The Student News Site of Northside College Preparatory High School

The Hoofbeat

The Student News Site of Northside College Preparatory High School

The Hoofbeat

The Student News Site of Northside College Preparatory High School

The Hoofbeat

2023-2024 Staff

Jackie Ochoa
Photographer

Jackie Ochoa

Jackie is a junior at Northside College Prep and a writer for the Hoofbeat. She is primarily involved in 2 clubs: Belly Dance and Pep Club. She can keep to herself sometimes, but she's super excited to contribute to NCP Journalism!...

Kieran Fitzgerald
Staff Writer (Student Life)

Kieran Fitzgerald

Kieran is a senior at Northside and is excited to expand the Hoofbeat's coverage of Student Life. He also hopes to delve into podcasting in some way through the Journalism class. He's on the varsity golf and baseball teams as...

Cameron Richards
Staff Writer (Sports)

Cameron Richards

Cam is a senior at Northside and a staff writer for the Hoofbeat. He has been involved in a variety of clubs and activities throughout his time at NCP, including running with the cross country and track teams. As it's something...

Isaac Adewale
Staff Writer (Sports)

Isaac Adewale

Isaac is a Junior at Northside. At school, he is a member of the Hoofbeat, Black Student Union and the basketball team. He enjoys watching basketball, visiting different places and hanging out with friends....

Mya Nunez
Staff Writer (A&E)

Mya Nunez

Mya is a senior and a writer for Northside's Hoofbeat. She is co-president of Northside's journalism club, NCP Bomba y Plena, and Kiva Club (2023-2024). During her free time, she enjoys listening to music and cooking.

Ben Lupisan
Staff Writer (A&E)

Ben Lupisan

Ben is a senior at Northside and a staff writer for the Hoofbeat. He loves dancing with his clubs Isang Hakbang and KDT. He also enjoys dancing in his free time, as well as listening to music and traveling. He is also a member...

Sophia Askuvich
Staff Writer (Sports)

Sophia Askuvich

Sophia is a junior at Northside College Prep. She enjoys athletics and plays flag football, basketball, and softball for the school. She is co-president of the Northside Hibbard Tutoring Club, co-president of Northside Humane Society, an...

Zuzanna Pasek
Staff Writer (News)

Zuzanna Pasek

Zuzanna is a senior at Northside and a writer for the Hoofbeat. She is involved in the Spanish Honors Society and Track and Field. She has taken five art classes at Northside and makes any space into an makeshift art room. When...

Ami Desai
Staff Writer (Sports)

Ami Desai

Ami Desai is a junior at Northside who loves to get involved with the student body. Ami is a part of different clubs and sports like Student Council, Track and Field, and NCP Shakti. She is excited to explore Northside even more ...

Michelle Morales
Staff Writer (News)

Michelle Morales

Michelle is a Senior at Northside and is excited to be part of the Hoofbeat this year. She is currently involved in Enviro-Politics, Students United for Change, Thinking Out Loud, and the women’s volleyball team. In her free time...

Mia Kapsalis
Staff Writer (A&E)

Mia Kapsalis

Mia is a senior at Northside and a writer for the Hoofbeat. She enjoys reading, listening to music, shopping and playing soccer for NCP. When she’s not interviewing random freshmen in the halls, she can be found thrifting in v...

Joyce Karri
Staff Writer (Sports)

Joyce Karri

Joyce (joy-SEE) is a junior and staff writer at Northside. She is an active community member as she plays lacrosse, is vice-president of Students United for Change, is on board for SASA, and participates in more. Joyce is actually her ...

Georgia Foster
Staff Writer (News)

Georgia Foster

Georgia Foster is a junior at our school and is involved in many aspects of the school like clubs and sports. She plays volleyball, lacrosse, and is in many clubs including Ohana and Polish, Best Buddies, MIKVA, and Student Amb...

Maddox Zolner
Staff Writer (News)

Maddox Zolner

Maddox Zolner is an outgoing, hardworking, and friendly Junior here at NCP. Not only does he rule the court and soccer field, but is one of the best interviewers the Northside Hoofbeat team has (some might even call him semi-pro)....

Ellis Korda
Staff Writer (News)

Ellis Korda

Ellis is a sophomore at Northside and a staff writer for The Hoofbeat. He is very involved with journalism at Northside, and is the co-president of Journalism Club and part of NCPTV. He is also a member of the tennis team and...

Christopher Jones
PR Director

Christopher Jones

Chris is a Senior at Northside and is involved in several aspects of Northside other than the Hoofbeat. He enjoys listening to music, going biking with friends, and pen-palling. A fun fact about him is that he has four cats an...

Derrick David is a Senior at Northside College Prep. He is a Native American student who is greatly involved in the Chicago Native community. You can find him on the basketball court or at the lake. He loves animals and as a result doesn’t eat them. #vegetarian.
Staff Writer (Sports)

Ras-Derrick David

Ras-Derrick David is a Senior at Northside College Prep. He is a Native American student who is greatly involved in the Chicago Native community. You can find him on the basketball court or at the lake. He loves animals and as a...

Sabona Abdi
Web Design Director

Sabona Abdi

Sabona Abdi is a junior at Northside College Prep. At school, he is a member of The Hoofbeat, Black Student Union, and the basketball team. Outside of school, he takes college-level math and computer science courses at Northeastern...

Elanor Kwak
Staff Writer (Student Life)

Elanor Kwak

Elanor Kwak is a junior at Northside. She is president of Northside Humane Society, a club she made with her friends, as well as co-president of Gen-She. Elanor loves to participate in many clubs including the Stampede, Best Bu...

Kinsey Weisenberger
Managing Editor (Student Life)

Kinsey Weisenberger

Kinsey is a senior at Northside College Prep and an active member of the school community, running Northside’s Debate Team and acting as co-president of Northside’s Enviropolitics Club. She is passionate about politics an...

Celia (Xilei) Yang
Staff Writer/Photographer

Celia (Xilei) Yang

Celia is a Junior at Northside. She loves reading and also enjoys writing, drawing, photography, media arts, baking and traveling. She recently moved to Chicago and has attended school in several different countries in the past...

Pierson Strandquist
Managing Editor (Sports)

Pierson Strandquist

Pierson is a senior at Northside and a staff writer of the HoofBeat. He hopes to expand athletics coverage at the school both through the paper and NCP TV, the school’s first sports broadcasting club that he founded. Some of h...