• Who is the new assistant principal? Meet Ms. Moon-Sarudi

    By Isabelle Ravanas, Senior Editor-in-Chief Having specialized in special education most of her career, Ms. Moon-Sarudi joined Payton as the Assistant Principal of Student Supports. Though she is in charge of supporting Diverse Learners at Payton, Ms. Moon-Sarudi plans on supporting all Payton students in any way she can. I met with her to hear… Read more

  • Meet Ms. Fifer-Payton’s new Mandarin teacher

    By Bridget Galibois, Junior Editor-in-Chief As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Ms. Fifer, a new Mandarin teacher at Payton to hear her story. The… Read more

  • Meet Mr. Bauer- Payton’s new science teacher

    By Megha Khemka, Junior Editor-in-Chief As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Mr. Bauer, a new science teacher at Payton to hear his story.  Paw… Read more

  • Who is the new assistant principal? Meet Mr. Arabie

    By Isabelle Ravanas, Senior Editor-in-Chief Having worked in high schools for 26 years and administration for the last ten or so, Mr. Arabie is joining Payton as a new assistant principal. Hoping to build bridges between staff, faculty, students, and parents, I met with Mr. Arabie to understand a bit more about what brought him… Read more

  • Meet Mr. Beatty- Payton’s new SECA and paraprofessional

    By Bridget Galibois, Junior Editor-in-Chief As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Mr. Beatty, a new SECA and paraprofessional at Payton to hear his story… Read more

  • Meet Mr. Srivastava- Payton’s new science teacher

    By Megha Khemka, Junior Editor-in-Chief As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Mr. Srivastava, a new science teacher at Payton to hear his story.  Paw… Read more

  • Meet Ms. Kunkel- Payton’s new math teacher

    By Julia Kozlowski, Contributor Paw Print: What got you into teaching?Ms. Kunkel: A lot of teachers say they have always known or they had a teacher who really inspired them to want to become a teacher. But for me, I was a camp counselor in college, and I realized that I really liked working with… Read more

  • Meet Ms. Dao- Payton’s new math teacher

    By Campbell Meszaros, Contributor As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Ms. Dao, a new math teacher at Payton to hear her story.  Paw Print:… Read more

  • Meet Ms. Momchilov- Payton’s new science teacher

    By Annya Kong, Contributor As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Ms. Momchilov, a new science teacher at Payton to hear her story.  Paw Print:… Read more

  • Meet Mr. Williams- Payton’s new social studies teacher

    By Anna Calkins, Arts and Entertainment Editor As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Mr. Williams, a new social studies teacher at Payton to hear… Read more

  • The death of America’s Queen – how Payton students and faculty reacted to Queen Elizabeth II’s passing

    By Annya Kong, Contributor Today marks the last day of Britain’s national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, whose seven decade reign ended on Sep. 8th, aged 96. In the United States, the news came on a standard Thursday afternoon. Sitting in class, I met the buzz on my phone – an NBC news notification –… Read more

  • Meet Mr. Hoekwater- Payton’s new Diverse Learners math teacher

    By Kieran Blake, Contributor As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Mr. Hoekwater, a new math teacher at Payton to hear his story.  Paw Print:… Read more

  • Meet Dr. Daly- Payton’s new Spanish teacher

    By Janiya Williams, Contributor As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Dr. Daly, a new Spanish teacher at Payton to hear her story.  Paw Print:… Read more

  • Meet Ms. Bush- Payton’s new Diverse Learners English Teacher

    By Madeleine Spenbauer, Contributor As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Ms. Bush, a new English teacher at Payton to hear her story.  Paw Print:… Read more

  • Meet Mr. Rodriguez- Payton’s new history teacher

    By Nabiha Charolia, Contributor As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Mr. Rodriguez, a new history teacher at Payton to hear his story.  Paw Print:… Read more

  • Meet Mr. Murphy- Payton’s new science co-teacher

    By Sanaa Taqvi, Staff Writer As Payton welcomes the class of 2026 into the building for the first time, it also welcomes a new cohort of teachers. This year, there are 22 new staff members joining the WPCP community! I met with Mr. Murphy, a new science teacher at Payton to hear his story.  Paw… Read more