Ayaan Shah

Ayaan Shah, Editor-in-Chief

This is Ayaan's third year on The Stinger. He is a member of Academic Team, Varsity Chess Team, 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. Prior to becoming Editor-in-Chief, 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.

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Ayaan Shah, Editor-in-Chief

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EPSD board reorganizes

Lehigh Valley pro-Palestinian movement echoes national trends

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EHS alum Hannah Maehrer boasts book success

EPSD Board election results: bipartisan slate projected to win

Politics, polarization grip school board

EPSD Board elections

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Guns in America: how firearm culture defines the American landscape

Senior Issue: Rohan Desai

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Equity Plan: survey shows students feel they don’t belong

Biden: one year in office

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Bonsai: an ever growing art

Islam champions peace, not terror

A New Hope

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