2020-2021 Staff
Allie Poole
Editor
Allie Poole has been on the Rogue News team since her sophomore year after one of her closest friends recommended it to her. Her first year she was primarily a writer for the team, but her second and third years have consisted of he...
Tyler Poland
Editor
Tyler Poland has just one wish for this school year: to get one last bit of in-person class. After moving to Ashland the summer before his freshman year, Poland isn’t ready to leave without saying a proper goodbye. He ...
Isa Martinez Moore
Editor
Isa Martinez-Moore, a 17-year-old student at Ashland High School, has an exceptional passion for art. Aside from making art for pure enjoyment, Martinez-Moore often brings her art into Rogue News publications, where her natural t...
Rachel Davis
Editor
Rachel Davis is a junior at Ashland High School. She has five family members that she lives with, including her twin sister Claire. Rachel, along with Claire, was born and raised in the Rogue Valley. Rachel owns the only rept...
David Johnson
Editor
David Johnson, Ashland High School senior, has been involved in sports for most of his high school career. Now that the senior class is beginning to look to the horizon at the futures they wish to pursue, he wishes to continue h...
Sophia Hartt
Editor
Sophia Hartt is a junior at Ashland High School. This is her first year as an editor for Rogue News. Sophia hopes to continue to be involved in Rogue News for the duration of her high school career. She enjoys playing volleyball a...
Mirandah Davis-Powell
Editor
Mirandah Davis-Powell is a junior at Ashland High School. During her first year in Rogue News, she has been involved with both design and writing for the paper. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, going on hikes and listening to...
Phoenix Potts
Writer
Phoenix Potts, a junior at Ashland Highschool, is certainly someone worth knowing. He often finds himself entertaining others with his comedic talents and charismatic personality, making him the ideal person to hang out with and h...
Ella Thacher
Writer
Ella Thacher first got to Southern Oregon in the 6th grade. She hails from Ohio, and when asked if the two states were much different, she elaborated. Coming from a town within the state capital, a stereotypically dismal part...
Devi Jackson
Writer
Getting to know Devi is very amusing, from the random questions to the hilarious stories. Devi has the guts to do things others might shy away from. One of the craziest things he has done was jumping off the cove with his friends...
Ben Reyes
Writer
Ben Reyes is a senior at Ashland High School. He was born and raised in Ashland making him a local to the community. He is an individual that enjoys being in a consistent routine while creating balance in his daily life. Alth...
Leila Bunker
Writer
Leila Bunker, a junior at Ashland High School and member of the Southern Oregon Golf Academy (SOGA), shares her experience with golf and how it helped her during the pandemic. Bunker started playing golf in 8th grade while living...
Cammie Pescetti
Writer
Last night, as I settled in to watch the Hunger Games, and observed the strong character Katniss standing up for her sister and offering strength to others, I immediately thought of my Interview with Cammie Pescetti, and I remembe...
Aliah John
Writer
Primarily raised in Ashland, Aliah John, now a sophomore at Ashland High School, grew up taking risks. John's mom, Tracy, teaches gymnastics, so naturally she started doing it at two years old. John went on to do gymnastics for...
Ava Tobar
Writer
Ava Tobar, a Junior at AHS, just turned seventeen after her birthday on September 30th. She’s old for her grade and considers herself the mom friend stating, “I’m definitely a fixer and a helper.” Ava is quite a busy person...
Ellis Pryor
Writer
Ellis Pryor is a junior at Ashland High School. As a student-athlete, writing sports stories are among his favorites, though he also enjoys writing opinions and political pieces. Though this is his first year writing for The ...
Keely McCann
Keely McCann is a senior at Ashland High School. Her pronouns are she/her/hers. Like many of us, online learning has been stressful for Keely. She especially dislikes facetime. Her main setup has been at her mom’s house, where...
Gahl Falkner
During the course of the Coronavirus pandemic, many people have felt starved and deprived of necessary human connection and physical contact from other people. But Senior at Ashland High School Gahl Falkner and her friends were...
Isadora Millay
Sophomore Isadora Millay’s creative presence and unique perspective makes her a perfect addition to the Rogue News team. She radiates individuality through her creative writing and uses dance as a medium of expressing herself. Millay...