San Diego High School

Sanjana Ganguly-Fitzgerald

As a 2023 U-T Community Journalism Scholar, Sanjana Ganguly-Fitzgerald hopes to translate their passion for political activism into news reporting. The San Diego High School rising junior serves on the San Diego Unified School District Student Advisory Board as the director of equity and inclusion. This year, they co-founded Students for Equation Equity Now, an organization dedicated to uplifting student voices on issues such as racial justice and environmental protection. They also enjoy writing and attending music concerts.

Francis Parker School

Dessa Kuritz

Dessa Kuritz participated in the U-T Community Scholars Program in 2023. The incoming senior at Francis Parker School in Linda Vista comes from a family of educators. Her grandparents taught K-12 in San Diego, and her father sold rare books. Kurtiz is an active member of Bema, a magazine at Parker that features poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photography and music.

Del Norte High School

Alizeh Munaver

Alizeh Munaver participated in the U-T Community Scholars Program in 2023. The Del Norte High School senior has been interested in politics since second grade, and her desire to raise the many voices integral in policy discussions drew her to journalism. As co-president of her school’s Muslim Student Association, she challenges herself to unite and inform communities. She is eager to learn more about issues such as the Palestine-Israel conflict and climate change and how to give them greater awareness through journalism’s intersection with political science.

Torrey Pines High School

Jerry Wu

Jerry Wu participated in the U-T Community Journalism Scholars program in 2023. He served as the assistant editor-in-chief of the Torrey Pines High School newspaper, The Falconer. Wu has also worked as a columnist for the Del Mar Sandpiper. The recent graduate is preparing to attend Northwestern University in the fall to study journalism.