Varenya Rao-Mallela was born in Champaign, Illinois, and has lived in Vienna since 2017. This is her third year on staff and she is excited to serve as an Editor-in-Chief. Outside of Hawk Talk, she enjoys hiking, reading, wat...

Norah Vaudo was born in Vienna VA, and has lived there since. She is a senior and this is her third year on staff. She is working as an Editor-in-Chief. Outside of the Hawk Talk, she enjoys running, reading and spending time with ...

Darius Bagherian was born in Vienna, Virginia and has lived in Northern Virginia all his life. He is a senior, this is his second year on staff and he’s an Editor-in-Chief. In his free time, he enjoys reading novels and wat...

Rachel Brown was born in Reston, Virginia and is unfortunately still in the DMV area. This is her third year on staff and is serving as an Editor-in-Chief. Outside of The Hawk Talk, Rachel enjoys a nice sushi dinner on Friday n...

Molly Carrigan was born in Falls Church, Virginia, and lived overseas before settling in Vienna, VA in 2018. She is currently a senior and it is her second year serving as Editor-in-Chief for the Hawk Talk. In her free tim...

Zarah Javeri was born in Seattle, WA where there is nice, crispy water. This is her third year on staff and her first as an In-depth editor. She is a senior who loves learning about languages and different cultures. Outside of ...

Megan Hutchison was born in Reston, Virginia and has lived there since 2016. She is a junior and this is her second year on staff, and first year as a designer. She runs track at Madison and outside of school, she loves doing art,...

Aditi Chandra was born in Fairfax, Virginia and has lived in Vienna, Virginia for her entire life. This is her second year on staff in her junior year of high school, and she is working as an opinion editor on the Hawk Talk. In her...

Alexandra Lee-Wong was born in Los Angeles, California and moved to Vienna nine years ago after spending eight years in Djibouti, Madagascar, and Rwanda. She is currently a senior and serves as a designer and Opinion Editor f...

Adam Aldacushion was born in Reston, Virginia, and has lived in Fairfax County his entire life. He is a senior and entering his second year on Hawk Talk staff. With an interest in politics, he is one of the News editors this ye...

Lauren Kostakis was born in Reston, Virginia and has lived there her whole life. She is a senior this year, and this is her third year on staff as News Editor. She swims competitively, both for Madison and a club team and in ...

William Feuchter was born in Fairfax, Virginia and has lived in Vienna ever since. As a junior, William is entering his second year on staff and has been a sports editor for the Hawk Talk for two years. He is a part of Madison�...

Megan Lucia Mills was born in Washington, DC and is currently a senior. She serves as a Sports Editor for The Hawk Talk. She is the co-president of the Women’s Literature Club and volunteers with therapy horses. She enjoys read...

Maddy Lehman was born in Fairfax, Virginia, and has lived in Vienna, Virginia for her whole life. This is her second year on staff and is working as a features editor. In school, she enjoys taking fun classes as well as challeng...

Caroline Berry was born in Ashburn, VA and moved to Vienna shortly after. She is a junior at Madison and this is her second year on the Hawk Talk staff. Outside of her academic life, she enjoys reading fantasy books, playing ...

Sarah Littlejohn was born in Oakton, Virginia and has lived there her entire life. She is a junior and this is her second year on staff. This year, she is working alongside Caroline Berry as a lifestyle editor. In school, she enjoys c...

Arjun Hans was born in Manhattan, New York, but has lived in Virginia for 14 years. This is his second year on staff and first year as the Entertainment Editor. Outside of school, he enjoys swimming and spending time with family a...

Lillie Plowgian was born in Arlington, and has lived in Vienna since she was five. She is a sophomore at Madison, and this is her second year on the Hawk Talk staff. She participates in the Madison choir and Ultimate Frisbee team...

Natalie Hosage was born in Arlington, Virginia, and lived in Tysons until 2023. This is her second year at Madison after going to private school her whole life. She serves as the Community Editor. She currently plays field hocke...

Elizabeth Rose was born in Charlotte, NC and has lived in Vienna since 2014. She is a junior and this is her second year working on The Hawk Talk (officially). Outside of journalism, she is one of the equipment managers for t...

Eva Santos was born in Fairfax, Virginia and has lived in Vienna since 2015. This is her second year on staff and her first year as a designer. She is a junior who participates in Madison’s Creative Writing Club and plays with Mad...

Genevieve Wilson is from Northern Virginia and has lived in Vienna since 2015. Genevieve is a junior and is on Madison's swim team. She enjoys waking up early to go swim with her friends. When not swimming, she is typically stil...

Monica Wong was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and has lived in Vienna, Virginia since she was one. She is a junior–unfortunately–and this is her first year on the staff. Her older brother was also a member of the Hawk T...

Gretchen Schmitt was born in Arlington, Virginia and has lived in Vienna since 2010. She’s a junior and serves as captain of the Madison Girls Ultimate Frisbee team and President of the Young Democrats club. She’s also in...

Jaiden Rossman was born in Vienna, Virginia. She is a Sophomore this year at Madison and this is her first year on the Hawk Talk staff. Outside the Hawk Talk Jaiden is co-captain of the speech and congressional debate team and d...

Eli Hendon was born in Lansing, Michigan, and has lived in Vienna, Virginia since 2021. He is a Sophomore at Madison, and this is his second year on staff. Outside of Hawk Talk, he wrestles for Madison, is in Boy Scouts and e...

Sara Sultan was born in Fairfax, Virginia and has lived in Vienna, Virginia her whole life. She is a Freshman at Madison and this is her first year on staff. Sara has an interest in politics, and enjoys debate, watching movies,...

Teddy Lewis was born in Fairfax, Virginia and has lived in Vienna, Virginia his whole life. He is a Senior this year at Madison and it is his third year on staff. Outside of the Hawk Talk, he plays football for Madison in the fal...

Charlotte Steffens was born in Reston, Virginia, and has lived in Fairfax County for nine years. She is a senior and this is her first year on the Hawk Talk staff and is a staff writer. Outside of Hawk Talk, she enjoys readin...

Sammy Bryant was born in Yokosuka, Japan, and has previously moved to Vienna from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when she was 10-years-old. She is a senior and this is her second year working on staff for The Hawk Talk. Outside of s...

Lilly Kate Groves was born in Lexington, KY and recently moved back to Vienna after living in Fort Worth, TX for the past two years. She is a senior and this is her first year working on the Hawk Talk staff. Outside of school, ...

Mikenna Corcoran was born in Fairfax, Virginia and has lived in Vienna since 2015. This is her first and final year on staff. She is a senior who serves as president of the JMHS Creative Writing Club, in addition to working on...

Alexa Hutchison was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but has lived in Vienna, Virginia her whole life. She is a Sophomore at Madison this year and previously went to a small private school called Edlin. This is her second year on...