Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Grant Community High School

The Bark

The Student News Site of Grant Community High School

The Bark

The Student News Site of Grant Community High School

The Bark

2025-2026 Staff

Elianna Hanson
Photo Director

Elianna Hanson

This is Elianna, and if you're wondering her full name, it's Elianna Lynn Hanson (pretty awesome, huh?). She is a sophomore, and this is her second year on The Bark. She works as the photography director. Elianna joined journalism...

Addie Ironside
Features Editor

Addie Ironside

Nick Hansen
News Editor

Nick Hansen

Hi there! My name is Nick and I am a Junior and News Editor. I joined Journalism because I enjoy connecting people through my writing and I've always loved to write for people. Journalism is essential because we need to give information...

Carrera Frazier-Ortegel
Sports Editor

Carrera Frazier-Ortegel

I joined journalism cause I've always loved the show "Smallville" my favorite character in the show was Chloe who was the head journalist. She always was looking for a story and she was definitely an inspiration for me joining....

Taylor Chanhnourack
Social Media Director

Taylor Chanhnourack

Taylor is a senior and this is her first year on The Bark. She enjoys making social media content to entertain and engage with peers. Outside of jounralism, Taylor is varsity dance captain for Grant. She hopes to pursure buisness...

Chance Speciale
Writer & Photographer

Chance Speciale

Chance Speciale is a freshman and this is his first year on The Bark. He is currently in two departments: photography and news writing. He loves The Bark family and the fun times made. While at first he joined for the elective...

Mariah Smith
Writer & Photographer

Mariah Smith

Mariah is a sophomore and this is her second year on The Bark. She is a sports writer and a photographer. In her free time, she enjoys watching TikTok or Instagram Reels and participating in group calls to play Roblox. Mariah...

Mae Rinaldi
Writer & Photographer

Mae Rinaldi

Mae is a sophomore and this is her first year on The Bark. She enjoys writing stories and taking photos of everyday life. Outside of journalism, Mae is involved in the band. She is excited to start her year in contributing to The ...

Delaney Casper
Writer & Photographer

Delaney Casper

Delaney is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She enjoys photography and writing. She loves being able to express her opinions and writing about other people and events that happened in the past. She joined because...

Jaylynn Barscheski
Writer & Photographer

Jaylynn Barscheski

Jaylynn is a freshman and this is her first time doing something with photography, wiriting news, and doing different stories for journalism. She enjoys taking pictures of her surroundings and putting meaning behind the words/pictures...

Morgan Maksimovic
Writer & Photographer

Morgan Maksimovic

Morgan is a freshman with a love for creativity. She loves art, writing and photography, so she was thinking journalism is perfect for her! Morgan is really just a "silly lil billy", dabbling in a little bit of everything! Since...

Isaac Foote
Writer & Photographer

Isaac Foote

Isaac is a junior and this is his first year in The Bark. He enjoys photography features, especially about sports or student life/arts. Outside of journalism, Isaac is involved in theater and does photography. He enjoys taking...

Taylor Ditore
Writer & Layout

Taylor Ditore

Taylor is a Freshman and this is her first year being a part of The Bark. She enjoys writing features and creating layouts for journalism, along with taking photos of student life at Grant. Outside of journalism, she engages ...

Writer

Marley Monroe

Marley is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She is a features writer. She joined journalism because she thought it would be a fun and interesting experience, and she wanted to try something new. She loves journalism...

Gwenn Szarban
Writer

Gwenn Szarban

Gwenn is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She enjoys writing think pieces and editorials on pop culture. Her love for journalism came from watching Gilmore Girls, taking inspiration from Rory Gilmore. Gwenn is...

Amy Ramirez
Writer

Amy Ramirez

Amy is a freshman and is currently in her first year on The Bark. Amy is in the News department and rather enjoys writing fiction whenever she has the chance. Her love of fiction originated in fantasy books, and reading them is...

Lillian Oplawski
Writer

Lillian Oplawski

Lillian is a senior and this is her first year on The Bark. She loves to write, she reads quiet offten and has been inspired by the several books shes read to write some of her own. She hopes that joining journalism will be a...

Addy Whitmer
Writer

Addy Whitmer

Addy is a freshman, and this is her first year on The Bark. She plans to be a part of The Bark for the next four years. She LOVES writing and reading. Though her favorite kind of writing is probably opinionated writing. She could...

Izzy Adelizzi
Writer

Izzy Adelizzi

Izzy Adelizzi is a sophomore, and this is her second year with The Bark. She enjoys writing about current events and feature articles. Izzy joined journalism for the opportunity to write, as well as the community created within. ...

Reyna Mancilla
Photographer

Reyna Mancilla

Reyna is a senior and this is her first year on The Bark. She is in the photography and sports department. She enjoys taking pictures and learning more about how everything works. When she heard about journalism, she knew she...

Kaitlyn Edwards
Photographer

Kaitlyn Edwards

Kaitlyn is a sophomore and this is her second year as a member of The Bark. She has a deep passion for photography, and she loves applying that to her work in The Bark. She joined journalism so she could display her love for photography...

Saleen Corkill
Photographer

Saleen Corkill

This is Saleen Corkill, she is a sophomore and in her second year of being a part of The Bark. She is a photographer who mostly takes photos during spirit weeks! When off duty, she is found doing sports or helping with communit...

Ivanna Vazquez
Photographer & News

Ivanna Vazquez

Ivanna is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. This year she is a photographer and a News writer. She joined Journalism because it was something new that caught her eye. She believes that being able to take photos...

Asher Levine
Bulldog Banter Host

Asher Levine

Asher is a freshman, and it's his first year in journalism. He wanted to join journalism because he thought it would be a fun experience and to be in a creative class. His main job in the class is to run Bulldog Banter with Taylor...

Brittany Pineda-Castillo
Writer & Art

Brittany Pineda-Castillo

Brittany is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She enjoys writing and art, especially about student life. Outside of Journalism, Brittany likes to be at home, enjoys reading, and likes to be with her little sister...

Aubrey Robinson
Sports Writer

Aubrey Robinson

Aubrey is a freshman, so this is her first year on The Bark. She writes stories about sports teams or individual student athletes. In addition to her work in journalism, she is also a member of the Grant girls tennis team. She...

Isabel Valtierra
Layout

Isabel Valtierra

Isabel is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She will be working with layout, which she enjoys. She likes journalism because she gets to express her ideas. Isabel likes to hang out with friends outside of school...

Sports Photographer

Julian Corral

Julian is a Freshman and this is his first year joining The Bark. He does photography, specifically sports photography. He enjoys taking pictures of students who play sports for Grant! Once he found out that journalism includes...

Sports & Photo

Madison Cramer

Madison is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She loves writing about sports and wants to learn about taking photos. When Madison is not in journalism, she likes to hang out with friends, rollerblade, and enjoys...

Layout Editor

Leo Adams

Leo is a sophomore and this is his second year on staff for The Bark. He works in the layout and art department, with him being the editor of layout. His layouts and artworks are often aesthetic, using his own artwork, and he m...

News

Chris Grimm

Chris is a freshman who is working his first year on The Bark. He joined journalism to write about news stories and let people know about what is happening. Outside of journalism, he enjoys playing the drums and going out with...

News

Mehar Gill

Mehar is a freshman news writer for The Bark. She has always enjoyed writing, even for school, especially pieces revolving around people. Outside of the bark, Mehar enjoys spending her spare time creating artwork, consuming media su...

Artist

Ivone Alvarado

Ivone is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She is also in the art department and joined because she wanted to try something new. Outside of journalism, Ivone enjoys reading, drawing, and watching TV in her free...

Alannah Koza
Social Media

Alannah Koza

Alannah is a freshman who is happy to be a part of The Bark. Alannah enjoys being a co-host on "Spin and Spill" and interviewing fellow students around school. Outside of journalism, Alannah spends time with friends and love...

Riley Menning
Social Media

Riley Menning

Riley is a Freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She's in the Social Media department, serving as one of the hosts in the segment "Spin And Spill." She joined journalism because it's a fun way to interact with other...

Kimberly Castro

Kimberly is a freshman and this is her first year on The Bark. She is in sports photography and runs the sports social media. She joined journalism because she loves photography and interacting with others. Outside of journalism,...

Naby Diarrassouba

Naby Diarrassouba

Naby is a senior; she has been going to Grant for two years now. This is Naby's first year on the Bark. She had participated in one of the iconic Bark magazines when she was asked to be featured on the cover. Naby is originally...

Elliott Johnson

Elliott Johnson

Elliott is a sophomore who’s excited to be starting his first year on The Bark. He writes about the latest news and important updates happening around the school. He got into journalism because he loves writing and enjoys s...