Meet the Editors.
In November, our editors attend the National Scholastic Press Association’s Fall Conference. Check out our 2019 vlog to Washington, D.C., and scroll down to put names to these faces and 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
Grace Peng, Editor-in-Chief
Artistically inclined and fiercely sarcastic senior whose least favorite things are musical Philistines and the Oxford comma. Grace’s journalistic passions are argumentative writing, page design, and meeting new people, but she dabbles in photography and vector creation as well.
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Melissa Liu, Editor-in-Chief
Melissa is interested in anthropology and education policy. Working for The Messenger is a way for her to amplify unheard voices and contribute to important conversations in her community. Melissa enjoys reading about anthropology, the US public education system, and the effectiveness of different school curricula. Her favorite book is Debt: The First 5,000 Years by anthropologist David Graeber.
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Manasa Premanand, Multimedia Editor
Manasa is a junior 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, Social Media Editor and Business Manager
Krystal is a junior 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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Caleb Smith, Podcast Editor
Caleb is an outgoing senior who plans to voice his perception of this world through his writing. He goes into deep topics that will really get you thinking. He loves music and making christian videos on his Instagram. He is going into his second year of Journalism and can't wait to see what's in store for this "new" year.
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Bedansh Pandey, Copy Editor
Bedansh is a senior, but doesn't really feel like it. His favorite things to do outside of writing articles for The Messenger include eating snacks during class, reading the New York Times, and scrolling through Twitter (follow him @bedanshpandey for lukewarm political takes). He enjoys fan mail, too, so send him something if you get a chance!
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Megan Serfontein, Copy Editor
Junior 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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Rachel Everett, Junior Podcast Editor
As one of the shortest on staff, but nearly the loudest, Rachel is a junior and entering her third year of Messenger. She is one of the inaugural members of the Point of View Podcast. In addition to Messenger, Rachel is also on staff for Northview's Literary Magazine, The Muse, and can be found working on tech for theatre productions. In her spare time, she reads fantasy books and watches way too much Tiktok.
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Sofia Mang, Junior Podcast Editor
Sofia is an imaginative junior who uses writing and baking as outlets for her ideas. She’s always curious and loves the concept of “new”; new people, new places, and new hobbies. Staying in one place for too long bores her, so one day, she wants to travel the world to keep things exciting and always experience everything as new.
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Ria Dubey, News Editor
Ria is a junior who enjoys reading, listening to music and binge-watching mystery tv shows, her favorite being BuzzFeed Unsolved (at the moment). She loves being on the staff, and finding new things to write about.
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Disha Kumar, Features Editor
Disha is junior who is a returning member of The Messenger this year. A fervent proponent of the oxford comma (sorry Grace), she loves to explore the different facets of journalism. In her free time she likes to play with her dog, recreate dishes from the "Great British Baking Show," and read Agatha Christie's murder mysteries.
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Nikki Skyer, Sports Editor
Nikki is a senior who enjoys playing a role in keeping students and adults informed on the happenings of Northview. She is a definite sports lover, but also enjoys listening to music and being with friends.
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Anshi Vajpayee, Opinions Editor
Aside from constantly taking photos of her dog, senior Anshi likes to annoy her friends and sometimes make them laugh too. Anshi is an aspiring Harvard dropout/brilliant philanthropist who hopes to one day meet Ben Shapiro (to slap him in the face).
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