Contributors
Oliver Campbell is from Westchester, New York. He is foremost a photographer and will be attending Parsons in the fall. He can usually be found in the art studio or on the track. Oliver enjoys grilled cheeses, Britney Spears, and candy. He has found a new love for writing thanks to the sincere and hardworking class of Before 19.
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Sophie Cohen currently lives in Rockland, New York, though she has called many places around the world her home. When she’s not at school, you can find her being extremely competitive at card games with her friends, driving her red Subaru, or cuddling up with her beagle and rewatching The Office. She looks forward to continuing as many of these passions as she can next year at Bates College in Maine.
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Owen Gifford-Smith was raised on a summer camp in New York. There he stumbled his way into pen and paper, composing his first work of literary genius: a poem entitled “Anger, Hate, Sadness” about the death of his beloved pet gecko. Since then his artistic style has varied somewhat to include one poorly written novel, a large collection of essays, and a few award-winning plays. Next year he will be studying at Northwestern 128 University, where he hopes to write for television and discover the meaning of life.
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Campbell Ives currently lives in the Hudson River Valley with her parents, two overfed goats, and her corgi, Leila. She enjoys long drives in her Toyota Highlander, composting dining hall food, and dancing. She looks forward to attending Barnard College but worries about where she will fit her large collection of Andy Warhol soup can memorabilia.
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Olivia Johnke currently resides in Rockland, New York, but hopes to move to New York City after college for a more exciting scene. When she’s not writing for Before 19, she is making a mess of her bedroom producing fine art. Liv never leaves the house without a pen and sketchbook in hand, always ready to document fleeting moments through illustrations. Next year she will continue her artistic career at Rhode Island School of Design, where she hopes to find an education that will pair her passion for design and social activism.
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Isaac Kelly lives in Westchester County and enjoys camping.
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Anjali Khanna is not excited to start college next year. She aspires to be a crazy cat lady and is well on her way with her obsession with her cat, Boba. Her other pets are Coco, an adorable chocolate lab; Raja, a friendly yellow lab; Hugo, an obnoxious saint bernard, another cat named Zeus; and three crazy alpacas named Rootbeer, Elsa, and Goldilocks. Her dream job depends on whatever TV show she is currently watching.
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June Kitahara can always be found with a planner, a phone, and a Hydro Flask in hand. If she is not spilling her life story onto paper in Before 19 or standing at the podium during Morning Meeting, you can find her dancing on the quad, wearing flared pants, or doing a week’s worth of homework in advance. June is very excited to understand the true meaning of womanhood at Barnard College, where she will continue her love of activism, psychoanalyzing people, and running around New York City.
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Alex Limpe was born in Manhattan but now resides in a small town in Connecticut. She is an avid tennis player, practicing five times a week. She loves hanging out with friends, her parents, and her two dogs, Marley and Belle. Alex will be attending Lafayette College in the fall, where she plans to major in psychology and play on the varsity tennis team.
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Miranda Luiz enjoys writing poetry, studying physics, and jamming with her friends in her free time. She will be attending Brown University in the fall.
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Carly Matsui was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. For middle school and early high school she attended a boarding school in Canada. Carly came to Masters as a sophomore, involving herself in the arts. You can always find her capturing beautiful moments with her analog camera. Next year she will be attending New York University at the Gallatin School where she hopes to develop a curriculum to foster all her passions.
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Charlotte Peterson has moved around quite a lot in her eighteen years alive, spending time in the suburbias of Rhode Island, Southern California, New Jersey, and currently, New York. When she’s not writing essays for Before 19, she can be found swimming in the pool, singing in an a capella group, procrastinating doing her homework, giving a campus tour of Masters, or drinking absurd amounts of coffee. Next year she will be attending Hobart and William Smith Colleges where she hopes to maybe figure out what she wants to do with her life.
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