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The Student News Site of Niles West High School

Niles West News

The Student News Site of Niles West High School

Niles West News

The Student News Site of Niles West High School

Niles West News

2024-2025 Staff

Cora Gayford
Managing Editor

Cora Gayford

Cora is the Managing Editor. She is a junior, and this is her second year on NWN. She is in Expressions writing club and enjoys history and English classes. Outside of school, she loves collecting records, reading and traveling....

Hannah Kucharik
News Editor

Hannah Kucharik

Hannah is the News Editor. She is a sophomore, and this is her first year on NWN. She is also on Niles West Dance Team and Orchesis. Outside of school, she loves spending time with her family and friends.

Luka Cejovic
Sports Editor

Luka Cejovic

Luka is a senior and the Sports Editor for NWN. Between practices for football, soccer, swimming and tennis at Niles West, along with rehearsals for Niles West Theatre, he enjoys playing the piano, singing, and traveling with...

Fiona Rae
Arts and Entertainment Editor

Fiona Rae

Fiona is a senior and the Arts and Entertainment Editor for NWN. This is her second year on NWN. She enjoys fashion journalism, good music, and movies. You can find her designing costumes for theatre or writing music reviews.

Sarina Nur
Features Editor

Sarina Nur

Sarina is a junior and this is her third year on NWN. She is a part of Model UN and participates in Dance Marathon. In her free time, Sarina loves to read, watch movies and listen to music. You can find her at home hanging out ...

Aishah Khan
Academics Editor

Aishah Khan

Aishah is the Academics Editor. She is a junior, and this is her second year on NWN.  She's involved in multiple extracurriculars including Mock Trial, Model UN, HOSA, Lit Center tutoring, and more.  In her free time, you can...

Suha Siddiqui
Opinions Editor

Suha Siddiqui

Suha is the Opinions Editor. She is a junior, and this is her second year on NWN. She is a member of Expressions, Scholastic Bowl and PACE. Outside of school, Suha enjoys playing violin, watching movies, and riding her bike.

Holly Korzun
Social Media Manager

Holly Korzun

Holly is a junior and this is her third year on NWN. She is the Assistant Social Media Manager. She enjoys reading and is on the Niles West tennis team. In her free time, she listens to music, reads and hangs out with her friends. ...

Ibrahim Quadri
Staff Writer

Ibrahim Quadri

Ibrahim is a senior and this is his first year on NWN as a staff writer. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, and playing and watching sports. He is a member of the Track and Field team and loves indulging...

Isabela Valencia
Staff Writer

Isabela Valencia

Isabela is a sophomore and this is her first year on NWN. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as listening to music or reading. When not in school, Isabela can be found watching tv or with her friends.

Morgan Warner-Mackey
Staff Writer

Morgan Warner-Mackey

Morgan is a sophomore and this is his second year on NWN. When not in school, he can be found baking, reading or catching up on a television show.

Ava Hortega
Staff Writer

Ava Hortega

Ava is a junior and this is her second year on NWN. Ava is on the varsity softball team and also enjoys playing travel softball in the summer. Ava enjoys spending time with friends and family and reading in her free time.

Hanna Schneider
Photographer

Hanna Schneider

Hanna is a senior. This is her second year on NWN. She enjoys photography, writing, going to the gym, playing pickleball, and hanging out with friends. In terms of extracurricular activities, her favorite clubs are Red ...

Fiona Payne
Photo Editor

Fiona Payne

Fiona is a junior and this is her second year on NWN. In her free time, she loves photography, reading, music and playing the guitar.

Khadija Khan
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Khadija Khan

Khadija is a senior and this is her third year on NWN and the Co-Editor-in-chief. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and just making the most of high school. She likes writing about sports and taking pictures of ...

Leila Meseljevic
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Leila Meseljevic

Leila is a senior and this is her fourth year on NWN. She is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of NWN. Leila likes spending quality time with her family and friends. She thoroughly enjoys reading romance books and baking. Leila is also on...