This is Ayaan’s fourth year on The Stinger, and second year as Editor-in-Chief. He is a member of Academic Team, Varsity Chess Team, former President of Chess Club, and Treasurer of World Cultures Club, in addition to being a member of NHS. Ayaan is also a member of the Student Press Law Center’s New Voices program, which is dedicated to passing protective state legislation for student journalists. He won first place for editorial writing in the 2023 Keystone Media Awards and third place in the 2023 Pennsylvania Press Club high school journalism contest. In 2024 he won second place for ongoing news coverage of the EPSD Board elections, and also won the $500 statewide diversity champion scholarship award from the Keystone NewsMedia Association. He also won First Place in editorial writing for the 2024 Pennsylvania Press Club competition in addition to several honorable mentions. In fall of 2024, he nationally won fifth place in Editorial Leadership and jointly won fourth place in News Writing & Reporting with Carina McCallum in the National Scholastic Press Association’s “Best of Show” competition. Prior to becoming Editor-in-Chief last year, Ayaan was the Managing Opinion Editor, and a Deputy News Editor prior to that. Outside of school, Ayaan enjoys reading history books, writing, and shaping bonsai trees.
