Staff

Meet Our Team

These students uphold the North Cross spirit of Veritas Vincit: Truth Triumphs

Alumni Editors

2022: Gracean Ratliff '23: Appalachian State -- Gracean creates graphics for The Appalachian.
2021: Chloe Hunt: University of Pennsylvania -- Chloe works for the Daily Pennsylvanian.
2020: Tobi Bankole: Stanford
2018: Nathan Seidel: College of William and Mary -- Nathan was Sports Editor for The Flat Hat; Joseph Cranwell: UVa
2016: Meagan Pruitt: Elon University;
- Philip Schueler: William and Mary; Philip wrote for The Flat Hat.
- Tanner Smith: BS: Washington and Lee -- Tanner wrote for Ring-tum Phi; MS: William and Mary -- Tanner wrote a column called the Arsenal Report for BaseballHQ.com
- Katherine Lake; UVa
2014: Kirby Evett: UVa; Paxton Helmer: UVa
2012: Paul Smith: Concord University (football scholarship!); Derek Mason: West Virginia U.
2011: Catherine Merritt: VT;
- Catherine Jessee: UVa; Mississippi MA: Catherine writes about food for Dotdash Meredith.
- Elizabeth Stoeckle: William and Mary;
- Emily Boyd: University of Hawaii

the Willis Hall Herald

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Letters to the Editor: [email protected]

Founded in 2010 and based in the Journalism elective, The Willis Hall Herald is the official student-led publication of the Upper School at North Cross School. The Herald may be published in magazine form three or more times per year. Founded in 2017 and produced by the Herald staff, GeoPrism: A Global Studies Journal may be published in magazine form once or twice per year. The Herald welcomes letters, commentary and submissions of original content that adhere to the Herald’s dedication to factual journalism. Letters and other content must be signed and may be edited for length and Herald style. The Herald does not guarantee publication of outside submissions. Submit letters to [email protected]. The Herald won Gold Medals from Columbia Scholastic Press Association in 2012 and 2015. The Herald also became a member of the National Student Press Association.

The Staff

Co-Editors-in-Chief .....................................Lauren Boone ‘25 and Jacob Johnson ‘25

Digital Publishing Editor ................................................................Anna Ciccozzi ‘26

Copy Editor.....................................................................................Aadeetri Pandey ‘26

Opinion Editor...........................................................................Mason Bibby '27

Staff Writers.........................................................Hanchen Ou ‘26, Fiona Parnell ‘26, Nola Daninger ‘27, Dara Kerman ‘27, Victoria Real ‘27, Margaret Bass ‘28, Luke Cocowitch ‘28, Joaquin Downey ‘28, Mia Esposito ‘28, Akali Koeda ‘28, Monica Koene ‘28, Shree Patel ‘28, Kaitlyn Perkins ‘28, Isla Whittle '28
Advisor......................................................................................Robert Robillard P’35