AvonEcho.com is Avon High School’s official online student publication. The site offers news, features, sports and editorial content and is updated on a weekly basis.
Led by web editor-in-chief Tara Martin, managing editor Brannigan Watson, and social media editor Elshadai Aberra, the online Echo provides coverage of the events and topics Avon students care most about, presenting content in a variety of formats, from standard news write-ups to slideshows and video segments.
The staff is advised by Bill Caulton. The print edition of The Echo is led by editor-in-chief Caroline Emenaker and managing editors Prabhvir Lakhan and Nathan Miller.
Meet The Staff
Tara Martin, 11
Web Editor-in-Chief
What three words would you choose to describe yourself?
“Jumpy, quirky, and a nut.”
What is your favorite restaurant?
“I like Chipotle.”
Why did you join newspaper?
“I joined newspaper when I was a sophomore because I saw it on the little transcript thing when I was in eighth grade and I was like ‘I love writing, I [have] got to get on that,’ so here I am.”
If you were in a Witness Protection Program, where would you live and what would be your new name?
“I would live in Cuba with Tupac and my new name would be Tara Banana. That’s my Pokémon name, they’ll never catch me.”
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
“In ten years, I’m living my best life, I’ve moved far away from Avon, Indiana, I’m happy, and I run a self-care twitter account that talks about bath bombs a lot.”
Brannigan Watson, 12
Web Managing Editor
Staff Manager
What three words would you choose to describe yourself?
Quirky, outspoken, and busy.
What is your favorite restaurant?
I would say Chipotle, but Tara already did that. You know what? Chipotle.
Why did you join newspaper?
I really enjoyed writing and as I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten better at writing, so I thought it would be a good fit for me.
If you were in a witness protection program, where would you live and what would be your new name?
I would live in Monaco and my new name would be… Dora.
Where do you see yourself in 10 year?
The president of Public Relations for a large company in a major city.
Elshadai Aberra, 10
Social Media Editor
What three words would you choose to describe yourself?
Nerdy, awkward, and short.
What is your favorite restaurant?
Probably Chick-fil-A, but I also love Panda Express.
Why did you join newspaper?
I love writing and actually want to be a journalist when I grow up.
If you were in a Witness Protection Program, where would you live and what would be your new name?
Well, my new name would be Diana because my dad almost named me that and… I would probably live in England because British boys are pretty cute, actually so are European boys in general.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I would be 25 so I’d be in law school. I probably wouldn’t be married yet, but I would for sure be living in Chicago or New York… yeah that’s all I see for now.
What three words would you choose to describe yourself?
Tired, musical, and artistic.
What is your favorite restaurant?
Bangkok Kitchen
Why did you join newspaper?
I took journalism my freshman year and I really liked writing stories so I took Newspaper sophomore year.
If you were in a Witness Protection Program, where would you live and what would be your new name?
I would probably move to Rome or somewhere in Italy and I feel like I would just do a variation of my name somehow. Hmm, just add an “a” instead an “e” I’ll just be Carolina.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I want to be a music teacher, so I’ll probably stay in Indiana or maybe Texas because it’s a big music state, but I want to teach band or orchestra.
Nathan Miller, 11
Print Managing Editor
What three words would you choose to describe yourself?
Sociable, impulsive, and dedicated.
What is your favorite restaurant?
I really like Panera Bread because I go there with my friends a lot.
Why did you join newspaper?
Mr. Caulton didn’t have enough people on newspaper staff so he passed out this thing in English nine honors that asked if you’d be interested in yearbook or newspaper and I didn’t want to limit my options so I said I was “slightly interested in both” and then at the end of the year he said “you can take either” and I just chose newspaper because I thought it would look good on a college application.
If you were in a Witness Protection Program, where would you live and what would be your new name?
I would live in a small Midwestern town and my name would be William Caulton. I would be the advisor of a newspaper staff, but it wouldn’t last long because I’d miss my friends and come back to Avon.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I don’t know, I don’t have 20/29 vision. But seriously, I don’t know, I don’t like to think about it. I hope I’m having a good time and that I’m surrounded by people that care about me and maybe… married.
Prahbvir Lakhan, 11
Print Managing Editor
What three words would you choose to describe yourself?
Pessimistic, Indian, and quiet.
What is your favorite restaurant?
I like Round Table Pizza, it’s in San Francisco.
Why did you join newspaper?
I’m a big fan of the truth and I think it’s important for people to know the truth and yeah… the Avon Echo isn’t covering any ground breaking news, but if I wanted to get into journalism… I could, you know? This could be a stepping run.
If you were in a Witness Protection Program, where would you live and what would be your new name?
If I told you, then anyone could catch me.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I’ll be 26 and if everything goes well, I’ll hopefully be finishing up med school.
