Katelyn Chu is a senior and an editor-in-chief of The Purple Tide. Outside of school, she explores her passion for writing as a board member at the Chantilly Writing Center, and as a member of the Red Cross Greater Capital communications...

Cassie is a senior and one of the Editors-in-Chief for The Purple Tide. In school she looks forward to any class where she can read or write, and outside school she is usually seen playing guitar, listening to music on Spotify...

Mahika is a senior in her third year with The Purple Tide. Constantly looking to further her passion for rhetoric, she is heavily involved in Model UN, debate club and the writing center. When she's not people-watching in the...

Gayatri Dhavala is a senior and the Business Manager of The Purple Tide. She enjoys talking about philosophy, writing spontaneously, eating at fancy restaurants and hanging out with her one true love: Netflix!

Shreeja Tangutur is a senior and this is her third year on The Purple Tide. This year, she will be the Unity and Social Media Director for the publication. She is involved in clubs such as Artificial Intelligence Club and Future...

Sixuan Wu is a senior and the Online Editor of The Purple Tide. As a 1.5 generation immigrant, she enjoys learning about different cultural experiences. Sixuan loves losing herself to the world of fantasy, and when she is not...

Abhigna Koochana is a junior working for The Purple Tide. She is passionate about tutoring and is involved in clubs like Red Cross, ESOL peer tutoring, and Math Honor Society. In her free time, she likes to binge good books, bake...

Roshni Ahuja is a senior and this is her second year of the Purple Tide. This year she will be the Arts & Entertainment editor. She enjoys painting, playing guitar and being on the school's debate team. Roshni also likes to...

Anjali Ashok is currently a junior and in her third year of The Purple Tide. Outside of school, she is heavily involved in dance and often experiments with new styles to broaden her interest. She often spends her free time binge-watching...

Tyler Ellison is a junior in his first year of writing for The Purple Tide. He plays piano and is a part of Chantilly's Marching Band. He also takes part in theatre at a local business called "Not Just Dance". He enjoys listening...

Gaby Gutierrez is a junior and the news editor for the Purple Tide. Gaby loves to watch 2000s rom coms, play Scattegories with her family, discover new hobbies, and listen to music. Her favorite shows are New Girl, Gilmore Girls,...

Siddharth Dhadi is a senior on the Purple Tide this year. He enjoys watching shows and hanging out with friends. He loves football, soccer and tennis. Siddharth also likes to help other people. In school, he is involved in Student...

Shreya Baskaran is a senior and the Sports Editor on The Purple Tide and this is her third year on the staff. She enjoys writing and reading. In her free time she likes hanging out with her friends, spending time with her dog,...

Delaney Brooks is a sophomore in her second year writing for The Purple Tide. She’s an aerialist who’s apparatus of choice is the trapeze though she got started on the silks. Delaney loves to be up in the air when she’s...

Rachel Neathery is a sophomore in her second year writing for The Purple Tide. She loves spending her time honing her passion in the arts, such as digital painting and playing the piano. Besides exploring her interests, she’ll...

Haley Oeur is a junior and this is her second year on the Purple Tide. In her free time, she likes to experiment with songs on her piano and guitar until she can’t remember the original melodies. She also enjoys reading predictable...

Claire is a freshman at CHS and this is her first year working with The Purple Tide. Outside of school she enjoys doing rhythmic gymnastics and reading. Claire also loves participating in Model UN and hanging out with her friends...

Logan Earle is a junior in his first year of writing for The Purple Tide. He is a youth basketball coach, plays basketball in his free time, swims and swim coaches. He likes to make sports graphics on photoshop and keep up with...

Brianna Edwards is a senior and this is her first year working for The Purple Tide. She is an avid reader, a writer, a board member of Asian Student Association and on the Chantilly Swim and Dive team. As a laughaholic, Brianna...

Hansika Gautama is a freshman and this is her first year working for The Purple Tide. Outside of school, she enjoys doing art, hanging out with friends, and is passionate about animals. She also enjoys watching movies.

Paria Karimi is a senior at Chantilly High School who joined the Purple Tide this year. In her free time, Paria enjoys reading, journaling and spending time with her cats. In school, Paria tutors for the Chantilly Writing Center,...

Rachel Lee is a senior and this is her first year writing for The Purple Tide. In school, she can be seen exploring her diverse interests, serving as an officer for MHS and tutoring for the Writing Center. In her free time, she...

Josh (Seo) is a freshman and this is his first year associating with The Purple Tide. Seo is producing music with his friends, competing in gaming events and bikes at Shenandoah National Park every weekend. He loves to listen...

Sophomore Gayda Makki is in her first year as a staff writer with the Purple Tide. When she's not busy writing articles, you can usually find her reading novels or outside with friends. She enjoys writing poems, matcha lattes,...

Tyler Nguyen is a freshman who, naturally, is in his first year of working for The Purple Tide. His interests include piano, going down Wikipedia rabbit holes, urban planning and writing both fiction and nonfiction pieces. He...

Gowri Potti a senior and this is her first year on the Purple Tide. She is also involved in other clubs at school such as Key Club, Neurology, and Model Judiciary. Outside of school, she is a dancer and she also likes to draw...

Megan Rudacille is a senior in her first year on the Purple Tide. Outside of school, she’s involved in the drama department, the speech team and Young Democrats. She loves playing guitar and scream-singing her favorite songs...

Advik Sood is a freshman in his first year of journalism. He likes debate and watching shows at home. His favorite vacation place is on any mountain.

Sakina Tahir is a junior and this is her first year working for The Purple Tide. Outside of school, she enjoys playing badminton, writing poetry, and gardening. In her free time, she can be found hanging out with friends or playing...

Cedric Tchommo is a Freshman at Chantilly High School. He plays tennis as well as basketball and likes to read and write in his free time. DISCLAIMER: Cedric only signs autographs if the many fans requesting one have their own...

Kristine Brown, MJE, has been advising publications for 18 years. In addition to advising CHS's newspaper and broadcast staff, Brown teaches at Indiana University's High School Journalism Institute and presents at various journalism...