2019-2020 Staff
Gus Schlomer ’21
Quill Vet, trying to go to college for journalism. @stoolpresidente is my dad. I love you, Dave. Panthers by 1000. "You'd never believe how hard it is to find a wet suit in Boston." - Dave Portnoy President of Barstool...
Rob Engelhardt ’20
"I don't even know what that means, No one knows what it means, but it's provocative "- Kanye
Nicholas Hunter ’20
"Everybody's gotta live, and everybody's gonna die. Everybody just wanna have a good, good time. I think you know the reason why" - Mac Miller
Michael Connolly ’20
"If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day." - Tupac Shakur. Authentic, Tom Brady enthusiast, Baseball fanatic.
Jason Thomas ’20
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open...
Dakota Postel ’20
"The Zen philosopher Basha once wrote, 'A flute with no holes, is not a flute. A donut with no hole, is a Danish.'" - Ty Webb
Henry Mazza ’21
"I don't know what it is wit females, but I'm not too good at that shit" - Kanye West
Zach Thompson ’20
"Do not follow where the pay may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mitch Bareswilt ’21
"When I go to Subway I ask for a water glass and I always fill it with Fresca because I'm a monster, sir." - Andres Holmvik
Chase Schaerer ’20
"Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way." - Michael Scott
Jackson Grimmelsman ’21
“Why don’t I go eat some hay? I can make things out of clay, or lay by the bay. I just may. Whaddya say?” — Happy Gilmore
Jack Bruggeman ’20
First year writer for The Quill! "Now that's what I call high quality H2O"- Bobby Boucher
Carmine Domenicone ’20
Second year on the Quill, with much more left in the tank. Honored to accept the Editor in Chief role alongside my brother, Mason "Cheddar Chunk" Berger. Looking forward to my last ride with the boys this senior year... stay tune...
Connor Magness ’20
You've probably seen me around the hall known for my muscle definition and 6'-5", 250 frame. First year guy on The Quill. "I'm not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?" - Chandler Bing
Mason Berger ’20
Quill veteran. Undisputed leader of the staff. Elder football and baseball. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Don't write checks you can't cash. "I pity the fool." - Mr. T
Jacob Cowans ’20
This is my first year working for The Purple Quill, and I can't wait to get some awesome stories out! I am a cross country and track runner for Elder, and was in the art club for three years. I am also in the Honor's Program ...
Zack Williams ’20
10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure, 50% pain is 100% reason to remember the name-ZDUB-ZACK WILLIAMS....WHATCHA NAME! ELECTRIC FACTORY...ELDER-ELDER-ELDER. GO PANTHERS
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Gary Rogers has been advising the staff of The Purple Quill since he joined the Elder faculty in the winter of 2011. In the summer of 2012, he attended a Journalism "bootcamp" at the Reynolds Institute in Reno, Nevada. While th...