Aidyn Kinchen is a senior and multifaceted member of the VNHS Mirror leadership team. He is in his second year as an online editor,  as well as a producer and cameraman for Real Humans, and tends to be a frequent competition writer. He has won 5 awards through journalism so far at the local, state and national level, and hopes to continue this forward momentum. Outside of journalism, he’s one of two s...

Alyson Cerna is the Sports Editor for The Mirror, the award-winning student newspaper and website at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles. In her third year in journalism, she’s enjoyed writing about topics ranging from powdered wigs to Bronny James and everything in between. As an avid boba consumer, she believes her addiction has largely contributed to her local boba shop’s annual ear...

Mia Levi, a freshman, is part of the social media and podcast teams for The Mirror, the award-winning student newspaper and website at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles. She is extremely passionate about journalism and looks forward to spending the next four years growing and learning at Van Nuys. In the future, Mia hopes to pursue a career related to her current extracurricular activities, such a...

Ingrid Koch, a sophomore, is on the staff of The Mirror, the award-winning student newspaper and website at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles. For fun, she likes to read, write and obsess over Greek mythology and mystery/crime-related material. Her way of relaxing is to shop for books for a nice two hours or more. Warning: Never ask her what her favorite book or book series is, or be prepared for...

Leslie Cristobal, a freshman, is on the staff of The Mirror, the award-winning student newspaper and website at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles. For fun, she scrolls through social media, listens to many types of music and, most importantly, spends time with relatives and friends making memories. Since middle school, Cristobal has had a strong passion for playing the violin, which she has been dee...

Ana Gonzalez, a freshman, is on the staff of The Mirror, the award-winning student newspaper and website at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles. In her spare time, she watches documentaries about crime and history or commentary videos. Ana loves writing stories, creating different characters and imagining them as their stories play out. Her current interests are Latin and history, which she studies for...