Writing Samples

A graphic guide I created for college students (especially at Notre Dame) to help put together healthy, balanced meals on a dining hall meal plan. Shared on @graceliveswell in February of 2021.

This was a final project for my History of Food and Ecology class. It walks through the various American diet trends of the century and their cultural implications. It's told through a series of (fake) Instagram posts. April 2020

A yearly newsletter sent out to friends and benefactors of Camp Hope summarizing the weeks at Camp that year. August 2017

Final research paper for my American Studies class, "A Tale of Two Depressions" that studied the Great Depression and the Great Recession. In this paper, I compare the government and cultural responses to the two economic crises. May 2019

A final research paper for my American Studies class, "Modern America." In this paper, I compare the cultural legacy of Kathrine Switzer's history making Boston Marathon debut in 1967 with the culture of women's sports in 2019.

This was a piece written for a national writing competition for high school students that did win the NCTE Certificate of Achievement. It's a more creative piece on the role of journalists and their audience. May 2017

This was my final Editor's Note from my time as Editor-in-Chief at The Forest Scout. I reflect on my experience building the newspaper magazine from the ground up, and the legacy I left behind. May 2018

This was a series I did at TFS called "What If" that offered commentary on the culture of my high school. This particular piece was on the culture of college acceptances. January 2018

At the end of the year, we chose one senior emblematic of the best LFHS had to offer to feature as the "TFS Person of the Year." May 2018

A graphic guide I created for college students (especially at Notre Dame) to help put together healthy, balanced meals on a dining hall meal plan. Shared on @graceliveswell in February of 2021.

This was a final project for my History of Food and Ecology class. It walks through the various American diet trends of the century and their cultural implications. It's told through a series of (fake) Instagram posts. April 2020

A yearly newsletter sent out to friends and benefactors of Camp Hope summarizing the weeks at Camp that year. August 2017

Final research paper for my American Studies class, "A Tale of Two Depressions" that studied the Great Depression and the Great Recession. In this paper, I compare the government and cultural responses to the two economic crises. May 2019

A final research paper for my American Studies class, "Modern America." In this paper, I compare the cultural legacy of Kathrine Switzer's history making Boston Marathon debut in 1967 with the culture of women's sports in 2019.

This was a piece written for a national writing competition for high school students that did win the NCTE Certificate of Achievement. It's a more creative piece on the role of journalists and their audience. May 2017

This was my final Editor's Note from my time as Editor-in-Chief at The Forest Scout. I reflect on my experience building the newspaper magazine from the ground up, and the legacy I left behind. May 2018

This was a series I did at TFS called "What If" that offered commentary on the culture of my high school. This particular piece was on the culture of college acceptances. January 2018

At the end of the year, we chose one senior emblematic of the best LFHS had to offer to feature as the "TFS Person of the Year." May 2018