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Globe Staff

Editors in Chief:

Nina Oberman

Nina Oberman is a senior at CHS whose favorite color is blue because it “makes up so much more of this world than anything else.” She believes that relationships and interactions with other people are the most important things in life. Nina doesn’t have a preferred subject because she enjoys viewing the world from as many angles as possible whether it’s through literature, science, history, art or math. Nina’s favorite book at the moment is “Slaughter-House Five” by Kurt Vonnegut because she thinks it explores the absurdity of life. She loves guacamole, spearmint gum, peaches, and chocolate. She plays the flute, which she loves for its pure sound, “literally just air going through a tube.” One thing most people don’t know about her: at the age of 8, she moved with her family to the South of France, and spent two years there. The InDepth story she and Jeremy Bleeke wrote last year is one of six finalists for NSPA’s 2009 Story of the Year in the Diversity category.

Ken Zheng

On March 18th, 1992 the one and only Ken Zheng was born. He was born in his homeland of China but he likes the United States a lot better. He is a senior here at Clayton High School and also the Co-editor in Chief of the Globe Newspaper Publication. Over the summer he visited Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Harvard, and Brown in hope to attend one of those schools. His favorite class is AP Chemistry because he enjoys Mr. Peck’s funny personality. He is both a member of the CHS Cross Country team and CHS Tennis team. One of his favorite memories at CHS was when he and a group of his friends kidnapped Simone Bernstein and threw her inside his friend’s van while she was running. Ken thinks the Globe is a great paper and is glad to lead it.

Senior Managing Editors:

Simone Bernstein

Simone Bernstein leaves for school at a tardy ten until eight regardless of whether her brother is in the car or not. When she arrives at school her schedule is set: go to her locker, talk to any necessary teachers, and if time permitting converse with friends. When the first bell rings Simone goes into school mode: do work, ask questions, understand everything and relax if everything else is done. Her planner looks like the date book from Bride Wars, every line is filled and the next opening or space is a few months away. When lunch comes around Simone finally takes a break from school and reluctantly swallows down one of her favorite foods, a Kashi bar. As everyone watches Simone eat her monstrous meal she takes charge and starts conversations about whatever odd thing is on her mind. This year Simone is a Senior Managing Editor and will be roaming the halls looking for weary freshman to beat up so watch out.

Meredith Redick

Art and Graphics Editor: Ali Sehizadeh

Senior Editors: World–Sneha Viswanathan; Community–Preeti Viswanathan; Sports–Evan Green; Features–Mary Blackwell; Arts–Taylor Stone; Forum–Ijeoma Onyema

Page Editors: Dawn Androphy, Laura Bleeke, Maddy Bullard, Hannah Callahan, Chelsea Cousins, Noah Eby, Tom Evashwick, Justin Elliot, Katherine Greenberg, Sam Jacus, Kara Kratcha, Jackie Leong, Schuyler Longmore, Appi Sharma, Caroline Stamp

Reporters: David Behrend, Jacob Bernstein, Martha Burke, Nia Charrington, Max Diekneite, Caroline Dye, Alex Fine, Andrea Glik, Alexander Grayson, Caroline Greenberg, Anat Gross, Rachel Han, John Hodapp, Jack Holds, Meris Hoxha, Gabe Jacus, Alex Kasnetz, Caitlin Kropp, Gabrielle Lachtrup, Jake Lee, Jocelyn Lee, Seth Lewis, Dee Luo, Maria Massad, Meredith McMahon, Eudora Olsen, Zachary Praiss, Marc Ritter, Dylan Schultz, Payton Sciarratta, Jonathon Shumway, Shelby Sternberg, Sarah Tait, Christian Thomas, Nathaniel Townsend, Aundrea VanDillen, Bianca Vannucci, William Wysession, Alexander Yepez

Photographers: Jenna Carlie, Anna Duranowski, Isabel Fratt, Alex Hochberg, Jennifer Maylack, Sonja Petermann, Eve Root, Ryan Shields, Elizabeth Sikora, Caroline Stamp, Emily Wack, Meng Wang

Artists: Helen Wiley, Dee Luo, Sonja Petermann, Taylor Gold, Raihana Omri, Emma Riley, Meredith McMahon