Senior Bios

Position: Editor-in-Chief, Opinion EditorYears: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Elizabeth Léka monopolized the Opinion section for two years at San Marcos. She will be attending Loyola Marymount University and will possibly be studying journalism, who knows.”I will miss I-7 and all the people in it so much. My time in journalism was the best part of San Marcos.”

Position: Editor-in-Chief, Sports EditorYears: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Leo Metzger was sports editor as a freshman and sophomore, and Editor-in-Chief as a junior and senior. He will be attending UC Davis to play golf and study creative writing.”The King’s Page helped me grow as a writer and a human being. I learned a lot about myself, and about how to communicate with those around me.”

Position: A&E Editor, Fun EditorYears: 2021, 2022, 2023Ben Naftali was the A&E editor and the Fun editor as a senior. He will be attending Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and will be majoring in law.”Journalism with Ms. Willbanks was a super fun experience, and I only wish I had started it earlier.”

Position: Staff WriterYears: 2022, 2023Caden Semenza wrote for the King’s Page his senior year. He plans to go to SBCC and transfer to an undetermined university, majoring in geography.

Position: Lifestyle EditorYears: 2021, 2022, 2023Sofia Carrillo was a staff writer her junior year and Lifestyle editor her senior year. She will be attending SBCC and then transferring to UC David to study political science.”Serving on the King’s Page was an awesome experience and it made me open up to more people.”

Position: Staff WriterYears: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Jillian Yager served as a staff writer her sophomore and senior years. She will be attending Texas Christian University, majoring in fashion merchandising and minoring in journalism.”Ms. Willbanks was my favorite teacher and the toddlers made everyday interesting.”

Position: Staff WriterYears: 2022, 2023Bekah Sugano was a staff writer her senior year and will be attending the University of San Diego in the fall, majoring in business administration.”I really enjoyed journalism and all the people I met in the class. It was always such a blast and Willbanks is the best!”

Position: Staff WriterYears: 2021, 2022Jada Shalhoob had the honor of serving two years on the King’s Page as a staff writer where she learned to interview; talking to students about their school sports and life on campus. As a senior she is very grateful to have this opportunity and will now be attending SBCC and majoring in economics.