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Mead High School’s Student News

The Mav

Mead High School’s Student News

The Mav

Mead High School’s Student News

The Mav

2025-2026 Staff

Payton Grasser
Editor-in-Chief

Payton Grasser

Payton Grasser is a senior. She enjoys drawing, painting, doing hair, and spending time with friends. She is involved in AP Art and Journalism. Payton is looking forward to writing more in her last year of high school, as well...

Rebekah Dennis
Copy and Design Editor

Rebekah Dennis

Bekah Dennis is a senior. She enjoys doing her makeup, listening to music, and watching TV shows. She is involved with both the theatre and choir programs at Mead. She hopes to conclude her senior year with a bunch of cherishable...

Patric Wallis
Copy and Design Editor

Patric Wallis

Patric Wallis is a senior. He enjoys art, listening to music, biking, seeing friends, and talking. He’s looking forward to improving his journalistic skills while helping others do the same.

Lorelei Sadler
Managing Editor

Lorelei Sadler

Lorelei Sadler is a junior. She enjoys spending time outside, reading, and music. She is involved in the swim team at Erie High School, marching band, pit orchestra, lacrosse, and the Longmont Combined Winter Drumline. Lorelei...

Ben Hergert
Media Editor

Ben Hergert

Ben Hergert is a senior and is excited for his final year of high school. He enjoys rock climbing, reading, and nature. He is looking forward to being a media editor and creating videos for The Mav.

Mikey Carrigan
Content Editor

Mikey Carrigan

Mikey Carrigan is a senior. She enjoys art, watching new shows and movies, and figure skating. She’s involved in several choirs at Mead. She is looking forward to writing articles to share information on current events and sharing...

Bella DeNicholas
Content Editor

Bella DeNicholas

Bella DeNicholas is a sophomore. She enjoys hanging out with friends, traveling, and shopping. She is involved with the Mead cheer team as well as the track team. She is looking forward to growing with her fellow peers in and...

Addy Mooradian
Content Editor

Addy Mooradian

Addy Mooradian is a senior who enjoys being active, making art, socializing, photography, and spending time with her family. Addy also runs track and wrestles at Mead. She’s looking forward to another year as a content editor,...

Isabella Pacotti
Content Editor

Isabella Pacotti

Izzy Pacotti is a senior. She enjoys reading, skateboarding, and listening to music. She’s involved in orchestra and theatre at Mead. She is looking forward to working on her podcast Deranged and having the opportunity to write...

Zac Morales
Photographer

Zac Morales

Zac Morales is a freshman. He enjoys photography, baseball, and music. He is involved with basketball and baseball at Mead. He is looking forward to continuing his sports photography career this year in Journalism.

Sabrina Teeters
Graphic Designer

Sabrina Teeters

Sabrina Teeters is a senior who enjoys painting, sculpting, and the color pink. She also loves spending time with family and friends, as well as making other people happy. She’s looking forward to being involved in her first...

Becca Baker
Writer

Becca Baker

Becca Baker is a senior. She enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with friends and family. In her free time, she does golf for the school and club volleyball. She is looking forward to being involved in The Mav for her ...

Nicolas Carrillo-Sanchez
Writer

Nicolas Carrillo-Sanchez

Nicolas "Casey" Carrillo-Sanchez enjoys Batman and is a senior. He loves flowers, building things, and organizing and cleaning (but not when he's told to do so). Casey enjoys football, wrestling, and also dabbles in MMA....

Aliya Corne
Writer

Aliya Corne

Aliya Corne is a freshman. She enjoys baking, track, and dance. She is involved with the dance team, Choir, and Journalism. This year she's looking forward to growing as a writer and learning how to interview people well....

Andrew Duran
Writer

Andrew Duran

Andrew Duran is a sophomore. He enjoys aviation, politics, and traveling. Andrew is involved in FBLA and is the President of the TPUSA chapter at MHS. He is looking forward to writing about politics and some unseen sides of relevant...

Ashlyn Ear
Writer

Ashlyn Ear

Ashlyn Ear is a sophomore. She enjoys hanging out with friends, listening to all kinds of music, and writing. Ashlyn is planning to do Track & Field in the spring, however she is not involved in any sports right now. She’s...

Isabella Leverone
Writer

Isabella Leverone

Isabella Leverone is a senior. She enjoys drawing, traveling, cooking, and hanging out with friends and family. She is looking forward to meeting new people and spending her last year in Journalism....

Tania Flores
Writer

Tania Flores

Tania Flores is a senior. She enjoys painting, reading, and being outside while listening to music. She’s involved in Journalism and a handful of art programs at Mead. She’s looking forward to writing some memorable articles...

Mason Hall
Writer

Mason Hall

Mason Junius Hall is a sophomore. They enjoy writing and reading. They are involved in Speech and Debate and political activist groups. They are looking forward to providing a new perspective on politics, with the express purpose...

Olive Koslovsky
Writer

Olive Koslovsky

Olive Koslovsky is a senior. She enjoys mountain biking, art, and makeup. Olive is also involved with her school’s Jazz Choir. She is looking forward to writing articles and her senior year.

MacKayla Lesinski
Writer

MacKayla Lesinski

MacKayla Lesinski is a sophomore. She enjoys participating in choir, hunting, and hanging out with her friends and family. She is thrilled to be involved in the Mead High School newspaper, The Mav. MacKayla is looking forward ...

Cami McGilvray
Writer

Cami McGilvray

Cami McGilvray is a sophomore. She enjoys writing, hanging out with friends, and she is involved with the Mead cheer team. She is looking forward to being an editor this year for the school newspaper.

Savannah Medrano
Writer

Savannah Medrano

Savannah Medrano is a junior. She enjoys spending time with her siblings, reading books, and listening to music. She babysits after school and does cheerleading competitively. Savannah is looking forward to working with the Journalism...

Brissa Mendez-Olivas
Writer

Brissa Mendez-Olivas

Brissa Mendez-Olivas is a senior, and she is so excited to be back in Journalism this year! As a sophomore, she had such a great experience writing and making social media posts for The Mav that now she is back and ready for bigg...

Chayce Morris
Writer

Chayce Morris

Chayce Morris is a junior. She enjoys being outdoors, playing soccer, and being with her friends and family. She is involved in the Girl’s Soccer team at Mead. She is looking forward to writing amazing pieces this year!!

Jamie Mott
Writer

Jamie Mott

Jamie Mott is a freshman. She plays the drums and the guitar, and is involved in karate. Jamie plays in a band called Kick$lit. She is looking forward to writing about interesting things and getting to interview people for articles.

Breckan Palko
Writer

Breckan Palko

Breckan Palko is a senior. He enjoys working out, being outside, and watching sports. He is involved in football, wrestling, and the National Honor Society (NHS). He is looking forward to progressing his media skills this year

Leah Parmley
Writer

Leah Parmley

Leah Parmley is a senior. She enjoys fashion, traveling, and Star Wars. She is looking forward to sharing her opinions on fashion, exploring the hidden factors that impact trends, and expanding her photography.

Ben Sloss
Writer

Ben Sloss

Ben “Jamin” Sloss is a sophomore. He enjoys photography, videography, and spending time with friends. He is involved with Mav Tv, Mav broadcast, and soccer. Jamin is looking forward to expanding his audience and spreading...

Anabelle VandenDries
Writer

Anabelle VandenDries

Anabelle VandenDries is a sophomore. She enjoys reading, listening to music, and hanging out with her siblings. She is involved in Journalism and is looking forward to being a role model to the freshmen.

Belly Vue
Writer

Belly Vue

Belly Vue is a sophomore. She enjoys collecting vinyls, making music, and drinking coffee. Outside of school, she helps kids learn to play guitar and plays for the Girl’s Golf team at school. She is looking forward to expressing...

Bradley Wilkinson
Writer

Bradley Wilkinson

Bradley Wilkinson is a sophomore. He enjoys wrestling, skiing, and surfing. He is involved with church responsibilities, friends, and boating. He is looking forward to expanding the newspaper’s audience this year.

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