Meet Our Kid Reporters

Check out our new crew! Read about the 2022–2023 team of TFK Kid Reporters. Look for their articles this school year.

Aiden An, 10

Los Angeles, California

Aiden can write and speak Arabic.

Zarita Asgar, 8

Waunakee, Wisconsin

Zarita was a semifinalist in the Moon Pod Essay Contest.

Kellen Bhatt, 10

Alpharetta, Georgia

Kellen started Compost Kids, to encourage composting.

Sarayu Bhumula, 12

Edison, New Jersey

Sarayu plays tennis and writes short stories.

Cash Daniels*, 13

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Cash’s mission is to clear plastic pollution from waterways.

Mina Fedor*, 14

Piedmont, California

Mina founded AAPI Youth Rising, a group that fights discrimination.

Shaan Glazer, 12

New York, New York

Shaan wants to become an investigative journalist.

Samirah Horton*, 13

Brooklyn, New York

Samirah makes music as DJ Annie Red.

Orion Jean*, 11

Fort Worth, Texas

Orion was TIME’s 2021 Kid of the Year. He loves to read.

Audrey Kim, 12

Irvine, California

Audrey wants to become a marine biologist.

Mason Langer, 12

Morristown, New Jersey

Mason hopes to write and direct movies.

Elisha Lee, 11

Wilmette, Illinois

Elisha can do a Rubik’s Cube in two minutes.

Lino Marrero*, 15

Frisco, Texas

Lino invented the Kinetic Kickz 2.0, a shoe insert that charges phones.

Shaivi Moparthi, 12

Sugar Land, Texas

Shaivi won an award at the Texas Science & Engineering Fair.

Celsey O’Hare, 12

Burr Ridge, Illinois

Celsey loves to bake. She bakes cookies for friends.

*Included as a TIME Kid of the Year honoree