Staff and Editorial

Nate Barkow ‘25 is an only child, food lover, and senior starting his 14th year at Grace. The Editor-in-Chief of The Grace Gazette, Nate is excited for his third year as a member of The Gazette team. He looks forward to bringing the Grace community closer together with superlative stories and reinvigorating The Gazette Club. Outside of school, Nate explores New York (with his Cavapoo, Lucie), plays tennis, and tries new foods, continuing his quest to try cuisine from a variety of countries (more than 25 and counting)! 

Hallie Rosenzweig ‘25, the Editorial Director, is returning for her third year with The Gazette! When Hallie is not in school or working on The Gazette and Good Morning Grace, she loves playing soccer, running, and spending quality time with friends and family. Hallie loves to explore the cuisine New York City has to offer and has a particular adoration for Thai Food. This year for The Gazette, Hallie aims to continue developing Good Morning Grace and Grace’s media and creative presence.

Mason Zelenko ‘25 is a Deputy Editor at The Grace Gazette. He likes editing people’s articles to make them the best they can be to foster a spirit of inquiry for The Gazette. (it’s kind of why he took the job). In his free time, he listens to music and writes with it playing in the background. He also reviews new albums from established artists. Mason also has friends with whom he hangs out a lot, and is an avid poet with several collections in his portfolio.

Cassie Ball ‘26 is an English and Scottish history buff and hockey enthusiast. She is a junior at Grace and a Deputy Editor of The Gazette. This is her second as a member of The Gazette! When not doing schoolwork, she loves to be outdoors, whether that be hiking, walking, or running. She also enjoys spending quality time with her friends and family and reading when she has downtime. Cassie’s favorite food is the Piccante Pie from John’s of Bleecker Street. This year, for The Gazette, Cassie wants to help Grace students and faculty find their voices. 

Elif Caliskan ‘25 is a senior writer and co-director of Good Morning Grace. In her free time, she likes to watch movies, socialize, and walk her dog in the park while listening to music. She can’t wait to see what this new year will bring and the progress the Gazette will make as a whole. Specifically, she looks forward to contributing media, through photography and creative advertisements for our Gazette. 

Ronan Kenyon ’25 is a staff writer for The Gazette. When he isn’t writing masterfully crafted articles, he enjoys the gym and Chipotle (getting brown rice, black beans, chicken, lettuce, sour cream, and cheese is a blessing to mankind). Not only is he also a 3-time pizza-eating contest winner at Pete & Elda’s Bar (or Carmen’s Pizza) in Neptune City, New Jersey, but he also has a twin brother! For The Gazette, Ronan is interested in writing about movies, co-hosting podcasts and editing them, as well as holding post-game interviews with student-athletes.

Pippa Locke ‘25 dreams of opening a gallery one day. When she is not doing school work, she likes to listen to music, go on walks, and be with family and friends. She is excited to be on The Gazette this year to continue producing GraceCast!

India Bischof ‘27 is a first time member of The Gazette, and a staff writer. When not doing school work, India likes to read books by authors like Sally Rooney. She enjoys hanging out with friends and trying new places to eat. India also likes to walk along the Hudson River Park. This year, for The Gazette, she would like to write thoughtful stories that touch on both Grace and the outside world. 

Siena Green ‘27 is a new edition to The Gazette. In her free time, Siena takes her dog on walks and photographs flowers and other nature. One of Siena’s favorite foods is strawberries and her favorite meal is breakfast. This year for The Gazette, Siena hopes to become a better writer as the year goes on and develop different perspectives and opinions about certain topics.

Blake Herman ‘27 is new to The Grace Gazette. He enjoys playing chess and doing street photography around the city. Blake loves Italian food so much; it is pretty much all he eats. This year on The Gazette, he is excited to become an advocate for the Grace community.

Serena Huber ‘27 is new to The Gazette. When she is not writing riveting pieces, you can find her listening to jazz, reading, or teaching toddlers how to ice skate. This year, for the Gazette, Serena aspires to dazzle the school by posing deep and meaningful questions and by creating content for Good Morning Grace. 

Caleb Lopata ‘26 is a new reporter with a raging passion for uncovering the covered. When not at school or in the field, you can catch him hanging out with his friends and playing recreational basketball at Riverside Park. Fun fact: he is unable to sneeze just once.  It has to be at least three sneezes or even more! This year for The Grace Gazette, Caleb is ready to take a deep dive into the high school’s untold stories waiting to be discovered.

Zarina Medeiros ‘26 is an enthusiastic staff writer leaping into her second year with The Grace Gazette. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and exploring new places. This year, Zarina hopes to improve her writing and interviewing skills and do her best to support The Gazette. Last year, she focused on writing stories about community events, such as her articles on community meetings and winter sports. Outside of Journalism, Zarina loves to play tennis and read work from other journalists for inspiration. 

Fiona Miller ’26, is an enthusiastic writer in her second year with The Grace Gazette. In her free time, she enjoys traveling to and exploring new places. This year, Fiona hopes to improve her writing and interviewing skills and do her best to support The Gazette.

Sally Perlman ‘26 is a first-year member of The Grace Gazette. Outside of school, she likes playing guitar, discussing films, and writing poetry. Fun Fact: Sally has had some unusual encounters, including being bitten by a bat and getting hit by a gallon of milk! This year, she hopes to enhance her writing skills and delve deeper into her passions for film and literature through her work with The Gazette.

Juliette Robertson ’25 is very excited to begin her first year with The Grace Gazette! She started drawing for articles last year and is thrilled to be officially joining The Gazette community. In her free time, she enjoys playing the guitar and biking. Her favorite food is pasta. This year, for The Gazette, she hopes to connect with the community through her drawings!

Wesley Tyson ‘26 is a new staff writer for The Grace Gazette. He has a passion for creative and critical writing, and is excited for the future of his promising career. While not being an aspiring journalist, Wes likes to travel, hang out with friends, and save kittens from trees. A fun fact about him is that he gets really anxious when coming up with fun facts, trying to sound interesting but resorting to favorite colors (that one shade of purple), old songs (“Mary had a Little Lamb”), or boring anecdotes (the attack of ‘09). He also has the bestest most amazingsauce cat, Lulu, Queen of the Fairies and devourer of souls, in the whole wide world!

Wilson Urist ‘27 is passionate about politics and history. Outside of school, he interns for the New York Democratic Party, where he has worked on numerous federal and state political campaigns across Suffolk County. His favorite movie is “The Devil Wears Prada”. This year, for The Gazette, he would like to write about civic topics in the U.S. and worldwide, and how they relate to Grace students. He is immensely excited to be joining The Gazette team, and is hyped to get involved.

Brian Reilly is the faculty advisor of the Grace Gazette. Encouraged by the prospects of the eager editors, reporters, videographers, and podcasters on the Gazette staff, Mr. Reilly knows the Journalism team will discover that the exposition of truth empowers the influencers of the future.