Sarah Bol, a junior, has been working on The Paper Cut for three years and is now the Editor-In-Chief. In addition to The Paper Cut, Sarah is also involved in Student Government, National Honor Society, Link Crew, Marching Ba...

MacKenzie Comfort is a junior at Sahuaro High School, and this is her first year in The Paper Cut and first year as an Editor. MacKenzie isn't involved in any extra clubs, but she is excited to join the newspaper because she's...

Nya Brown is a junior going into her 3rd year of The Paper Cut and 2nd year as an editor. Nya is a constantly active student at Sahuaro, balancing her studies with her dental program at Santa Rita and her job. At Sahuaro, Nya...

Sophomore, Nola Patino, is excited for her second year in The Paper Cut. She enjoys both reading and writing and looks forward to another year as a part of the school newspaper. Her goals for this year are to sharpen her writing...

Ylena Gross is a junior who just recently transferred to Sahuaro and joined The Paper Cut from a prep high school in Phoenix that recruited her to play basketball, something she's really passionate about.  Ylena has been playing...

Nathan Fitzgerald never cared much for school throughout most of his life.  If it were up to him, he would drop out and go to work because he finds it preferable to work in the sun all day rather than do schoolwork, which never...

Meet Mereme, an African-American student who is strivingto achieve all her goals. The meaning of her name is "princess," which her grandfather named her. Mereme's native languages are Arabic and French. Although her dad is helping ...

Layla Stevens is a freshman at Sahuaro High School. Before starting high school, she was homeschooled for several years and attended eighth grade in person for about five months. Adjusting to public school life has been a new...

Michael Thomas joined The Paper Cut this year.  Born and raised in Tucson, Michael has interests in motorcycles, food, space, and human biology. He has had type 1 diabetes for two years, being diagnosed at 14. He has been learning...

  Tessa Skillicorn is now a senior at Sahuaro High School, having spent the entire four years here. She hasn't been too involved in Sahuaro's many extracurricular activities, but she has still made many amazing memories...

Rudy Smith is a freshman with six siblings who enjoys sharing his experiences about his travels and writing with his peers, as well as his hobbies, which include writing, reading, and traveling. He mostly travels to Californ...

Isaiah Lopez is a senior at Sahuaro High School.  He is the middle child in a family of nine, which is probably the best spot to be. Isaiah has multiple hobbies, such as cooking and making dinner for his family almost every night,...

San is a freshman at Sahuaro High School, starting her 1st year in The Paper Cut. San did not choose this class but was placed in it, yet she decided to stay and give it a try. Although she's not very talkative and prefers not...

Aiden O'Brien is currently a freshman in high school. Aiden loves to travel. He's been to four different states: Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Louisiana. Aiden was born in Tucson but lived in Nogales for the first few years of...

Hope is a freshman at Sahuaro High School. She loves to create art and write poems in her free time. She likes to try and make realistic art for fun. Her poems are about things she likes or finds interesting in everyday life. She lives ...

Junior Naomi Porter joined The Paper Cut this year to learn how to hold a proper conversation and to strengthen her writing skills. She also wants to become more involved with her school because it is important, and good things...

Adrienne Saenz is a freshman who is new to The Paper Cut. She has never been part of a journalism class before, so she is super excited to try it this year. Even though she's shy and quiet at first, she's full of energy once yo...

Rileigh Aros is a senior going into her 2nd year in The Paper Cut. She joined last year to explore new opportunities and challenge herself. As she prepares for an early graduation, Rileigh is looking to cherish and document this la...

Eva Lange initiated TUSD's first online school newspaper, The Paper Cut, in 2015 and has served as its sponsor ever since.  This is Ms. Lange's 23rd year as a Cougar, and she believes teaching has been the perfect job for her. ...