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The Olympus

Student news of Olympia High School

The Olympus

Student news of Olympia High School

The Olympus

2024-2025 Staff

Victoria Liu
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Victoria Liu

Senior Victoria Liu is Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Olympus and Creative Nonfiction Editor for Ursa Literary Magazine. This is her third year writing for the Olympus. In her free time, Victoria enjoys reading classic literature ...

Miles Yost
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Miles Yost

Miles is the co-editor-in-chief of Olympus and the co-lead designer of Ursa. He is also a designer for the Olympus. In addition, he runs varsity cross country, founded Olympia High School's first podcast Works of Man, is part o...

Isabella Munnecke
Managing Editor

Isabella Munnecke

Isabella Munnecke is a junior and is the Managing Editor for the Olympus. This is her second year of journalism. She is a member of STAND and the Cross-Country Team. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, running, and spending...

Lila Revelas
Arts & Entertainment Editor

Lila Revelas

Lila Revelas is a Junior Journalist and editor for the Olympus. She is the leader of the arts and entertainment category. Her goal is to create exciting and fun content for the publication. She is a three-year varsity cheerleader...

Maggie Gilman
Design Editor

Maggie Gilman

Maggie Gilman is a senior at Olympia High School. They like to look at funny little pictures and play YuGiOh. Maggie is also a lead designer of Ursa Literary Magazine.

Kaia Fossen
Multimedia Editor

Kaia Fossen

Kaia Fossen is a returner to journalism in her Junior year at Olympia High School. She specializes in broadcast and video editing and is now a co-editor for broadcasts. In her free time she enjoys playing sports, shopping, and...

Sam Odell
News Editor

Sam Odell

Sam Odell is a senior and the News Editor for the Olympus. They enjoy writing about politics, local events and music. They are the vice president of the German Club and attend open mics regularly....

Madelyn Byrd
OHS Life Editor

Madelyn Byrd

Madelyn Byrd is a sophomore and the OHS Life Editor.  She enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, reading, being part of the OHS choir and being a dancer at Studio West Dance Academy.

Jonah Song
Sports Editor

Jonah Song

Jonah Song is the 2024-2025 Sports Editor for the Olympus. He enjoys listening to music, lifting, writing and swimming competitively.

Raymond Yepes
Ursa Editor

Raymond Yepes

Raymond Yepes is a senior at Olympia High School. One of his passions is creative writing; Raymond is a member of the school's Ursa clubs and publications including Poetry Club, Literary Magazine Club, and the Olympus.  In his f...

Zoey Green
Journalist

Zoey Green

Zoey Green is an Olympia High School senior and a journalist for the Olympus. She plays soccer and plays the cello in the orchestra. She loves hiking, camping and summer lake days.  

Ali Loarca-Garberich
Journalist

Ali Loarca-Garberich

Ali is a Senior at Olympia High School. This is her first year on the Olympus Staff. She is a part of the Hispanic Community Club and Feminism Club at Olympia High School. In her free time, she likes spending time with her friends...

Jenna Willingham
Journalist

Jenna Willingham

Jenna Willingham is a senior at Olympia High School. This is her first year in Journalism. She enjoys theatre, traveling, and writing.

Sofie Shakespeare
Journalist

Sofie Shakespeare

Sofie Shakespeare is a sophomore at OHS and a journalist for the Olympus. In her free time, she likes to hang out with friends and family, listen to music, and play guitar.

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Journalist

Delaney Nielsen

Delaney Nielsen is a senior and a journalist at Olympia High School. She enjoys camping, skiing, riding horses and spending time with family and friends.

Ryker Kollmyer
Journalist

Ryker Kollmyer

Ryker Kollmyer is a sophomore at OHS and a rower for Olympia Area Rowing. This is his first year at the Olympus. He enjoys scuba diving and car photography.

Nalah Graham
Journalist

Nalah Graham

Nalah Graham is a sophomore at OHS and a journalist for the Olympus. She is a HOSA member and enjoys going to healthcare conferences. Outside of school, she enjoys hanging out with friends, baking and sleeping. ...

Joshua Papiez
Journalist

Joshua Papiez

Joshua Papiez is a senior at Olympia High School. He is a first-year journalist for the Olympus. He likes to go fishing and drive ATVs. He also likes to work on cars.

Graham Kirkbride
Journalist

Graham Kirkbride

Graham Kirkbride is a sophomore at Olympia High School. This is his first year at the Olympus. He enjoys running for Cross Country and sailing over the summer.

Noy Keren
Journalist

Noy Keren

Noy Keren is a sophomore at Olympia High School and a first-year journalist for the Olympus. She enjoys writing and rock climbing.

Haven Curtiss
Journalist

Haven Curtiss

Haven is a senior and is a part of Olympia Area Rowing. She enjoys baking, hiking, and hanging out with her friends and dog.

Simone Reck
Journalist

Simone Reck

Simone Reck is a journalist for the Olympus and part of Olympia High School’s class of 2027. She enjoys sailing and wakeboarding as well as playing violin and music composition.

Lucas Gallardo
Journalist

Lucas Gallardo

Lucas Gallardo is a journalist for the Olympus. He prefers to spend his free time swimming, playing soccer, listening to music and being outdoors in general.

Eli Zink
Journalist

Eli Zink

Senior Eli Zink is a sports journalist for the Olympus. He likes road trips, fishing, and hiking.

Leah Donnelly
Journalist

Leah Donnelly

Leah Donnelly is a junior at Olympia High School and a journalist for the Olympus. She plays basketball for OHS and a club team. Outside of school and sports, she enjoys shopping, sleeping, cats, music, baking and spending time...

Nico Anderson
Journalist

Nico Anderson

Nico Anderson is a senior at OHS and a journalist for the Olympus. Outside of school, they dance at Studio West Dance Academy. They enjoy writing plays and poetry and listening to music in their free time.

Lahari Robba
Journalist

Lahari Robba

Lahari Robba is a senior at Olympia High School and a member of the Varsity Girls Tennis Team. In addition to her love for tennis, she enjoys spending time with friends and exploring new places. As a first-year journalism student,...

Ava Bautista
Journalist

Ava Bautista

Ava Bautista is a senior at Olympia High School and is currently a varsity captain for the Fastpitch Team. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends and playing with her silver lab Kaia. She is super excited to be...

Elijah Buol
Journalist

Elijah Buol

Elijah is a sophomore journalist. In addition, Elijah plays varsity basketball and loves to watch other sports. He is driven by faith and family and strives to spread kindness.

Caleb Wilson
Journalist

Caleb Wilson

Caleb Wilson is a senior and a sports journalist for the Olympus. Caleb enjoys sports like football, baseball, and F1. He also enjoys taking photographs of sports and nature.

Maia Maki
Journalist

Maia Maki

Maia Maki is a senior and a journalist for the Olympus. She plays for the Varsity Olympia Flag Football Team and is a captain of the Olympia Girls Tennis Team. She enjoys hiking, skiing and spending quality time with her loved...

Autumn Styles
Journalist

Autumn Styles

Autumn Styles is a junior at Olympia High School. She is a journalist for The Olympus newspaper. Her hobbies include hanging out with her family and friends, shopping, and being on her phone.

Aricin Clausen
Journalist

Aricin Clausen

Aricin Clausen is a sophomore on the OHS Boys' Tennis Team. He enjoys reading books in his free time and decided to join The Olympus because of his interest in writing and desire to expand his writing skills.

Mrs. Gilman at home.
Adviser

Carolyn Gilman

Carolyn Gilman is the adviser for The Olympus, OHS Literary Magazine, and the OHS Poetry Club. She has been teaching at OHS since 2003 and is the Capital Region ESD 113 Teacher of the Year. She loves helping students write co...