Parina Patel, Head Copy Editor
Number of years in the Coat of Arms: 4.
Favorite aspect of journalism: being able to talk with new people and getting to know people’s backgrounds.
Interests outside of school: cooking, soccer, watching “New Girl,” reading.
Grade: 12.
![Mitic (second from left) and his family in Petra, Jordan after walking over the border from Israel. “We had a crazy guide [and] every two feet, he’d stop us and say ‘picture time!’” Mitic said. Photo courtesy of Dylan Mitic.](https://menlocoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-12.41.27-PM-900x650.png)