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The Trojan Tribune

The Student News Site of Pahrump Valley High School

The Trojan Tribune

The Trojan Tribune

2024-2025 Staff

Kami Dixon

Kami Dixon is a sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School, and this is her first year of journalism. Even though this is Kami's first time in journalism, she learns from her mistakes very quickly and she takes grammar very seriously....

Koa Cotton

Koa Cotton is a 15-year-old sophomore who likes doing many things like playing football, video games, hanging out with friends/family, and drawing. Koa joined journalism because he wanted to be a better communicator and typer....

MJ Jones

MJ is currently a sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School. This year is officially MJ's first year of Journalism, she originally joined this elective as she wanted to advance her writing skills and vocabulary, alongside meeting...

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

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

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...

Noah Balchunas

Noah is a senior in his second year of journalism. As a journalist his goal is to make our community better for everybody.

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...

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...

Evealenne 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...

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...

Rox Johnson

Being born and native to the desert of Pahrump, Nevada, seventeen year old Rox Johnson always held an interest in the world of literature. This is shown through the various papers and reports she has written for both Pahrump Valley...

Ross Vasquez

Rosalia (Ross) Vasquez is a freshman at PHVS, who is new to journalism and creative writing. She is 15 years old, has a talent at drawing, and her hobbies are hanging out with friends. She isn't the best at writing things, but...

Levi Johnson

Levi is a Freshman at PVHS and he is 14 years old. He graduated from RCMS and this is his first year in journalism. He wants to improve on his writing.

Evelyn Rothgeb

Evelyn Rothgeb is a freshman at PVHS. Evelyn is very social anywhere ans she will try to make it less awkward. Evelyn likes talking to people her age or a little older because then they understand what she's saying. She's always...

Kaylee Baker

Kaylee Baker is a Sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School. She’s a student-athlete and loves to play volleyball. This is Baker's second year in journalism and she’s excited to inform and get to know all her peers. Baker is...

Ethan Carlo

Ethan is a sophomore boy who is very passionate about a lot of things such as Boxing, Family, Food, Friends, etc. Ethan has a more quiet type of personality he doesn’t speak much unless he is comfortable around you or is close...

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...

Kaylee Hennagir

Kaylee Hennagir a junior at PVHS is starting her 2nd year of journalism. Even though she's been writing articles for a while her grammar still is sucks, but that doesn't change that she likes to write. She hopes to become an author...

Billy Sparks

My name is Billy Sparks I am a student at PVHS and i play football for the school. I usually hang out with friends in my freetime and play video games.

Nevaeh Wynne-Holland

Nevaeh is a daughter, a sister, an extrovert and she is very shy around people she is not familiar with. Nevaeh will put your needs above her own, and she will listen to what you have to say to her. She is a really good listener...

Maluhia Hensley

Maluhia Hensley is a sophomore at PVHS. She is a very neutral person and loves speaking of controversial topics and debating. She writes poems, short stories, haikyuus and personal essays such as fantasy novels based on real events...

A’shyra Fisher

A'shyra is a junior at Pahrump Valley High School. She's a cheerleader for the school and has had a passion for cheerleading since she was 11. She also likes doing hair and might go into school for cosmetology, if she doesn't...

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...

Sunday Colon

Sunday is a sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School. She is a very sports orientated person. Her main interests are sports, mostly softball, wrestling, and volleyball. Sunday speaks her mind and can be a very honest person when...

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,...

Gianna Villegas

Gianna is a Sophmore that goes to Pahrump Valley High School, she came from Vegas and has lived in Pahrump for a couple weeks. She used to love to write but as she got older she got writers block. This is her first year in a journalism...

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

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

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...

April Ivy

April Ivy is a freshman in high school. She has never been in journalism before, but is willing to give it a try. April is passionate about many things including softball, volleyball, and basketball. Even though she has never...

Dakota Glenn

Dakota is a young, adventurous,  and kind girl. She is currently a sophomore. She grew up in Las Vegas and moved to Pahrump, Nevada in the summer of 2022 and still lives there. Dakota loves to write in her free time and she'll...

Derek Burnett

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

Keegan Freeman

Keegan is a tall man standing at a solid 6’2 and this giant is more than just above average height. He loves basketball, but not just basketball; he loves every sport. He will keep you updated on crime and entertaining you with...

Mason Greb

Mason Greb is the oldest brother to 7 siblings. He wants to be an entrepreneur and show his personality on reality TV. He always matches energy and doesn't like being disrespected. He has fun by talking to people, doing cheer,...

Savannah Rae

Savannah Anderson is a sophomore at P.V.H.S. Savannah is a silly person but when it comes to serious things she can get it down. She loves to listen to music and hang out with her friends in her free time. Savannah is preparing...

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....

K’Lynn Butler

K’Lynn Butler is a freshman at Pahrump Valley high school, she’s a student who like to learn but hates doing homework. K'Lynn's interest includes sleeping, drawing, painting, also likes track and field,well the running part....

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....

Jayden McMahon

Jayden McMahon, A Freshman at Pahrump Valley high school Jayden is determined to get a sports scholarship and play College baseball at Oregon University. Jayden is not that good of a writer but he wants to get better that's why...

James Burke

James Burke is a sophomore at PVHS that loves tanks, animals, history, Ikea, and finds anything happening interesting. However, he finds current events and political events the most interesting. His life outside of his interests...

Ollie Hall

Ollie is a sophomore in high school, he is very passionate about writing and is hoping to learn to become better at it, he loves reading fantasy novels and helping others. He really enjoys his time alone and likes music, he hopes...

Leo Romero

Leonardo is a student at PVHS, he likes to put some twist in his work. Leonardo is a animal person he as cats, dogs, and chickens. When Leo graduates from PVHS, he wants to be a nuclear medicine technologist. He has several back...

Danyka Walker

Danyka Walker is a Junior at PVHS who is new to journalism. She has always taken an acute interest in writing, but not in sharing her work with others. She usually writes poetry or short stories, but she is the only one who hears...

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...

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...

Samuel Mendoza

Samuel Mendoza is a sophomore at Pahrump Valley High School and he takes Journalism 1. He has some interest but the main one is sports and play video games and when he grows up and graduates from PVHS. He is going to try to get...