2020-2021 Staff
Kayla Nickfardjam
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Kayla is a senior at Milken and the Co-Editor-in-Chief for The Roar. Kayla joined The Roar in her sophomore year and since then has enjoyed writing about the Milken community and creating video content. Kayla hopes to spend h...
Natalie Tabibian
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Natalie Tabibian is excited to spend her senior year as Co-Editor-In-Chief! After joining The Roar in her sophomore year, she has written a variety of articles about politics, Milken events, and more. When she is not frantically fin...
Jack Behar
Deputy Editor
Jack Behar is a senior and this is his third year on the roar. He is serving as Deputy Editor for the paper. He enjoys writing articles about politics, sports, and music. He hopes that he can provide insightful input on the most rel...
Rachael Namvar
Staff Writer
Rachael is a senior at Milken in her first year with The Roar. She decided to join The Roar for her love of writing articles about fashion, current events, and spotlight articles. She is the chair of a new YOZMA group, Equal Jus...
Elinor Barnea
Elinor is a senior at Milken in her first year with The Roar. Her favorite topics to write about include fashion, personal stories, and culture. In her free time, she enjoys fantasizing about living in New York, spending time with...
Sofia Goldenstein
Sofia Goldenstein is a sophomore at Milken and it is her first year as a staff writer on The Roar. Her favorite things to write about include News, Food, and Current Events. She is a member of the Student council and plays for t...
Spencer Davis
Spencer Davis is a sophomore at Milken in his first year writing with The Roar. Spencer’s a really unique guy, he spends his afternoons watching YouTube, talking with friends, and playing Among Us, really riveting and original ...
Alexa Dardashty
Alexa Dardashty is a junior at Milken in her first year with The Roar. She enjoys writing about fashion, news, food, culture, and travel. She is the 11th-grade Mazkira of this year and also enjoys playing on Milken’s Tennis te...
Edward Gillman
Teddy Gilman is a sophomore and this is his first year writing for the Roar. He hopes to write about Milken's place in the wider community, in addition to current events. In his free time, he's an avid T.V. streamer, botanist...
Leila Soleimani
Leila Soleimani is a junior at Milken in her first year with The Roar. She is currently the Co-Representative of her house and loves helping her fellow students, teachers, and community through YOZMA. She hopes to write a mul...
Ari Karpel
Faculty Adviser
Mr. Karpel is in his second year as the faculty adviser for The Milken Roar. A former journalist, he also teaches English at the upper school. When not obsessing about the news, he can often be found, cooking, doing yoga, watching...