Malea Melendrez, Reporter
Malea is a 16-year-old junior at Arcata High School who is just joining The Pepperbox team this fall. Ever since she came to this school two years ago, Malea has read every issue of The Pepperbox cover to cover and has been waiting for this chance to be a part of this journalism process. When she can, Malea enjoys adding an opinionated flare to all of her pieces. She plans to pursue her journalism career past high school. Malea hopes to continue being a part of such an interesting piece of Arcata High history for the next two years. She can be reached at the email linked below.
