Dylan Ruiz-Gonzalez, a 16-year junior, is a student at Birmingham Community Charter High School. Dylan was born on June 16, 2009, and grew up in the valley for most of his life, living with his mother, sister, two aunts, two uncles,...

Addy Maradiaga is a 16-year-old born on July 7, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. He is a junior attending Birmingham Community Charter High School. This is Addy's first year in Journalism, and he is looking forward to all the...

Melissa Lopez is a student at Birmingham Charter High School. Love for her comes from motorcycles. The rush of adrenaline and velocity running through her veins is an everlasting sensation she'll crave and desire endlessly. A ...

Fatima Tena, a 17-year-old junior, is a student at Birmingham Community Charter High School. She was born on November 26, 2008, in Michoacan, Mexico, but moved to LA when she was 4-years-old. Since then, she has grown up in the...

Elsa Araujo is a 16-year-old junior born on August 13, 2009, in California. She loves cats; she has one 2-year-old cat named Mishuu. She would like to own a chunky cat when she grows up. She is also interested in making snacks...

Arianna Romero, known as Ari, is a junior at Birmingham Community Charter High School. She is 16 years old and was born on February 25, 2009, in California. Her parents are happily married, and both are from Mexico. She has one...

Moses Aguirre has a lot of ambitions despite being a 16-year-old junior. He wants to change the world; perhaps start a movement. He wants to get his message delivered through art. Moses is passionate about his friends and wants...

Romina Molinari is a 17-year-old junior at Birmingham Community Charter High School. She was born in Los Angeles, California, and her parents are from Argentina. She has one younger sister. This is her second year in Journalis...

Royce Chinchilla is a 16-year-old 11th-grade high school student with high hopes for the future. His goal is to try to understand himself and others mentally and especially emotionally. He had trouble understanding things in general...

Eva Menjivar is a 16-year-old junior who is currently attending Birmingham Community Charter High School. She was born on November 4th, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. She is determined to do anything in the medical field. She...

David Turcios is a 15-year-old sophomore at Birmingham Community Charter High School, born on August 16, 2010, in Los Angeles, California. He grew up close to his family, living with his mother and father and being the oldest...

Art Sanchez is a 16-year-old 11th-grade high school student who cares about others more than himself. His goal is simple but powerful:  help as many people as he can, no matter who they are. It could be his close friends, his...

Moe Stour is a 16-year-old sophomore attending Birmingham Community Charter High School. He was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley for most of his life. Moe has one little sister and likes hanging out with his family and...

Nicole Parel is a 15-year-old sophomore attending Birmingham Community Charter High School. She was born on May 20, 2010, raised in Van Nuys, California, and is an only child, although she has had her cat with her all the time....

Dayana Merlos is a 16-year-old sophomore at Birmingham Community Charter High School. Dayana was born on November 23, 2009, in Van Nuys, California. She has a twin brother who also attends Birmingham and a little sister who is...

Esteban Reyes-Romero is a 17-year-old junior who attends Birmingham Community Charter High School. He was born on June 4, 2008, grew up in Van Nuys, and still lives there. He lives with his three siblings, mom, and dad. He want...

Jeff Gonzalez is 16 years old and has many things he does outside of school. He has been at Birmingham Community Charter since the 9th grade. Outside of school, Jeff has done some things, like joining some clubs, such as the new Stu...

Andrew is a 16-year-old junior at Birmingham Community Charter High School. This is his third year at Birmingham, and he likes this school because of the academics and how good the school is all around, such as its sports. Throughout...

Demorye Potts is a 16-year-old junior and a young, ambitious individual with a strong passion for sports and personal growth. From football to many other types of athletics, Demorye finds energy and excitement in the competiti...

  Ethan Garcia is a 16-year-old junior at Birmingham Community Charter High School. He enjoys playing soccer and basketball. Ethan is currently playing for two soccer teams. Ethan lives in the San Fernando Valley and he...

Emily Macias is a 16-year-old junior, and she currently attends Birmingham Community Charter High School. She has been enjoying her time at school, and she says the people at BCCHS are very kind. She was born on December 19, 2008,...

Jaydon Huerta is a 16-year-old junior at Birmingham Community Charter High School. He played baseball here at Birmingham in his freshman year. In his sophomore year, he decided to stop playing for a high school team and just play...

Jaydon Mata is a 16-year-old junior at Birmingham Community Charter High School. This is his second year at Birmingham, and he has had good experiences since joining. He was born on December 2nd, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. Jaydon...

Danna Mejia is a 16-year-old junior at Birmingham Community Charter High School. She was born on June 1, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Danna is the only child but has two half-brothers.  Danna enjoys playing volleyball. In m...

Madigan Amaya, known as Madi, is a junior at Birmingham Community Charter High School. This is her 3rd year attending BCCHS. Madi was born on March 30, 2008. She is 17 years old. Madi was born in El Salvador. She moved to California...

Oscar Aguirre is a 16-year-old sophomore attending Birmingham Community Charter High School. He was born on January 5, 2010, and has lived in the San Fernando Valley his whole life. Oscar is an only child but likes hanging out...

Samantha is a 16-year-old sophomore student at Birmingham Charter High School. This is her second year attending BCCHS. She has always been passionate about going to college and being successful.  Samantha has many friends and...

Kelly Lemus is a 16-year-old junior who attends Birmingham Community Charter High School. This is her third year attending Birmingham. She has lived in the San Fernando Valley her whole life. Her mom's side is from Jalisco, Mexico,...

Shayra Barrientos is a 16-year-old junior attending Birmingham Community Charter High School. Shayra was born on February 1, 2009, at Northridge Hospital. She is the youngest sibling, having an older brother and sister. Shayra...

A regular dude incapable of wit, except quick when catching onto a room's atmosphere, Evan may either take things too literally or too figuratively. The young, awkward 16-year-old Evan Urquidez has nothing to share but his oddities....

Emily Mercado is a 16-year-old junior who attends Birmingham Community Charter High School. This is her third year attending Birmingham, but her first year in journalism. She was put into this class by her counselor, but she's...