Ralph Satija

SCHOOL BUZZ A group of 2025-26 School Buzz reporters gathered at Saint Thomas' Episcopal School (STE) to meet each other and take headshots for the upcoming year. Front row, from left: Vishakha Medha Rao (Awty), Alexis Kiew (DeBakey), Elizabeth Koo (Kinkaid), Mimi Wright (Episcopal), Ella Bibi (Kinder HSPVA), Marin Hammonds (Duchesne), Sophie Lighvani (Kinkaid), Keira Donovan (Memorial); second row, from left: Kelsy Donovan (Memorial), Megan Wang (Bellaire), Olivia McCray (STE), Gray Hevle (Memorial), Olivia Koo (Bellaire), Ralph Satija (Strake Jesuit); third row, from left: Camila Putman Patino (Lamar), Kate Burke (Emery), Vivian Buchanan (Carnegie Vanguard), Tessa Brown (Cathedral), Selina Yuan (STE), Raoul Kumar (Strake Jesuit), Emma Mankarious (Memorial), Simon Zamberk (Kinder HSPVA), Sophia Cyamara Aguirre (Lamar); top row, from left: Adela Nicolae (Carnegie Vanguard), Jackson Yi (Houston Christian), Tiffany Li (St. John’s), Johanna Dorn (St. Agnes), Emily Xie (St. John's), Chloe Tran (Carnegie Vanguard), Dhara Agrawal (Bellaire), Adarsh Mohanty (DeBakey), and Chinedu Abiaziem (STE).

SMOKE AND MIRRORS Ralph Satija, a sophomore at Strake Jesuit, shares his concerns about how vaping has been marketed as a less dangerous alternative to smoking, despite its many risks.       

STAY FOCUSED Ralph Satija, an eighth grader at Annunciation Orthodox School, wants to raise public awareness about the harm caused by distracted driving.