Angela Jia ’25 is the Editor in Chief of The Crusader Newspaper. She is passionate about the importance of journalism in conflict zones and enjoys reading investigative pieces from the Washington Post by Caroline Kitchener. She...

Aiden Pavon '25 is the managing editor for The Crusader. He joined The Crusader his sophomore year to express his passion for sports as well as journalism. He’s been to nine different countries and he loves telling the unseen...

Hoorain Farooq ’25 is the Opinion Editor for The Crusader. She is part of the Student Parliament Apprenticeship Program and on the volleyball team. In her free time she enjoys playing basketball and reading.

Katelyn Leong ’25 is the current Campus News Editor for The Crusader. She joined the newspaper team her freshman year to learn more about journalism and develop her overall writing skills. Beside newspaper club, she is also...

Ashley Villing ’25 is a Campus News Editor for The Crusader. She is a part of Campus Ministry and does her best to be involved in school activities. She loves animals and listening to music.

Daniella Lainez ’26 is the National and World News Editor of The Crusader newspaper. She joined The Crusader her freshman year as a staff reporter. Along with her growing passion for Journalism she also enjoys reading, writin...

Griffin Doeff ’25 is the Science Editor. He is also a member of NHS and part of Riordan’s fledgling Speech and Debate Club. Griffin loves paleontology, zoology, and geography.

Vincent Douglas ’25 is the Religion Editor for The Crusader. He is also the head DJ of the Riordan DJ Club and a member of the Senior Committee. He loves classic rock, film, and dogs. He joined the newspaper based on a sugge...

Eva Bennett ’25 is the Girls Sports Editor for the Crusader Newspaper. She is excited to improve her writing skills and learn more about journalism. Eva is part of NHS, the Riordan girl’s soccer team, the engineering program,...

Ishaan Gupta ‘26 is the  Boys Sports Editor for The Crusader. He initially joined journalism as a way to improve his writing and it is now one of his passions. He is extremely passionate about sports and participates in basketball....

Hailey Kirsten Ferrer ’26 is a second-year staff reporter for The Crusader, and the Arts & Entertainment Editor. At Riordan, she is a part of Philippine American Coalition, Knights, and Liturgy Team. Outside of school, she...

Caitlin Dowd ’25 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. Caitlin is a part of the girls soccer team and N.H.S. She is also a part of the Knights of Riordan. She also loves to row and hike outside of school. Caitlin is a ne...

Sean Reyes ’25 is the Senior Photo Editor for The Crusader. The sports he plays include baseball and swimming. Outside of journalism, he is a member of the SALT, Knights of Riordan, and the Spirit Club. Some activities outside...

Julia Yamsuan ’25 is a Photo Editor for The Crusader. She is a part of the girls volleyball program and is on the varsity team. She participates in Newspaper, Knights of Riordan, PAC (Philippines American Club), and the Wellness...

Rose Baik ’26 enjoys writing, spending time with her friends and family, sunny weather, and traveling. She is class of 2026 and is part of the school newspaper club, as well as Riordan Kknights, stage crew, and Spirit Club...

Taylor Tran '25

Aliana Urdaneta-Rodas ’25 is the  Editor in Chief for The Shield magazine. Aliana is also on the executive board for the Latinos Unidos club, a member of Parliament, and campus ministry’s S.A.L.T team. Her favorite story...

Nick “Photo Guy” Nye ’25 is the Managing Editor at The Shield. He is an avid scouting (aka Boy Scouts) leader, cat lover, and football fan. Nick grew up as a 49ers and Warriors fan, and watches every single game of those...

Helena (Kai) Murguz ’25 is a staff reporter and artist for The Crusader and art director for The Shield. Her favorite drawing that she’s done for The Crusader is the editorial cartoon in Take a Break from Stress of Social Media because it was her first assignment for the newspaper...

Vee Chen ’25 is a staff reporter and artist for The Crusader, and Art Director for The Shield. They joined the staff because they thought writing and illustrating for a newspaper would be a unique and fun experience. Their favorite...

Ella Torrea '25

Haley Hang '25

Aarav Agrawal '28

​​Julian loves to produce music for people to listen to and make songs to. He plays on the Archbishop Riordan High School Baseball team. He loves to spend time with his family and friends, play with his two dogs, and loves to...

Kaia Burris ’27 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. She is a member of the Riordan varsity sailing team, and was involved with the school play. Outside of school, Kaia enjoys hanging out with friends, listening to music, an...

Roman Castro ’25 is a first year staff member for The Crusader newspaper. His interest in writing is what led him to joining journalism. During his free time, he likes to spend time with his family, work out, and play soccer....

Sofia Chan ’27 first year reporter with The Crusader. Sofia is on volleyball on Riordan’s junior varsity volleyball team. She loves listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.  ...

Logan Dee '26

Christopher Dominguez ’25 is staff reporter for The Crusader. The sports he plays include baseball. Outside of journalism, he is a member of the Knights of Riordan Club. Some activities outside of school that he enjoys are li...

Liam Falcon '28

Lucas Fernández-Paniagua ’27 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. He is from Spain and this is his first year at Riordan. Lucas enjoys playing basketball and his favorite player is Kobe Bryant; he also likes to listen to mus...

Rachel Gerke ’27 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. She also is a member of the girls tennis team. In her free time, she enjoys reading and listening to music.

Isabelle Huang '27

Malcolm Jones-Smith '25 is a returning member of The Crusader. He is a senior, and a member of the Varsity football team as Track and Field team. He enjoys taking photos and writing stories as he finishes his final year at Riordan....

Lorelai Keating-Curran '27

Ellie Jantz ’26 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. She is a part of the cross country and long distance track team. In her free time, she enjoys reading, drawing, and spending time with her cat....

Ian (Thinh) Le '26 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. He is an international student in his second year at Riordan High School. Outside school, he has a deep interest in ping pong and coding. He is involved in different eng...

Nora Lee '27

Rhianna Mallory '26 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. She enjoys swimming as well spending time with her friends, going out to eat, and playing video games.

Mateo Munoz ’27 is a staff reporter for The Crusader and a member of the football program. He joined journalism to express his writing skills.

Elliott Ng ’28

Andres Roca ’25 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. He is a first year reporter for the Crusader who joined with the goal of improving his journalism skills. Andres participates in baseball for the school. Outside of school...

Emmanuelle Ng ’26 is a staff reporter. She recently transferred to Riordan for year 11 from Toronto, Canada. In her free time, Emmanuelle enjoys playing the violin and harp. Outside of school, she is a part of a FIRST Ro...

Henry O’Connell ’27 is a first year journalism student. Since his freshman year he has participated in several clubs. He likes art and sports. Henry is also very fond of history and geography.

Kianna Panaligan ’27 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. She is a part of the Varsity Flag football team, soccer, PAC (Philippine American Club) and dance team. She selected journalism as a course to sharpen her communica...

Ellie Paris ’25 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. She is currently a stage manager for Riordan Drama. She enjoys playing tennis, drawing, and reading in her off time.

Ciara Rivas '25 is a staff reporter for The Crusader Newspaper. She joined in hopes of immersing herself deeper into the world of journalism and enhancing her writing skills. She is also a part of the CORE team, Knights Club ...

Emilio Rocha ’25 is a first-year staff reporter for The Crusader Newspaper. After reading multiple stories from it throughout his three years at Riordan, he was determined to join The Crusader for his final year. He is a mem...

Emma Rocha ’25 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. She is actively a part of Campus Ministries LIFE team, The National Honors Society, Dance team, Senior committee, and an executive for the Latinos Unidos club. She joined...

Emilia Ross ’26 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. Her interests outside of school include crocheting for her friends, tending to her multitude of houseplants, and exploring new spots in the city. ...

Sofia Sarracino ’27 is a first-year Staff Reporter for The Crusader. She is on the Varsity Girls Flag Football Team, and a member of the Knights Club. In her free time she enjoys doing, and teaching, TaeKwonDo, listeni...

William Saunders ’26 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. In addition to writing for the student newspaper, he enjoys working in the school’s theater department. In his free time, he enjoys writing, cooking, and playing v...

Beatriz Taylor ’26 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. She joined the journalism class for her interest in writing and love for hearing about intriguing stories. She also joined to better her own personal writing skills. In...

Isabella Thumas ’26 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. On campus, she is involved in the Core team and a member of the Crusader band. Outside of school she loves playing with her cat, reading books, and hanging out with...

Keira Wallace '26

Elizabeth Walsh '26

Crystal Wei ’26 is a Staff Reporter for The Crusader. She joined The Crusader her sophomore year proudly being a part of Journalism. She has interests in sports as well, participating in both wrestling and track and field short...

Miles Witte '27

Ciarra Mangibuyat '27

Aaron Peakes '25

Charlottie Yip ’26

Rowan Tomassi ’27 is a staff reporter for The Crusader. Her favorite subject in school is history and she runs cross country for the Riordan team.

Hazel Nagata-Rampata ‘26 is the Features Editor for the Crusader Newspaper. She is a member of NHS, a part of Campus Ministry, in clubs such as Riordan’s Sports Medicine club, the Asian Student Association, and the Environmental...