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October 30, 2025
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Ilana Maclay, Editor-In-Chief
Ilana Maclay has been in The Pepperbox as many years as she’s been in high school. Now, she is a senior at Arcata High. Being a news section editor, feature section editor, and a manager of the paper has granted her the experience and confidence to navigate an exciting senior year as Editor-in-Chief with an inspiring vision for the paper. As a writer, she has experience covering a wide range of topics. She hopes to hear and incorporate everyone’s ideas to provide an accurate representation of the school through the publication she feels so much pride in.
Arthur Yang, Videographer
Arthur Yang is a senior at Arcata High. This is his first year writing for and being a videographer for the Pepperbox. Yang was born and raised in Fresno, moving to Humboldt County freshman year of his high school career. Yang spends most of his time skateboarding or being a performative male. Though this is Yang’s first year, he is interested in poetry and writing because it’s integrated into daily life. He enjoys learning about student opinions as well as the why, where, and how they have gotten to where they are today.