Javier Padilla is a junior at Newport Harbor High School and a staff writer for the Beacon. He is also a defensive linemen on the junior varsity football team. Javier is also very interested in soccer and watches regularly as a Bar...

Emma Camarena is a freshman at Newport Harbor and a staff writer and designer for the Beacon. She enjoys playing soccer and drawing in her free time. Although she is not sure what she’d like to do for her career after high scho...

Jack Alvino is a junior at Newport Harbor High School and a staff writer for the Beacon. He also rock climbs at Rockreation and is a leader in Link Crew. His interests include rock climbing and writing. After high school, Jac...

Addison Blackmore is a junior at Newport Harbor High School and is the Editor in Chief of the Beacon. She also has a job at Juice It Up on 17th street, where she has been working since the summer. Outside of her job and schoo...