2019-2020 Staff
Alexandra Grosso
Assistant Editor
Alexandra Grosso, a current sophomore at Homestead High School, is thrilled at the opportunity to pursue her writing through this program, and translate her ideas into print and online works. Besides writing, she als...
Hannah Kennedy
Assistant Editor
Hannah Kennedy is a junior at Homestead. She enrolled in publications class to pursue her dream of being a journalist. When not in school, Hannah can be found doing CrossFit, skiing, cooking or hanging out with friends. She i...
Faith Schanowski
Staffer
Faith Schanowski is currently a junior at Homestead High School. She participates in multiple clubs such as Kids for Kids and student council, and is on the cross country and soccer teams. When not at school, she loves to...
Ariel Leykin
Staffer
Ariel Leykin is a senior at Homestead High School. When she’s not frantically worrying about her grades, you can catch her rowing on the Milwaukee River with the Milwaukee Rowing Club and flipping for the Homestead gymnastics te...
Taylor Raskin
Staffer
Taylor Raskin is a senior at Homestead High School who is thrilled to have the opportunity to develop her journalism skills. She is a part of the Homestead gymnastics team in addition to competing club gymnastics. Taylor also...
Claudia Chedid
Staffer
Claudia Chedid is a Junior at Homestead High School. She is involved in the Kids 4 Kids club, as well as the student council. When not at school, Claudia enjoys volunteering for the Service Club of Milwaukee, hanging out with frien...
Serena Said
Staffer
Serena Said, currently a senior at Homestead High School, enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, playing with her dog, watching Netflix, and working. During the fall, she participates in swim team, and is apart of t...
Ashley Zaiss
Staffer
Ashley Zaiss is a junior at Homestead High School. Aside from the classroom, Ashley participates in the Homestead Gymnastics team and the Homestead Girls Soccer team. She also plays for the Bavarian Soccer Club. Ashley is also apa...
Claire Baden
Staffer
Claire Baden is a junior at Homestead. She is involved in Homestead cross country and lacrosse, as well as many clubs at school. Outside of school she enjoys to spend time with her friends and family. This is her third year in Highl...
McKenna Marotta
Staffer
McKenna Marotta, a Homestead High School junior, is excited to begin her story in journalism. Away from the classroom, McKenna takes part in the Homestead Girls Basketball and Golf teams. Outside of school, she enjoys spending ...
Katie Price
Staffer
Katie Price, a Homestead High School junior, is excited to begin her second year in Publications. She is also apart of the soccer team, and is a member of Best Buddies, Link Crew, and Champions. Katie plays soccer for Bavarian...
Avery Bersell
Staffer
Avery Bersell, a Homestead High School Junior, will always be found with a laugh on her face whenever she is with her friends and family. At school she is involved in cross country, lacrosse and performs in forensics. She is e...
Rachel Starsky
Staffer
Rachel Starsky is a sophomore at Homestead High School. In room 405, you can always find her sitting in front of the computer writing a sports web story. In her free time, she enjoys dancing on the Homestead varsity dance tea...
Christina Zingale
Staffer
Christina Zingale is a Senior at Homestead and is excited for her third year of publications. She spends most of her time dancing for her school and is apart of many different clubs like Champions, She's the First, and SEM. She i...
Katie Shirley
Staffer
Katie Shirley is a senior at Homestead High School, and although hasn't been in publications for a while, she is excited to get back into it. Outside of school, she enjoys being with her friends and family, and participating i...
Lexi Buzzell
Staffer
Lexi Buzzell is a junior at Homestead High School. She is excited to be a part of the Highlander Publications staff for her third year. Outside of school, she enjoys playing basketball, soccer and hanging out with friends. ...
Ethan Schlesinger
Ethan Schlesinger is a senior at Homestead. While at school, he participates in drama club and the seasonal shows. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, photography, acting and playing the drums. As a guest writer, Ethan...
Danielle Kleiman
staffer
Danielle Kleiman is a Junior at Homestead. She loves to volunteer in the Milwaukee area for the Service Club of Milwaukee, and is also involved in Kids for kids. She plays soccer in the spring season along with cross country in...
Ava Wojnowski
Co-editor in chief
Ava Wojnowski, a senior at Homestead High School, is a dedicated student and athlete. She runs in both cross country and track. When she is not in school or on the track, her other interests include writing and photography. This i...
Annie McCormick
Editor in training
Annie McCormick is a Senior at Homestead High School. She participates in clubs at Homestead including kids for kids and Spanish club. Outside of school, Annie enjoys spending time with her friends, hanging out with her big family...
Allison Yang
Editor-In-Training
Allison Yang is a senior at Homestead High School, and this is her third year on staff for Highlander Publications. When she’s not worrying about her grades, you can find Allison skiing and playing volleyball. Allison i...
Sasha Shapsis
Co Editor-in-chief
Sasha Shapsis is a senior at Homestead, and this is her third year on Advanced Publications. In room 405, she’s busy indexing yearbook, taking photos, and writing articles about what’s happening in school. She’s excited to b...