2020-2021 Staff

Yomileigh Abdi

Editor-in-Chief

Yomi is a senior at Northside and the Editor-in-Chief of the Hoofbeat. At school, she is a member of the Economics and Investment Club and lacrosse team. Outside of school, she works as a research intern at Northwestern's Center f...

Iliana Garner

Assistant Editor

Iliana is a junior at Northside and is the Assistant Editor of the Hoofbeat. She loves being a part of The Stampede yearbook committee as the co-editor-in-chief and The Mustang Reel film club as the co-president. In h...

Emma Wall

Managing Editor

Emma is a senior at Northside and the Managing Editor of the HoofBeat. She is captain of the Women's Swimming and Diving Team and vice president of Future Problems Solvers. She enjoys photography and video editing. She also loves...

Grace Kim

Co-News Editor

Grace is a senior at Northside and one of the co-News Editors of the HoofBeat. When she is not busy coordinating activities for her clubs, she spends time playing movie soundtracks on her piano and enjoys long runs at the park. ...

Jazmin Santiago

Co-News Editor

Jazmin is a senior at Northside and one of the co-News Editor of the HoofBeat. She is on the swimming and water polo at team. She enjoys observing people's interactions and is passionate about transcendentalism and traveling.

Humaam Sufyaan

Sports Editor

Sufyaan is a junior at Northside and the Sports Editor for the HoofBeat. He played basketball as a freshman but had to leave the sport due to injuries. He picked up reading sports articles as a hobby in place of basketball. He i...

Greg Schaefer

Opinion Editor

Greg is a junior at Northside and the Opinion Editor of the HoofBeat. He runs track and cross country and dances in Ohana and Isang Hakbang. A good day for Greg includes a large mug of coffee, an episode of Anthony Bourdain: Part...

Maryam Abdella

Features Editor

Maryam is a junior at Northside and the Features Editor of the HoofBeat. She plays guitar and viola, loves to write and draw, bakes way too much, and is a huge K-pop fan....

Alex Garcia

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Alex is a junior at Northside and the Arts & Entertainment Editor of the HoofBeat. They play both softball and volleyball, manage both the play and musical, and enjoy their free-time (if there is any). They also love writing n...

Jack Juarez

Coronavirus Editor

Jack is a junior at Northside and the Coronavirus Editor for the HoofBeat. He's in cross country, track, and Anime Club. You can find him doing something a bit unusual, typically something that is not recommended to be done.

Corey Jordan-Zamora

Co-Web Designer

Corey is a senior at Northside and co-web designer of the HoofBeat. When she's not writing for the HoofBeat, she likes to immerse herself in fantasy/romance novels and manga, as well as play with her dogs. She is a part of La S...

Marlene Benitez

Co-Web Designer

Marlene is a junior at Northside and co-web designer for the HoofBeat. She stays after school all the time for no reason. Too many interests + hobbies to list, and very open-minded ;)

Sofia Ortiz

Co-Social Media Manager

Sophia is a junior at Northside and one of the Co-Social Media Managers of the HoofBeat. When not doing homework, she can frequently be found stress baking cakes and cookies. She is also part of the women's basketball team and...

Andrew Martinez

Co-Social Media Manager

Andrew is a senior at Northside and one of the co-Social Media Managers of the HooBeat. He could never compare to anyone else and that is okay. Throughout all his four years at Northside, he has not joined any clubs. He thinks...

Brianna Curry

Photographer

Brianna is a senior at Northside and photographer for the HoofBeat. Although it’s bitter sweet because we’re not in school. She plays varsity basketball and softball, and she is the Vice President of BSU. She loves to pain...

Fatima Choudhry

Photographer

Fatima is a junior at Northside and photographer for the HoofBeat. She is somewhat tall and likes to play badminton and volleyball. She loves taking pictures and enjoys create abstract paintings, which tend to reflect her thoughts...

Abby Morales

Artist

Abby is a senior at Northside and the artist of the HoofBeat. She is also a poet, fiction writer, and screenwriter. ...

Jake McLaughlin

Staff Writer

Jake is a senior at Northside and staff writer for the HoofBeat. He is on the swimming and water-polo teams and is part of the linguistics club. He enjoys biking around the city and gardening....

Kevin Sanchez-Carrizales