Staff 2016-2017

Junior Carlee Lively is the Online Editor-In-Chief for trnwired.org. She also plays for the varsity field hockey team.

Senior Chance Thweatt is the Editor-In-Chief for the Royal News newspaper. She is also a member of the SGA, Beta club, National Honor Society, and French club. In her spare time, she is involved in fitness and working out.

Senior Paul Dennis Jr. is the Managing Editor for the Royal News newspaper. He likes to play football, write poetry, and singing. He wants to go to the University of Richmond and majoring in psychology.

Senior Matteo Reed is the Opinion section editor for the Royal News newspaper. He enjoys playing for the marching band at school. After high school, he wants to join the army.

Junior Kattie Iwanski is the Features section editor. In her free time, she takes pictures and volunteers. In the future, she plans to go to college.

Junior Aaliyah Capers is the Double Truck editor. She likes to dance and listen to music. She plans to become a english teacher or a journalist.

Junior Wayne Coleman is the Sports editor. He enjoys writing lyrics and producing beats. In the future, he wants to be an Endocrinologist.

Sophomore Anna Mitchell is a first year writer for The Royal News.  She plays the violin in 2 different orchestra groups and writes in her free time. She hopes one day to attend Virginia commonwealth University to study violin or writing.

Sophomore Kylie Cargill is a first year writer. When she is not in school, she is helping on her family-owned farm and working on her car with her father. In the future, she strives to a paleontologist.

Sophomore Shanice Davis is a first year writer. She enjoys playing rugby, listening to older music, and writing short stories. In the future, she aspires to graduate from an Ivy League school with a degree in either journalism or psychology.

Senior Tiara Whirley is a first year writer. She enjoys learning anything she can, training in martial artistry and weapons. She plans to attend Virginia State University to obtain a Ph.D in history to teach history to college students.

Sophomore Tiffany Whittington and a first year writer. She loves playing tennis and her dog, Paco. She would like to attend Virginia Tech and study bioengineering or pre-medicine.

Senior Miracle Conway and is a first year writer. She plans to be a nurse after high school.