2025 Arcturus Editing Team

Spending another quarter trapped in the Arcturus editing room, Jae is spending three more months working on improving the website along with his other editing duties. What he really needs to be doing is getting some math tutoring sessions so he can get his STEM credits in order to finally earn his AA degree.

Born with the unrelenting desire to learn and create, Ellis is a new addition to the Arcturus Editing crew. Hoarding clubs like Pokemons, he is the officer for S.W.O.R.D. club and Queers and Allies club. In his downtime, Ellis enjoys League of Legends, Stardew Valley, various Gacha games Dungeons and Dragons, and Magic the Gathering. He can often be seen haunting Building 8 (please come say hi!) 

Ocea Davis is a multimedia artist and aspiring Art Therapist based in South Seattle. Monochrome street photography, collaging with old magazines, throwing clay around, cooking up a storm and holding space for others (an art form in and of itself) are some of the things that make her world go round.

Ocea's work can be seen and purchased from her website. www.oceaecho.com

Kyla is a second-year student at Highline, planning to finish up their AA with an emphasis in English. She hopes to be involved in community organizing and empowerment in the future, using the experience she’ll gain as an Arcturus editor. Outside of academia, she views writing and artistic expression as an important part of the human experience and regularly seeks out new and well-loved books and films. She occasionally writes poetry, short stories, and paints but prefers to be inspired by the works of others. Kyla can be found obsessively listening to music or attempting to catch rare fish in Animal Crossing. 

Hi there! I am a Business Transfer degree student at Highline. I’ve lived in Des Moines for most of my life. I’m super pumped to be a part of Arcturus this year - the discussions we’ve had surrounding what we want this journal to look like have been caring and passionate. In my off time, I love to do improv theatre, play the drums, and keep up on my German on Duolingo. I enjoy writing very much and seeing why other writers made the decisions they did to include in their writing. I hope the work of your greater Highline community and our curation translates on the page!

Jasmine is a creator and curator of playlists, aspiring polyglot (currently speaks fluent English and Swahili, and unremarkable German), and a collector of stories and memes pursuing an AA-dta in Computer Science. They enjoy writing poetry and mini essays about random thoughts, and are venturing into short stories. More than that, they love to read and analyze works of fiction. At Highline, Jasmine enjoys school, community-building, personal development, and new experiences. They are involved in various campus activities including being the student body representative of the Black Scholars Club, and a member of MESA and QnA. 

Hello. I am a student editor for Arcturus and it is exciting to look at the creative works submitted.

I have previously worked on the Thunderword Newspaper and before that I studied Graphic Design along with traditional art. If there’s one particular part of creating a written or visual piece that I love, it is the difficult but rewarding process it takes to complete it. At this moment in time I am pursuing a AA transfer degree with the aim of becoming a published writer in the future. In my spare time I may choose to read a variety of genres and practice a variety of art, including drawing, painting, and charcoal or just watch a movie.

Jamie Wilson is the current Faculty Advisor for Arcturus, Highline College’s literary arts magazine. Back in 2012, Jamie earned his MFA in Creative Writing at Wichita State University, where he specialized in fiction and served as a founding editor for mojo, Wichita State’s international literary journal. These days, Jamie writes short stories, teaches writing, and rides his bike a lot. Jamie is super excited to work on Arcturus because he believes in creative writing and the arts as powerful forces for good in all of our lives. Arcturus is such a unique platform for celebrating and uplifting our community’s diverse voices and creative talents; Jamie is very grateful to be a part of it.