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Amaya Diaz

Amaya Diaz, Staff

Amaya Diaz is a first-year staffer for The Trail and a senior at McIntosh High School.

Known for her dedication, drive and creativity, Amaya has excelled both academically and personally during her high school years. She won both the school’s Poetry Out Loud competition and the Laws of Life Rotary essay challenge, showcasing her talent for both spoken word and reflective writing.

Beyond the classroom, she thrives in athletics and leadership. Amaya serves as captain of the track team and  flag football team. With a deep love for reading and competitive sports, she brings energy, creativity and determination to everything she does, including Trail.

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AI generated image using Gemini. Prompt: (1) Man an image with the words "your AI Slop' bores me" above a meme. (2) Make the cat dancing and other animals applauding. (3) Make the chips on the ground less distinguishable and make the cat dance different.

The flood of ‘AI Slop’ in social media

Amaya Diaz, Staff • Apr 27, 2026

We are witnessing the live action of artificial intelligence stealing human creativity. While it's tempting to blame the software, it is humans operating AI to steal others' works for profit. But,...

The new baseball field after construction finished

Home field advantages

Amaya Diaz and Sofiia Hlomozda • Mar 3, 2026

The construction around McIntosh mainly affected two spring sports: baseball and tennis. Baseball received a new field while tennis got new courts, allowing the baseball team to practice and host more...

Edited photo by Amaya Diaz in Canva of McIntosh's courtyard.

Busy doesn’t equal impressive

Amaya Diaz, Staff • Dec 9, 2025

One of the biggest concerns that students have when applying for college surrounds their list of extracurriculars. On Common App, students get to write down a maximum of ten extracurriculars, but which...

Kulture Kuration: Line dancing

Maddie Hines and Amaya Diaz • Nov 19, 2025

Kulture Kuration Host, Maddie Hines, sits down with staffer Amaya Diaz to talk about line dancing and its impact on the black community. Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in editorials are those of...

McIntosh senior Noah Field instructing elementary students at Championship Martial Arts.

Lessons that go beyond the dojo

Amaya Diaz, Staff • Oct 8, 2025

Senior Noah Field works at Championship Martial Arts, a karate dojo that has lessons for a vast range of age groups mainly consisting of younger students. In order to get to this position, Field has had...

A picture of new McIntosh teacher Peter Cassels inside of his classroom. Photo by Amaya Diaz.

The new face of Beta Club: Peter Cassels

Amaya Diaz, Staff • Sep 24, 2025

A new addition to McIntosh staff, Peter Cassels is a math teacher who worked as a teacher's assistant at University of Georgia. Before his start in teaching, Cassels participated in extensive community...

People walk past an American Eagle ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney in New York City, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

Battle of the jeans

Amaya Diaz, Staff • Sep 10, 2025

Within the last month, four companies known for their denim were caught in a political cross-fire that even led to President Donald Trump’s commentary.  “If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican,...

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