2023 Arcturus Editing Team

Jasmine McCray lives in Federal Way, Washington. Just around the corner from her city, she studies English and Fine Arts at Highline College in Des Moines, Washington. She is a multidisciplinary artist interested in exploring all forms of art and creation. Much of her work is inspired by both mythical and whimsical themes.

Kristina Hoppler lives in Federal Way, Washington. She is currently in her second year as a student at Highline College. She is studying for an AA degree with a concentration in English. Kristina enjoys writing in her free time, specifically poetry and supernatural fiction. Outside of the writing world, Kristina is a part of the Physics club at Highline College "PHATT"; and enjoys playing video games and taking naps with her cat Mikey.

Melina Sepahram is currently a Running Start student who is still deciding what she wants to do in the future and hopes to find out more about herself by the time she graduates this year. Although she is indecisive, she knowns that everything will happen the way it is supposed to. In her free time, she likes to watch anime, cuddle with her cat, Silvy, and spend time outdoors. She also loves listening to music and staying active. Right now, she is on a journey to self-discovery and her writings play a big role in this journey. She mostly writes non-fiction and would love to share her experiences with the world one day in order to make a change. 

Nahomi Alemu is a student at Highline College, attending to acquire her AA in Psychology.

She hopes to help people someday and positively impact the world and people’s lives.

When she isn’t busy with schoolwork, Nahomi likes to spend her free time drawing, painting, sewing, and dabbling in other art forms and mediums. She has a deep love for art and is always seeking to learn something new.

Ruby Cofer is attending Highline College for her third and final year, finishing her AA degree after two years in Running Start. She is an avid writer who spends most of her free time developing an in-depth fantasy world for her future stories to live in. As she is a writer, Ruby is also a huge reader, preferring any long novel or book series with some sort of fantasy or science-fiction element. She also enjoys several other creative hobbies such as baking, cooking, knitting, and various forms of art. This will be her second year as an Arcturus editor.

Ryan Fecarotta is a current Running Start student at Highline College. Ryan plans to transfer to Seattle Pacific University to pursue a Computer Science degree. He has a love of reading, writing, and languages. His writing tends to be mythological, folkloric fantasy stories. When he isn't doing homework, reading, or petting his cat, Pepper, Ryan is an avid fencer, regularly fencing foil at the Salle Auriol fencing club in Seattle.

Sean Haney is a current Running Start student attending highline in order to pursue a higher pathway. He is interested in becoming a writer and is working as an editor to both understand how to edit his work from a non-biased standpoint and learn how to work with a team better. He has a passion for reading and loves listening to and playing music when he has the time.

Zaim Nicholas is currently attending Highline College as a Running Start student. He is a descriptive writer who spends most of his free time in between gaming to make new worlds for his novels to reside within. He is currently planning on transferring out into a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at DigiPen. He is a major fan of all tabletop games with a preference for card games or chess. 

Susan Rich, Arcturus Faculty Advisor, earned a BA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MA in international and comparative education from Harvard University. Rich is the author six poetry collections, including Blue Atlas (Red Hen Press); Gallery of Postcards and Maps: New & Selected Poems (Salmon Poetry); Cloud Pharmacy (White Pine Press); The Alchemist’s Kitchen (White Pine Press), which was a finalist for both the Forward Prize and the Washington State Book Award; and The Cartographer’s Tongue / Poems of the World (White Pine Press, 2000) which won the PEN USA Award for Poetry and the Peace Corps Writers Book Award. Rich teaches at Highline College and lives in Seattle.