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Counterpoint

The Student Site of Castilleja School

Counterpoint

2025-2026 Staff

Sara Flexer
Editor-in-Chief

Sara Flexer

Sara Flexer ’26 is an Editor-in-Chief for Counterpoint. She is excited to highlight new stories and conversations on campus this year. In her free time, she loves reading anything by R. F. Kuang, eating frozen grapes, and playing cello....

Zoë Friedman
Editor-in-Chief

Zoë Friedman

Zoë Friedman '26 is an Editor-in-Chief for Counterpoint. In addition to writing, she enjoys playing lacrosse, all things music, and spending time outdoors with friends and family. She is super excited for this year!

Deeksha Venkat
Managing Editor

Deeksha Venkat

Deeksha Venkat '27 is a Managing Editor for Counterpoint. In her free time, she loves listening to music, watching Little Miss Sunshine and skiing.

Maddie Park
Managing Editor

Maddie Park

Maddie Park '27 is a Managing Editor for Counterpoint. This is her third year writing for Counterpoint, and she is super excited to write and edit articles this year! Outside of Counterpoint, she enjoys reading and playing tennis....

Anya Dalal
Editor of Features

Anya Dalal

Anya Dalal ’27 is the Editor of Features, and this is her third year writing for Counterpoint. She looks forward to providing feedback on others’ work, exploring new types of articles and improving her journalism skills. In her free time, she enjoy...

Amelia Yuan
Editor of Opinions

Amelia Yuan

Amelia Yuan '26 is the Editor of Opinions for Counterpoint. She looks forward to showcasing a wide range of voices on campus this year. Outside of Counterpoint, she loves playing water polo, trying new Trader Joe's snacks, and reading.

Kaycie Nuckles
Editor of News

Kaycie Nuckles

Kaycie Nuckles ’27 is the Editor of News for Counterpoint. Kaycie loves listening to music, hanging out with her friends and getting Starbucks!

Chloe Cheng
Editor of Arts & Entertainment

Chloe Cheng

Chloe Cheng '27 is the Editor of Arts & Entertainment for Counterpoint. She is excited to write and design more articles this year. Outside of Counterpoint, she loves art and reading.

Vienna Farano
Editor of Special Projects

Vienna Farano

Emma Siegel
Editor of Sports

Emma Siegel

Emma Siegel '27 is the Editor of Sports for Counterpoint. She loves dogs, reading and Sibby's Snickerdoodle cupcakes!

Nola Doorley
Editor of Photography

Nola Doorley

Nola Doorley '26 is the Editor of Photography for Counterpoint. She plays lacrosse and loves Gilmore Girls and Grey’s Anatomy.

Taarini Kadambi
Staff Writer

Taarini Kadambi

Taarini Kadambi '27 is a staff writer at Counterpoint. This is her third year here, and she's looking forward to writing satire. Outside of Counterpoint, she plays tennis and loves playing with her dog.

Sophia Li
Staff Writer

Sophia Li

Sophia Li '29 is a staff writer for Counterpoint.

Sarah Zhou
Staff Writer

Sarah Zhou

Sarah Zhou '28 is a first-year staff writer for Counterpoint. She enjoys playing volleyball, making yogurt bowls, curating Spotify playlists and spending time with friends!

Saina Priyadarshi
Staff Writer

Saina Priyadarshi

Saina Priyadarshi '28 is a returning staff writer for Counterpoint. This year, Saina hopes to get involved with more mixed media! She loves bullet journaling, spending time with her friends and playing volleyball. 

Sabella Vaka
Staff Writer

Sabella Vaka

Sabella Vaka '28 is a staff writer for Counterpoint.

Poppy Scott
Staff Writer

Poppy Scott

Poppy Scott '27 is a staff writer for Counterpoint! She likes reading, skiing, baking, spending time with my friends and listening to music.

Olivia Cantieri
Staff Writer

Olivia Cantieri

Olivia Cantieri '28 is a staff writer for Counterpoint. Olivia loves to hang out with her friends and family, shop, bake and travel. Her goal this year is to improve on her writing skills and use writing to make meaningful changes in her community.

May Chen
Staff Writer

May Chen

May Chen '28 is a staff writer for Counterpoint. In her free time, she enjoys reading, listening to music and rewatching Gilmore Girls.

Leela Mudumbai
Staff Writer

Leela Mudumbai

Leela Mudumbai '27 is a staff writer, and this is her third year on Counterpoint. Leela loves listening to music, watching movies and eating Trader Joe's snacks. She is excited to see what new articles she writes this year.

Khloe Hicks
Staff Writer

Khloe Hicks

Khloe Hicks '28 is a staff writer for Counterpoint. She enjoys reading, watching movies and hanging out with her friends!

Isabelle Chen
Staff Writer

Isabelle Chen

Isabelle Chen '27 is a returning staff writer for Counterpoint. In her second year, she looks forward to further exploring her skills in journalism. Outside of school, Isabelle enjoys reading, golfing and trying new sweet treats! ...

Fiona Wiley
Staff Writer

Fiona Wiley

Fiona Wiley ‘26 is a staff writer for Counterpoint. She loves dancing, skiing, her dog, coffee, Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams!

Esme Kreps
Staff Writer

Esme Kreps

Esme Kreps '28 is a staff writer for Counterpoint. In her free time, she loves swimming and spending time with friends.

Erin Gunawan
Staff Writer

Erin Gunawan

Erin Gunawan '27 is a returning staff writer for Counterpoint. She is passionate about getting to know other people and write about everything that interests her! Outside of Counterpoint, she is involved in theatre and sings, plays the piano and loves...

Candy Fu
Staff Writer

Candy Fu

Candy Fu '26 is a staff writer for Counterpoint.

Anne Kelley
Staff Writer

Anne Kelley

Anne Kelley '27 is a staff writer for Counterpoint.

Amelie Bellemans
Staff Writer

Amelie Bellemans

Amelie Bellemans '27 is a returning Staff Writer for Counterpoint. Outside of writing, she enjoys playing volleyball, listening to music and baking!

Aaliyah Christian
Staff Writer

Aaliyah Christian

Aaliyah Christian '26 is a staff writer for Counterpoint.

Alice Tolland
Staff Writer

Alice Tolland

Alice Tolland '28 is a returing staff writer for Counterpoint. In addition to writing, she enjoys spending time with her friends, skiing and listening to music.

Allison Prakalapakorn
Artist

Allison Prakalapakorn

Allison Prakalapakorn ’27 is a returning artist for Counterpoint. This is her third year! While she’s not creating article headers, Allison loves to play double bass in orchestra and spend time with her younger brother. ...

Chloe Chiang
Staff Writer & Photographer

Chloe Chiang

Chloe Chiang '27 is a returning staff writer and photographer for Counterpoint. She is eager to explore mixed media this year. She loves baking, playing music, singing and riding her bike. 

Sofia Balmaceda
Staff Writer & Artist

Sofia Balmaceda

Sofia Balmaceda '28 is a staff writer and artist for Counterpoint.

Nora Schroepfer
Staff Writer & Photographer

Nora Schroepfer

Nora Schroepfer ‘29 is a staff writer for Counterpoint. She enjoys skiing, surfing and hiking.

Naomi Park
Staff Writer & Photographer

Naomi Park

Naomi Park '29 is a staff writer and photographer for Counterpoint.

Maliha Parmar
Staff Writer & Photographer

Maliha Parmar

Maliha Parmar '27 is a staff writer and photographer for Counterpoint.

Jenny Glodek
Staff Writer & Photographer

Jenny Glodek

Jenny Glodek '28 is a staff writer and photographer for Counterpoint. She loves dancing, songwriting and all things Tate McRae!

Isla Doorley
Staff Writer, Artist & Photographer

Isla Doorley

Isla Doorley '29 is a staff writer for Counterpoint. She enjoys painting, playing with her dog and drinking tea.

Ella Cohen
Staff Writer & Photographer

Ella Cohen

Ella Cohen ’28 is a Staff Writer for Counterpoint. She loves boba, hanging out with her friends, going to concerts and meeting new people. Her goal for this year is to branch out into writing for different sections and improve her writing style....

Chloe Culver
Staff Writer & Photographer

Chloe Culver

Chloe Culver '28 is a staff writer and photographer for Counterpoint.