Alana Leifer – Redwood Bark

Alana Leifer, Former Staff

Alana Leifer is a senior and is in her third year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves covering feature stories and collaborating with others. Outside of journalism, Alana loves to run and go to the beach with her friends.

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Go back to your roots

Alana Leifer
June 10, 2025

A compiled report on the current state of the nation

Echoes of democracy:

Morgan Sicklick, Charlotte Lacy, Matthew Knauer, Beckett Tudor, Elsa Houtkooper, Alana Leifer, Mo Colaco, Estelle Smith, Cora Champommier, Aurora Sreba, Wyatt Levine, Mariel Goodhart, Gabrielle Franklin, Kate Morgan, Molly Gallagher, Anna Youngs, Angelina Purvey, Evelyn Harper, Jake Post, Richard Byrne, Henrik Vraanes, Mason Garbo, Owen McDaniels, Henry Barker, Julia Delsol, Lucy Miller, Paige Catanese, Emily Garcia, Audrey Bennett, Jace Harms, Larkin Moffett, Emily Hitchcock, Linnea Koblik, Hailey Carlton, Lily Bell, Tallulah Knill Allen, Taylor Allan, Nadia Massoumi, Ellie Braggs, Nina Howard, Zach Dinowitz, Brooklyn Saputo and Elle Wilson
May 14, 2025

The naughtiest and nicest holiday brews

Alana Leifer
January 4, 2025

Government students take the floor in mock senate debates

Alana Leifer
December 13, 2024

The journey between silence and survival

Alana Leifer and Estelle Smith
October 10, 2024

A letter to sophomores: how to run next year’s marathon

Alana Leifer
June 27, 2024

Mind over Meal

Mind over meal: Navigating the mental health of eating disorders

Alana Leifer and Lili Hakimi
April 1, 2024

Beyond the shelves: Ms. Savastano’s impact on student readers

Alana Leifer
March 22, 2024

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Celebrating our roots: Learning to love our curly hair

Alana Leifer and Coco Boyden
March 5, 2024

From Admiration to adulation: The dark side of celebrity idolization

Alana Leifer
February 18, 2024

Beyond the Prescription Pad: Awareness of Contraceptive Pills

Alana Leifer and Emily Hitchcock
January 11, 2024

School board meeting opens forum for public comments responding to racial incident

Emily Garcia, Alana Leifer, Nadia Massoumi and Aanika Sawhney
November 15, 2023

The Mashouf twins: Pioneering carbon-negative fashion

Alana Leifer, Spanish Editor
October 27, 2023

Between Grief and Growth: The Psychedelic Divide in California

Charlotte Fishburne and Alana Leifer
October 10, 2023

Conociendo a Nuestra Nueva Profesora de Español: La Señora Gilbert

Alana Leifer and Emily Garcia
October 10, 2023

The new standard: the detrimental effects of the 9-5 work life

Alana Leifer
May 6, 2023

Friend In Me: Weakening the stigma around neurodivergent children

Alana Leifer
April 24, 2023

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