2019-2020 Staff
Meredith Schimmel
Sponsor
Mrs. Schimmel is the teacher who oversees the talented Falcon Flyer staff. She lives in Purcellville, VA with her husband, three children and crazy dog. In her free time she enjoys reading, cooking and running....
Karissa Yeskis
Reporter
Karissa Yeskis is a sophomore at Briar Woods this is her first year doing newspaper and her second year studying journalism. Karissa is apart of the Briar Woods color guard. Fun Fact: Karissa is the youngest four siblings and ...
Anna Chung
Reporter
Anna Chung is a senior at Briar Woods High School. This is her second year studying journalism and her first year writing for Falcon Flyer. Outside of school, you can find her reading, watching movies, spending time with fami...
Victoria Weber
Reporter
Victoria Weber is a junior at Briar Woods High School, and is currently in her third year of writing for the Falcon Flyer. In her free time, she enjoys reading books, studying American Sign Language, photography, and playing soccer...
Sophie Poveda-M’Bale
Reporter
Sophie Poveda-M’Bale’ is a sophomore at Briar Woods. This is her second year studying journalism and her first year with the Falcon Flyer. Fun fact: Sophie speaks fluent Spanish and lived in Eastern and Western Africa for ...
Lalita Durbha
Reporter
Lalita Durbha is a junior at Briar Woods high school and she has been here since sophomore year. She has been studying journalism for two years and this is her first year writing for the Falcon Flyer. In her free time, she en...
Philip Kao
Reporter
Phillip Kao is a member of the Briar Woods Newspaper. He is a junior, and looks forward to photographing interesting events this year.
Chloe DeFilippo
Reporter
Chloe DeFilippo is a senior at Briar Woods High School and this is her fourth year studying journalism and her third year writing for the Falcon Flyer. In her free time, she loves to write, read, make short films, binge watch t...