Meet the PALs

Naisha Patel

Naisha is a senior and a second year PAL. She is a competitive figure skater, and in her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends, listening to pop music, dancing, and playing golf with her parents. As a student-athlete Naisha understands the difficulties in balancing sports and school; she hopes to foster a safe space and community across CCA. She loves meeting new people, so if you ever want someone to talk to or see her on campus, feel free to say hi! 

Ryland Haw

Ryland Haw is a senior and seccond-year PAL. In her free time, she enjoys binge-watching movies with her friends, riding roller coasters, and listening to music. As someone who came from a very small K-8, she understands both the excitement and nervousness of new environments and people. Her goal as a PAL is to ensure everyone feels seen and included in the school community. Don’t hesitate to say hi if you see her around!

Charlotte Sills

Charlotte is a senior and a first-year PAL! She's excited to get more involved at CCA this year through PALs and hopes to foster a positive community at school. In her free time, Charlotte likes to play guitar and tennis, watch movies/TV, and hang out with friends and family. She loves making new friends so if you see her around campus feel free to say hi! 

Brandon Ho

Brandon is a senior and first year PAL. Outside of school you may find Brandon pole vaulting, doing cartwheels, or listening to music egregiously loud in his car. Throughout all of high school Brandon has usually found trouble looking for motivation to study, which means he is a master at procrastinating. Though! He has learned many tips to save him from his drivel. If you ever find you are losing your drive to study or are just really bored feel free to reach out or say hi!

Ethan Wallace

Ethan Wallace is a senior and first-year PAL. He spends his free time playing tennis, going to the beach, and going to the gym. Ethan also loves to go shopping, read, and hang out with friends and family. He has experience with mental health issues, so he understands some of those struggles. His mission in PALs is to bring a good vibe to campus and be someone who always listens. Make sure to say hello to him if you see her around campus! 

Brons Evans

Brons is a senior and a first year PAL. When not watching sunsets, sunrises, and tv, Brons like to spend time with friends and family, go on walks, and learn everything he can get his hands on. Having gone through a difficult self improvement journey himself, Brons knows how hard it is to become a better person while still being yourself. Brons’ mission in PALs is to help everybody he can explore their own identity and become closer to the person they want to be. If you ever see him around campus make sure to say hi!

Levi Alam

Levi Alam is a senior and a first year PALs student. He is a part of the theatre tech conservatory at CCA and an avid theatre enjoyer. When he's not locked in on CCA productions, he enjoys sculpture, drawing, going to the beach and spending time with friends. Levi is someone who has had a long journey with his mental health, so his goal in PALs is to make students feel seen, and heard on the CCA campus. Dont be a stranger! If you see him around campus dont be afraid to say hi!

Reego-Darian Rivera

Reego-Darian Rivera is a Junior and a second year PAL. He enjoys hanging out with friends, theater, and making films. When he's not at school he often goes on walks and draw cool pictures. As much as he enjoys meeting new people, he understands the struggle of reaching out and talking to groups of people, or strangers. If you see him around campus be sure to give him a fist bump and say what’s up!! 

Ian Campbell

Ian is a Junior and a third-year PAL. In his free time he likes to bake/cook, play games, boulder, hike, camp, exercise and do other outdoor activities. Ian is also a wrestler at CCA and strives to bring the same intensity he has in practice to all parts of his life. Ian looks forward to meeting new people and helping out around campus, please feel free to talk to him whenever you need something or just wanna chill.

Adrian Afshar

Adrian Afshar is a junior and second-year PAL. Outside of school, Adrian is an experienced pianist and mixed martial artist. His other hobbies include going to car shows, spending time with friends, and reading. Adrian has been around many different groups of people throughout middle and high school, allowing him to understand all sorts of struggles and challenges people face. His goals in PALs are to make sure everybody feels welcome on campus, and he is always happy to interact with new people.

Adarsh Sabat

Adarsh Sabat is a junior and a first-year PAL. He spends his free time playing tennis, video games, making films, reading books, eating food, singing at random times, and baking. Adarsh also loves roller coasters, shopping, and spending time with family and friends. He has lived in multiple countries over the years, from India to Mexico, so he knows about the trouble of fitting in. He also has disabilities like autism, so he knows the struggles people face every day. He strives in the hope of making CCA and the world a better place for everyone, starting here with PALS. If you ever want someone to talk to or see around campus, say hi and reach out.

Sophia Sayre

Sophia Sayre is a junior and a first year PAL. Outside of her busy life she enjoys dancing, reading, and shopping. Sophia is also involved in theatre conservatory and comedy sportz at CCA. She hopes, by joining PALs, to help create an inclusive and welcoming environment in her community. Sophia loves socializing and is always down to talk, so feel free to reach out or say hi! 

Kira Bankston

Kira is a Junior and a second-year PAL. She spends a large majority of her free time doing homebody activities such as playing video games, watching movies with snacks or dinner, shopping for clothes and jewelry that fit her aesthetic, and occasionally going out with friends. Between trying to find her own style and identity, and being an ambivert who at times may struggle to find her voice among new or more confident people, she understands the struggle of trying to put yourself out there, in voice and expression, even if just gathering the confidence to give a simple compliment or hello to someone. Despite not always being the first to speak up, she loves meeting new people, so if you see her around campus, she’ll be happy to say hi.

Olivia Mueller

Olivia is a Sophmore and this is her first year in PALs. She loves listening to music, especially Taylor Swift and other artists including Olivia Rodrigo, Gracie Abrams, and Lauren Daigle. She enjoys doing high jump and sprinting on CCA's Track and Field team, going to Padres games, hanging out with family and friends, going to concerts, and watching shows. She hopes to spread kindness and positivity all throughout the campus, ensuring everybody has a sense of belonging in the CCA community. If you see Olivia on campus, please say hi!

Aine Chen

Aine is a sophomore and a second year PAL. She loves reading, listening to music, and doing outdoor activities. Aine does competitive cycling which allows her to understand the stress of lots of pressure. In PALs, she strives to foster a community that is comfortable and welcoming. She is super excited to be a part of PALs and if you see her around campus, make sure to go up and say hi!

Isabella Peraza

Izzie Peraza is a sophomore and a first-year PAL. When she’s not doing kickboxing or dancing, she enjoys doing musical theater, making people laugh, shopping, hanging with her friends, listening to music, like musicals and R&B, and baking! She joined PALs so she can connect with people who are thoughtful, kind, supportive, care deeply about others, and she’s excited to be a friendly face on campus! If you ever want to reach out or talk to someone around campus and share a laugh, go say hi!

Rozy Xu

Rozy is a sophomore and a second-year PAL. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her cats, going to the beach, socializing with her friends and family, and listening to music!! She loves traveling the world and seeing new places. She is a member of the field hockey and track & field teams at CCA. As a student athlete, she understands the difficulty of balancing academics and sports. Rozy is excited to meet new people and create an inclusive and positive community for everyone. Feel free to reach out and say hi if you ever see her around campus!

Serena Chandler

Serena is a sophomore and third semester PAL. When she isn’t at school, she’s participating in CCA’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, climbing, making paper cranes, or writing. She’s happy to listen to anyone going through a hard time. As a sophomore, she understands that adjusting to the social life of CCA is difficult, as she had a very hard time adjusting herself. Please reach out if you need help, or just want someone to talk to.

Saina Niknazaryazdi

Saina Niknazar is a sophomore and a second year PAL. In her free time she loves shopping, baking, going to the beach, and spending time with friends and family. Going through high school, finding time for her personal and academic life is something that she is working on so she understands the difficulty of balance. Her mission in PALs is to spread positivity and create a safe space for everyone. Make sure to say hi if you see her around campus!

Eden Arnette

Eden Arnette is a sophomore and a first-year PAL. She likes to spend her time outside of school playing guitar, drawing, and embroidering. In addition to this, she likes to take long walks in the late afternoon, and frequently reads Harry Potter before she goes to bed. As someone who has recently come out of their shell, she understands the feeling of not being able to properly communicate and connect with your peers like others can. Her purpose in PALs is to help others who feel timid and out of place find their way in high school and in their personal lives, and to create a more welcoming environment for all personality types! Don’t feel nervous, if you need someone to talk to about anything, Eden is always ready to help! 

Nairit Shah

Nairit is a freshman and first year PAL. He spends his free time drawing, watching movies/shows and playing basketball. He also enjoys doing hurdles and hanging out with friends and family. Since all his friends went to a different highschool, he knows the struggle and how hard it is to be around people you don’t know. So, he wants to make everybody feel like they are part of the community and safe. Make sure to say hello if you see him around the school.

Emma Shang

Emma is a freshman and a first-year PAL. She spends her free time spending time with family and friends, shopping, and going to the beach. Some of her other hobbies include reading, going on runs, and playing volleyball. Emma joined PALs because she wants to make the school a more welcoming and positive environment. If you ever see her around campus feel free to say hi!

Jorie Northup

Jorie is a freshman and first-year PAL. When she’s not at school, she spends the majority of her time at her dance studio. She also loves sewing, reading fantasy books, traveling (especially to Italy), and hanging out with her puppy. Jorie has struggled with exclusion in the past, along with moving to a lot of different schools, so she wants to make a safe and inclusive community at school where everyone is welcome. If you ever see her around campus, make sure to say hello!

Sam Hangafarin

Sam is a freshman and a first-year pal. When school ends, he’ll be playing sports, hanging with friends, and playing video games. He has also moved from state to state twice, so he knows what it's like to start fresh as a person who doesn't know anyone. His mission is to make people be happy. Make sure to say hi if you see him around campus.