Ava DeRose is an Editor-in-Chief for the 2025-2026 Wessex Wire. She enjoys going to the beach, watching shows and listening to music, especially country. She loves anything to do with summer, pumpkin spice and the holiday season....

Alexandra Angelo, is an Editor-In-Chief for the 2025-2026 Wessex Wire. She loves baking, shopping, and spending time down the shore. When she isn’t doing any of those things, you can find her hanging out with friends and fa...

Justin Misher is a 2025-2026 Editor-in-Chief for the Wessex Wire. He enjoys watching the Knicks, Giants and Mets, hanging out with friends and going down the shore. His favorite food is steak and his favorite TV show is Friends...

Ava Belli is a 2025-2026 Managing Editor for the Wessex Wire. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, as well as watching her favorite Disney Channel throwback shows. She spends her summers in Laval...

Carly Levitt is the Wessex Wire's 2025-2026 Managing Editor. She enjoys playing tennis, hanging out with friends, and rooting for the New York Giants, Rangers, and Knicks. Carly enjoys listening to music, baking, and spending...

Brooke Cheifetz is a 2025-2026 Digital Director for the Wessex Wire. She enjoys playing soccer, watching the New York Yankees and New York Jets, and spending time with her friends. She loves listening to music, especially Luke...

Lea Romar, pronounced Lay-Uh, is a Visual Media Editor for the 2025-2026 Wessex Wire. You will always see her smiling and singing. She loves musical theater, playing piano, spending time with her best friends, going on nature...

Annika Johnson is a visual media editor for The Wessex Wire. In her free time, she'll watch a hockey game on her couch or at one of the arenas, cheering on her favorite players like Nico Hischier or Matt Boldy. If she's not watching...

Olivia Di Marco is a News and Features Senior Editor for the 2025-2026 Wessex Wire. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, listening to music and shopping. She spends her summers in Long Beach Island, where you can...

Olivia Di Marco is a News and Features Senior Editor for the 2025-2026 Wessex Wire. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, listening to music and shopping. She spends her summers in Long Beach Island, where you can...

Danielle Tiegel, but you can call her Dani, is a Senior Chief News and Features Section Editor for the Wessex Wire. She does competitive dance and is a cheerleader for West Essex. When she is not at the dance studio, she is shopping,...

Ila Eisenstein is a News & Features Section Editor on the 2025-2026. Wessex Wire. She plays on the West Essex girls' varsity tennis team and is a dancer. Ila likes to spend time with friends and family. She loves spending ...

Hailey Raymond is an Arts & Culture Editor for the Wessex Wire. Her favorite season is fall because Halloween is the best thing to ever exist. If you can't reach her on any platform whatsoever she's most likely ignoring the...

Lena Korenstein is an Arts and Culture Editor for the Wessex Wire. She loves being a dancer and can be found listening to music at any minor inconvenience. Lena enjoys hanging out with friends and family and loves keeping up wit...

Adelaide Minnella, but you can call her Adie, is an Arts & Culture Editor for the 2024-2025 Wessex Wire. She loves field hockey, lacrosse, the seasons of summer and fall, baking, cooking, her favorite show is “Friends” ...

Naya AlZarabili is a Senior Opinion Editor on the Wessex Wire and enjoys expressing herself through not only literature, but other outlets like film and music! She spends the majority of her time reading, watching sitcoms, finding...

Sasha Dionisio is an Opinion Section Editor on the 2025-2026 Wessex Wire. She is also a figure skater and a big fan of Manchester United. If she's not at the rink, you can find her reading or baking with her best friend.

Grace McGovern is a Sports Section Editor for the 2025-2026 Wessex Wire. She enjoys spending time with friends, family, traveling and shopping. When she isn’t doing any of these things, you can find her playing basketball or...

Chris Hermosilla is the adviser to the Wessex Wire. His free time is divided at home between his wife, his daughter and his mounting collection of unread books and unplayed video games. Fun fact: Before teaching English and Journalism...

Ava Castiglia is an Apprentice Editor on the Wessex Wire. After school, she takes part in varsity cheer at West Essex and does competitive dance outside of school. She enjoys staying in and watching shows, spending time with frien...

Julia Foti is a correspondent editor for The Wessex Wire. She plays volleyball at CJVA. When she is not in the court, you can most likely find her watching "The Vampire Diaries", shopping with her  friends, or with a dog or cat....

Priyanka Sooknanan is an apprentice editor for the News and Opinion section of the Wire. She spends her free time drawing, playing volleyball, listening to music, and painting. You’ll rarely find her alone since she loves being...

Ella Zaros is a sophomore correspondent for the Wessex Wire. When she`s not in class, you will find her playing field hockey in the fall and lacrosse in the spring. She loves hanging out with her friends, watching movies and shows...

Joseph Poto is a sports writer for the 2025-26 Wessex Wire. He enjoys sports such as basketball, football, baseball and hockey. He also enjoys music, reading and going to church. His favorite teams are the Knicks, Giants, Yankees...

Ava Kamiel is an apprentice editor for the Wessex Wire. She plays soccer all year around for the high school and club. You will always find her in Chipotle with her teammates or friends.  She loves to shop and visit friends or...

Alessia Oliva is an apprentice editor for the Wessex Wire. She plays soccer in the fall and lacrosse in the spring. She enjoys relaxing, shopping and hanging out with her friends and family. ...

Ava Nadgir is a 2025-2026 apprentice editor for the Wessex Wire. She loves to travel around the world and her favorite places she’s visited were Italy and Greece. She loves dogs, especially her french bulldog, Henri. In her f...