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The Student Newspaper of Suncoast High School

The Legend

Student Newspaper of Suncoast High School
The Student Newspaper of Suncoast High School

The Legend

The Student Newspaper of Suncoast High School

The Legend

2025-2026 Staff

Traci Lowe
Adviser

Traci Lowe

Traci Lowe has been the adviser for The Legend at Suncoast for 14 years. ...

Valentina Almeyda
Editor in Chief & Social Media Manager

Valentina Almeyda

Valentina Almeyda is an IB senior and is the Editor in Chief and Social Media Manager for Suncoast’s newspaper, The Legend. She is a fourth year member of the varsity tennis team and a third year member of Quill and Scroll. A f...

Gabriela Aguilera-Perez
Managing and Website Editor

Gabriela Aguilera-Perez

Gabriela Aguilera-Perez is a senior in the IB program. She is the managing and website editor for The Legend and is very excited for a year full of memories. Perez is a part of Theatre, Spanish Honor Society, Quill and Scroll...

Ana Martinez
Managing Editor

Ana Martinez

Ana Maria Martinez is currently a IB senior at Suncoast High School enjoying her fourth year writing for The Legend. As a Managing editor she works with the other staff members to produce the best high school papers. She likes b...

Carly Bien-Aime
News Editor

Carly Bien-Aime

Carly Bien-Aime is currently an IB senior and has been part of The Legend for the past three years and currently serves as a news editor. She enjoys reading, watching true crime, history documentaries and is always up for an adventu...

Gianna Gomez
Opinion Editor

Gianna Gomez

Gianna Gomez is an IB senior at Suncoast High School. She is the Opinion and Lifestyle Editor for The Legend. She is the Committee Lead for Appreciation and Character for National Honor Society and part of the Logistics Team ...

Khang Le
Feature Editor

Khang Le

Khang Le is an IB senior and a staff writer for The Legend. He was born in Georgia and moved to Florida when he was five. He is a part of Charger Pride hypesquad. He enjoys playing beach volleyball and sleeping. ...

Matthew Ryabinky
Staff Writer

Matthew Ryabinky

Matthew Ryabinky is a first year staff member at The Legend and is a sophomore in the IB program at Suncoast. In his free time, he enjoys playing the saxophone and spending time with his friends and family. He is also on the b...

Paula Siquijor Gomez
Staff Writer

Paula Siquijor Gomez

Paula Siquijor Gomez is a sophomore in the IB program. This is her first year as a staff writer for the newspaper. She loves to cook and bake for others. She enjoys playing the piano and has been playing since she was eight yea...

Madeleine Rogers
Staff Writer

Madeleine Rogers

Maddie Rogers is an IB student at Suncoast High School. She is a sophomore student and a first year staff writer on a The Legend newspaper. She plays volleyball and flag football. A fun fact about Rogers is that is her favorite...

Gisselle Morales
Staff Writer

Gisselle Morales

Gisselle Morales is an IB sophomore and is a staff writer for The Legend. In her free time Gisselle likes to listen to music or go on walks. A fun fact about her is that she has been playing the viola for eight years and one of her...

Jade McFarlane
Staff Writer

Jade McFarlane

Jade McFarlane is an IB sophomore at Suncoast Community High School and a first-year staff writer on The Legend. She enjoys playing soccer, listening to music, and hanging out with her friends. As well as traveling, reading, and ...

Sahra Lawrence
Staff Writer

Sahra Lawrence

Sahra Lawrence is a second-year IB student at Suncoast. She is going on her fourth year of cheerleading. Some of her favorite things are the color pink, her dog named Nugget, and music. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and m...

Roy Dargam
Staff Writer

Roy Dargam

Roy Dargam is a writer for The Legend newspaper. He is an IB freshman at Suncoast high school. Roy likes to write about any interesting topic on the news. When school is out he is playing video games and hanging out with frie...

Darnella Felix
Staff Writer

Darnella Felix

Darnella Felix is an IB Senior. She is on the Chargerette Dance Team and the President of the Black Student Dance Team. She enjoys baking for friends and family and reading in her free time. Her favorite food is Oreos! &nbs...

Geannie Dorcius
Staff Writer

Geannie Dorcius

Geannie Dorcius is a freshman at Suncoast High School. She enjoys spending time alone more than with others but still enjoys spending time with family and friends especially on holidays. She also likes coloring and making small...

Laura Do
Staff Writer

Laura Do

Laura Do is a sophomore in the IB program. This is her first year as a part of The Legend. She is involved in clubs such as HOSA, and Girls Help Girls. In Laura’s free time she likes to listen to music, read, sew, and spend ...

Jayden Daniels
Staff Writer

Jayden Daniels

Jayden Daniels is a IIT senior at Suncoast high school. He also does track for Suncoast, he does the shot put, discus and javelin. This is his first year in newspaper, he was born and raised in Florida. Daniels is  a rising influencer...

Alexandra Choque
Staff Writer

Alexandra Choque

Alexandra Choque is currently an IB Freshman and is in her first year as a Staff Writer for The Legend. She likes to play soccer in her free time and she enjoys meeting new people. She plans on trying out for the suncoast gir...

Paris Augustin
Staff Writer

Paris Augustin

Paris Augustin is a dedicated sophomore at Suncoast and a proud member of the rigorous IB program. She is in her second year cheering for the varsity football and basketball teams, as well as competing on Suncoast’s competition che...

Manuela Artunduaga
Staff Writer

Manuela Artunduaga

Manuela Artunduaga is a sophomore in the IB program at Suncoast. She is a second-year journalism student and a staff writer for The Legend. A fun fact about her is that Artunduaga is her creativity more specifically, she enjoys d...