Karissa is a Senior at Shadow Ridge. This is her third year writing for The Lariat. She is excited to take on a bigger role and to write all things Shadow Ridge yet again. In her free time she can be found playing ice hockey as a member of the San Diego Angels Hockey Team. She can also be found at her job at the Las Vegas Ice Center, spending time with her one of a kind friends or in the kitchen cooking...

Camryn Lumada-Williams is a senior at Shadow Ridge High School who has way too many hobbies. She's the president of Best Buddies and the vice president of Fashion Club. Outside of school, she sings, dances, draws, and writes. Her biggest passion in life is singing and hopes to be a singer when she grows up. She spends most of her time watching shows then later forgetting they even exist. She is kind...

Holly is a junior at Shadow Ridge. She is excited to write for The Lariat for her second year. In her free time she enjoys baking, hanging out with her friends and watching Netflix. Holly is also on the Shadow Ridge Golf Team.

Allison Davis is a sophomore at Shadow Ridge High School. She has been a committed fan of The Lariat for years and is excited to start her first year writing for it. In fact, she already owns a week's worth of journalism shirts. She currently runs The Lariat Instagram page, and must keep the legacy going of her older sister who was a past social media marketer and journalist. In her free time, Allison enjoy...

Because no one can pronounce Elyowndra Paddit people just call her El. El is a junior at Shadow Ridge High School and this is her first year writing for The Lariat. She loves sports but she isn't an actual athlete because she’s never actually tried out for sport until this school year. She has thousands of sisters and they all look like a copy and paste. El also loves dogs so her house is basical...

Mia is a sophomore at Shadow Ridge High School who is always tired. It's a blessing that she has good grades and actually gets things done. This is her first year in journalism and she thinks it is great, (she was forced to say this for a bag of Skittles.) Her biggest inspiration is her mom, hoping she grows up just as strong and resilient as her. In her free time she either A. sleeps. B. plays on h...

Chloe Covington is a sophomore and this is her first year writing for The Lariat at Shadow Ridge High School. Chloe has a very peppy personality and a crazy attitude. Chloe also plays softball and flag football in her free time. Chloe was extremely influenced to join The Lariat to keep the love of Covington's name going. Mrs. Smith screamed "CHLOE COV" every time she saw Chloe in the hallway so Chl...

This is Eily’s first year taking journalism and she has absolutely no idea what she is doing. (She’s trying her best, okay?) She excels at eating large amounts of food, procrastinating, and her alter ego is Wonder Women (Don't tell anyone!) Eily is also a dedicated athlete, and most days people can catch her running around Shadow. If she looks like she’s about to pass out because it’s a bi...

London is a junior and this is her first year in journalism. She is excited to start writing for The Lariat and interviewing the many people who attend or work at Shadow Ridge. She's a total introvert who forces herself to immerse herself within the school environment. She enjoys her free time alone, listening to music, or watching movies. 

Denise Baltazar is a junior in journalism at Shadow Ridge High School and this is her first year joining The Lariat. She is fascinated by a lot of topics, including flag football, painting, music, animals, photography, and a lot more. Her energy can match those who think she's an amazing person.

Autumn Harris is a junior at Shadow Ridge High School who can not survive without having every second of her time used. She is not only a [wannabe] punk-rock journalist, but is also the Vice President of the Creative Writing Club. Autumn is a perfectionist who rewrote her introduction three times before Mrs. Smith told her, “Submit it, already!” Autumn is a weirdo who can’t help but read odd b...

Nick Enari is a Shadow Ridge High School sophomore.  He enjoys making and listening to music of all kinds. His favorite album is The Sun's Tirade by Isaiah Rashad and his favorite artist is Nujabes.  He is a member of Batteries Included and enjoys attending the meetings and events.  Nick thinks that this sentence could be funny enough to count as a joke and to also help him reach the word limit....

Ti’Kari Dillard is a sophomore at Shadow Ridge High School and this is his first year as a Lariat staff member. Ti’Kari is an all around athlete who strives to be the best at whatever he does. TiKari was recruited to be in Journalism for The Lariat because he is always in the hallway chasing the news no matter what class or day or day it was. He also is a student and staff favorite around Shado...

Emily is a senior at Shadow Ridge High School. She enjoys traveling, which she does too often, listening to music, and spending time with her friends and family. This is her first year writing for The Lariat, and is looking forward to publishing entertaining stories. With this opportunity, Emily is hoping she’ll get better at writing. She has a huge fascination towards the world of fashion and the la...

Piper Stewart is a sophomore attending Shadow Ridge High School and this is her first year of journalism. She was not aware of The Lariat or even the school paper until a charming Mrs. Smith visited her English classroom convincing her to join. When Piper is not in school she fills her time with other hobbies. She especially enjoys volleyball, hanging out with friends, and of course writing for The L...

Samantha Snow is currently a sophomore at Shadow Ridge High School. After being bribed to come join Mrs. Smith's class with lollipops and easy A´s, she became a part of The Lariat family. Outside of school, Sam can be found reading all types of books, playing volleyball both for school and club teams, and taking photos for the school yearbook as well as her personal business. Sam is an animal love...

Trinity is a sophomore at Shadow Ridge High School. This is her first year writing for The Lariat. She is happy to take part in such a big role and even happier to be a part of the Lariat family. In her free time she enjoys expressing herself through all types of art. She can also be found staying at home playing games or hanging out with her friends and family. Trinity couldn't be more thrilled to be...

Kyleigh Sorensen is a sophomore at Shadow Ridge High School. She is excited to write for The Lariat because she has always loved writing stories. She plays soccer and flag football for Shadow Ridge, and she loves to read in her free time. She loves horses and dogs and her favorite movies to watch are sports movies, expecially Cool Runnings....

Levin Ziros, sophomore, is a student with a love for Red Bull. The best flavor of red bull, according to Levin, is “Peach Nectarine.” If there is another thing Levin loves even more than his Red Bull, it would be nature. Levin likes to go on hiking trails in the fall and spring. Levin is a perfect fit for Shadow Ridge High School's “The Lariat” because of his enthusiasm for writing stories....

Emily Morano is a junior in high school taking her first year of journalism (she loves it). By day, she’s studying to keep her grades high so she keeps her position as Secretary of the Creative Writing Club, and working her first job at Paulie’s South Street Steaks. By night, she’s writing anything and everything from poems all the way to articles while jamming out to her favorite music. She...

Mrs. Tania Mason is the Shadow Ridge High School Publications teacher and adviser. Not only is Mrs. Mason in charge of publications, but she is also the one who can be credited with taking all of the amazing photographs of Shadow Ridge events. She has willingly allowed The Lariat to feature her extraordinary photographs throughout the newspaper website. Mrs. Mason's photos can be seen most prominently...

Mustang Mack has been a part of The Lariat since the school opened in 2003. Mack is a vital member of the journalism program because he is responsible for "hyping" up the crowd, "sending positive vibes," and informing the journalists about anything happening at The Ridge.  Mack is invaluable to this program and he spends the majority of his free time making the school a better place for all students.