I never thought about how much The Fanfare meant to me until I no longer had our weekly Wednesday meetings. For a while, I never thought much of them; I would share my ideas, listen to my peersâ thoughts...
Riley Zophin, Co-Head Photographer
• June 12, 2025
I am so grateful that I had the amazing opportunity to join The Fanfare during my junior year and I got to work alongside my twin sister Sam Zophin â25, the head photographers Kostas Saravanos â26...
I am so glad to have been in The Fanfare as a photographer throughout my years at Berkeley. Especially after this year, as the Co-Head Photographer, I want to thank everyone on the team for their continued...
Four years ago, I quietly ducked into a classroom full of upperclassman girls for what was my very first Fanfare meeting. I would've never guessed that I'd be the Executive Editor-in-Chief three years...
Mateen Zafaranian â25 gave the class gift speech, which was a donation of $110,227.50 to the Endowed Alumni Scholarship Fund supporting the education of future Berkeley students.Â
In his speech,...
Commencement 2025:
Farewell Class of '25! Click the links below to read each article. This issue contains the following:
College Spread
Honors Night Awards List
Commencement/Baccalaureate...
Throughout her time at Berkeley, Carina Friess â25 has taken advantage of the schoolâs many opportunities and been an active member of the community. During her time in Upper Division, she has been...
Emma Colitz, Co-Head-Editor-in-Cheif
• June 11, 2025
Each year, one member of the senior class is selected to write and deliver a poem at Commencement that reflects their Berkeley experience and their thoughts about graduating high school. This year, Scarlett...