Feeds of Influence: A compiled report of the current state of social media
May 15, 2025
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About the Contributors
Hilah Brekhus-Lavinsky, Feature Editor
Hilah Brekhus-Lavinsky is a junior and is in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves writing about topics that aren’t often covered and loves the strong journalism community. Outside of her interest in journalism, she loves to bake and explore nature.
Madison Bishop, Head Copy Editor
Madison Bishop is a junior and a copy editor for the Bark. She enjoys going on hikes, spending time with friends and exploring New York City. View my portfolio for student journalism below!
Hayden Donehower, Former Staff
Hayden Donehower is a junior at Redwood High School and a business manager for the Bark. He enjoys playing lacrosse, spending time with friends and surfing.
Jay Knopping, Former Staff
Jay Knopping is a senior and in his third year writing for the Redwood Bark. He loves writing sports stories and being part of a great community. Outside of journalism, he enjoys spending time in nature.
Nick Hartung, Former Staff
Nick Hartung is a senior and is in his third year writing for The Redwood Bark. He loves meeting new people and hearing new stories through journalism. Outside of journalism, Nick plays varsity lacrosse and soccer for Redwood High School. Nick also loves hiking, swimming and rock climbing in the outdoors.
Adela Tabak, Copy Editor
Adela Tabak is a junior in her second year of writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves to write about real-life stories that impact her community and the world around her. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, listening to all genres of music, and having conversations in the kitchen with her family.
Grace Gehrman, Former Staff
Grace Gehrman is a senior and is in her fourth year writing for the Bark. She appreciates the program’s emphasis on independence and perpetual nosiness. Besides writing, she loves yoga, the mountains and her frog Chris.
Penelope Trott, News Editor
Penelope Trott is a junior and is in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves the collaborative aspect of the program and the unique opportunities it brings. Outside of her passion for journalism, she loves to run and explore the outdoors.
Evelyn Harper, Social Media Manager
Evelyn Harper is a junior in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves that everyone can pursue what they are passionate about and loves the community within the Bark. Outside of her passion for journalism, she loves spending time outdoors hiking and going to the beach.
Nina Howard, Former Staff
Nina Howard is a senior at Redwood High School and is in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves the community aspect of the program and the opportunities it gives her to interview and learn from new people. Outside of journalism, Nina devotes her time to competitive dance and painting.
Paige Edelen, Editor-in-Chief
Paige Edelen is a junior at Redwood High School in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She enjoys writing feature articles and lifestyles, and loves the community within the Bark. In her free time, Paige likes to take beach walks with her dog, play soccer, and travel with her family.
Kate Barker, Lifestyles Editor
Kate Barker is a junior in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She enjoys the community found between student journalists and loves writing articles about new topics. Outside of her passion for journalism, Kate is also interested in traveling to new places and learning more about the world.
Annie Burlingame, Former Staff
Annie Burlingame is a senior in her third year at The Redwood Bark. She loves to utilize The Redwood Bark’s connections to explore outside journalism opportunities. Outside of her journalism interests, she enjoys helping others through community service and exploring new local restaurants.
Jamie Glennon, Head Copy Editor
Jamie Glennon is a junior and is in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. Outside of academics, she enjoys dancing in Mill Valley, devouring lemon pound cake and watching Too Hot To Handle. Jamie aims to bring her jazz-based expertise into the realm of journalism through sparking performance-worthy conversation in the local and global community.
Ofelia Huneeus, Spanish Editor
Ofelia Huneeus is a junior and is excited to be in her second year with The Redwood Bark. She loves how the paper allows her to explore and write about her passions in both Spanish and English. Beyond her work with The Redwood Bark, Ofelia is also an active member of the Redwoods Link Crew.
Kate Harrison, Former Staff
Kate Harrison is a senior and in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves to write lifestyles and share people stories with the community. Outside of journalism, she loves to play rugby and travel to Spain with her family.
Emma Rosenberg, Former Staff
Emma Rosenberg is a senior and in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. Her favorite part of the program is reading and editing her peer’s articles to see the paper’s overall theme. She enjoys dancing competitively, learning history, and public speaking in her free time. One of her favorite activities she participates in is teaching dance and tutoring in Marin City.
Vivi Endler, Copy Editor
Vivi Endler is a junior and is in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. Her favorite part about the bark is the supportive and eager to help community. Outside of the program, she enjoys and is a part of a competitive dance team.
Leina Khan, Former Staff
Leina Khan is a senior at Redwood High School and is in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves writing review and news pieces where she can learn more about her community. Outside of journalism she spends a lot of her time playing tennis as well as hiking with her friends and family. She also loves to travel and learn more about other cultures and lifestyles.
Skyla Thomas, Former Staff
Skyla Thomas is a senior in her third year writing for the Redwood Bark. She loves to write lifestyles and interview inspiring members of our community. Outside of journalism, she loves running cross country and watching the sunset at Rodeo Beach.
Evan Wang, Former Staff
Evan Wang is a Junior at Redwood High School and is going into his second year writing for The Redwood Bark. He loves covering various stories, especially breaking news. Outside of journalism, Evan enjoys golfing with friends and skiing.
Petra Novotny, Copy Editor
Petra Novotny has been apart of Redwood Journalism for 2 years. Her favorite part of the Bark is sharing her creative ideas. She enjoys traveling to foreign places in the summertime, going to the beach with friends and hiking with family when she finds the time.
Tessa DeLay, Former Staff
Tessa DeLay is a senior at Redwood and is in her third year of writing for the Bark. She is passionate about exploring new perspectives and issues through her writing. Outside of journalism, she enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends, and going to the beach.
Lily Skinner, Multimedia Editor
Lily Skinner is a junior in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves the program’s community and the life skills it provides. Outside of school, she enjoys being with friends and spending time outdoors.
Chloe Jennings, Head Copy Editor
Chloe Jennings is a junior and is in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She is a copy editor and loves the sense of community and support within the program. Outside of journalism, Chloe dances with a pre-professional performing arts company. She also likes to go to the beach and travel.
Elsa Sherman, Copy Editor
Elsa Sherman is a junior and in her second year of writing for The Redwood Bark. Her favorite aspect is writing articles about local events and politics. Besides creating content for the Bark, she has a passion for volunteering in her spare time (when she has any).
Sean Cunneen, Former Staff
Sean Cunneen is a senior and is in his third year writing for The Redwood Bark. His favorite aspect is covering sports games from a digital media perspective and expanding multimedia content on the website. Outside of his passion for journalism, he plays for Redwood’s varsity football and track team and spends a lot of time fishing outdoors.
Matthew Milan, Former Staff
Matthew Milan is a Senior at Redwood Highschool and is a Reporter for the Redwood Bark. In his free time he enjoys listening to music, traveling, and hanging out with his friends.
Zach Dinowitz, Former Staff
Zach Dinowitz is a senior and in his third year with The Redwood Bark. He works as the Staff Illustrator and enjoys writing about sports events around Redwood and beyond high school. Outside of journalism, he likes to spend time watching sports and is a New York sports fan.
Nadia Massoumi, Former Staff
Nadia Massoumi is a senior and is in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves getting the chance to dive deep into topics through feature and opinion articles. Outside of journalism, she is a huge music lover and is deeply passionate about traveling and cultural immersion.
Lucy Jeffers, Games Editor
Lucy Jeffers is a junior and this is her second year in The Redwood Bark. She loves the fact that the program gives her the opportunity to take initiative and be independent. Outside of journalism, she plays lacrosse and field hockey here at Redwood and on travel teams. She also loves to watch movies, cook, sleep, and spend time with her dog, Newman.
Leighton Olsen, Business Manager
Leighton Olsen is a junior at Redwood High School and has been a part of the Redwood Bark for two years. He is a Podcast Editor and plans to collaborate with Redwood students. He enjoys playing volleyball and wakeboarding in his free time.
Maggie Walsh, Former Staff
Maggie Walsh is a senior and this is her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. She is the business manager and helps with funding, reimbursements, competitions and more. She loves the community of the program and meeting new people along the way. Outside of her passion for journalism, Maggie plays varsity soccer.
Lynette Ki, Former Staff
Lynette Ki is a senior and is in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves seeing the result of everyone’s collaborative work at the end of the year. Outside of the journalism classroom, she loves traveling, taking photos and trying new foods.
Tessa Marshall, Former Staff
Tessa Marshall is a senior and is in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. Her favorite aspect of the program is covering sports games and taking action shots of the players. She enjoys collaborating with her peers through common interests like journalism. Tessa is also the captain of the Redwood girls’ varsity soccer team and is involved with the special needs program at Redwood.
Evelyn Spiegel, Former Staff
Evelyn Spiegel is a senior and is in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves the connections that are made through the program and how it brings together the different demographics of Marin County. Aside from journalism, Evelyn loves to spend her time playing soccer, practicing yoga and watching the sunset at scenic outlooks.
Isabelle Davis, Former Staff
Isabelle Davis is a senior in her third year writing for the Redwood Bark and she is the social media manager. She enjoys utilizing social media to reach a variety of audiences and loves the freedom she has to experiment with the multitude of avenues on social media. Outside of journalism, she enjoys running, baking, and spending time with her friends.
Tessa Tuatini, Multimedia Editor
Tessa Tuatini is a junior in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. Her favorite aspect is learning more about the community and reporting on important topics. Outside of school, she enjoys mountain biking, going to the beach and exploring different parts of Marin.
Scarlett Musgrove, Podcast Editor
Scarlett Musgrove is a junior at Redwood High School in her second year in the Redwood Bark. As she takes on the role of Data Analyst for this coming year, she is looking forward to the extra sense of responsibility it brings. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, specifically going on hikes locally here in Marin.
Elle Wilson, Social Media Manager
Elle Wilson is a junior in her second year of writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves how the program brings together the school while informing the student body about local news and events. Outside of writing as a journalist, she is passionate about running and how it connects her to her community and nature.
Ashlin Quach, Former Staff
Ashlin Quach is a senior at Redwood High School and is in his third year writing for The Redwood Bark. His favorite part of Bark is the community and covering Redwood sports. Outside journalism he is team captain of the football team and loves cooking his signature risotto.
Liam Healy, Reporter
Liam Healy is a Bark reporter for the Redwood Bark. In his second year of the Bark he hopes to create podcasts, opinions, and memories. He enjoys hanging out with friends and family and working out.
Anya Ghazi, Former Staff
Anya Ghazi is a senior at Redwood High School and has been in The Redwood Bark for 3 years. Her favorite genre of journalism is broadcast journalism. As a Video Editor for the Bark this year, she plans to create many video montages and social media reels in the coming year. Anya spends her free time playing beach volleyball at Stinson Beach with her friends and watching the sunset after.
Jack Block, Copy Editor
Jack is a junior and a reporter for The Redwood Bark. He enjoys playing baseball, working out and spending time with family and friends.
Angelina Purvey, Review Editor
Angelina Purvey is a junior and this is her second year in The Redwood Bark. She loves the community aspect of the program and opinion pieces are her favorite to write. Outside of journalism, Angelina is a competitive dancer, dance teacher to adolescents and likes to go to concerts to expand her music taste with her family.
Ben Mueller, Feature Editor
Ben Mueller is a junior in his second year of writing for The Redwood Bark. He loves skiing and exploring Marin and the American West. He enjoys reading and the food section of the New York Times.
Nina Baker, Outside Opportunities Manager
Nina Baker is a junior in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves it because of the collaboration and co-dependency that students share within the class. Outside of journalism, she spends a lot of time playing lacrosse and loves to go to the beach.