Zagreus O’Hare is a writer at The Echo. They joined during the spring semester of 2025–2026 and have had experience writing for other newspapers, so they considered giving this one a shot as well. Most of their time is sp...

Phoebe is a writer and artist for The Echo, and loves using journalism and illustration to tell stories about her community and current events. She found her love for writing about New York after publishing in City College’s...

Kamila is currently in The Echo for the first time. She’s a junior who loves jigsaw puzzles and watching horror movies, collects pins and stickers, and somehow always has a story to tell. As a new member, she hopes to contribute...

Molly is a sophomore who joined The Echo hoping to write about science, culture, and humor. Her interests include hiking, cooking, and collecting silly little guys to put in strange places around her house. She can be found obsess...

Yuri Cortazar is a new member of The Echo as of 2026. He likes to write articles about our food system and gastronomy. He does cross country, ultimate frisbee, jiu-jitsu, and plays DND. He likes to draw for The Echo as well as in his f...

Franklin has loved reading The Echo throughout his time at MSE, and when he joined in his senior year, he had his mind blown by the pace of work behind the scenes. You can usually catch him standing around trying to make conve...

Leo Alexander is excited to be joining The Echo staff! He is a sophomore who enjoys competitive math and cross country running. He hopes to write about arts and culture (ideally reviewing things often), and was heartbroken w...

Tappan Wearn is a sophomore who is new to The Echo this year. He runs cross country, plays ultimate frisbee, and practices competitive math. Outside of school, he loves reading, playing the piano, and watching professional s...

Warren is a sophomore in The Echo. He enjoys playing basketball, lounging on the couch, and eating. His favorite food is ice cream. Unless someone stops him, he can finish an entire pint in one sitting. If you need anything ...

Peri started in The Echo in 2025. She is a senior interested in politics, current events, and economics. Peri loves listening to and understanding different points of views and writing to inform rather than convince. In her ...

Abigail is a sophomore who loves STEM. She hopes to specialize in teacher and staff interviews while at The Echo. Even though The Echo wasn’t her first pick, she’s grateful that she has found an amazing community and glad she has ...

Elaine is a junior at HSMSE who joined The Echo this year. She is excited to do art and layout for The Echo. She loves all things TV show related and can binge for hours at a time. She’s also terrible at decision making, t...

Felix Quezada-York is a sophomore writer for The Echo. He joined the club in freshman year and the elective in sophomore year, and writes about politics to express his opinions and other ideas he finds interesting. He is als...

Briel Faroul is a sophomore who joined The Echo in the 2025–26 school year. She is always curious about how the simple (and complex) things in the world work, and tends to write more than is needed, yet she gets the job done...

Kathryn Lee has been in The Echo since September of 2025 as a writer and an editor. She is a sophomore who is on track and cross country. She is interested in math and science, but also in expressing her beliefs in creative ...

Stephanie joined The Echo in the 2025–2026 school year. She is a sophomore, and she loves to watch Law and Order: SVU while doing her homework. Stephanie adores her friends, family, and pets. She hopes to interview people and learn ...

Nikhil Varshney is a sophomore at HSMSE. He enjoys learning about the tech industry, politics, playing the cello, and swimming for his club team. He sometimes procrastinates work but loves to put his all into everything he d...

Lina is a sophomore and has been part of The Echo since September 2024. She loves contributing art and writing about anything related to art, history, or HSMSE. If she’s not at school, you can find her going through the sh...

Yalli Zussman is a sophomore and staff writer who joined The Echo in 2024. Yalli writes about local politics, particularly issues that are lost in the shuffle of the national news media, and issues that pertain to education....

Yangming Zheng has been at The Echo since 2025. He is a writer that enjoys writing about a diverse range of topics, including geopolitics and Chinese cuisine. On an average Saturday, you may find him walking on the Brooklyn ...

Marcia, a junior in the HSMSE Biology track, is a new member of The Echo. In her spare time, Marcia enjoys listening to music (usually indie pop), crocheting, and watching animated shows. She occasionally scrapbooks, with th...

Zeke has been at The Echo since 2024. He is a sophomore who is a huge fan of the orange halal cart and listening to music. Zeke likes writing about sports, specifically baseball and American football. His favorite hobby is l...

Vladislav Konikov is a sophomore new to The Echo. He believes that journalism is a strong tool for expression, and he is excited to contribute to layout for the next Echo issue. Vladislav loves engineering and design, buildi...

Aiden Tran is a sophomore at The Echo. In their free time, they enjoy cooking, baking, listening to music, and going for walks—but not all four at the same time. This is their first year at The Echo, so they are still figurin...

Micah joined The Echo in his junior year after a recommendation from someone on their team in sophomore year. He currently attempts to do art and write for The Echo, often willing to take on extra art roles because more art ...

Ariam Tedla has been a member of The Echo since 2024. Her entire personality, schedule, and being revolves around being a synchronized skater, so don't even try to ask her to hang out; she is 99.99% sure to be busy. That bei...

Elena is a junior that has been with The Echo since last year. She likes to write about topics that she finds interesting (such as music and art), in hopes that they also interest other HSMSE students. In her free time she l...

Zahava joined The Echo at the end of her sophomore year; she is currently a senior. Zahava loves to be part of the HSMSE community—she is a member of JSU, Math Team, BioMedical Club, and of course, The Echo. Zahava likes to...

Sofia has been at The Echo since 2024 and is in her junior year. She loves to write about situations applicable to MSE students, giving them a chance to share their voice. She has a passion for soccer and piano. Be...

Sawyer is a Junior starting her second year at The Echo. She is a Co-Head of Design, a writer, and an artist. She joined The Echo because she loves to design, and the newspaper is a great place to be creative. When she’s n...

Fiona joined The Echo in September 2024 because of a friend, yet she’s loved every second of it. She is a student who is passionate about many topics, especially food and music. Her love of writing about trendy topics captures...

Neve is a senior who joined The Echo elective in 2024; she does layout, writing, editing, and marketing. She enjoys being in The Echo because it gives her a chance to express herself through writing and design, and also help...

Aidana joined The Echo last year, and is working as a co-director of art, social media manager, and designer! She is passionate about finding the uniqueness and backstory of “average” things. She’s honestly not sure how...

Esther is a junior who joined The Echo in fall of 2024. She did not originally intend to be a writer, but once she wrote her first article about Keith Haring, new ideas kept entering her head (and Notes app). She loves inter...

Isaac has been at The Echo since 2023. He is a writer and a factchecker who enjoys talking about artistic people, works of artistic merit, and interesting trains. He believes that The Echo is an important part of the school ...

Taha joined The Echo in the fall of 2024 as part of the elective. She has dreamt of being a writer since elementary school. Joining The Echo has given way for that passion to shine! The community is helpful and friendly, and...

Maya has been a member of The Echo since 2023 as a writer, editor, section leader, and more recently a leader of the club where she seeks to welcome members of the newspaper who cannot commit to the daily elective. She loves...

Ocean is thrilled to serve as a co-editor-in-chief of The Echo for his senior year alongside Willow. Since joining in 2023, his roles have also included managing writer, club president, and Community section editor. Ocean ad...

Oliver is a senior who has been at The Echo since his sophomore year in 2023. As head of the editing department, he is obviously passionate about grammar and language, but he also loves writing. He values community and polit...

Willow has been a member of The Echo since its third edition in early 2023. She is a senior who enjoys baking and Taylor Swift, both of which are reflected in her writing. As Co-Editor-in-Chief she works alongside Ocean to e...

Etta, formally known as Elizabeth, has been with the Echo since 2023. She is a social person, and loves that she gets to help people share their stories through the paper. She is a runner, and is part of the school's cross country...

Since 2023, Gareth has been contributing ever increasingly to The Echo. He started out as a staff writer and worked his way up to managing writer for his senior year. He ran the Beyond Baskerville section, and one of his art...

Annalie spends her time playing sports and watching One Tree Hill. If she isn’t hiding in her room or at practice, you can find her out with friends. She can also probably be found at her favorite dumpling restaurant with her...

Audrey joined The Echo as a sophomore because she finds raising awareness about different topics of the school very important. She also loves being able to interact with so many different people, which is why she loves incorpor...