On April 22, select members of the North Howler staff traveled to Norfolk to take part in the Class B Journalism State Championships. Senior editor-in-chief Mallory Ringenberg earned 2nd place in Headline Writing and 8th in Newspaper Column Writing. Ringenberg was also recently awarded 3rd place in Column Writing in the UNO High School Media Contest and earned an Honorable Mention for two columns from the Nebraska Press Women High School Communications Contest.
Ringenberg has been a part of the Newspaper staff since her sophomore year, when the program had just started. Her contributions have helped build the program into what it is today, first as a reporter, then content editor, and now as Editor-in-Chief. Ringenberg’s tenacity, work ethic, and selflessness as the leader of the North Howler has earned her Wolf of the Week.
“Mallory has been really helpful as an editor-in-chief, she has kept the show organized at the North Howler,” Senior editor and photographer Brandon Urbano said. “She has been really supportive of everybody and their ideas. She strives to make sure we’re putting out the best content, and she does a really good job at making sure we cover all types of groups in school.”
On top of her academic involvement throughout the school, Ringenberg also plays soccer and is a part of the bowling team. Despite of a recent injury that kept her from play, she manages to still bring positivity and morale to the team.
“Mallory is always positive, she’s always present,” Junior Alayna Vaughn said. “She provides an external view from off of the field that players may not see, and is always open-minded.”
Whether she is writing a story or playing on the field, Ringenberg does everything to her best ability. She’s always trying to find new interesting ways to make her work better.
“Mallory is so strong at developing ideas and finding the root of an interesting story,” Newspaper adviser Chloe Healy said. “She’s not going to write something that’s fluffy and a space filler, she wants to be really purposeful with her journalism.”
With her senior year coming to a close, so does Ringenberg’s pivotal role in the journalism department. The drive and passion she brings to all she does will continue to take her a long way.
“I love so many things about having Mallory run the North Howler with me, but I will also miss Mallory just as a person,” Healy said. “She’s strong and funny, but also sensitive and has so many good ideas. I’ll just really miss her.”
