Meet the Staff

Advisor

Mrs. Wellspeak, amwellspeak@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Editor-In-Chief

Ella Paul, 2024, epaul@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Favorite Movies: Pitch Perfect, Ocean's Eleven, Legally Blonde

Favorite Books: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Favorite Subjects: Chemistry, Literature

Favorite Places: California (San Diego area), Boston, NYC

Favorite Artists: Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan

Why everyone should read the Rampage: People should read the Rampage because it is a wonderful resource to find reliable information, published in an understandable and relevant way. The Rampage has something for everyone and can help people stay connected in CHS and the broader community :)

Student life editor

Kate Hangen, 2024, khangen@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Favorite Book: Before We Were Strangers, Every Last Word 

Favorite Food: Pasta Salad

Favorite Color: Green 

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Strawberry

Why everyone should read the Rampage: It is a good way to stay up to date on what's happening at CHS and the world around you. By reading the Rampage you also support your fellow classmates!

Arts And Review Editor

Ashley Peng, 2026, apeng@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Favorite Music Artists: Renee Rapp, Amy Winehouse, George Ezra, Ruel, Frank Ocean

Favorite Movies: The Sound of Music, Goodfellas, Clueless

Favorite TV Show: The Office

Favorite Color: Robins Egg Blue

Why should everyone reach the Rampage: It offers everyone a chance to easily learn a bit about the real-world while also keeping up with in school events!

SCIENCE EDITOR

Malakhi Beyah, 2025, mbeyah1@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Favorite Movies: Interstellar, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Favorite Books: The Six and The Coming Storm by Mark Alpert, One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and pretty much every book by Stuart Gibbs and James Patterson

Favorite Food: Jollof rice and plantain

Favorite Subjects: Physics, Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Comp Sci, Lang, and Spanish

Why everyone should read the Rampage: I feel like the Rampage is an exciting way for everyone at CHS to stay informed and up-to-date with the latest news. I also think that the Rampage helps bring students at CHS closer together, as the stories are written by students for students in a way that is relevant to them. Stop reading my bio and go read some articles!


SPorts EDITOR

Mackenzie Lewis, 2024, mlewis1@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Favorite Food: Ceaser Salad with Chicken

Favorite TV Show: New Girl

Favorite Book: Anything Colleen Hoover

Favorite Color: Lavender

Why everyone should read the Rampage: Because it is full of amazing articles that people work hard to write and deserve to be read!

Health Editor

Cameron Lewis, 2025, clewis@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Favorite Books: Normal People by Sally Rooney, Book Lovers by Emily Henry, The Right Move by Liz Tomford

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Vienna Mocha Chunk

Favorite Artists: Noah Kahan, Taylor Swift, The Lumineers, Stephen Sanchez, Boygenius, Hozier

If I had a million dollars... I would travel around the entire world. 

Why everyone should read the Rampage: Everyone should read the Rampage because it is a great way to learn about what is going on in the world as well as in our school. You should read Rampage to keep yourself informed and support you peers! 

College AND CAREER editor

Daniel Ein Alshaeba, 2025, deinalshaeba@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Favorite Subject: Chemistry

Career Aspiration: Interventional Cardiologist

Other Clubs: ChemClub, Science Bowl, Math League, Medical Interest Association

Hobbies: Playing the Viola, Writing, 3D Modeling, Reading

Why I chose to join Rampage: I joined Rampage in order to hone my skills in writing, to provide useful knowledge on college-related topics, and because I enjoy writing in my spare time.  

Why people should read the RampagePeople should definitely consider reading the Rampage, as many of the articles can provide key information on topics in science and colleges.  At the same time, there are also many entertaining articles to choose from, all written by your fellow classmates.  

Current events Editor

Julia Bevilacqua, 2024, jbevilacqua@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Favorite Fook: Any book by Sarah J Maas

Favorite TV show: Gilmore Girls

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Food: Burrito Bowl from Fresh Greens

Why everyone should read the Rampage: I think everyone should read the Rampage because it is important to stay up to date on things happening in the community and things happening in the world. As young people, we should be educated on the world around us, and I think the Rampage is a great place to start. There are so many things and topics to explore, you cannot go wrong with just spending a couple minutes reading! 

STAFF WRITERS: Bismah Arif, Cadence Fasano, Sabha Hossan, Emily Junaedi, Maya Katsovich, Echo Margary, Chelsea Natale, Mary Nugent, Sarah Rowold, Nadia Schweighoffer, Lucia Tellerico, Isha Vishwanath


CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Hana Berseneva, Austin Blair, Grace Bowman, Ellie Cohen, Michael Mayano, Emma Sink


Rampage dedicates itself to educate, inform and entertain responsibly. All students are encouraged to submit material for publication. Rampage will not print any material which comes in without name identification on original copy. Rampage reserves the right to edit, alter length, or reject submissions.