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The Student News Site of the Latin School of Chicago

The Forum

The Student News Site of the Latin School of Chicago

The Forum

2024-2025 Staff

Lyla Granich
Editor-in-Chief

Lyla Granich

Lyla Granich (‘26) is honored to serve as one of the Editors-in-Chief this year. Through The Forum, she hopes to present a picture of Latin that is comprehensive, honest, and always authentic. Outside of The Forum, Lyla runs cross c...

Caroline McHugh
Editor-in-Chief

Caroline McHugh

Caroline McHugh (‘25) is excited to serve as an Editor-in-Chief this year! She loves writing on issues important to the Latin community—whether that be teacher resignations or a short midterms week. Caroline can’t wait for...

Mia Kotler
Editor-in-Chief

Mia Kotler

Mia Kotler ('25) is thrilled to be one of the Editors-in-Chief for The Forum this year. She is a passionate writer who enjoys expressing her views and learning about issues of interest to the Latin community. Away from school, ...

Scarlet Gitelson
Managing and Standards Editor

Scarlet Gitelson

Scarlet Gitelson (‘26) is delighted to be serving as one of this year’s Managing and Standards Editors. Using her writing, she seeks to promote connection and discourse within the Latin community, and encourages other writers to...

Natalie Arora
Managing and Standards Editor

Natalie Arora

Natalie Arora ('25) has been writing for The Forum since her freshman year and is thrilled to return this year as a Managing and Standards Editor. She looks forward to engaging with the Latin community and covering a wide ran...

Teddy Lampert
Digital Editor

Teddy Lampert

Teddy Lampert (’26) is excited to serve as the Digital Editor for his third year on the Forum staff. He hopes to continue his work from last year as Web Editor building innovative ways to experience The Forum’s amazing content, ...

Olivia Harris
Media Editor

Olivia Harris

Olivia Harris (‘25) is a senior at Latin who is excited to be one of The Forum’s Media Editors this year. This is Olivia’s fourth year writing for The Forum, and she enjoys covering student-led events. Outside of writin...

Jordan Abell
Web Editor

Jordan Abell

Jordan Abell (‘27) is excited to serve as a web editor for The Forum this year. While it is his first year with the job, he hopes to help improve the website’s user experience. Outside of The Forum he enjoys golfing, sailing,...

Josiah Ricketts
Web Editor

Josiah Ricketts

Josiah Ricketts (’26) is excited to serve as Web Editor for The Forum this year. Although only his first, he hopes to provide an exciting new perspective and contribute towards the website's user experience. Outside of The F...

Lucia Meno
News Editor

Lucia Meno

Lucia Meno (’26) is thrilled for her second year on The Forum and her first year as News Editor. In the past, she’s delved into the meaning of Latin traditions and current events that impact students’ education. She look...

Rohin Shah
News Editor

Rohin Shah

Rohin Shah (’27) is a sophomore at Latin and is delighted to serve as news editor for The Forum. He hopes to become a proactive and investigative journalist, focusing on topics that engage the Latin community. Outside of The Foru...

Edie Park
Features Editor

Edie Park

Edie Park ('27) is thrilled to return as a Features Editor for The Forum during her sophomore year, with the hope of presenting a diverse array of perspectives through her writing. Outside of school, she is a competitive piani...

Roxie Lara
Features Editor

Roxie Lara

Roxie Lara (‘26) is thrilled for her second year with The Forum and first year as Features Editor. She loves writing and hopes to use it as a means to explore the world as well as bring a fresh perspective to the Latin communit...

Carla Di Silvestro
Sports Editor

Carla Di Silvestro

Carla Di Silvestro (‘27) is a sophomore at Latin and is elated to be a Sports Editor for The Forum. As a multi-sport athlete, Carla will provide equal recognition to all athletic teams, inform the Latin community about upcoming...

Cherish Curtis
Sports Editor

Cherish Curtis

Cherish Curtis ('26) could not be more excited for her third year on The Forum. Cherish looks forward to continuing to serve as a Sports Editor and relay up-to-date information for our Romans, while also giving proper recognition to...

Miles Heltzer
Arts Editor

Miles Heltzer

Miles Heltzer (’26) is a junior at Latin. He is excited to be Arts Editor of the The Forum team this year. Miles particularly enjoys writing about trends in the music industry, including album releases, concert experiences, and musi...

Eva Lapiere
Arts Editor

Eva Lapiere

Eva Lapiere (’25) is delighted to be returning as Arts Editor for her fourth year of writing for The Forum. Eva loves covering articles on today’s trends, sharing her opinions, as well as highlighting Latin students' accompli...

Lizzy Miller
Continuous Coverage and Media Editor

Lizzy Miller

Lizzy Miller ('25) is a senior at Latin who is so excited to return to The Forum as the Continuous Coverage Editor and Co-Media Editor this year. This is Lizzy's third year writing for The Forum, and she loves highlighting all spor...

Natasha Benjamin
Opinions Editor

Natasha Benjamin

Natasha Benjamin (‘25) is delighted to serve as an opinions editor this year! This is her fourth and final year writing for The Forum, and she loves using this platform to review movies, tackle difficult topics, and cover s...

Sofia Grimm
Opinions Editor

Sofia Grimm

Sofia Grimm ('25) is excited to serve as Opinions Editor this year! Her fourth year writing for The Forum, Sofia has been in various roles at The Forum the past three years, serving as its News Editor junior year, Digital Edi...

Zhuangting He
Staff Writer

Zhuangting He

Zhuangting He (‘27) is excited to write for The Forum this year! She aims to inform the Latin community and express her opinions while developing her journalism skills. Apart from The Forum, Zhuangting enjoys reading, spending...

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Staff Writer

Eli Silberberg

Eli Silberberg (‘27) is excited to make his mark on journalism at Latin. He wrote one article as a freshman, convinced by Ms. Kloehn’s persistent suggestions that he do so. Now, he’s officially on staff and is looking forward...

Alexa Nasatir
Staff Writer

Alexa Nasatir

Alexa Nasatir (27) is thrilled to write for The Forum for the first time this year. After taking journalism, she found her love for writing and hopes to continue to hone her craft as her high school career progresses! Outsi...

Claire Noventa
Staff Writer

Claire Noventa

Claire Noventa ('28) is very excited to be joining The Forum for her first year and looks forward to improving her skills as a writer and journalist. In her outside life, Claire delights in drawing and biking along the lake. Cla...

Genevieve Ramsey
Staff Writer

Genevieve Ramsey

Genevieve Ramsey (‘27) is returning for her second year of writing, and she is thankful to be sharing her love for music and writing through The Forum. Outside of school, she loves listening to music, reading, and going to co...

Sara Cutinho
Staff Writer

Sara Cutinho

Sara Cutinho (‘27) is thrilled to write for The Forum for a second year and hopes to continue to hone her skills as a journalist. Outside of The Forum, Sara competes in dance and enjoys spending time with her friends and fam...

Ben Laytin
Staff Writer

Ben Laytin

Ben Laytin ('26) is a junior at Latin and is delighted to return to The Forum as a staff writer. He looks forward to writing about everything that's happening at Latin in addition to writing about his own opinions. Outside of wr...

Ben Gibson
Staff Writer

Ben Gibson

Ben Gibson (‘25) is excited to contribute to The Forum as a staff writer. He looks forward to exploring the stories that define Latin’s community, offering a unique perspective on student life, and using his culinary expertis...

Anderson Miller
Staff Writer

Anderson Miller

Anderson Miller (‘27) is thrilled to join The Forum as a staff writer this year. He looks forward to honing his journalistic skills while providing readers with an honest and accurate portrayal of Latin. Outside of The Foru...

Sloane Singerman
Staff Writer

Sloane Singerman

Sloane Singerman (’28), a freshman at Latin, is extremely excited to write for The Forum. As a writer, she strives to bring a new perspective and reflect the student body in her articles. Writing has always been a big part of ...

Cece Burt
Staff Writer

Cece Burt

Cece Burt (‘27) is so excited to write for The Forum this year as a staff member. Outside of The Forum, Cece is a member of the girls varsity field hockey and lacrosse teams, and enjoys spending time with friends and family. She i...

Timothy Kempton
Staff Writer

Timothy Kempton

Timothy Kempton (’26) is a junior at Latin and is excited to be a staff writer for The Forum. Timothy enjoys writing news pieces to inform the readers of the current state of the world inside and outside of Latin, and aspires ...

Myles Antelis
Staff Writer

Myles Antelis

Myles Antelis ('27) is excited to continue writing for The Forum in his second year. He's eager to cover all kinds of news at Latin and create fun, engaging articles for the community. The Forum has been a great outlet for him to...

Ellen Cassidy
Staff Writer

Ellen Cassidy

Ellen Cassidy (’27) is excited to write for The Forum for her second year. She hopes to grow as a journalist while also informing or entertaining the Latin community. Besides writing, she loves participating on the field ho...

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