newspaper with sports coverage when needed. I started contributing to the newspaper as a sophomore mainly covering football...