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Aya Cohen
Executive Producer Aya Cohen is a senior at PVHS. She loves public speaking and was drawn to the podcast program her sophomore year because of her interest in broadcasting. Aya is involved in MUN, Mock Trial, and is a proud member of OOP! She was a member of the Varsity Tennis team until she decided to focus her time on piano, and loves to compete in piano competitions. She adores PVHS and is so glad to be a part of this program!
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Kylie McElroy
Journalist Kylie McElroy is a junior at Palos Verdes High School. In her free time, Kylie plays soccer for Beach FC, coaches for an AYSO boys soccer team, and volunteers for her church. In school, Kylie is a part of the Sea Queens club, plays for the varsity girls' soccer team, and is part of an AP research class. Kylie’s love for research has inspired her to join Open Orchard Productions. This is her first year in Open Orchard Productions and she is so excited to share what she comes up with.
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Anika Hauser
Journalist Anika Hauser is a junior at Palos Verdes High School this year and is excited for her second year as a member of Open Orchard Productions. She loves that Open Orchard Productions gives her the ability to discover untold stories and increases her understanding of others. Anika Hauser is also involved in MUN, PVIT, and PVHS Soccer.
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Mikayla Keshtkar
Chief Mentor Mikayla Keshtkar is a senior at Palos Verdes High School. Mikayla joined Open Orchards Productions sophomore year to further her interest in the spoken word and journalism. She is excited to share her fellow students’ and community members’ stories. Mikayla is also a member of Tradewinds Literary Magazine and on varsity tennis.
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Devon McVicar
Journalist Devon McVicar is a junior at PVHS. He is involved in soccer, ASB, and the surf team. Devon prides himself on always being outgoing and he loves getting to know people. This sparked his interest in podcasting which allows a person to get one-on-one time with another person from in the community and get to bond over events that have changed them as a person! Devon is so happy to be in Open Orchards this year and is ready to get started!
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Emily Yoon
Journalist Emily Yoon is a senior at PVHS, and this year will be her first time being a part of Open Orchards Productions. She’s always been surrounded by loved ones who enjoy storytelling, and she, too, has a passion for it. She cannot wait to share some stories and have her voice heard! In her free time she loves making people laugh, free diving, and playing soccer.
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Samantha Laurin
Journalist Samantha Laurin is a junior at Palos Verdes High School. She has been in Open Orchards Productions for two years now, and she loves this class. Samantha loves everything to do with the water, such as water polo, paddling and sailing. She hopes this class will help her broaden her aspirations to experience various career paths.
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Hallie Umrarong
Journalist Hallie Umrarong is a junior and is looking forward to her second year of Open Orchard Productions. OOP allows Hallie to further her interest in broadcast journalism. In addition to OOP, Hallie is also on Varsity Cheer, and on the board of Young Democrats, Black Student Union, and Project Runway.
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Alexandra Wescott
Journalist Alexandra is a junior at PVHS. She is on the Varsity Cheer team and is involved with various clubs. She is in National Charity League and spends much of her time volunteering with children. This will be her second year in OOP and first year as a mentor. She is excited to broaden her horizons in journalism and be listen to more educational podcasts.
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Sarah Liu
Journalist Sarah is a junior at PVHS and is excited for her first year with Open Orchard Productions. She began journalism when she was in 7th grade as a Kid Reporter for Sports Illustrated Kids, profiling athletes and covering events like the Rose Bowl. Sarah is the Junior Editor of the social media account “Humans of PVHS” and the Co-Editor of News for The Point. She also currently writes for The Peninsula Panorama; and volunteers at Title I Elementary Schools through the organization Press Friends, where she guides elementary school kids through writing for their own school newspapers. In her free time, she finds exercising, traveling and experimenting with makeup to be therapeutic.
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Amelia Kaveladze
Journalist Amelia is a senior at PV and it is her first year in OOP! She is excited to learn about podcasting and hopefully share a cool story in her podcast.
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Armaan Jhangiani
Website Manager Armaan Jhangiani is a junior at PVHS. He is a curious person who is involved in a number of clubs and classes on campus, some of which include holding a board position in CARE, GSA, Vegetarian Club, Red Cross Club. In addition, he serves as Vice President for the Fixed-Wing UAV team in PVIT, and has received the Coach's Award for his performance on the school's volleyball team. He always is looking for new things to learn and do, which is why he has a passion for science, math, engineering, and business. Armaan is proud to be the OOP website manager and excited to keep the world up to date on the wonderful podcasts made by our amazing journalists.
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Floyd Scott
Assistant Website Manager Floyd Stott is a tenth grader at Palos Verdes High school, he is the assistant website manager for Open Orchard Productions podcast group. He joined Open Orchard to pursue interests in media. Floyd also participates in Model United Nations, as well as Co- President of the Magic: the Gathering Club.
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Cynthia Damon
Founder, Supervisor After a three year career in filmmaking and a six year career in advertising, Cindy Damon found her passion teaching high school English. Guiding her amazing team of journalists through building Open Orchard Productions has been exciting and inspiring.
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Connor has conducted many of the podcast interviews, has contributed to the creative elements of the site, and produced the site's promotional video. Even though Connor is a talented musician, he will be applying to colleges this fall as a physics major. Connor loves distance running and hopes to run for a university cross country team.
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