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The Cougar Press

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The Cougar Press

The Student News Site of Ventura High School

The Cougar Press

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2023-2024 Staff

Ava Mohror
Print Editor-in-Chief

Ava Mohror

Ava Mohror is a senior at VHS and in her third year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys dancing with Oakley Ballet Center, reading and writing. Her favorite thing to do is spend her whole paycheck shopping with her best frien...

Isabella Fierros
Online/Media Editor-in-Chief

Isabella Fierros

Isabella Fierros is a junior at VHS in her third year at The Cougar Press. Her favorite singers are Taylor Swift and Harry Styles (it’s an obsession). She is also a big Los Angeles Dodgers fan and being a reporter for ...

Alexis Segovia
Assistant Editor-in-Chief

Alexis Segovia

  Alexis Segovia is a senior at VHS in her second year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys being with her dog, Rocket, chai lattes with brown sugar, shopping and, of course, buying lipgloss. ...

Christian Montecino
Assistant Print Editor-in-Chief

Christian Montecino

Christian Montecino is a senior at VHS in his second year at The Cougar Press. He enjoys reading, playing tennis, watching football and music.

Emily Nguyen
Managing Editor

Emily Nguyen

Emily Nguyen is a junior at VHS in her third year with the press. For the third year in a row, she still only focuses on photoshop and playing tetris while under the guise that she is doing important stuff. Also, she’...

Sophia Denzler
Assisstant Managing Editor

Sophia Denzler

Sophia Denzler is a junior at VHS in her third year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys going to the beach, watching movies, eating sushi and running. 

Brody Daw
Social Media Editor

Brody Daw

Brody Daw is a junior at VHS in her third year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys listening to music, shopping, running and backpacking.

Weston Blackburn
Parliamentarian

Weston Blackburn

Weston Blackburn is a senior at VHS in his second year of journalism. He enjoys writing, meeting new people and hiking. He is also very attractive and awesome.

Vail Newman
News Lead

Vail Newman

Vail Newman is a freshman at VHS and in her first year of journalism. She enjoys going to the beach, running track and hanging out with friends.

Nathan Lopez
Opinion Lead

Nathan Lopez

Nathan Lopez is a senior at VHS in his first year of journalism. He enjoys playing the 2011 sandbox game "Minecraft” and running for the school’s cross country and track teams. ...

Ava Blau-Grinsel
Features Lead

Ava Blau-Grinsel

Ava Blau-Grinsel is a freshman at VHS in her first year at The Cougar Press. She runs for the  cross country and track team. She loves music, the ocean, trying new foods and being with her friends. ...

Brynn Kightlinger
Sports Lead

Brynn Kightlinger

Brynn Kightlinger is a freshman at VHS in her first year at The Cougar Press. She is excited to interview people around campus. She enjoys playing sports, listening to music and sandwiches.  ...

Eden Levya
On-Campus Lead

Eden Levya

Eden Leyva is a senior at VHS in his first year at The Cougar Press. In his free time he enjoys reading, writing poetry and listening to music

Arts & Culture Lead

Isabel Andrade

Isabel Andrade is a sophomore at VHS in her second year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys autumn, reading and writing books. She also has been doing theater for nine years and one day hopes to pursue it full time. ...

Elizabeth Gallo
Staffer

Elizabeth Gallo

Elizabeth Gallo  is a senior at VHS in her first year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys music whether listening or playing it, writing poetry, dancing and traveling. Her dream place to travel to is Bali, Indonesia, and she ...

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Meray Touma

Meray Touma  is a sophomore at VHS and her first year at The Cougar Press. She’s fluent in two languages, enjoys hanging out with family and friends, and likes listening to music.  ...

Emmett Flynn
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Emmett Flynn

Emmett Flynn is a junior at VHS in his first year at The Cougar Press. This year is the first time Emmett has ever done journalism.  He enjoys filming and editing videos and hopes to be a cinematographer one day. ...

Journey Quan
Staffer

Journey Quan

Journey Quan is a freshman at VHS in her first year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys Taylor Swift, collecting things and decorating. 

Sawyer Cameron
Staffer

Sawyer Cameron

Sawyer Cameron is a freshman at VHS in his first year in The Cougar Press. He likes editing videos and the Dodgers.

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Emily Sevaaetasi

Emily Sevaaetasi is a current senior at VHS in her first year at The Cougar Press. She is excited to expand her writing journey. Emily is involved in theater and enjoys performing in school plays and musicals.  ...

Andrea Perez
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Andrea Perez

Andrea Perez is a freshman at VHS in her first year writing with The Cougar Press. She enjoys listening to music while reading. She also enjoys playing with her dog Coco. She also enjoys lunch with her friends. ...

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Aidyn Beltran Herrera

Aidyn Beltran Herrera is a sophomore at VHS in his first year at The Cougar Press. He is excited about getting back to work and enjoying time with his friends. He also loves riding his dirt bike in Gorman and watching his dogs...

Alize Hernandez
Staffer

Alize Hernandez

Alize Hernandez is a freshman at VHS in her first year at The Cougar Press. She is on the wrestling team. She enjoys music, writing and hanging out with friends. She has a dog. She can be very fun to hang out with and is very tr...

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Coen Wagoner

Coen Wagoner is a junior at VHS in his first year at The Cougar Press. He enjoys orchestra, poetry, fantasy/sci-fi/fiction books and loves making funny names for funny characters his friends make.

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Lily Brown

Lily Brown is a sophomore at VHS and is in her first year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys music, reading and going to the beach.

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Lia Hersh

Lia Hersh is a senior at VHS in her second year at The Cougar Press. She enjoys writing, swimming and hanging out with friends.

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