Welcome to Island Currents, Island School’s first and only news platform for students, by students. Here, we aim to amplify student voice and empower the student body. This is a place for Island School students to have their voices heard.
Disclaimer: The pieces published on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of Island School, nor do they reflect the views of the entire team or its staff.
Special thanks to Leia Pham, Airi Tachino & Charmaine Hui for their help in designing the banner and logo.
Contact Details
Instagram: @islandcurrents_
Email: islandcurrents.org@gmail.com
Meet the Team
All our members can be contacted with the above, or with the information they’ve provided in their biographies.
Editors
Sophie Luk
Sophie writes for and is an editor of Island Currents. She enjoys reading experimental prose, writing poetry, and listening to Rock/ soft rock music. She can most likely be found pondering the peculiarities of life in her free time. Feel free to reach her through email!
Onnie Hui
Onnie is Sophie’s sidekick and together they make the perfect duo. They like many different forms of art such as photography, painting, digital art, film, music, etc. Currently a BTEC student that studies Creative Media, Business and Art. If you have any questions or need a friend, email them (please).
Current Contributors
Alexandra Lai
Hi, I’m Alexandra! ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩‧₊˚
Jun Luk
Jun mostly writes in the sports column but he is also mildly interested in maths and technology. Outside of writing, Jun enjoys reading, sleeping and eating. Jun checks email usually but it is best to discord him.
Luciano Suen
Luciano mostly writes for the Sports column, but wants to dabble in Technology and Psychology! Outside of writing, he likes to play football, code, watch youtube whilst procrastinating all his work, and play a casual game of rapid chess. He doesn’t check his email often, so you could contact him through Discord! Happy reading.
Vivian Gu
Vivian is a grahic designer and writer at Island currents. She is interested in reading anything fantasy or fiction, likes humor, and will pop up every now and then (after procrastinating).
Alexander Chen
Alexander is a guy who’s trying to figure it out. When he’s not trying to solve the enigma that is his life, you’ll most likely find him reading a book (recommendation: Scythe), watching a movie from his living room (recommendation: Reservoir Dogs), or eating fine food (recommendation: teppanyaki). Alexander believes, as a rule of thumb, in living each day to the fullest and having a positive outlook on life.
Staff Contributors
Hans Yang
Hans is a member of Island Currents in the Arts and Culture department. He uploads Origami pieces, and hopes to design his own piece one day. He likes origami, basketball, building models and reading manga. He loves eating seaweed. He is bad at writing bios.
Caresse Yang
Caresse is a photographer for Arts and Culture, taking pictures of the sceneries in Hong Kong. She is interested in baking and has an Instagram baking shop called Bakaresse, where she posts pictures of the various cakes that she has baked. She also does not enjoy writing in third person.
Zara Bentall
I’m Zara, I’m a columnist for Island Currents and I love writing and photography. I like Disney, cartoons, ballet, Halloween and astrology! I am also passionate about women’s rights and LGBTQ+ issues, so I am in the Girls Rising Team at school.
Josh Cheung
Josh does photography for Island Currents, and he’s probably playing Wordscapes if he’s not taking photos. He is a lazy person who puts his own comfort and leisure above everything else.
Mackenzie Lai
Mackenzie is the Justice & Society Column Editor and a staff columnist. They’re interested in a wide range of global issues and are a climate activist at FFF Digital and PollutersOut. They also plan to expand their activism in other areas in hopes of educating herself and you further. Feel free to drop her an Instagram DM or an email!