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The student voice of Berkeley Preparatory School

The Fanfare

The student voice of Berkeley Preparatory School

The Fanfare

2023-2024 Staff

Taylor Rauber
Section Editor

Taylor Rauber

Taylor Rauber is a current junior, who is currently a Fanfare section. Editor this year. She has been attending Berkeley since 7th grade and plans to stay through high school. She discovered her passion for writing at a young...

Emma Colitz
Section Editor

Emma Colitz

Emma Colitz is a sophomore and this is her second year on Fanfare! She is very excited to be a section editor this year. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, and playing tennis.

Zoya Jooma
Section Editor

Zoya Jooma

Zoya Jooma is a section editor at Fanfare this year. She has been at Berkeley since sixth grade, and she is now a sophomore. Along with Fanfare, she is in Spanish Club and Red Cross Club, and rows for the Berkeley crew team. Zoya...

Neha Varanasi
Staff Writer

Neha Varanasi

Neha Varanasi is a sophomore at Berkeley who is joining fanfare as a staff writer this year! She is really excited to write for the fanfare and contribute to the club. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her family...

Sanvi Soma
Staff Writer

Sanvi Soma

Sanvi Soma is a first-year staff writer at Fanfare. She is a sophomore at Berkeley who is also part of Red Cross Club, Spanish Club, and the Berkeley Crew Team. In her free time, Sanvi loves to read, travel, and play with her...

Kiran Dhaliwal
Staff Writer

Kiran Dhaliwal

Kiran Dhaliwal is a sophomore who joined Fanfare this year. She hopes to learn more about the process of writing articles. Outside of the club, Kiran enjoys spending time with loved ones, playing basketball, and trying new things.

Annie Graff
Staff Writer

Annie Graff

Annie Graff is a sophomore in her second year at Berkeley. She joined Fanfare in her freshman year and is excited to continue writing for the magazine! In her free time, Annie enjoys reading and spending time with her friends,...

Staff Writer

Mia Accardi

Mia Accardi is a sophomore, has been at Berkeley for four years and is a Staff Writer for Fanfare. Mia loves art and going to the beach with friends. Outside of school, Mia enjoys spending time with family and friends and taking...

Charlotte Cuddy
Staff Writer

Charlotte Cuddy

Charlotte is a senior who has attended Berkeley since Pre-K. She is new to FanFare this year. She is involved in Jolly Rogers, Spanish Club, Prefects, Global Scholars, Berkeley Academy, and Varsity Soccer. When not at school,...

Serena Kachhi
Staff Writer

Serena Kachhi

Serena Kachhi is currently a sophomore and joined the Fanfare as a writer this year. Other than the Fanfare, she is involved in the Red Cross and the Medical Sciences Club. In her free time, Serena enjoys playing throwball, participating...

Nora Clabby
Staff Writer

Nora Clabby

Nora is a freshman who is new to Berkeley. When not in school or at crew practice, she enjoys reading, writing, and going to the movies.

Avery Metheny
Staff Writer

Avery Metheny

Avery Metheny is a sophomore and this is her second year at Berkeley and at The Fanfare. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, working out, reading novels, listening to podcasts and music, writing, and spending time ...

Yasmin Virani
Staff Writer

Yasmin Virani

Yasmin Virani is excited to continue in Fanfare as a staff writer for the second year. Yasmin is a sophomore this year who was new to Berkeley and Florida, from just moving from San Francisco, California last year. Outside of school...

Bella Lozonschi
Photographer

Bella Lozonschi

Bella Lozonschi is a senior, and this is her first year on Fanfare. She has attended Berkeley since 11th grade and is very excited to be apart of Fanfare. In her free time, Bella likes to sing, travel, and cook.

Abigail Asiatico
Photographer

Abigail Asiatico

Abigail Asiatico is a senior who is a photographer for The BPS Fanfare. This is Abby’s seventh and final year at Berkeley, and she looks forward to photographing the student life at Berkeley. Abby is a published photo journalist...

Riley Zophin
Photographer

Riley Zophin

Riley Zophin is a junior, and this is her first year on the Fanfare. In her free time, Riley loves to do photography, paint, and explore nature. She is also a part of Yearbook and Political Discourse Club. Riley is a staff photo...

Kostas Saravanos
Photographer

Kostas Saravanos

Kostas has been attending Berkeley Prep since middle school. Currently a sophomore, he is continuing his families’ Berkeley legacy. Kostas is an academically driven student but prefers to spend his time out of school photographing...

Web Manager

Tarun Chapalamadugu

Tarun is a sophmore and is the web manager this year. In school, he is in the Berkeley Jazz Ensemble, History Bowl, and Fanfare. He is excited to learn all of the ins and outs of web design, as well as whatever is in store for ...

Samantha Zophin
Co-Editor in Chief

Samantha Zophin

Samantha Zophin is a junior at Berkeley Prep and the Co-Editor in Chief of the Fanfare this year. In school, she is on the Fanfare, BBN, and works as a manager for the football team. Sam aspires to work in the field of football...

Aryana Makati
Co-Editor in Chief

Aryana Makati

Aryana has attended Berkeley since Pre-K and is currently a senior. She has been involved in journalism since middle school and has won several national and international writing awards. In addition to journalism, Aryana enjoys...