The Student News Site of Buena High School

Buena Speaks

The Student News Site of Buena High School

Buena Speaks

The Student News Site of Buena High School

Buena Speaks

2023-2024 Staff

Madysen Hawley
Editor-in-Chief

Madysen Hawley

Madysen Hawley is a senior in her third year of journalism. She enjoys listening to music, going to concerts, crocheting, and watching football.

Isabella Prewitt
Editor-in-Chief

Isabella Prewitt

Isabella Prewitt is a senior at BHS and in her second year at Buena Speaks. She loves playing water polo/swimming, reading, and hanging out with her friends.

Jessica Castaneda
Adviser

Jessica Castaneda

Jessica Castaneda has been advising Buena Speaks since 2019. In her free time she enjoys traveling, drinking specialty coffee and going on long runs.

Brooklyn Carrillo
Print and Media Editor

Brooklyn Carrillo

Brooklyn Carrillo is a senior at BHS and in her fourth year at Buena Speaks. She enjoys listening to music, and spending time in the pool playing her favorite sports, swimming and water polo.

Haylie Williams
Managing Editor

Haylie Williams

Haylie Williams is a senior at BHS and in her second year at Buena Speaks. She enjoys weight lifting, making jewelry and dying her hair fun colors.

Naima Dickerson
News Section Editor

Naima Dickerson

Naima Dickerson is a sophomore at BHS and is in her first year at Buena Speaks. When she is not cheering or planning an event for ASB, she likes to get Starbucks with friends, make playlists, and practice driving.

Lily Bossoletti
Sports Section Editor

Lily Bossoletti

Lily Bossoletti is a senior at Buena Highschool and this is her first year for Buena Speaks. She is a varsity wrestler and one of the few girls on the team. She likes to read, listen to music and bake.

Reagan Berry
Arts & Entertainment Section Editor

Reagan Berry

Reagan Berry is a junior at BHS and in her second year at Buena Speaks. She likes hanging out at Simone's Coffee and Tea while working on school work and competing at all star cheer competitions around the country, with her team...

Nathaniel Valencia
Features Section Editor

Nathaniel Valencia

Nathaniel is a junior at BHS and in his first year for Buean Speaks, he is known for being friendly, caring, and smart. He loves to bake, hang out with his friends and family, and read, especially when it is gloomy weather.

Addison Bruno
Viewpoint Section Editor

Addison Bruno

Addy Bruno is a sophmore at BHS and is in her first year of Buena Speaks. She is an avid Chipotle lover and can be found laying on her floor thinking about the secrets of the universe. She is often described as an active human...

Sierra Engel
Personality Section Editor

Sierra Engel

Sierra Engel is a senior at BHS in her first year at Buena Speaks and is the personality section editor. She enjoys reading, especially Gothic literature, and spends her time drawing, writing, and playing sports year round.

Staff Writer

Jaylien Guerrero

Jaylien Guerrero is a first year journalist studen at Buena Speaks.

Alyssa Angeles
Staff Writer

Alyssa Angeles

Alyssa Angeles is a sophomore at BHS and in her first year of journalism for Buena Speaks.

Caron Gervacio-Fitzgerald
Staff Writer

Caron Gervacio-Fitzgerald

Caron Gervacio-Fitzgerald is a student ay BHS and in his first year of of journalism with Buena Speaks.

Dylan Campbell
Staff Writer

Dylan Campbell

Dylan Campbell is a student at BHS and in his first year at Buena Speaks.

Mark Acevedo
Staff Writer

Mark Acevedo

Mark Acevedo is a student at BHS and in his first year at Buena Speaks.

Emma Flores
Staff Writer

Emma Flores

Emma Flores is a student at BHS and in her first year at Buena Speaks.

Serena Springer
Staff Writer

Serena Springer

Serena Springer is a student at BHS and in her first year at Buena Speaks.

Camila Flores
Staff Writer

Camila Flores

Camila Flores is a student at BHS and in her first year at Buena Speaks.

Maelani Mendez
Staff Writer

Maelani Mendez

Maelani Mendez is a BHS student and in her first year at Buena Speaks.

Aleena Gutierrez Luna
Staff Writer

Aleena Gutierrez Luna

Aleena Gutierrez Luna is a BHS student and in her first year at Buena Speaks.

Isabella Rodriguez
Staff Writer

Isabella Rodriguez

Isabella Rodriguez is a student at BHS and in her first year ar Buena Speaks.

Al Gentry
Staff Writer

Al Gentry

Al Gentry is a senior at BHS starting her fist year at Buena Speaks. She is a new student at BHS who is looking forward to trying new things. In her free time she enjoys all things batman, listening to all genres of music, dancing...

Iris McDermott
Staff Writer

Iris McDermott

Iris McDermott is a senior at BHS and is in her first year at Buena Speaks. She has been drawing and writing for many years creatively and seeks to expand her work ethics and capabilities through journalism. She enjoys many hobbies...

Jasper McAdam
Staff Writer

Jasper McAdam

Jasper is a freshmen at BHS, and is looking forward to their first year in Buena Speaks. They enjoy most media types, particularly film and manga, as well as cooking and hanging out with their friends.

Avery Buehner
Staff Writer

Avery Buehner

Avery is a sophomore and this in her first year at Buena Speaks. When she is not writing poetry or articles while listening to Billy Joel, she is in the pool playing water polo. She has played for 8 years, competed nationally...

Cayden Turner
Staff Writer

Cayden Turner

Cayden Turner is a freshman at BHS and is in her first year at Buena Speaks. She enjoys playing basketball and soccer, shopping, going to the beach, and loves spending quality time with friends and family.

Amalia Nolan
Staff Writer

Amalia Nolan

Amalia Nolan is a senior at BHS and in her first year at Buena Speaks. She is an athlete who enjoys playing soccer, a sport she plans to pursue in the future. She also loves going to the beach, listening to country music, and...

Viviana Avila
Staff Writer

Viviana Avila

Viviana Isabel is a senior at BHS and is a third year journalist for Buena Speaks. She's passionate about all forms of art, her favorite being performing arts, such as dance, but enjoys art in the form of writing, painting, and...