Staff
Here at Charger Press we have a lovely team dedicated to bringing Hamilton the news. Here are some of our staff!
Editors-in-Chief
Elias Callen Editor-in-Chief: Elias is currently a senior at Hamilton High School. He's an aspiring political scientist, an anarchist, and IWW union member. He mostly writes articles commentating on current events, labor history, and radical politics. Outside of writing he enjoys going to local Milwaukee shows with friends, rock climbing, and reading.
Patrick Wang Editor-in-Chief: Patrick is the cutest senior at Hamilton High School. He’s found sporting monochromatic outfits from Costco everyday purchased by his mother. He may be a STEM nerd, but he dreams of double majoring in communications and women's studies.
Social Media Manager
Abbie Dong Instagram & Staff Writer: Abbie is a senior at Hamilton. She’s often thinking about the next cafe spot she’ll visit. If she’s not busy doing homework, playing games, or listening to music, she is probably asleep (like her brother, Derek Zhang).
Elise Fuhr Instagram & Staff Writer: Elise is a senior at Hamilton. As Mechanical Lead of our Varsity Robotics team, she makes the whole world sparkle with her iconic pink safety glasses and whimsical personality. When she’s not annihilating our enemies on the tennis courts, she can be found studying for calculus, studying for calculus, or studying for calculus…Pressure makes diamonds and diamonds never break under pressure
Charger Insider Manager
Keerthana Gopi Staff Writer: Keerthana is a senior at Hamilton. She loves going out with friends and reading (when she has time.) She can almost always be found either talking or listening to music. She loves researching random topics and always has a little tidbit fact in hand.
Correspondents
Lauren Houts Charger Insider Correspondent: Lauren is a senior at Hamilton High School. As a varsity discus athlete and coach for Hamilton Girls Rugby, she will be covering the College Commit Series for class of ‘27 athletes. Outside of sports, she enjoys thrifting, listening to music, lifting, baking, and spending time with friends!
Vivian Walsh Charger Insider Correspondent: Vivian is a senior at Hamilton who is passionate about healthcare, service, and making an impact in her community. Throughout high school, she has been involved in HOSA, show choir, tennis, and numerous service initiatives, including founding Fit Future. She has also served in state-level leadership, competed in Distinguished Young Women and HOSA, and earned the Congressional Award Gold Medal. Outside of school, Vivian enjoys spending time with her family and friends, being involved in her community, and making the most of her senior year
Jackson Ruplinger Charger Insider Correspondent: Jackson is a senior at Hamilton who enjoys playing tennis, hanging out with friends, and watching sports in his free time. He has been involved in National Honor Society, Student Ambassadors, German Club, and Best Buddies throughout high school. Jackson is looking forward to a successful senior year and is glad to be a new member of Charger Insider.
Beckett Hauser Charger Insider Correspondent: Beckett is a senior at Hamilton High School. In his free time he enjoys playing tennis, hanging out with friends/family, or watching sports. He is a part of many clubs at Hamilton including German Club, Best Buddies, National Honor Society, German National Honor Society, and now Charger Insider. Beckett is looking forward to a good senior year and is trying to make the most of it with new clubs!
Staff Writers
Lauren DeGroot Staff Writer, Charger Insider Correspondent: Lauren is a senior at Hamilton. When she is not running cross country and track, she is participating and leading other activities at the school. She is President of French club and an active member of multiple science related clubs. In her free time, she enjoys writing, singing, listening to music, volunteering and hanging out with her family and friends. She is excited to write more articles this year and make the most out of senior year.
Bridget Dwyer Staff Writer: Bridget is a senior at Hamilton. Besides playing golf and being wildly overscheduled, she can be found hanging out with her sisters or reading a good book. If you ask, she could recommend a good book, show, movie, or even music to you!
Truth Frazier Staff Writer, Charger Insider Correspondent: Truth is currently a junior at Hamilton High School. She absolutely loves music! Whether it’s listening to music, writing about it, or sharing it—music is always her #1!
Wade Gonzales Staff Writer: Wade is a senior at Hamilton. When he isn’t devouring quadruple burgers at Culver's or inhaling burritos at Chipotle, he’s slamming balls into holes at varsity golf games and building world-class robots on his broken MacBook (please get it fixed bro). Wade is excited and committed to writing weekly articles on all the latest robotics news!
Addie Hess Staff Writer: Addie is a senior at Hamilton. When she isn’t working she loves listening to music, going out with friends, going to concerts, and spending time with her family.
Jack McCord Staff Writer: Jack is a senior at Hamilton High School. From in depth sciences to literature and the arts, he enjoys a wide range of engaging topics. In his free time he enjoys doing anything with music, whether it be listening to rock or playing his saxophone. Jack also enjoys partaking in his two favorite sports: fencing & martial arts.
Carter Zieger Staff Writer: Carter is a senior at Hamilton. He loves listening to music and spends a lot of time practicing his trombone or doing his homework, but in his free time he’s usually playing video games, drawing, or spending time with friends. He’s always out of new music to listen to, so feel free to make a recommendation!
Jack Fischer Staff Writer: Jack is a senior at Hamilton. When he’s not on the soccer field, you can usually find him on the slopes either skiing or teaching others how to do it. An aspiring engineer, he loves figuring out how things work, but in his free time, he’s happiest just hanging out with his friends.
Dylan Frankovis Staff Writer: Dylan is currently a senior at Hamilton. He is heavily involved in Student Ambassadors, DECA, Story Builders, Student Advisory Council, and French Club. In his free time, he enjoys ski racing, playing board games with his friends and family, and playing/watching soccer. He is also an avid Eurovision fan, and can answer practically any question you have about the contest.
Ryan Dahms Staff Writer: Ryan is a senior at Hamilton. He plays football and throws discus, and looks forward to contributing with the Athlete of the Month Series. When he’s not occupied with school, sports, or work, he’s listening to all types of music, hanging out with his girlfriend, or stuck to his latest book.
Mollie Westfahl Staff Writer: Mollie is a senior at Hamilton. She loves all things music, including playing her euphonium, listening to The Beatles, and dabbling in composition. Always interested in learning new things, she spends her free time reading, practicing her instrument, and exploring her latest hobby.
Anelise Corrao Staff Writer: Anelise is a sophomore at Hamilton. She enjoys writing about news, entertainment, dance, and current events. When she’s not writing, she’s Irish dancing, playing snare in marching band, or working on creative projects.
Dannon Walker Staff Writer: Dannon is a senior at Hamilton. A veritable cultural touchstone and the best possible person to look up to, she plays guitar for an oft-fluctuating number of bands, makes digital art, paints, dyes her hair pink, and plays on her phone. Oh, and she uses her explosive passion for the medium to write music reviews for Charger Press. If you ever see her, you might want to ask for a picture.
Selina Waller Staff Writer: Selina is a senior at Hamilton. She competes in long and triple jump during track season and can be found skiing in the winter. When she's not working, she spends her free time listening to music, hanging out with her friends, and trying not to spend too much money on books.
Rilyn Midthun Staff Writer: Rilyn is a sophomore at Hamilton. She loves to watch shows, listen to music, and otherwise can be seen hanging out with her friends. She loves to write about different stories relating to the world or current day to day actions, and book reviews! Additionally, when not writing, you can catch her swinging balls on the tennis court or running sprints on the track.
Maliha Aroush Staff Writer: A senior at Hamilton, Maliha is often seen laser-focused on one of the million school social media pages she’s signed up to manage. When she has the time, she’s either binge-reading or having fun with friends. As someone who loves learning about cultures, she’ll often be reporting on topics of the sort. Additionally, she’ll post updates on all kinds of club events. Trying to pin her down? Look for one of her many colorful hijabs in the hallway!
Ava Terrian Staff Writer: Ava is a sophomore at Hamilton. She is a nonstop listener of Olivia Rodrigo, Adela, and Lana del Rey. Other than blasting music, you can find her playing tennis, watching Gilmore girls, watching Kill bill, reading a book, or hanging out with her sister & her friends! She also does many clubs, such as HOSA, french club, Club Action, and CFK.
Leesha Vanchireddy Staff Writer: Leesha is a sophomore at Hamilton. She loves participating in her club activities, like doing theater shows, team bonding with the cross country girls, and competing in DECA and Forensics. Outside of school she enjoys consuming all types of media (music, books, films, etc;) and experimenting with foods even if they don't turn out very good.
Evie Forrer Staff Writer: Evie is a senior at Hamilton. She is a speedskater but when there is no ice she loves to bike. She is also a Peer Leader at Hamilton. In her free time she loves to read, watch movies, and play sudoku.
Robbie Schmidt Staff Writer: Robbie is a junior at Hamilton. He plays for the golf team and is looking forward to writing the drama series, and any other miscellaneous articles!
Jasper Bauer-Loftus Staff Writer: Jasper is a junior at Hamilton. Within and outside of school, he is a big science enthusiast. Aside from his more space-related interests, he enjoys participating in crew-based positions under the Hamilton Drama Society, singing for both Hamilton choirs, and hiking alongside his friends and family. He is very excited to be able to write about his interests and passions with the Charger Press!