About Us
The Red Folder was founded as a current events news brief aimed at giving extempers and debaters a free, easily accessible way to read more. Now, we offer weekly briefs of four international and four domestic stories, breaking news updates released throughout the week, and rare, high-quality special reports. We have a team of 30+ staff writers that work tirelessly to bring readers condensed current events information and top-notch analysis. Our staff writers include several national champions and major national circuit finalists in Extemp and debate.Â
Meet Our Staff
Red Folder Leadership
Lindsey Zhao
Editor in Chief
Plano Senior High School, TX, 2026
Boyana Nikolova
Associate Editor
Irondale High School, MN, 2026
Ty Tan
News Editor
Coral Academy of Science, NV, 2027
Rohan Dash
Design Editor
Pine View School, FL, 2026
Red Folder Staff Reporters
Roshan Shivnani
Plano West Senior High School, TX, 2026
Rowan Seipp
A&M Consolidated High School, TX, 2026
Daniel Song
East Ridge High School, MN, 2026
Charlie Hui
Westwood High School, TX, 2026
Justin Palazzolo
A&M Consolidated High School, TX, 2025
Ruhaan Sood
Dreyfoos School of the Arts, FL, 2026
Robert Zhang
Elkins High School, TX, 2026
Sahana Srikanth
Mason High School, OH, 2026
Meera Menon
Lake Travis High School, TX, 2026
Andy Choy
Lovejoy High School, TX, 2025
Max Guo
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School, CA, 2026
Christina Yang
Blacksburg High School, VA, 2026
Ron Kim
Lake Travis High School, TX, 2027
Ian Cheng
Bronx High School of Science, NY, 2027
Aaniya Khan
Dripping Springs High School, TX, 2026
Dhruv Arun
Clark High School, TX, 2027
Ethan Foss
Bartram Trail High School, FL, 2028
Harry Xu
Pine View School, FL, 2027
Mira Carpenter
Pine View School, FL, 2026
Sadie Zwonitzer
Cheyenne East High School, WY, 2026
Sharikkaa Shanker
Rock Hill High School, TX, 2027
Jana Schodzinski
Wheeling Park High School, WV, 2026
Daphne Kalir-Starr
College Preparatory School, CA, 2027
Elisa Ma
Lowell HS, CA, 2026
Azzy Xiang
Dublin Jerome HS, OH, 2027
Blake McFalls
Trinity Preparatory School, FL, 2027
Sophia Amundgaard
Stillwater Area High School, MN, 2026
Anya Gordeev
Westlake High School, TX, 2027