Ellie Cole-Calderon (she/her) is a freshmen staff writer in The Eagle’s Scream. She was born in Los Angeles and has lived in Eagle Rock her whole life. When she was younger, she had dreamed of ending up in Oregon, and even if that has somewhat changed, she does want to live in the West. In her home during Covid, her form of entertainment was writing loads of fictional stories.

As a kid, one of her many hobbies was writing. Other interests she had were dance and choir. She did ballet when she was younger and played the piano. Ellie has always seen herself as a musical person, and that has corresponded with her talents now. In school she is in a symphonic band, and enjoys it a lot! Recently, she has taken up theater outside of school and played the Scarecrow in “The Wizard of Oz.” Besides that she has also started doing aerial silks, a circus art using silk fabrics.

Formerly, she went to Eagle Rock Elementary and in fourth grade, she worked on their publication: The Eagalitarian. From that moment on she knew that she wanted to be in journalism when she got to high school. Ellie then joined Journalism in 8th grade and has loved it ever since. Last year she focused mainly on writing articles, but this year she wants to branch out and explore more things— namely broadcasting and publishing. After college, Ellie’s unsure of what she wants to pursue, but she knows she wants to help her community and be creative. No matter what path Ellie chooses it’s clear that she has many talents to back her up. 

Written by Aisha Koppula