Danielle Raykhinshteyn, editor-in-chief

Danielle Raykhinshteyn is now a THS senior and going into her 3^rd year as an Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper. She loves THS and is thankful for all the windows it supplies (as opposed to AHS). She is obsessed with and addicted to American Idol; she auditioned for season 10 and plans to audition again this summer. Her goal in life is to be a famous musician and tour the country. Her favorite artists include Daughtry, OneRepublic, Jason Mraz, Maroon 5, David Cook, The Fray, and James Morrison. Her other hobbies are speaking English correctly and showing off her rad dancing skills. Her two favorite material possessions are her car, Simon (named after Simon Cowell, duh) and her lifetime membership.

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Carolyn Gearig, editor-in-chief

This is junior Carolyn Gearig’s first year as editor-in-chief of The Troy Independent. She has previously been a staffer for The Northend and associate editor of The Independent. She likes books, television shows, music, traveling, and Harry Potter. She is a member of the varsity golf team and part of TDP, Student Government, tech crew, and NHS. Gearig hopes to attend Barnard College, live in New York, and travel everywhere.

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Jake Lourim, sports editor

Sports and sports journalism are Jake’s passions. Jake has written 296 stories (and counting—through October 20, 2011) on Troy varsity and sub-varsity football, volleyball, baseball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, and boys’ and girls’ soccer since he arrived as a freshman in 2009. He promptly started his online news site, www.troycoltsportsupdate.com when he arrived on campus. Check it out! You’ll find up-to-date news on all these sports. He’s been published on www.miprepzone.com, www.northoaklandsports.com, and www.mlive.com. Outside of journalism, Jake likes more sports! He’s a huge fan of all things Michigan sports, and likes to watch all games on TV, too. He hopes to become a sportswriter after college and will do whatever necessary to make it happen.

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Peter Mansky, editorial cartoonist

Peter Mansky is a junior at Troy High who has loved to draw ever since he could pick up a pencil. He grew up with shows, comics, movies, and video games such as Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, Super Mario Brothers, Toy Story, Shrek, Spongebob Squarepants and many others that still influence him to this day. Currently, his favorite shows are The Simpsons and The Office, which are also very influential in his work. He aspires to work in an animation studio, ideally Pixar or Dreamworks. He is currently trying to expand his artistic abilities and create a portfolio with the help of an art tutor.

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Vivien Lee, public relations

Vivien Lee is a junior at THS and is on her second year as part of the Independent staff. She loves painting, eating, sleeping, and not studying (much to her parents’ disappointment). However, due to a crammed schedule, she can only enjoy her interests in moderation. Vivien is PR in NAHS, a captain of the Synchronized Swim Team, a chair in Project Lead, and plans to join NHS. She hasn’t thought much about her future, but she is ready to get out of Michigan and go anywhere that isn’t the middle of nowhere. She frequently shows symptoms of the following diseases: writer’s block, forgetfulness, item misplacement, and corny humor.

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Sonalee Joshi, public relations

Sonalee Joshi is a Junior at Troy High and joined the Troy Independent half way through her sophomore year as a taff writer. She is a published prose and poetry writer, artist, and photographer, and manages her own online gallery. Sonalee loves arguing about pretty much anything, discussing politics and literature, and engaging in lackadaisical chaos in her spare time. She has a passion for art and medicine and one day aspires to be a physician. Sonalee is Co-President of Model United Nations, an active member in Project LEAD, terribly obsessed with her academics, fluent in sarcastic wit, and is quickly running out of things to say about herself.

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Rohit Maruthi, Staff Writer

Rohit Maruthi is a Junior at Troy High, and this is his second year as a staff writer on the Troy Independent. Besides his penchant for writing, he loves science and math. He also enjoys taking part in school activites, so he participates in a wide array of clubs. Along with the Independent, he is a part of Club Med, Project Lead, Biology Competitions Club, and many others. In his passtime, he enjoys swimming, practicing the piano, and playing videogames. Rohit aspires to go into the field of science.