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The Student News Site of Fresno Christian High School

The Feather

The Student News Site of Fresno Christian High School

The Feather

2023-2024 Staff

Delaney Meyers
Senior Editor

Delaney Meyers

Second year journalist Delaney Meyers, 26', is excited to continue her journey with The Feather Online as a senior editor. Meyers has a passion for food and music, and believes they bring everyone together. She is an ardent reader,...

Matthew Tacchino
Journalist

Matthew Tacchino

Matthew Tacchino, ‘26, is coming on to his second year as a Feather journalist. Specializing in podcasts, he enjoys getting to know people, being involved in his local church, and working out. You might find Tacchino on stag...

Marin Beasley
Video Journalist

Marin Beasley

Marin Beasley is a sophomore at Fresno Christian and serves on the photo /video team for The Feather Online. Marin is skilled in sports photography and creating short, edited reels. Beasley enjoys playing volleyball, and her favorit...

Noah Geil
Video Journalist

Noah Geil

Noah Geil, 25‘, is a junior at Fresno Christian Schools, Geil works with The Feather at school and this is his first year working with this team. He really enjoys acting whether it's live or taped. He joined the team to learn mor...

Gabriel DeSimone
Photojournalist

Gabriel DeSimone

Gabriel DeSimone, ‘26 serves as a journalist for The Feather at Fresno Christian Schools. DeSimone joined The Feather because he felt a desire to write about the important and exciting events going on around campus, while d...

Natalya Mananian
Journalist

Natalya Mananian

First-year journalist and videographer, Natalya Mananian, ‘26, is excited to join The Feather. Mananian aims to widen her skill set and foster community through the newspaper. She enjoys playing volleyball and playing music. N...

Christopher Mericle
Video Journalist

Christopher Mericle

Christopher (Boomer) Mericle is a new member of The Feather. As an upcoming video journalist, Boomer is eager to explore what opportunities The Feather team has to offer. In previous years, Boomer has been seen on the Fresno Christian...

Mallory Friesen
Photo/Video Editor

Mallory Friesen

Photo Editor and three-year feather journalist, Mallory Friesen,’25, continues to grow her passion and skills for photography after admiring her advisor and mom Kori James. As a ‘Lifer’ at Fresno Christian, you can find ...

Natalie Garcia
Photojournalist

Natalie Garcia

Second-year photojournalist Natalie Garcia, ‘26 strives to grow in the world of photography and journalism. She has always enjoyed photography and the opportunity to capture events through the lens of the students. In Garcia...

Julianna Briggs
News Editor

Julianna Briggs

Junior, Julianna Briggs, known as Lala is a second year journalist and editor for The Feather. Briggs loves chasing breaking news and shows enthusiasm for working with her team. Briggs loves to travel and see all of God’s c...

Kemya Hopkins
Journalist

Kemya Hopkins

Senior Kemya Hopkins is joining her third year as a Feather staffer. She is most interested in journalism, leadership skills, and how online websites work. Hoping to build a career in child care, Hopkins plans to attend San Die...

Owen Gainer
Journalist

Owen Gainer

Owen Gainer, ‘25, is a second-time  Feather Staffer. He was born and raised in Fresno, California where he spends his time in the climbing gym. On the weekends you can catch him up in Yosemite or riding his dirt bike at the ...

Benson Elbert
Photo/Video Journalist

Benson Elbert

Second-year photojournalist Benson Elbert,‘26, returns to The Feather with a renewed love for photography and aspires to take his writing and photos to a new level. Elbert enjoys reading, listening to music, and spending time...

Brooklyn Tweedy
Journalist

Brooklyn Tweedy

Freshman, Brooklyn Tweedy, is a journalist on The Feather. She’s also a cheerleader. She hopes to learn more writing and videography skills. Tweedy is currently learning about crochet, spanish, and more performing arts than j...

Danielle Arndt
Editor-in-Chief

Danielle Arndt

Third-year journalist, Danielle Arndt, ‘26, continues her journey as the editor-in-chief for The Feather Online. Arndt believes in the importance of integrity, dedicating herself wholly to whatever she puts her mind to. Self-proc...

I am honored to have been chosen to lead as an editor and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
Editor

Chloe McDonald

First-year journalist Chloe McDonald, ‘24, is excited to begin her writing journey with The Feather Online. Chloe values teamwork and helping the campus stay informed. Chloe enjoys art of all mediums and serving her school through...

Ian Palsgaard
Journalist

Ian Palsgaard

Ian Palsgaard is a Senior who reports for The Feather online. Palsgaard is an avid runner and a part of the Fresno Christian Cross Country and Track & Field team who aims to run in college. He believes talent is meaningle...

Sanjay Stephen
Journalist

Sanjay Stephen

First year Feather journalist, Sanjay Stephen is a hard worker who expresses himself through creativity and art. He pushes himself to try new things, like running hurdles for the Track & Field team and exploring the roots...

Julia Castiglione
Senior Editor

Julia Castiglione

Senior Editor, Julia Castiglione, ‘25, fourth year photojournalist, desires to advance her skills in photography by documenting different trips to inspire her peers. Since she was 12,  watching her best friend’s mom practic...

Giada Gilmore Young
Photo/Video Editor

Giada Gilmore Young

Giada Gilmore Young dances through life with a camera in her hand. She is a sophomore at Fresno Christian Schools and one of the photo/video editors on the Feather. Gilmore Young hopes to go to film school one day and grow he...

Hailey Higton
Photojournalist

Hailey Higton

Hailey Higton is launching her freshman year as a photojournalist for The Feather Online at Fresno Christian Schools. Known for her tenacity on the soccer field, and in life, Hailey dedicates herself wholeheartedly to cross country...

Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
Writing Coach

Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young

Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young is the writing coach for The Feather, a sought-after speaker, podcaster, former newspaper reporter, and the award-winning author of more than 22 books, including children's books, Bible studies and devoti...

Meilani Gilmore Young
Editor

Meilani Gilmore Young

Meilani Gilmore Young is a senior at Fresno Christian Schools and the Arts and Entertainment Editor for the Feather Online. She is an avid reader, movie enthusiast, and music fanatic. When she’s not leading the Track and Field...

Joshua McCreary
Video Journalist

Joshua McCreary

Joshua McCreary is a junior at Fresno Christian and a video editor for The Feather. He has an interest in computers and all things technology. He hopes to learn to edit well in various styles to improve his work now and later ...

Selah Neal
Photo/Video Journalist

Selah Neal

Selah Neal, '27, returns to The Feather for her second year. Neal is passionate about taking photos and capturing the story and emotion of a moment, especially in fast-paced environments. Outside of photography, Neal enjoys spending...

Erin Poudrier
Journalist

Erin Poudrier

Second year Feather journalist, Erin Poudrier, '27, is ready to start the new year. Poudrier loves writing, she also loves to play volleyball at Fresno Christian. Poudrier likes to bake, especially during winter. You might find...

Editor in Chief for the 2023-24 is Senior Miracle Neal, who stepped into the role after her first year on the team.
Editor in Chief

Miracle Neal

Second year Feather Veteran, Miracle Neal is a Senior, lifer, and varsity girls soccer captain at Fresno Christian Schools. Neal fully devotes herself to her work, proving to be a hard-working person as she juggles an AP class, col...

Tyler Hamm
Journalist

Tyler Hamm

Tyler Hamm is a junior at Fresno Christian who is an all-around athlete who is always looking for an adventure. He enjoys competing in volleyball tournaments, working out, and cooking up some BBQ. Tyler looks forward to developi...

Cole Blanchfield
Video Journalist

Cole Blanchfield

Cole Blanchfield 24' is excited for his senior year as a video journalist for The Feather online. Blanchfield has been a part of the video journalism team for three years and decided to join in the pursuit of gaining more exp...

Garrett Alvis
Journalist

Garrett Alvis

Garrett Alvis is a junior at Fresno Christian High School and three-year veteran of the nationally-renowned newspaper, The Feather Online. Alvis specializes in literary journalism serving those around him through feature writ...

Kori James
Adviser

Kori James

Adviser, educator, photographer and all around adventure lover, Kori James is always up to something. Partnering with adviser Greg Stobbe in 2014, James helped to advance the award-winning online newspaper with a new design and...

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