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The Eagle

The student news site of East Mecklenburg High School

The Eagle

The student news site of East Mecklenburg High School

The Eagle

2025-2026 Staff

Leyla Bonilla-Forgacs
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Leyla Bonilla-Forgacs

Leyla Bonilla-Forgacs is a senior and Co-Editor-in- Chief of The Eagle. She is president of the French Honor Society and Flim Club. She enjoys writing, photography, hiking, and watching movies.

Maris McDonald
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Maris McDonald

Maris (pronounced like "Paris" with an "M") is a senior and Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Eagle. This is her fourth year on staff. She loves to talk and has a passionate hate for awkward silence. She likes drawing unflattering protrait...

Salome Mazuera-Arias
Online Editor

Salome Mazuera-Arias

Salome Mazuera-Arias is a senior and her second year on staff. She's an online editor this year. Salome plays travel volleyball and her number is 21. In the spare time you can catch her reading or playing pokemon. This year she's...

Kayleigh Mayhew
News Editor

Kayleigh Mayhew

Kayleigh Mayhew is a senior and News Editor of The Eagle. In her free time she enjoys watching new films.

Lydia Riley
Sports Editor

Lydia Riley

Lydia Riley is a senior and is the sports editor for The Eagle. She loves reading, watching movies with her dad, and listening to music. She loves watching her favortie hockey team, the Colorado Avalanche, and her ultimate life...

Elijah Arehart
Arts Editor

Elijah Arehart

Elijah Arehart is a junior arts editor for The Eagle. He loves to explore, watch movies that devastate my soul, and do all kinds of arts: theater, crafts, singing, and culinary arts. He is also from upstate New York, and dreams...

Erin Miller
Opinion Editor

Erin Miller

Erin Miller is a sophomore and opinion editor for The Eagle. She enjoys reading, dancing, and crocheting. Erin's favorite book genres are fantasy and thriller, and her favorite author is Robert Beatty. She almost never leaves...

Ayida Sherif
Staff Writer

Ayida Sherif

Aydia Sherif is a first year staff writer for The Eagle. She enjoys reading, creative writing, and picking up on different languages from places she's visited. She's always liked tutoring for math and has been playing the acoustic...

Morgyn Hewett
Staff Writer

Morgyn Hewett

Morgyn Hewett is a sophomore staff writer for The Eagle. She enjoys reading, writing, and going on walks. Morgyn also participates in East Meck's marching band, playing clarinet for four years.

Shiloh Pressley
Staff Writer

Shiloh Pressley

Shiloh Pressley is a junior at East Meck and a first year staff writer for The Eagle. They love being in band as a baritone, and has been in band for five years. They dedicate a lot of their time and passion into improving their...

Sarah Nathir
Staff Writer

Sarah Nathir

Sarah Nathir is a senior staff writer for The Eagle. She likes to read, binge TV Shows/Movies, and draw during her spare time. Her activities in school include being apart of Diversity Committee, Photography Club, and HOSA.

Bella Murphy
Staff Writer

Bella Murphy

Bella Murphy is a senior staff writer for The Eagle and she enjoys tutoring and working with children. Her favorite activities include tennis, reading, and listening music. She is very open-minded, friendly, and adaptable. When she...

Jaedon Carr
Staff Writer

Jaedon Carr

Jaedon Carr, better known as Jae, is a first year staff writer for The Eagle-East Mecklenburg High school's newspaper. She enjoys reading feminist literature, drinking matcha, and collecting Labubus.

Any Izaula
Staff Writer

Any Izaula

Any Izaula is a Senior and a new staff writer for The Eagle. She is proudly part of the our school student congress, national societies and more. She loves to spend time with her people, help, and support others. Her goal is to...

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