Meet the Editors
Meet the 2022-2023 editorial board and check out their work.
Meredith Evans, Adviser
Meredith Evans is the adviser of The Messenger and teaches journalism and American Literature. Her focus is on improving the news outlets at NHS while training her staffers in new ways of writing, photography, and design. She enjoys finding new ways to get outside with her husband and pup, all things tacos and college football.
Our Editorial Staff
Disha Kumar, Editor-in-Chief
(She/Her)
If you cannot already tell by her wardrobe that consists mainly of Messenger sweatshirts or her laptop which constantly overheats from Adobe applications, Disha loves working for the Messenger. She likes to play with her dog in her spare time (sorry Carter) and is known to be a fervent proponent of the Oxford comma (sorry Grace).
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Manasa Premanand, Editor-in-Chief
(She/Her)
Manasa is a senior who enjoys reading, binge-watching her favorite TV shows, and spending time with her dog. She has been on The Messenger staff since her freshman year and loves the way the newsmagazine covers all aspects of Northview and the community surrounding it.
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Krystal Wu, News Editor
(She/Her)
Krystal is a senior who enjoys working in cute cafes and trying new foods! In her free time, she loves searching for new art and new foods to make! Exploring many varieties of art and baking has left her a closet full of supplies of all shapes and sizes; currently, her favorite art activity is embroidering and her favorite bakery item is macarons.
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Megan Serfontein, Copy/Multimedia Editor
(She/Her)
Senior and avid procrastinator Megan has been on staff since freshman year. She has found security and friendship in being on The Messenger staff. She enjoys seeing the process of the magazine coming together and connecting with different students around school. Outside of school she likes reading news headlines and guessing what the article is actually about.
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Kevin Xiang, Copy/Multimedia Editor
(He/Him)
Kevin is a junior who is excited to begin his second year in the Messenger! He is ready to finally conquer his email anxiety as well as torture new staffers over their use of "utilize." Aside from Gmail drafts, you can find him contemplating what he wants to do in life or scrapping together enough motivation to finish learning something that sounded like a good idea when he first saw it on Youtube.
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Carter Willis, Sports Editor
(He/Him)
Carter is a junior who is a returning member of The Messenger. He is a fan of all Washington, D.C., sports teams and Georgia Bulldogs football. Aside from covering sports games and events at Northview, Carter enjoys playing baseball, being on the mock trial team, and listening to sermons by Raphael Warnock. In his free time, Carter takes delight in reading columns by Washington Post columnist John Feinstein and listening to The Sports Junkies podcast.
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Mekayla Upton, Social Media Editor
(She/Her)
Mekayla Upton is a junior and the Social Media editor. Along with the Messenger, she also does chorus and plays flag football. This is her second year of being a part of the Messenger staff.
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Ria Dubey, Opinions Editor
(She/Her)
When she's not obsessing over her dog's cuteness, senior Ria enjoys concerning people with her weekly tangents, annoying those in power and taking naps. She aspires to open her own charity and somehow end up on Buzzfeed Unsolved if murdered.
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Sydney Mulford, Features Editor
(She/Her)
This is Sydney's second year on the Messenger staff; she's excited to be returning for another fun year. She enjoys swimming and hanging out with her friends outside of school. Sydney also likes to read and bake during her free time.
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