2019-2020 Staff
Michael Wilson
Author
Michael is a senior at Arapahoe and has played basketball all four years of high school. He is excited to broadcast games in SPEAR as well as report other high school games this year while working on his journalistic skills.
Leanna Marcus
Author
Leanna is a sophomore this year, making it her second year apart of Spear/Xtra. This year she hopes to continue reporting on all things Arapahoe and more. When she's not spending time with friends or family, you can find her watching reruns of her favorite...
Griffin Geiger
Author
Griffin is a sophomore at Arapahoe High School. He enjoys playing video games, watching movies, and listening to music. When Griffin isn't at school, he normally spends his time in his room listening to music or in his basement playing video games. Griffin...
Sam Thompson
Author
Sam is a sophomore at Arapahoe High School. This is his first year apart of SPEAR and is excited to be apart of it. At Arapahoe he is on the tennis team. Sam enjoys watching sports such as football, baseball, and more and loves to play and read about...
Jack DeBaggis
Author
Jack is a new addition to the SPEAR team He is a freshman and is looking forward to continuing the DeBaggis legacy in SPEAR. Jack has several interests ranging from many topics. As for sports, Jack has knowledge in Lacrosse and Football. However, Jack...
Garrett Lyles
Author
Garrett is a senior at Arapahoe High School. This is his first year on the SPEAR staff. He enjoys playing soccer for ABK and hanging out with his friends in his free time. He also enjoys watching sports and playing fantasy football. He is excited for...
Abbie Gage
Author
Abbie is a senior, and this is her second year with Spear/Xtra. At Arapahoe, she has also participated in FBLA and volleyball. Outside of school, her interests include snowboarding, hiking, traveling, and hanging out with friends. After high school, she...
Cami Call
Author
Cami is a junior at Arapahoe and this is her first year in Spear. At Arapahoe, Cami has participated in sports and scholastic activities. Cami was on TOMS for two years, she did Track and Field her freshman year, and is involved in DECA. Link Crew is...
Jake Sheldon
Executive Chief in Video Production
Jake is a Senior at Arapahoe High School. At Arapahoe Jake is a part of the football team and the lacrosse team. In his free time, Jake likes to participate in outdoor activities including fishing, hiking, and camping. Jake is an avid fortnite player...
Olivia Janicek
Online Media Manager
Olivia is a senior at Arapahoe HS and is thrilled to be a part of the Spear/Xtra staff once more! It's her 4th year working with the program, and second year as a CEO. This year, she hopes to expand the influence of ArapahoeXtra.com and truly popularize...
Quinn Rowlison
Reporter
Quinn is a junior this year. This is his third year as a journalist for the Herald and for Xtra. He is on the Ultimate Frisbee team and is looking forward to all of what high school throws at him. In his free time, he likes to watch movies, talk about Sta...
Ellie Olsen
Reporter
Ellie is a senior at AHS. This is her first year on staff and she is so excited to tell people’s stories through writing! At Arapahoe, she’s also involved in theatre, choir, FBLA, NHS, and student council. She hopes to attend PACE University in Ma...
Lauren David
Design Editor
Lauren is a senior at Arapahoe High School, with this being her fourth year on the Arapahoe Herald staff. This is her first year as Design Editor, and previously held the position of Photo Editor for the past two years. This year, her goal is to spread...
Andrew Chalmers
Reporter
Andrew is a Freshman at Arapahoe High School. He enjoys playing soccer and basketball for Arapahoe. He also enjoys rooting for his favorite sports teams such as; the Broncos, Nuggets, and Liverpool F.C. Andrew is ecstatic to work with SPEAR and do artic...
Patrick Janicek
Podcast co-host/CEO, Reporter
Patrick Janicek is currently a senior at Arapahoe high school. During his free time he likes to hang out with his friends and play sports. He currently plays for Arapahoe football and is the cohost for the Warrior Media Podcast. Before ArapahoeXtra he...
Matt Luci
Podcast Personality
This is Matt's second year of being in the Spear. He enjoys watching and playing sports. He is excited to have a lot of fun during senior year and go listen to the AHS Warrior media podcast.
Ashleigh Huntley
Reporter
Ashleigh is a junior at Arapahoe and this is her second year on the Herald staff, which technically makes her a “veteran” at student journalism even though she feels as though she is still a beginner at so much. She loves long hikes in the mountai...
Mitchell Borcic
Reporter
Mitchell Borcic is a senior at Arapahoe High School. This is his second year on the Spear/Xtra staff. Mitchell has been heavily involved in the wrestling and lacrosse programs throughout his time at Arapahoe. In his free time, he enjoys spending time...
Ashley Mowle
Managing Editor
Ashley is a junior at Arapahoe and this is her third year on staff. At the school, Ashley spends most of her time in theatre, where she primarily works on technical aspects including lights, sound, and stage management. Outside of Arapahoe you can fin...
Kristin Avery
Copy Editor
Kristin Avery is a junior at Arapahoe, and this is her second year on the Herald staff. She is excited to contribute to this amazing publication alongside her wonderful co-staffers. Kristin is in student council and Key Club, although most of her free...
Skylynn McDowell
Reporter
Skylynn is a freshman at Arapahoe High School. She is looking forward to her first year as a reporter for the Herald News Magazine. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, volunteering, and playing the viola. Skylynn also enjoys spending time with...
Nathan Holmes
Spear CEO
Nathan is a senior, and has stuck with the Spear since his first year at Arapahoe. He was anointed a CEO his junior year, alongside Olivia Janicek. Parker Anderson has joined them this year as the third CEO, and the trio is ready to get to work. Nathan...
Amelia Davis
Reporter
Amelia is now a junior at Arapahoe High School and a reporter on the Herald staff. Just in case you were wondering, she is 6’5”, and no she doesn’t play basketball. She plays volleyball. Outside of school, she is on the Varsity volleyball team ...
Ruby Harris
Reporter
Ruby is a freshman at Arapahoe and this is her first year on the Herald. She’s involved in volleyball at Arapahoe and other activities. Outside of school she likes to play her guitar and romp around with her adorable labradoodle Willie and her tortoise.She...
Kate Tucker
Reporter
Kate is a new member of The Herald staff and currently a freshman at Arapahoe High School. She enjoys reading and writing for anything other than English class, mountain biking with the AHS mountain bike team, and making music whenever she can. She is ...
Jaden Cottorone
Online and Social Media Editor
Jaden is a junior at Arapahoe and this is her second year on the Herald Newsmagazine staff. As the Herald’s Online and Social Media Editor this year, Jaden hopes to unify the three branches of Journalism that Arapahoe offers, and find innovative way...
Hannah Larsen
Reporter
Hannah is a junior, this is her third year as a reporter on the Herald. She enjoys going to soccer games, spending time with her dog, and hanging out with friends. Hannah spends most of her time completing homework and going to cheer. Her goal this year...
Sheila Stern
Managing Editor
Sheila Stern is a senior at Arapahoe High School. This is her third year on staff. At Arapahoe she participates in Cross Country, FBLA and of course, The Herald. In her free time she enjoys running, skiing, travelling, playing with her dogs, and readin...
Lauren McClard
Reporter
Lauren McClard is a sophomore at Arapahoe and a part of the graduating class of 2022. This is Lauren’s first year on the Herald team. Lauren is involved in softball at AHS, as this is her second year playing for the Warriors. In her spare time, she enjoys r...
Genna Rump
Reporter
Genna is a sophomore at Arapahoe and this is her first year on the Herald staff. Genna is a level 10 gymnast at Incline Gymnastics. She is currently recovering from a torn ACL, but continues to work towards her goal of becoming a collegiate gymnast. ...
Sarah Smith
Reporter
Sarah is a senior at Arapahoe High School. This is her first year on staff as a Herald Reporter. Throughout high school, Sarah has been a part of Orchestra and Student Council. In her free time, she enjoys running Cross Country, hiking 14’ners, and ...
Peyton Montgomery
Reporter
Peyton is a new member of the AHS Newspaper staff and this is her first real experience in any form of Journalism. Peyton’s a sophomore and she moved to Colorado from North Carolina the summer before her freshman year. Her goal as a member is to beco...
Lily Stinton
Reporter
Lily Stinton is a sophomore and this is her second year on the Herald Staff as a reporter. While attending Arapahoe, Lily has played for ABK and hopes to play again. While not inside the walls of Arapahoe, Lily's hobbies include talking too much, playing...
Alli Zier
Spear/ Xtra
This is Alli's second year on the Spear/Xtra and is super excited for the year. Outside of Spear she is on the Varsity Toms, the Arapahoe dance team! She also participates in track in the spring and is very much looking forward to it. Alli loves topics...
Joe Fitzgerald
Author/Contributer
Joe is a Senior who is excited to join the Arapahoe Xtra team. He is excited to start his last year at Arapahoe, and hopefully graduate. He is excited to work with other creative people and hopes to build the warrior media brand. Joe is an avid climber, ...
Parker Anderson
Spear CEO
Parker is a senior at Arapahoe. This is his fourth year doing journalism and his third year in SPEAR. This year he has assumed the role of "THE" SPEAR CEO and will lead fearlessly. Parker is currently working for Overtime Sports Inc. a high school basketball...
Constance Rathsack
Copy Editor
Constance is a junior at Arapahoe, and this is her third year on the Herald and first year as Copy Editor. Constance enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with her dog. When not working on the Herald, Constance can be found watching Netflix, or YouTube....