Mara Xiong, Co-Editor in Chief
Mara is a senior, writing on The Fanfare for the fourth year in a row. In addition to being a Co-Editor in Chief for the newspaper, Mara is also a Writing Tutor, a Regional Leader for the Florida Junior Classical League (FJCL), the co-founder of Project Trajan, a community service initiative, the president of Latin Club and the recording secretary of History Bowl. In her spare time, Mara enjoys reading, creative writing and volunteering at the Berkeley Academy over the summers. You can frequently find her annoying Ms. Frank, hugging Ms. Frank or pursuing some kind of Ms. Frank-related endeavor.
![Though these fifth grade girls are not yet old enough to be in Middle Division, theyre very familiar with the ins and outs of Tailgate. Emily McDermott 24 (second from right) has attended Tailgate since Pre-K. Her favorite part is hanging out with her friends at the football game. She says, Whenever [theres] a spare football, a bunch of [us] start playing with it.](https://bpsfanfare.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_4725.jpg)
