Meet the Staff

Reese Venable is the editor-in-chief of Birds Eye View and a junior at Seneca High School. She is actively involved in numerous extracurricular activities, including Yearbook, DECA, FCCLA, FBLA, Interact, Crochet Club, Buddies, Debate, and soccer. Originally from Florida, Reese enjoys visiting her home state, especially Disney World, which holds a special place in her heart. She plans to get a degree in Math or Biology at a college in Florida. This year, Reese is excited to lead the newspaper and looks forward to a fantastic publication! 

Keane Black is a sophomore at Seneca High School. He participates in many clubs like the Marching Band, Drama, Jazz Band, ASL Club, Gaming Club, and Cinema Appreciation Society. When Keane is not being awesome at school, or at home, Keane plays a variety of instruments including bass, piano, banjo, and accordion…oh yes you hear that right, Keane Black plays accordion…line up ladies. He also enjoys a film or two. Keane is excited to join the newspaper staff at Seneca High School and share his thoughts.

Lucia Rivera is a sophomore at Seneca High School, born in Hamilton, NJ, and moved to Shamong, NJ, in 7th grade. She joined The Birds Eye View because she enjoys the freedom of writing and has always enjoyed writing altogether, so she might as well put it to good use. Outside of school, Lucia enjoys painting, making jewelry, creating mini structures, LOVES to shop, and hanging out with friends and family. In the future, Lucia hopes to do something in interior design or construction design and hopes to go to college at Boston University School of Fine Arts or Penn State University. Lucia is excited to be a part of The Birds Eye View because she thinks it will be fun and something new to try out.  

Katie Worrell is a junior at Seneca High School, and is from Shamong, NJ. In addition to the Bird’s Eye View, she also participates in Student Athletic Trainers, Interact, Renaissance, SADD, Buddies, Community Service club, and Student Government as the vice president of her class. In the future, Katie hopes to pursue some sort of STEM career, two of particular interest being biomedical or chemical engineering. At home, when she’s not studying, Katie enjoys teaching herself new songs to play on the guitar and watching dystopian tv shows such as The Walking Dead or The 100. Her favorite time of year is undoubtedly summer because she gets to spend lots of time at the beach and backpacking some trails in the middle of nowhere. Katie values spending time with her friends and family and is excited to be a part of the Bird’s Eye View this year. 

Isabella Fischetti is an aspiring student of many careers, one being writing, which she is particularly passionate about. She loves to come up with fictional stories, especially based on the games and shows she consumes content of, but she's also down with writing other articles, particularly lists. Bella was in the Newspaper Club of her previous school, Southampton Township Schools, and so she was excited to come to Seneca High School and find that there was a similar group here! She hopes to write many things for many editions for her final years here!

Aiyana is a junior at Seneca High School. Her freshman year she moved here from Rahway. This year she only participates in the newspaper and multicultural club. Aiyana has now grown an interest in writing and hopes to improve on her writing skills. She wishes to travel the world and one day become a pediatrician. Her interest also includes baking, binge watching movies/shows, babysitting, and shopping for clothes. Aiyana loves hanging out with friends and always looks forward to going to work where she works with kids. 

Daniyal Ansari is a senior at Seneca High School with a deep passion for emergency medicine. He is the president and founder of the Seneca Medical Research Club, where he leads students in publishing medical research. Daniyal volunteers at Mount Laurel EMS as an Emergency Medical Responder, fueling his drive to help people in critical moments. He hopes to obtain his EMT license soon. Outside of EMS, Daniyal is an avid reader, with a huge manga collection and a love for classic literature. A true coffee enthusiast, he enjoys making his own vanilla lattes and has plans to work as a barista. When he's not immersed in his passions, he loves spending time with family, listening to 80s music, and exploring new opportunities.

Fun Fact: Daniyal is a part of 9 different clubs here at Seneca(including this one)

Ms. Zeigler is in her 16th year of teaching at Seneca. She currently teaches honors World Cultures, Psychology, Modern Wars, and Constitutional Law. She is the advisor for Seneca's chapter of Active Minds (a national organization dedicated to reducing stigma around mental illness), History Club, and the Bird's Eye View. When she's not at Seneca, Ms. Zeigler is usually spending quality time with her 4 kids, 3 cats, and 1 husband. Writing is one of her outlets, and her interest in journalism dates back to her days in Journalistic Writing class at Shawnee and then writing for The Daily Targum at Rutgers.

Ms. Lambusta has been teaching at Seneca for 19 years. She currently teaches English I and II. In addition to being the assistant advisor for the newspaper, she is also the assistant advisor for the yearbook club. While she has a passion for teaching, she also loves the outdoors: her favorite spot is Barnegat Light on LBI where she and her son have gone for years to traverse the jetties and otherwise take in the sights.