Ellie Chiles is in her third year with The Zephyr, and fifth year in TUSD journalism programs. This is her fourth year as an editor-in-chief, doing a year at Monte Vista Middle School and starting as Editor-in-Chief freshman year....

Jaelyn Randolph is a freshman who was born in Tracy, California. Her favorite class is English because she loves writing and reading. In the future, Jaelyn plans on graduating and going to a college so she can get her business and...

Introducing senior, Jessica Navarro! This year, she's excited to share her voice and enthusiasm with her fellow peers. During her free time she likes to listen to music, coordinate outfits, write, and play videogames.  Jessica...

Rachael Musharbash is a senior and the feature editor for this year. It is her first year in journalism and second year attending west as she's originally from San Jose! When she’s not busy, Rachael enjoys making jewelry, watching shows like...

Daneya Cruda is a freshman born in Walnut Creek, CA. Her favorite color is pink. Her favorite song (at the moment) is Maple syrup by backseat Lovers. Her experience at West High so far is really good and  she's made lots of new...

T’Aijah is a ninth grader at West High. She was born in Hayward, California. She chose journalism because she enjoys writing and photography. T’Aijah hates it when people sneeze, yawn, or cough without covering their mouth....

This is Fabiana Salazar. She is a senior here at West High. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and her favorite food is any type of pasta! In her free time she enjoys watching movies and shows. She joined Journalism because...

My name is Valeria Rizo and I'm 16 years old. This is my first year in journalism and I'm excited to be apart of the bulletin and do other journalism activities. On my free time I love to work out and go out with friends. My f...

Hazel McCurdy is currently a freshman at West and her favorite subject is Journalism. She formerly participated in the creation of a newspaper during middle school and was responsible for the production of it. She loves reading,...

Hi my name is Soiyon Mallillin and I’m 16 years old. I enjoy our campus because it has a lot of diversity and I find it fun. My favorite class is math because I find it challenging and psychology because of how interesting it i...

Introducing freshman, Taanvi Lal! This is her first year in journalism, and she's excited to participate and share her passion for writing with all of West High. She was born, and is formally from Fiji, where she later moved to...

Janessa Hallman is a West high freshman born and raised in Tracy, California. She is the youngest child of three, Jazzy her seventeen-year-old sister and Jada the 21-year-old sister. Her favorite class here at West is Journalism...

Mia Gulden is a freshman. She was born in Hayward which is located in the bay. Her favorite class is journalism because she likes writing and she never gets bored in that class. She was born in 2008. Her dream pet is a Maine coon!...

Adrian loves to live in the moment and likes long walks on the beach. Writing stories has been a dream of his and he is happy to be doing so for The Zephyr.

This right here is Linda Crockett, a junior at west high school! She was born in Antioch, CA. Her favorite class is history. Giving the option to either go back in time, or into the future, she would choose to go 6 years into...

Junior Riley Cerda is entering his first year in Journalism. He was born in San Jose with a personality that will light up any room. He enjoys playing video games such as Apex legends. His favorite holiday is Halloween and hi...

Valeria Carrillo is currently a senior and her favorite class is Child Development. It's her first year in journalism. She is 16 years old, and her favorite color is purple. She was born in Modesto, CA and raised in Tracy, CA....

Mia Batres is currently a freshman and a cheerleader at West High School. She was born in French Camp and raised in Tracy. She plans to do cheer all 4 years and become a nurse assistant after graduating. Her favorite Starbucks...

Danna Aguilar is a West High freshman born in Oakland, California. She is the oldest of two siblings. Danna describes herself as "kind and informative." Danna enjoys the school food, but dislikes the fact you have to pay for ice...

Ms. Alana Escalante has advised Journalism at West High for twelve years. She is most proud of the improvements to the program in the production of print copy as well as earning American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) awards...