Satenik Ayrapetyan moved to the United States with her parents when she was just five, leaving behind everything and everyone she knew. She quickly had to adapt and learn a new language in a foreign country dissimilar to her homeland, Russia.

Now, Satenik is armed with a pen mightier than the sword and a keen eye for the local scoop. For the past two years, she has worked for her tiny but mighty school’s award-winning newspaper, The Pearl Post. In her first year on staff, she was immediately placed into an editorial position as the Opinion Editor. Currently, she serves as the Managing Editor and helps oversee the publication of the bimonthly magazine The Pearl Post produces. While on staff, she has competed and won multiple competitions, redesigned the magazine, produced ten magazines, and much more. Her passion for journalism does not end there, as she also works for the Los Angeles Times High School Insider Student Advisory Board, where she helps produce journalistic podcast episodes and publishes articles for broader outreach.

As an immigrant, Satenik hopes to mesh her past and present by double majoring in history and Russian studies during her bachelor’s degree. Ultimately, her goal is to become a lawyer and to, one day, see her Russian family again, in person.