Siddharth Dasari is a senior who is a News Editor at Upstream News. An aspiring diplomat, he is fascinated in learning about the world around him and meeting various global leaders through the World Affairs Club. In addition to...

John Nguyen is a math-loving student and aspiring Doctor from Houston, Texas. He is from a Vietnamese household and wishes to visit Vietnam, as well as Hawaii and Switzerland. His biggest influence is his grandpa, who made him th...

Anushka is a senior at Carnegie Vanguard High school. She loves daisies and orange tabby cats. On her ideal day, she would be curled up in her bed with a new fantasy book and a caramel iced coffee. Her favorite part of news writing...

Adelynn Rubio is a junior at CVHS and likes to watch movies and discuss them in her spare time. Some of her favorite movies are Beautiful Boy, Hereditary, LaLa Land, and Little Women. Her hobbies include cross country, voluntee...

Jerry Fan is a senior at CVHS in his third year of involvement in scholastic journalism. Passionate about public transportation and education alike, he covers school policy and student affairs for Upstream News. Outside of school,...

Gloria Chilewa is a sophomore at CVHS. She loves fashion and has amazing style, her staple piece of jewelry being her silver cross necklace which is always around her neck. She loves to read fantasy fiction books, her favorite...

Jillianne Lantanea is a Junior at CVHS and this is her first year writing for upstream. She loves to cook and dance in her spare time. She is the K-Pop Dance Club President here at school, a dancer at Soundbox Studios and is a...

Uwa Igbinomwanhia is a junior at CVHS. She plays two instruments, the piano and guitar, with her playing the piano since she was 5. Whenever she's not doing her schoolwork, some of her favorite hobbies are reading her favorite...

Adela is a current junior at CVHS and this is her first year writing for Upstream as a staff writer. Some of her hobbies include writing (of course), crafting, participating at Carnegie Theatre, learning languages, and doing crosswords....

Anna Lo is a junior at CVHS. She enjoys being surrounded by friends and family, but is also committed to her academics and being a good student. Anna likes to bake cookies in her free time and visit new places. Her favorite countr...

Mari Sakai is a Junior at CVHS. She is a social officer on the Carnegie Dance team, and her favorite dance style is contemporary. When she’s not dancing, Mari loves to hang out with her friends, eat at places such as Mamaka...

Alice Shen is a sophomore at CVHS with an enthusiasm for traveling the world. She wishes to immerse herself in the rich cultures that each destination presents. She desires to witness the flowers bloom in spring, savor all kinds...

Neha is a sophomore at Carnegie. She enjoys reading and writing in her free time while listening to music. She likes rainy days because they make her feel at peace, and she hopes to bring good articles to Upstream News this year...

Lauren Tooms is a Junior at CVHS, and this is her first year writing for The Upstream as a staff writer. She likes to cook, play badminton, and listen to music in her spare time. She also volunteers at the SPCA whenever she gets...

Charlie Smith is a Sophomore at CVHS. Charlie would describe herself as loud and amazing. She loves the color purple, specifically Lilac. Although she wouldn’t describe herself as a fan of any specific person, she would “ ...

Sebastian Mendoza is a current Junior at Carnegie Vanguard High School. When he's not busy working on his latest passion project, he enjoys spending time with his cat and making tomato soup.

Andrew Lee is a senior at CVHS. He enjoys playing basketball and sleeping but is also very committed to his goals of being a good student and looking into the medical field for his future. He enjoys spending time outside when ther...

Anjali Martinez is a senior at CVHS. She is the Editor-in-chief for the Upstream News. Her favorite pastimes consist of writing poetry and immersing herself in different pieces of literature, her favorites being Shakespeare and...