Bianca Phoenix, 12, is a first-year staffer for The Aerial. She has attended Atherton for all 4 years, and has grown to love the Media program through her experiences in Yearbook and Atherton On Air. Bianca is very involved in school, whether she’s trying a new sport, or influencing people to join BSU and Y-Chapter, she loves to stay busy. When she’s not writing for The Aerial, she’s playing lacrosse, fencing, working out at the gym, or spending time with her cat. Her main goals for The Aerial are to write more on politics, sports, and just have fun! She plans to go to college for broadcasting. Then hopes to be a journalist in the Army and at News stations.

Callie Thornton (12) is an editor and writer. During her first year, Thornton first thought of participating in the Aerial as a way to fill a class period, but contrary to previous intentions, realized that she had fallen in love with journalism. In her second year on the Aerial, Thornton is excited to be deeply involved in journalism again. She has hopes for more perspectives to come through the newsite, expanding outside of school to see more impacts in the community. Thornton looks forward to the new team taking the Aerial to the next level. At Atherton, Thornton participates in archery and track. Passionate about movies, film, and photography, Thornton hopes to go to college to pursue a career in film. Thornton’s top three movies are The Iron Claw, The Way Way Back, and Mid90s. In her free time, she enjoys painting, scrapbooking, listening to music, and spending time with her cat named Tom.