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2026 Junior Edition Staff

DYLAN JAZMINES '27
JUNIOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

DYLAN JAZMINES ’27

Dylan Jazmines ('27) is excited to be a Editor-in-Chief for the junior edition of The Loyalist. He is ready to inform people on ongoing events as well as create an enjoyable and creative newspaper.

ETHAN DUMPER '27
JUNIOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ETHAN DUMPER ’27

Ethan Dumper ('27) is the Junior Edition Editor In Chief. In addition to The Loyalist, Ethan works as a freelance journalist, correspondent for KidScoop Media, and is the Economics editor of an online student newspaper. His top...

HENRY ROSS '27
JUNIOR MANAGING EDITOR

HENRY ROSS ’27

Henry Ross ('27) is excited to be a Managing Editor for the 2026 Junior Edition. After being a Sports Editor on his first year on The Loyalist staff, Henry looks forward to continue covering sports both within and outside of ...

ZACHARY BLOSS '27
JUNIOR MANAGING EDITOR

ZACHARY BLOSS ’27

Zachary Bloss ('27) is deeply interested and involved with all things curriculum, club related, and general events at Loyola. He is both president of the Rock Climbing club as well as being a Managing Editor for the Junior Edi...

UPTON TA-BEADLE '27
JUNIOR MANAGING EDITOR

UPTON TA-BEADLE ’27

Upton Ta-Beadle ('27) is a Managing Editor for the junior edition at The Loyalist who enjoys writing about international politics, pop culture, and school-wide events. His favorite aspects of the publication are its ability to ...

SOURYA CHILUKURI '27
JUNIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR

SOURYA CHILUKURI ’27

Sourya Chilukuri ('27) is very excited to continue his work as one of the Creative Director for The Loyalist and hopes to making it a better paper.

NICHOLAS KASSABIAN '27
JUNIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR

NICHOLAS KASSABIAN ’27

Nicholas Kassabian ('27) is a Creative Director for the 2026 Junior Edition. As a Creative Director, he plans modernize the paper and consequently bring the audience back to the cubs. After leading the brand-new Satire section and...

ETHAN HAN '27
JUNIOR FEATURE EDITOR

ETHAN HAN ’27

Ethan Han ('27) is committed to the Loyalist and eager to continue delivering meaningful coverage to the Loyola community .

KELVIN PATEL '28
JUNIOR FEATURE EDITOR

KELVIN PATEL ’28

Kelvin Patel (’28) is a chill and hardworking student. He is involved in the Investment Club, where he enjoys exploring finance and working with others. In his free time, he loves watching and cheering on sports, especially the...

JACK NASSIRI '28
JUNIOR FEATURE EDITOR

JACK NASSIRI ’28

Jack Nassiri ('28) is excited to spend his first year in the Loyalist as a Feature Editor. He is dedicated to improving the Loyalist as much as possible and is grateful for this opportunity. ...

ROCCO CARUSO '28
JUNIOR FEATURE EDITOR

ROCCO CARUSO ’28

Rocco Caruso ’28 is excited to join The Loyalist in his first year as a Junior Edition Feature Editor. He is eager to highlight students, events, and stories across campus while capturing the voices and experiences that def...

LUKE LAPIDUS '27
JUNIOR SPORTS EDITOR

LUKE LAPIDUS ’27

Luke Lapidus ('27) is looking forward to being a Sports Editor in his first year as a member of the Loyalist staff. He enjoys watching sports and talking about it with others, he looks forward to keeping his fellow Cubs up to ...

COLIN KARASEK '28
JUNIOR SPORTS EDITOR

COLIN KARASEK ’28

AXEL SZLASA '28
JUNIOR SPORTS EDITOR

AXEL SZLASA ’28

Axel Szlasa (‘28) is elated to be serving the Junior Edition Loyalist as a Sports editor. Axel loves the Mighty Roar and playing basketball and is proud to be serving this professional organization by bringing passion and com...

ENZO DECENA '27
JUNIOR SPORTS EDITOR

ENZO DECENA ’27

Enzo Decena (‘27) is excited to be the first-year Sports Editor for the Junior Edition of The Loyalist. He is excited to grow as a writer while highlighting the excitement and buzz of the sports community on-campus and around the...

RONAN LEIMONE '27
JUNIOR SATIRE EDITOR

RONAN LEIMONE ’27

Ronan Leimone ('27) began his time at the loyalist writing as a contributor during his sophomore year. He is now leading as a Satire editor and is excited to continue serving the loyalist

ALEJANDRO ZEPEDA '28
JUNIOR SATIRE EDITOR

ALEJANDRO ZEPEDA ’28

Alejandro Zepeda ('28) is excited to join the Loyalist and is determined to entertain as many people as he can as an editor. He is thrilled to continue to write more articles and bring a positive attitude.

WILLIAM COLLARD '27
JUNIOR SATIRE EDITOR

WILLIAM COLLARD ’27

William Collard ('27) is beyond excited to be an editor on the Junior Edition. After writing many articles as a contributor, he is ecstatic to be a part of this group and ready to write amazing articles.

JAMES GOGOLAK '27
JUNIOR SATIRE EDITOR

JAMES GOGOLAK ’27

James Gogolak ('27) is thrilled to return to The Loyalist for his second year, now serving as a Junior Satire Editor. After contributing sports articles last year, including coverage of a major soccer rivalry game, James di...

NOAH MORALES '27
JUNIOR NEWS EDITOR

NOAH MORALES ’27

Noah Morales (’27) is excited to continue his work on The Loyalist as an News Editor. After contributing multiple articles over the past few years, he looks forward to  shaping thoughtful discussions, and bringing fresh per...

JOAQUIN REYES '28
JUNIOR NEWS EDITOR

JOAQUIN REYES ’28

Joaquin Reyes ('28) is a News Editor who is looking forward being part of a paper that has unified themes that align with both his and Loyola's interests. Joaquin is the president of the Cooking Club and the secretary of Cubs for...

ALFREDO GRACIANO '28
JUNIOR NEWS EDITOR

ALFREDO GRACIANO ’28

Alfredo Graciano ('28) is ecstatic to be serving as a junior editor for his first year on staff. He is looking forward to writing for The Loyalist and hopes this marks the beginning of a long journey.

LOUIS TANAKA '28
JUNIOR NEWS EDITOR

LOUIS TANAKA ’28

Louis Tanaka ('28) is beyond excited to be serving as a junior editor for his first year on staff. After writing various different topics as an underclassman, he is ecstatic to continue his journey writing for The Loyalist.

THATCHER HARTMAN '27
JUNIOR OPINION EDITOR

THATCHER HARTMAN ’27

Thatcher Hartman ('27) is eager to be working as an Opinion editor in his third year working with The Loyalist. He likes writing about the impact of political actions and their future implications.

NOAH TING '28
JUNIOR OPINION EDITOR

NOAH TING ’28

Noah Ting ('28) is an Opinion Editor for the Loyalist. He loves intriguing questions and he's looking forward to sharing interesting perspectives and insightful news with his writing. ...

JOSEPH ACUÑA '28
JUNIOR OPINION EDITOR

JOSEPH ACUÑA ’28

Joseph Acuña ('28) is excited to serve as an Opinion Editor for the Loyalist. He's happy to share his beliefs on different topics and spark productive debates. When not working on the Loyalist, he's either at football practice, run...

JEREMY HAH '28
JUNIOR OPINION EDITOR

JEREMY HAH ’28

Jeremy Hah ('28) is excited to be serving as an Opinion Editor in his second year working with the Loyalist. He loves swimming, lifting hard, and flying FPV drones.

SEVAN KESHISHIAN '27
JUNIOR ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

SEVAN KESHISHIAN ’27

Sevan Keshishian ('27) is ready to perform to the best of his abilities in his first year as a staff member. His goal this year is to try his very best to talk about what the students want to hear and have direct words from ...

WILLIAM CHOI '27
JUNIOR ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

WILLIAM CHOI ’27

William Choi ('27) is excited to start his first year in the Junior edition, and focused on keeping the newspaper engaging through contemporary news to consistently keep the viewers attention

EDWARD MIN '27
JUNIOR ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

EDWARD MIN ’27

Edward Min ('27) is very excited to be an editor for the arts and entertainment section of the Loyalist. As an editor, he plans to keep the community up to date on prominent issues around the world.

DANIEL RIGALI '28
JUNIOR ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

DANIEL RIGALI ’28

Daniel Rigali ('28) looks forward to joining the Loyalist as an Arts and Entertainment editor in his first year on staff. He is excited to bring a new lens to the Arts and Entertainment page by exploring the arts culture at Loy...

HUDSON BEUTH '27
JUNIOR PHOTO EDITOR

HUDSON BEUTH ’27

Hudson Beuth (‘27) is excited to be a photographer and photo editor for the Loyalist. He plans to capture Loyola pride and spirit in his photos which represent what it means to be a cub. Is that good?

XAVIER WIMBLEY '27
JUNIOR PHOTO EDITOR

XAVIER WIMBLEY ’27

Xavier Wimbley (‘27) is eager to contribute to Loyalist Staff as a Photo Editor. In the past, Xavier took and edited photos for a multitude of Loyola sporting events and has also written sports articles for the Loyalist. He ...

WILLIAM WICKSTROM '27
JUNIOR PHOTO EDITOR

WILLIAM WICKSTROM ’27

William Wickstrom ('27) is excited to be serving as a photographer and photo editor. After taking photos of various Loyola events and editing countless photos for the Loyalist and Loyola Instagram's pages.

MATTHEW WHOLIHAN '28
JUNIOR PHOTO EDITOR

MATTHEW WHOLIHAN ’28

LUCAS CANLEY '27
JUNIOR ILLUSTRATOR

LUCAS CANLEY ’27

MAX LAI '27
JUNIOR ILLUSTRATOR

MAX LAI ’27

Maximillian Lai (27') is an avid artist and is very eager to illustrate for The Loyalist. Max wants to bring an extra layer of uniqueness and creativity to the papers through fun and compelling pieces that enhance each and eve...

GRANT YAMAMOTO '27
JUNIOR ILLUSTRATOR

GRANT YAMAMOTO ’27

JACK REYNOLDS '28
JUNIOR ILLUSTRATOR

JACK REYNOLDS ’28

Jack Reynolds (‘28) is ecstatic to be joining the Loyalist team as a Photo Editor in his first year as part of the group and hopes to help make the paper even better than before.

XANDER TANGRI '27
JUNIOR ILLUSTRATOR

XANDER TANGRI ’27

Xander Tangri (’27) is excited to be serving as an Illustrator for the Loyalist. He's passionate about design and art, and looks forward to bringing a creative visual voice to the publication.

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