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Satire: Highlands Towncenter Obituary

Byline photo of Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol

Sage Rosskopf and Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol • October 30, 2025

The Falconer presents an obituary for business locations that passed away in the Del Mar Highlands Towncenter from 2024-25. Community members and students continue to mourn Happy Lemon, Everbowl, Jamba Juice and Rite Aid as new stores move in to replace them.

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About the Contributors

Sage Rosskopf, Staff Writer

As she enters her junior year of high school, Sage Rosskopf is ecstatic to add the Falconer to her repertoire this year as a Staff Writer. Along with writing and journalism, her hobbies include playing beach volleyball, guitar, soccer, as well as singing and dancing. On an average day, one could find Rosskopf listening to various types of music, surfing in Del Mar or going on random adventures with friends. She also adores her tuxedo cat named Calcetines, but harbors the slightest bit of resentment towards him for attacking a neighbor and almost getting the family sued. . . ‘Cal’ is now an indoor cat. Her goals and dreams for this year include fostering her creative side through writing , spending quality time with friends and family as her schedule allows, and of course, learning more about the community while crafting articles for the Falconer.

Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol, Graphics Designer

As a literature-obsessive, art-consuming, scatter-brained polyglot, sophomore student Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol—known to most as Gabi—has always highly valued and recognized the power of words. Writing has been a long-time passion of hers, and she finds solace in the pages of books and the flow of ink on paper. Likewise, art has also been a constant outlet and inspiration for Gabi, and she hopes to pursue a design-based career in the future. Taking Beginning Journalism freshman year opened the gateway into an opportunity that would allow her to optimize and exercise both of her artistic assets. This is her first year working on the Falconer as a writer and graphic designer. When not studying at the library, Gabi can be found immersed in fictional chronicles, working on a new art project, blasting music in her headphones or indulging in shows she is clearly too old to be watching (e.g. Bluey, among others). She is extremely excited to contribute to the Falconer this year in both creative aspects and cannot wait to see how she will grow alongside the publication and its staff.