Valeria Macias is a recent graduate from South Gate High School where she served as Editor-in-Chief for 2 years at their school newspaper, The Rambler. Aside from journalism, she spent most of her time in high school leading the Varsity Tennis team and aiding in several different clubs and organizations, such as peer college counseling, school site council, yearbook, and HSI student advisory board. This fall she will be attending USC, majoring in journalism and looking to pursue a minor in political science or sports administration. Most of her writing pieces dive deeper into her community and city news where she hopes to be a voice for people who are misrepresented in the media.