Layla Torres is a senior at Xavier and she began writing for the XPress in her sophomore year. She is the vice president of Right to Life Club, president of the WAX Justice Committee, and she is involved in French National Honor Society, French Club, and National Honor Society. Layla loves to travel, learn about other parts of the world, read, dance, and make new friends. This year, she's very enthusiastic about getting to reach out to a larger Xavier community through the newspaper. Layla is a Best of SNO award-winning writer.
There's no denying it – Xavier can be a stressful environment. Surrounded by high-achieving peers, high expectations, and high stakes, school can be hard to manage. Tune into the podcast, hosted by award-winning...
Layla Torres, XPress Freelancer and Best of SNO award-winning writer
• September 29, 2022
“Did you register for the SAT? What did you score on the ACT? Was this score high enough for the PSAT? What about the NMSQT? Did you take enough APs?”
A first grader or kindergartener would be impressed...
Layla Torres, XPress Freelancer and Best of SNO award-winning writer
• May 20, 2022
May you please put this in the licuadora? Sorry, I traduced that wrong.
In Spanish, licuadora means blender. Traducir means "to translate" in Spanish. There have been countless times in which I, my...
One time in sophomore year English with Ms. Richter, I don't know exactly what happened but all of Fitz began to smell absolutely awful and it was unbearable and so many classes were screaming in the hallways...
As someone who has not seen the original “West Side Story” but became captivated by new musicals, I, Layla, had high expectations for the reimagined West Side Story. Apart from my recent love for musicals,...
This year, Xavier’s administration has decided to conduct in-person learning without any virtual learning. This decision will impact all students as the past year-and-a-half has been primarily virtual...
Layla Torres, Editor-in-chief
• September 23, 2021
“We’re soarin’, flyin’.” There’s no star that Xavier Gators can’t reach.
Once again, Xavier started off its school year on a high note - this time by incorporating an amazing rally into...
When the word tradition strikes someone’s ears, they might think about a certain fiddler on a roof. They might think about songs, music and what it means to have or participate in a tradition.
As...
An emotional safe haven. “The wind beneath my wings.” Easy to talk to and trustworthy. Always excited when one gets home. All of these names have been used to describe a certain comrade.
He or...
Throughout the year, Xavier’s Gators constantly proved loyalty to goodness in kindhearted and thoughtful actions such as donating cans for food drives, volunteering in humanitarian organizations and...
Through a virtual ceremony on December 1, 2020, Sister Joan Fitzgerald was awarded the Phoenix Business Journal’s Most Admired Leaders Award. This award is given to the most outstanding individuals recognized...
Google defines charity as “an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need.” Xavier College Prep demonstrates this simple definition with its own service project: the annual...
“Back to school.” This phrase is usually, and understandably, responded to with sighs from students and teachers. However, this year is anything but normal given the circumstances of online learning,...
