Maya Kanani

SCHOOL BUZZ 2017-18 Some of our correspondents gathered before the start of school to coordinate for the upcoming year. Front row, from left: Eric Hang, St. John’s, (standing); Miriam Yampuler, Carnegie; Marie Collazo, St. Agnes; Anna Rosenfeld, St. Agnes; Deena Ali, DeBakey; Kelly Thomas, St. Agnes; Sarah Birenbaum, Bellaire; Nicki Miller, Emery; Reena Kudchadker, Saint Thomas’ Episcopal. Middle row, from left: Claire Furse, St. John’s; Emily Villarreal, Houston Christian; Bronwyn Fogarty, Houston Christian; Andi Minter, Memorial; Jenna Talisman, Emery; Katie Davis, Houston Christian; Liana Salehian, DeBakey; Maya Kanani, Bellaire; Madeline Muschalik, Memorial; Zaid Ali, Bellaire (standing). Top row, from left: Prithvi Krishnarao, St. John’s; Eli Maierson, St. John’s; Allison Clark, St. Agnes; Amin Abou-Gallala, Lamar; Abigail Standish, St. Agnes; Brady Brazda, Kinkaid.

(Clockwise, from top left) Miriam Yampuler, freshman, Carnegie Vanguard High School; Maya Kanani, senior, Bellaire High School; Nicki Miller, senior, The Emery/Weiner School; Emily Villarreal, senior, Houston Christian High School

THE NEXT GENERATION Some of our School Buzz correspondents gather to brainstorm for the school year: (from left, bottom bleacher) Maya Kanani, Bellaire HS; Trevor Schneider, Strake Jesuit; Bayle Goldman, Stratford HS; Pranay Palvadi, Awty International; Celia Houston, Saint Thomas’ Episcopal; Cristobella Durrette, Incarnate Word; Robert Coghlan IV, St. Pius X; Natalie Lee, Memorial HS; (second bleacher) Sophia Wayne, Episcopal HS; Stacey Yard, Carnegie Vanguard HS; Celine Lai, Second Baptist; Reagan Bisel, Emery/Weiner; Savanna Lim, HSPVA; Mackenzie McAnear, The Briarwood School; (third bleacher) Sara Koch, Episcopal HS; Julia Randolph, The Village School; Elisa Flores, The Village School; Benjamin Cohen, Emery/Weiner; Anna Epstein, Emery/Weiner; Channing Smith, St. Agnes; Jenna Blumrosen, Emery/Weiner; (fourth bleacher) Holly Kurisky, Memorial HS; Catherine Gassiot, St. Agnes; Claire Furse, St. John’s; Sarah Cowan, Memorial HS; Grace Burgert, Duchesne; Sara Burpeau, Kinkaid; Emma Lapin, Emery/Weiner; Abbie Seay, The Briarwood School; (top bleacher) Deborah Brown, Robert M. Beren; Leora Geralnik, Beren; Liana Salehian, DeBakey HS; Madeline Muschalik, Memorial HS; Natalie Farrell, St. Agnes; and Meher Qazilbash, Awty International. (Photo: nickdelatorrephoto.com)

MAYA KANANI A junior at Bellaire High School, Maya is participating in School Buzz for the third year, this time as editor. She’s also an online editor-in-chief for the Three Penny Press at Bellaire. (Photo: nickdelatorrephoto.com)

Maya Kanani and her mom, Anju Varadhachary, on Avenue of the Americas in New York City over Thanksgiving.