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The student-run newspaper of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy

The Liberator

The student-run newspaper of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy

The Liberator

The student-run newspaper of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy

The Liberator

2021-2022 Staff

Ella Lilly

Ella Lilly

Ella is a junior at LASA and it’s her second year with the Liberator. She discovered a love for taking photos last year for events like SXSW and Culture Fest and is excited to bring a new perspective and dynamic to the photo...

Sarah Garrett

Sarah Garrett

Sarah Garrett is a news editor for the LASA newspaper. In her free time she likes to pretend to be a grandmother through knitting, baking, and reading. She appreciates book recommendations of any sort. She also likes pizza...

Ava Spurgeon

Ava Spurgeon

Ava Spurgeon is a senior, and she’s looking forward to being a news editor this year! In her free time she enjoys art, reading, and spending time with friends.

Delia Rune

Delia Rune

Delia is a senior and one of this year's student life editors. In her free time, Delia enjoys her jobs at Planned Parenthood and BookPeople and spends a lot of time reading. Her favorite book is "Outline" by Rachel Cusk and her...

Lana Giles

Lana Giles

Lana Giles is a junior at LASA. She likes cooking, sports, animals, and the environment. This is her first year with the Liberator and she is excited to learn more and contribute.

Fiona Kleeman

Fiona Kleeman

Fiona Kleeman is a freshman. She likes graphic design, photography, and writing about various topics. Fiona also enjoys being on the LASA swim team. She is exited for her first year in newspaper and hopes to write many fascinating...

Sydney Jones

Sydney Jones

Sydney Jones is a freshman and a staff writer, and she is so excited to be part of the Liberator this year. She hopes she can contribute an interesting opinion. In her spare time, she enjoys running, swimming, reading, and spending...

Jake Smuts

Jake Smuts

Hi, I'm Jake, and I'm in the newspaper. I really like both band and marching band on both high school and professional levels. I'm really interested in exploring my interests while writing for the Liberator!

Amelia Coleman

Amelia Coleman

Amelia Coleman is one of the graphics editors for this year! They’re a Junior and this is their third year on the lib. They enjoy youth and government, theater, and hugging their two cats. They’re excited for this yea...

Kayla Le

Kayla Le

Kayla is a senior and one of the Editors in Chief for the Liberator! This will be her 4th and final year with the paper. Kayla hopes that she can make the Lib’s 50th anniversary worthwhile and sustain the paper’s legacy for f...

Malvika Pradhan

Malvika Pradhan

Malvika Pradhan is a news editor at the Liberator. She is a senior and has been at the Liberator since she was a freshman. This is her third year being editor of the best section in the paper. Some of her hobbies include...

Madeleine Van Slyke

Madeleine Van Slyke

Maddie Van Slyke is a sophomore and is honestly very mid extracurricular wise. She plays volleyball, basketball, and does track, that is the extent of enrichment. She is dedicated to her two dogs- rex and luna, seeing her friends...

Katie Busby

Katie Busby

Katie Busby is a senior and in her third year as one of the Entertainment Editors. She has been with the newspaper since her freshman year and is excited to continue working for the coolest section, covering things like ...

Annabel Andre

Annabel Andre

Annabel Andre is a senior and Editor-In-Chief of the Liberator. This is her fourth year on the Liberator staff and this year she hopes to continue to newspaper's publication of impactful news and expose the student body to n...

Edith Holmsten

Edith Holmsten

Edith Holmsten is a senior and Co-Editor-In-Chief for the LASA newspaper. During her third year with the paper, Edith strives to continue the newspaper's commitment to reliable, insightful news along with providing a welcoming...

Juan (JC) Ramirez Delgadillo

Juan (JC) Ramirez Delgadillo

JC is a senior and it's their 3rd year on the Liberator. Last year they worked as a photo editor. JC's hobbies include gardening and photography that they decided to turn those hobbies into clubs. When JC is not working they can...

Norah Hussaini

Norah Hussaini

Norah Hussaini, a senior, is one of two editors for the Commentary section this year. She has been on the paper all four years, filling the roles of staffer, web editor, and commentary editor. She enjoys being a senior LASA Amb...

Susan Ballesteros

Susan Ballesteros

Susan Ballesteros is a senior and one of the current entertainment editors for The Liberator. Apart from newspaper, she is also a part of the school orchestra and an officer in Latin club. In her free time, Susan enjoys reading,...

LiLi Xiong

LiLi Xiong

LiLi, a senior, is this year’s managing editor. Previously, she was a student life editor and a commentary editor for the Liberator, but her true passion lies with satirical writing and the Litigator (the Liberator’s p...

Grace Woodruff

Grace Woodruff

Grace Woodruff is a senior, and this is her third year with the Liberator. She is one of the Graphics Editor this year, and is excited to work with her new co-editor. Outside of newspaper, Grace loves to bake and will be more...

Luci Garza

Luci Garza

Luci is a senior has been with the Liberator for all of her four years. This year with the paper, she hopes to make a bigger presence on social media and grow a community of students interested in journalism at LASA. In her free...

Beck Williams

Beck Williams

Beck Williams is a senior and Commentary editor for the Liberator. He is interested in politics and law and plays golf in his free time. Beck hopes to make the Commentary section a forum for students of different backgrounds to sha...

Ava De Leon

Ava De Leon

Hi I’m Ava and I’m the copy editor for LASA’s Liberator this year! I love doing puzzles and writing short stories and my favorite topic of conversation is Waterpolo (literally ask anyone). I’m so excited to make more amazing...

Kevin Garcia

Kevin Garcia

Kevin Garcia has been teaching high school for 18 years this school year. He's also been a professional writer for over 20 years this school year (including almost a decade with the Associated Press, a handful of years working with cl...

Max Domel

Max Domel

Max Domel is a senior and one of the co-editors-in-chief of the Liberator this year, formerly a freshman staff writer and sophomore and junior co-editor of the entertainment section. Soccer is a huge part of his life, both playing ...

Zoe Klein

Zoe Klein

Zoe Klein is a senior. She is Lieutenant Governor of Texas Youth and Government, President of the LASA Youth and Government Club, and won the national mock trial championships. She is passionate about graphic design, leftist politics,...

Emma McBride

Emma McBride

Emma McBride is a sophomore who is one of the photography editors. She loves all things graphic design so this job is right up her alley! She also loves playing with her dog, baking, and procrastinating on homework, and hopes...

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