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The Unbranded

Unbranded Broadcast 12/17/2025

Humza White, Hannah Hill, Miles Borne, Zayna Haider, Rudraksh Yarlagadda, Aditi Sunil, Katelyn Kennedy, and Hunter Cannon

December 17, 2025

Welcome back to the Unbranded! On today’s show, Humza White anchors, Hannah Hill and Miles Borne celebrate Project Showcase, Zayna Haider highlights the CTE Department, Ru Yarlagadda and Aditi Sunil play a holiday movie guessing game on Mavs in the Hallway, and Katelyn Kennedy asks Mavericks about their favorite holiday traditions.

Watch our previous videos, read student newspaper articles from The Charge, participate in our latest poll, and more at ehscharge.org.

About the Contributors

Humza White, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Humza White is a Junior Staff Reporter for the Unbranded. He helps lead the editing operations on the Unbranded. Humza has been working in AV Production for 3 years, and his favorite part is being able to get on the spot interviews and managing behind the camera operations. Outside of the unbranded, Humza serves as Junior Class Co-President, and as a Varsity Football Team Manager. In his free time, he likes to read and hangout with friends.

Hannah Hill, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Hannah Hill is a senior at Emerson High School and is a staff reporter for the Unbranded. Hannah has done freelance editing for the past five years, before working on her first Unbranded show last year. She has joined the unbranded to gain professional experience in video editing before applying to film school, in hopes of one day being a film editor. Outside of the unbranded, Hannah is involved in a variety of extracurriculars and hobbies, two of which being theatre and weightlifting. She looks forward to the year to come with the Unbranded.

Miles Borne, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Miles Borne is a junior at Emerson High School, severing as a staff reporter for the Unbranded. His favorite part of the job is editing and camera operation, using a vivid imagination to at a lot of creativity to the shows. He love to play video games and hang out with his friends!

Zayna Haider, Unbranded Treasurer

Zayna is a sophomore at Emerson High School and currently serves as Treasurer for Unbranded. This is her second year in Broadcast, and she’s excited to keep learning and improving her skills both on camera and behind the scenes. Zayna enjoys working with her classmates to create stories that matter to their school community. Outside of school, she loves spending time with friends and family and reading. She’s looking forward to growing in her role and exploring future opportunities in media.

Rudraksh Yarlagadda, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Rudraksh “Ru” Yarlagadda is Junior Staff Reporter on the Unbranded at Emerson High School. He has 4 years of experiences working on A/V programs. He enjoys editing and working the camera. Other than the Unbranded he volunteers and works. In his free time he hangs out with friends and builds/fixes Pc’s.

Aditi Sunil, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Aditi Sunil is a Sophomore at Emerson High School and is a staff reporter. This is her first year. outside of school she enjoys drawing, painting & baking in her free time. She also enjoys gardening and specifically growing lavenders. After highschool she wants to explore agricultural biology.

Katelyn Kennedy, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Katelyn Kennedy (KK) is a junior at Emerson High School and works as a Staff Reporter for the Unbranded. It’s her first year in the Unbranded, and she can’t wait to be a part of the magic! KK has a love for film and animation and a passion for storytelling. She’s in varsity theater, and is an officer for her theater ITS club. The arts are a central part of her life; from theater to choir, she loves to perform. She also enjoys teaching and is an intern in the kids ministry at her church.

Hunter Cannon, Unbranded Staff Reporter

Hunter Cannon is a Senior at Emerson High School and serves as a Staff Reporter for the Unbranded. His favorite part of his job is using cameras and obtaining footage and editing them together and using creative ideas. When not working for The Unbranded, he likes to play and collect video games and hang out with his friends and make videos together.