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The Trojan Tribune

The Trojan Tribune

The Trojan Tribune

The Trojan Tribune

2025-2026 Staff

Ari Gomez-Moreno
Chief Editor

Ari Gomez-Moreno

Ariane Gomez-Moreno, also known as Ari, is a passionate hard worker. Once she has her mind set on something, she works hard to achieve it. In the future she wants to become a therapist or full body ultrasound tech, to achieve...

Genna Legens
Chief Editor

Genna Legens

Genna Legens a book lover and music fanatic she loves to go out and get a good book and read in her room. She’s not a very social person but she always tries her best to talk to people. She likes to bake and cook with her family...

Evalenne Armendariz
Assistant Chief Editor

Evalenne Armendariz

Evalenne Armendariz, a sophomore at PVHS, is a hardworking, student-athlete who is very family oriented. Armendariz balances her time well as her background consists of many honors classes as well as sports year-round. With minimal...

Jane Anson
Assistant Chief Editor

Jane Anson

Jane, a freshman at PVHS is new to journalism and excited to start at the school and in the class. Jane is passionate about many things like reading, films, old music, fall, and sports. She has recently got into writing as she...

Kat Gaither
Assistant Chief Editor

Kat Gaither

As a freshman at PVHS, Kat is more than excited to begin her journey writing for the school journal. Being an avid music enthusiast and (unfortunate) pretentious film buff; she is passionate for any and all forms of artistic expression....

Dallas Dunn
Editor

Dallas Dunn

Dallas Dunn, a hardworking sophomore here at PVHS, is passionate about writing, journalism, and English. She enjoys listening to music and helping others to the best of her ability. In the future, she hopes to continue writing...

Ryan Sousa
Sports Journalist

Ryan Sousa

Ryan Sousa, A Sophmore in PVHS who loves playing video games, listening to music, and watching football. His favorite NFL team is the Baltimore Ravens. When it comes to video games he plays many different games with many diffe...

Derek Dehlinger-Burnett
Journalist

Derek Dehlinger-Burnett

Derek is a freshman in highschool he doesn't really know what he wants to be when he grows up  all he knows is he whats to do something that makes a difference. His plan is that he will focus on getting good grades and...

Lily Davis
Journalist

Lily Davis

Lily is a sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School, and is currently taking Journalism II. In school she enjoys seeing her friends, and being a cheerleader, but hates how long the classes are on block schedule days. Lily is ve...

Tierra Demers
Journalist

Tierra Demers

Tierra is a freshman who is new to journalism. She takes her time and makes sure her work is finalized and finished. She loves to play sports and hangout with family. Softball is her favorite sport to play. Tierra also plans on...

Isabella McHugh
Journalist

Isabella McHugh

Isabella is a freshman who is new to journalism and loves to write. She takes her time on her work and always makes sure everything is true and not biased. She enjoys sports and watching movies at home. Reading is one of her passions...

Quinn Kaucky
Journalist

Quinn Kaucky

Quinn Kaucky is a freshman at Pahrump Valley High School who has had journalism in the past but she has more interests than just journalism and writing in general. Kaucky plans on graduating early, becoming a tattoo artist and...

Samson Pruitt
Journalist

Samson Pruitt

Samson Pruitt, an extroverted individual that wanted to be a journalist so he can have a better understanding of writing, wants to be able to do everything that the world has to offer him and wants to be able to do a lot in his...

Sione Petelo Jr
Journalist

Sione Petelo Jr

Sione is a Freshman in PVHS who is passionate about sports and board games specifically Football and Chess. As a freshmen, he is currently a lineman on the junior varsity football team. Besides board games and football, he enjoys...

Johnny Ebarb
Journalist

Johnny Ebarb

Johnny’s passions include listening to music, playing video games learning about politics, and contributing his thoughts and opinions about world issues. He likes to read informative works to learn about interesting, and oftentimes,...

Hope Sax
Journalist

Hope Sax

Hope Sax is a sixteen year old sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School. Hope’s biggest aspiration is to complete prerequisite as well CNA licensing through the dual-enrollment program with Great Basin College to then go fourth...

Adrianna Curtin
Journalist

Adrianna Curtin

Adrianna is passionate about any of her interests such as reading, writing poems, astronomy, and music. She enjoys mostly anything when it comes to her interests and loves to talk to people who share the same interests to get...

Sayda Chapman
Journalist

Sayda Chapman

Sayda Chapman is a sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School. She is a year 2 journalism student and wants to improve her writing skills. She has lived in Pahrump for 9 years and moved to Pahrump from Fernley, Nevada. Sayda hopes...

Sylas Walker
Journalist

Sylas Walker

Sylas’ passions are playing basketball, listening to music, and going on walks when it’s nice out. He has four siblings, two half and two step siblings. He has three brothers, one sister, and is the oldest out of them all....

Mari Leyba
Journalist

Mari Leyba

Mari is a Sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School and is a newcomer to Journalism, she likes to read and write depending on the subject and which is why she wanted to join Journalism, Mari also loves playing and watching volleyball...