About

Meet the people behind the blog!

Staff Bios

 Helen Jiang

 Outgoing and athletic, Helen brings humor to the table.

Essence Tucker

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Essence brings bold writing, and unfiltered insights to our editorial staff.

Zeina Keita

Zeina is a born and bred New Yorker.  She enjoys acting, writing and speaking her mind.  

Eva Bell

Eva brings grace and congeniality to our Journalism club.  A Harry Potter fan, Eva is a true Gryffindor.  

Winlly Huang

Winlly is the “get-it-done” type of girl.  Give her a task, and it’s done. She enjoys painting, sleeping and is a professional therapist. Check out her food reviews.  

Tony Chiu

Tony was born in America while his family is from China which makes him wonder, “does that make me Chinese-American or American-Chinese?”

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ELA Teachers and Editorial Staff Supervisors

Akua Amponsah

Akua is a sophomore at NYU studying Multimedia Storytelling (journalism, film and the arts). Her two favorite things are music and sleep. Ask her about her favorite albums this year.

Ms. Arrigo

Ms. Arrigo enjoys being part of the journalism club because she has a passion for writing and creating. She loves both reading other writers’ work and creating her own-everything from short stories to poetry. She is so thrilled to have such an enthusiastic and passionate group for her and Ms. Obernauer’s journalism club!

Shoshana Ehrenkranz

Shoshana is an NYU student studying film and TV. She loves taking photos and collaborating with others on creative projects. Her favorite things in the world are drinking coffee, reading a good book, and playing with her dog (not simultaneously.)

Ms. Obernauer

Ms. Obernauer is so happy to be working alongside her co-teacher Ms. Arrigo in the journalism club. This group of talented writers continually teach Ms. Obernauer so much about music, language and the ins and outs of middle school.