About The Spectrum

​We are The Spectrum, the student-run, non-profit newspaper of Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. Founded in 1982, our mission is to publish issues that inform, entertain, and incite students to think critically about local and international events. Contact us with any questions, suggestions, or to become a part of the effort!

Chief Staff

Michelle Gong
Editor-in-Chief

Accepts payments in Bonchon wings and Trader Joe’s snacks (preferably the Pumpkin Joe-Joe’s, but I’m not terribly picky). Will edit articles and talk nonstop about [insert current Netflix binge here] in return. All sales are final; no refunds allowed.

Anushka Wani
Editor-in-Chief

A vault of secrets. You can tell her anything and everything and she’ll never breathe a word of it to anyone. Her secret? Everything goes in one ear and out the other. The only time she'll remember the secret is if you bring it up again. CAUTION: Do not expect a secret in return; she will only tell you about her recent cooking mishaps or direct you to her frog obsession, neither of which are secrets.

Sophie Wu
Chief Layout Editor

Originally coerced into joining The Spectrum by the previous Chief Layout Editors and has never really escaped… Will also never stop thinking about the most recent anime she watched, or her current favorite Trader Joe’s snack (which is also ideally what she’d be munching on during Layout Week). This hungry, hungry hippo aspires to eat dino nuggets.

Milena Zhu
Chief Layout Editor

Third year of Spectrum. Class of 2022. Joined freshman year with the promise of snacks. Applied for this position by paying the low price of my SSN to the Prince of Nigeria. Received said position through sheer dumb luck and lack of (qualified or really any) candidates. Bribes can come in the form of miniature plastic babies (must be very spike-able) and sanitary trader joes. Please ignore any zoom call or InDesign failures.

Mattie Diaz
Publicity and Finance Manager

​​Class of 2021. Second year working for The Spectrum. Hobbies include reading, writing, scrapbooking, listening to Broadway musical soundtracks on repeat, and checking out the latest Netflix shows. Also enjoys aesthetic photography, going to the beach, and, of course, journalism.

Francesca Servello
​Publicity and Finance Manager

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Jasmine Wu
Op-Ed Editor

​Tries really hard to write deep articles, but mostly ends up having a life crisis in the process because thinking is difficult. Often found lying on the floor or on top of someone as a result of said life crisis (except not anymore because corona!). Also, never sits in a chair normally anyway.

Rebecca Zhang
Mainspread Editor

​Rebecca is that editor who answers every question with a question. So the ultimate question is, should you ask her a question? Well, do you want the answer or do you want the way to find it? 🤔

Sophie Zhang
News Editor

​Lost Children of The Zoom, REJOICE! SALVATION IS AT HAND! PhiloSOPHIE gives everyone a chance at REDEMPTION. All that is asked is that you offer her dried mangoes and friend her on Goodreads. May PhiloSOPHIE's rays shine upon you. DM for the meeting link. (can also be saved by giving anime or kdrama suggestions)

Supria Shroff
Off Topic Editor

​This will be my third year working on the Spectrum! I love being part of the Spectrum because I get to work with writers and review/edit some really fun and creative pieces in the Off Topic section. My favorite things include: parentheses, the zombie passive voice test, and reading Rita Skeeter's articles in the 'Daily Prophet.'

Olivia Hu
Chief Copy Editor

​type: ghost (on all the socials :p)
speed/agility: 3
intelligence: 2
strength: -1
abilities: bowel growl, deep sleep, sublime rhyme

Neha Vijay
Reporting Team

​A bookworm who never gets time to read actual books. She could be a social person, but tends to burrow in her bed rather than going outside sometimes. Joined the Spectrum because she needed something to do on Thursdays, but ended up liking it enough to stay.

Prisha Dayal
Reporting Team

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Our Advisors

Ms. Hammond

Ms. Kennedy

The Spectrum Staff

Content Staff
Anna Charissé, Annabella Chen, Julie Chen, Priyanka Chidambaram, Mayenli Comfort, Harini Ganapathy, Pratik Gazula, Alicia Gu, Eileen Kou, Emily Hiltunen, Olivia Hu, Sophie Hua, Aisha Karim, Alisa Khomiakova, Ritika Koirala, Julia Kuang, Ashnaa Kukkal, Katherine Lee, Iris Li, Victoria Li, Jonathan Lin, Julia Liu, Harshini Magesh, Akshitha Maqtedar, Marianna Maranga, Sivapriya Marimuthu, Audrey Maxwell, Kam Narra, Sydney Pascal, Sonali Rai, Adi Raman, Nakisa Razban, Neha Saravanan, Riya Shah, Ribka Sheikh, Supria Shroff, Chris Sousounis, Rose Tsitrin, Jasmine Wu, Sophie Wu, Emma Xiang, Emily Xu, Jessica Zhang, Rebecca Zhang, Sophie Zhang, Milena Zhu

Copy Editors
James Hu, Olivia Hu, Sophie Hua, Jonathan Lin, Julia Liu, Joe Maffa, Megan Manning, Supria Shroff, Eddie Wang, Sophie Wu, Jasmine Wu, Emily Xu

Publicity and Finance
Mattie Diaz, Aisha Karim, Amelia Kim, Vikram Krishnamurthy, Kyra McCracken

​Layout Editors
Emily Hiltunen, Aisha Karim, Sophie Wu, Emily Xu, Olivia Hu, Milena Zhu