Junior Avery Thompson is excited to serve as Editor-In-Chief for The Viking Chronicle this year. Avery is passionate about everything she does: working hard at lacrosse practice, leading in her youth group, and playing her favorite board games with intensity. She keeps busy year-round hanging out with her family of six, treasuring her down time watching “Gilmore Girls,” and catching up with friends. As editor-in-chief for The Viking Chronicle, Avery looks forward to using her writing and creativity skills to make the Hoggard newspaper a fun, creative outlet for students to share their writing with the student body.

Emma Smith is a senior and is in her third year at The Viking Chronicle. Outside of school, she is an avid traveler and music listener. Emma is also currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief for the NC YMCA Youth and Government media team, and she hopes to bring in those leadership values to facilitate a collaborative and fun club environment!

Poppy Coleman is thrilled to serve as a Viking Chronicle editor for the second year in a row. A senior at Hoggard, Poppy plays lacrosse and runs cross country, and she’s passionate about highlighting student-athletes across all sports. Outside of school, she loves going to the beach, hiking, and traveling. This year, Poppy is excited to help unite the Hoggard community through shared athletic spirit. She hopes to encourage more students to get involved in supporting their teams.

Diego Sanabria is a senior serving his first year with The Viking Chronicle. Soccer, music, history, and culture are some of his interests. Diego cannot go a day without listening to artists like Drake and The Weeknd. He is very passionate about his Latino heritage and his love for social studies. Diego is also a passionate photographer and videographer. He loves movies by director Wong Kar Wai, and his favorite one is Fallen Angels (1995). Diego is excited to share more about his passions as an editor for The Viking Chronicle.

Sadie Segars is eager to start her first year with The Viking Chronicle as a rising senior. She enjoys hanging out with friends, racing, and surfing. Sadie is looking forward to collaborating with her fellow editors and contributing to the Hoggard newspaper.

Meghan Zylich is a junior returning for her third year with The Viking Chronicle. She is passionate about all things English, and can’t wait to serve as an editor this year to expand and strengthen her skills. When she is not reading or writing, Meghan enjoys performing in musical theatre productions around town, volunteering, going to the gym, and spending time with friends and family. She is a film and music enthusiast, loves to travel, and is excited to dive into all that the paper will have to offer this year!

Allie Medlin can't wait to continue her second year with The Viking Chronicle. She enjoys listening to all types of music, cooking with her family, and hanging out with her friends. She loves watching movies in her spare time, her favorite being Pride & Prejudice. Allie is eager to fill her junior year with good grades and joyful memories as she continues to serve as a writer and editor for The Viking Chronicle.

Junior Claire Walters is thrilled to join The Viking Chronicle team as a first-year editor! When Claire isn’t wrestling or playing lacrosse, she spends her time volunteering at church, babysitting, baking, and spending time on the water. Claire is the oldest of five siblings and loves to beat them all in Monopoly regularly. Anyone who knows Claire knows she loves reading while drinking looseleaf tea.

Chloe Conti is a rising junior who is super excited to join The Viking Chronicle team. She enjoys reading, shopping, and posting on social media. She is obsessed with hockey and the beach. Chloe hopes to expand her writing and editing work and spread the word about The Viking Chronicle newspaper!

Junior Lauren Coyle is thrilled to start as a first-year editor with The Viking Chronicle. Lauren is very passionate about writing and is excited to learn with and from this group. This year she is eager to make good grades and great memories. She spends her free time volunteering, running, going to the beach, traveling, painting, and hanging out with her friends. Lauren is excited to work with the other editors to capture another amazing year's memories in The Viking Chronicle!

Aubree O’Rourke is a sophomore and is returning for her second year with The Viking Chronicle. She mainly spends her days working on her vocal prowess, rollerskating when given the chance, and reading more books on her shelf. In addition to her passions, Aubree likes to involve herself in school clubs like Student Council and Beta Club, which help her develop leadership qualities necessary to the editor job. Lastly, something funny about Aubree is that she loves so many forms of media like books or movies, but will most likely not watch or read something unless she knows it has a happy ending. Anything else makes her too sad!