Meet Your Editors

Lindsay Gordon

Lindsay is Co-Editor in Chief of Neirad, and has been writing for Neirad since her sophomore year when her first article ever written for the paper was published as the headline article of the Sports Page. As well as writing for Neirad, Lindsay has been the Photo Editor since her junior year which involves shooting as well as editing photographs. Lindsay loves contributing to Neirad as Editor her senior year because she has the opportunity to act upon many of her passions. She has written several editorials this year regarding current issues in our society and community, including “What Happened to ‘Merry Christmas?’” and “Post 53 Whistleblowers Deserve More Credit.” She has overseen and supported many investigative pieces written for Neirad, including “Post 53: Procedural Rifts at EMS Unit” in March 2008 which was quite controversial. Lindsay is absolutely thrilled to be involved with Neirad during the time of its upcoming redesign, as she has been instrumental in instilling a long-term passion for design in her fellow staff writers. Lindsay hopes to pursue a career in International Studies or Journalism. She is still waiting to hear back from the college of her choice.

 

Priscilla Lombardi

I'm currently a Neirad Enlino Web Editor-In-Chief. I joined Neirad as a staff writer my sophomore year. As a senior, I continued to contribute to Neirad when I began Neirad Enlino with the help of Sean Otterspoor and Stacey Wilkins. In October 2007, we put out a fairly rough first online edition incorporating exclusive articles that were not included in the print edition. As Neirad Enilino piqued student interest on the DHS webpage, our readership and number of eager contributing writers grew. We are now rapidly progressing in school popularity by providing our readers with prize-winning contests and the ability to download the pdf print edition of Neirad for free. The great thing about journalism is that there is always a wide range of topics to report. As you can see, the stories on Neirad Enlino contain a variety of reviews, profiles, journals, news stories, and more. I have written stories specifically related to DHS affairs and reviews regarding popular student music and movie interests. Some of the best stories I covered this year include my feature on renowned journalist Gerri Hirshey’s visit to DHS, my music review on Abra Moore’s latest album, and my movie review on “27 Dresses.” As students of DHS, our generation will continue to turn more toward the Internet as a news source. Online journalism, which has a rapid progression of its own, is surpassing print journalism and its future promises one of optimistic opportunity for young journalists. I hope Neirad Enilno will continue to advance and keep pace with the future growing demand for online news.

Kimberly Michels

Kimberly Michels is a Neirad Enlino Web Editor-In-Chief. You can call her Kim. Most kids call her “hey you.” But mostly it is Kimberly. This DHS junior has been in Neirad for the past two years. Her favorite stories to cover are usually investigative reporting. Some of her past articles this year include a profile on the Depot “Behind Smoke and Mirrors,” Recycling “Does DHS really Recycle?” and she is currently working on a story about student crime in the hallways. Before being named a Neirad Enlino Web Editor-In-Chief, Kimberly detested computers. They never worked for her and were constantly shutting down in the middle of an unsaved document. But now she is actually learning how to turn it on properly. She is also learning how to code documents which basically means she can speak computer. All in all, Kimberly simply loves Neirad. You can expect to see her next year either with a notebook in hand, staring down an interviewee, or chucking a computer across the room.

 

Nick Phillips

Co-Editor in Chief Nick Phillips, known affectionately as "the Czar" by his staff, has been serving Neirad for all four years of high school. Nick's tumultuous tenure as Editor has perhaps become best known for controversial editorials critical of Black History Month Assembly and the Foreign Language Department. Nick has also presided over drastic format modernization and the advent of Neirad Enilno, but only granted his support for these measures out of necessity and sacrificed his beloved journalistic principles in the process. Nick's sometimes triumphant, sometimes tragic Neirad editorship will come to be pondered by generations of future Neirad staff. Nick moonlights as captain of indoor track, outdoor track and debate team in addition to his role as founder-President of the prestigious Darien High School Free Thinker's Club. Nick will be attending Columbia University in the fall, where he plans to study anthropology.