Allyson Merchant is a senior at Greater Latrobe Senior High School during the 2025-2026 school year. This is her second year on the High Post staff, but this year she returns as an Editor. Allyson is a part of the Varsity Girls Lacrosse team at her school as well as her club team, Pittsburgh Premier Lacrosse Club. Ally loves to write about different people and events. She likes to meet new people and learn about their stories. She’s most excited to help create a positive, uplifting environment for the rest of the High Post staff. Allyson enjoys being behind the camera and capturing different moments. She also likes to work behind the scenes of the online website and the print layout. Allyson is an honor roll student currently attending Pitt at Greensburg for dual enrollment. She’s hoping to continue a career in journalism at a four-year college. Allyson is excited to meet new people and make the most out of her last year at Greater Latrobe.

Nina Scalise is a Junior in her second year as a High Post staff member. She has been a part of the WCAT-TV broadcasting studio since her freshman year. While this is Nina’s second year on staff, this year she returns as an Editor. Nina likes to write sports stories and take photos of the sports teams, which allowed her to travel to the DMAC awards at RMU to win an award. She is a varsity letterman for the Latrobe girls’ field hockey team and the Latrobe girls’ lacrosse team. Last season, Nina was awarded Athlete of the Week for the Latrobe Bulletin and was an Honorable Mention for the WPIAL all-section. Nina is an active member of the Interact Club and Key Club. She is also a member of the Spanish National Honor Society and Quill and Scroll Honor Society. Nina is looking forward to this school year and taking on new roles in journalism. Digital Media Arts Consortium, Robert Morris University 2025 Award of Excellence – News/Feature Photojournalism 2026 Award of Excellence – Feature Story   Myron Cope Awards, Point Park University 2026 Best Sports Podcast, 1st Place 2026 Sports Segment in the Field, 3rd Place 2026 Best Journalist for High School Newspaper, 2nd Place 2026 Multimedia Journalist of the Year, 2nd Place   Best of Sno 2025 – One Last Game

Abby Carroll is a senior on The High Post staff and this is her first year taking journalism. She finds journalism very interesting and enjoys going to the events in the community and in the school. Throughout her high school career she has been involved academically and socially at school and throughout the community. She is looking forward to interviewing fellow classmates about their experiences and writing articles. She is a member of the National Honors Society, Spanish National Honor Society, and National Art Honors Society. She is on the girls varsity lacrosse team and has played since she was in seventh grade.  She also spends time in the summer volunteering at a high adventure camp called Outdoor Odyssey because she has a passion for the outdoors. Abby has been skiing since she could walk and loves to travel. In her free time she also mountain bikes with her dad, hangs out with her friends, and cooks different meals. Abby will always try new activities and is addicted to adrenaline. She has a strong interest in biology and anatomy and would love to be a dietitian for a sports team in the NFL or NBA to help the players reach their fullest potential through what they eat. Abby hopes to expand her experience through taking journalism and continue to get involved with her peers during her senior year.