Lindsey Farthing is a senior and the 2021-2022 Photo Editor of “The Express.” Outside of newspaper she is a member of the BVNW softball and volleyball teams. She is also a part of Student Government, Mental Health Board, Quill and Scroll Honor Society, and National Honor Society. Whenever time allows, Lindsey enjoys making TikToks and working her part-time job at Cookies By Design. She loves listening to country music, hanging out with friends and watching her comfort show, “Grey’s Anatomy.” This year Lindsey hopes to help the younger photographers on staff learn a lot while also growing as a photographer herself.

Laura Benteman is a senior and a photographer for “The Express.” Outside of newspaper she is also a photographer for the yearbook, “BVNW Horizon,” the communications manager and photographer for BVNW Theatre and is a part of NHS and Rise. She works as a nanny and loves to volunteer with her church. In her free time she can be seen hanging out with friends, listening to music, babysitting, thrifting, caring for her numerous plants and of course taking photos. This year Laura hopes to improve her photography skills and further develop her photography style.

​​Lila Vancrum is a senior and Editor-In-Chief for “The Express.” This is her third year on staff, previously serving as a photographer and photo editor. Outside of newspaper, Lila is involved in girl’s soccer, KAY Club, Team Up for St. Jude’s, NHS and Quill & Scroll. In her free time she enjoys going out to eat, hanging out with friends and binging TV shows, her favorites include “One Tree Hill” and “Pretty Little Liars.” Lila is excited to take on the role of being an Editor-In-Chief and hopes to improve the photography for stories and social media. 

Norah Alasmar is a senior and the Online Photo Editor for “The Express.” This is her second year on staff. Outside of newspaper, Norah is involved in girls golf, NHS, SNHS and KAY Club. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, and watching her favorite shows and movies. Norah is excited to take on this role, and hopes to improve the photos distributed to our readers.

Regan Simeon is a senior and the Social Media Editor of BVNWnews. This is her second year on staff and she previously served as a photographer and designer for “The Express”. Outside of publications she is a member of NHS, NEHS, Quill & Scroll, Medical Club, Mental Health Board as well as the Communications Manager for the Executive Board of Student Government. Outside of school she spends her time at Above the Barre Dance Academy as a competitive dancer on the studio’s company team as well as an assistant and teacher. In her free time she enjoys spending time with friends, binge watching TV shows and going to the movie theater. Regan is eager to kick the year off and is looking forward to bettering and expanding Northwest’s social media presence.