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The Gamut

The Gamut

The Gamut

2024-2025 Staff

Haley Nguyen
Editor in Chief

Haley Nguyen

Haley Nguyen is a M.I.D. (majestic, intelligent, and delicious) junior and is going into her third year of Gamut. For this 2023-2024 school year, she will be Gamut’s A&E editor as “it’s more inter...

Rachel Yoon
Managing Editor

Rachel Yoon

Joining during the quarantine year after encouragement from her English teacher, Rachel Yoon, a junior at Oxford Academy, is currently in her third year as a Gamut staff member. Skilled in both the art...

Sydnee Cho
Digital Content Editor

Sydnee Cho

Sydnee Cho, a junior on the Gamut, is serving her third year as an illustrator and writer. Despite her intimidating nature (so she thinks), she adores the color pink (hence her phone case), Monster High, ...

Gia Nguyen
Layout Editor

Gia Nguyen

Serving his second year, meet Gia Nguyen, the beloved assistant layout editor of The Gamut. Gia’s story with the newspaper began when he decided the structured format of OA’s art program wasn’t...

Chris Phan
Art Editor

Chris Phan

As a sophomore and first-year illustrator, Chris Phan joined the Gamut for the opportunity to improve and publish his digital artworks, meet new people of all grade levels, and have fun with his friends. ...

Nandita Bussa
News Editor

Nandita Bussa

Passionate about writing and journalism, Nandita grew up reading a variety of books that inspired her to have the dream to someday publish her own. As a sophomore staff writer this year, journalism is...

Justin Le
Op-Ed Editor

Justin Le

Justin Le is a current sophomore, beginning his second year on the Gamut staff. His interest in joining the staff came from the popular 2000s television show, Gilmore Girls, one of his personal favorite...

Miriam Santos
Lifestyle Editor

Miriam Santos

Miriam first joined Gamut to explore journalism and experience the ‘behind-the-scenes’ of newspapers. She loves Mexican cuisine and is a fan of the music artist Slater. Her current go-to read is In ...

Nathan Perera
Arts & Entertainment Editor

Nathan Perera

Nathan Perera will be beginning his second year in Gamut as a writer. He enjoys writing A&E, alternating between scathing reviews to praiseful columns. Writing is at the heart of Nathan’s passion...

Mikaela Woo
Sports Editor

Mikaela Woo

Mikaela Woo is a sophomore staff writer who, after a little push from her English teacher, decided to pursue her passion for writing, joining the Gamut back in 2022. She hopes to inform readers through...

Isabella Sanchez
Podcast Producer

Isabella Sanchez

Isabella Sanchez is a sophomore illustrator embarking on the beginning of her Gamut journey. An avid artist who enjoys drawing and animation, she’s excited to express writers’ ideas through art. S...

Jimena Beltran
Senior Staff Writer

Jimena Beltran

Junior Jimena Beltran is beginning her first year in Gamut as a staff writer. After going to GamSlam, The Gamut’s annual slam poetry event, Jimena was instantly enamored by it — inspiring her to j...

Jasmine Nguyen
Staff Writer

Jasmine Nguyen

Jasmine Nguyen is one of the many new names on the Gamut staff list this year. Coming in as a sophomore, Jasmine is looking forward to writing in the Op-Ed and News sections, and she is excited to create ne...

Staff Writer

Aarya Halankar

Millie Kwon
Staff Writer

Millie Kwon

Personally recruited, some may say, by Dr. Hind herself at Lexington Junior High School before her transfer to Oxford Academy in 8th grade, Millie Kwon is a new writer for the Gamut. As a freshman, Milli...

Staff Writer

Kenzie Laing

Audrey Lee
Staff Writer

Audrey Lee

Audrey Lee is a freshman joining the Gamut as a staff writer. She joined Gamut with a love for literature, wanting to experience what it is like being a student journalist. She is also very excited about ...

Celine Park
Staff Writer

Celine Park

Celine is a freshman staff writer and is eager to learn more about the world through participating in the Gamut. Encouraged by the Mrs. Galvan to join the paper, it’s no secret Celine is a terrifi...

Athena Xing
Staff Writer

Athena Xing

Athena Xing, a current Oxford Academy freshman, is very excited to serve her first year on the Gamut as a staff writer. Passionate about sharing important ideas and learning about other people, Athena deci...

Staff Writer

Natalie Akins

Staff Writer

Nathan Liu

Staff Writer

Alaisha Singh

Tyler Nguyen
Staff Photographer

Tyler Nguyen

Active zucchini bread hater and morning showerer, Tyler Nguyen is a sophomore writer on staff, excited to write and tackle journalism competitions. Despite his self-diagnosed declaration of being “obnoxio...

Vanessa Marin-Ixlan
Senior Staff Artist

Vanessa Marin-Ixlan

A new part of Gamut’s staff this year, Vanessa Marin-Ixlan is currently a junior that is excited to take on her role as an illustrator. Vanessa joined the school’s newspaper to experience a more profession...

Danny Banuelos Chavez
Staff Artist

Danny Banuelos Chavez

Danny Banuelos Chavez, a current sophomore at Oxford Academy, is entering their first year at the Gamut as a photographer and illustrator. As a person who has always been keenly observant of others, they...

Staff Artist

Amy Bao

Eva Kim
Staff Artist

Eva Kim

Sophomore Eva Kim is just one of the many fresh faces on the Gamut staff this year, serving as an illustrator. Eva joined the Gamut in hopes of working with passionate, like-minded artists that share ...

Staff Artist

Mico Melgar

Staff Artist

Kathleen Vo

Dr. Hind
Advisor

Dr. Hind

The proud advisor of Gamut, Dr. Hind expresses the beauty of the world through stories and photography. From early writings on her grandma’s typewriter to conducting social science research to working as a ...

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