Meet Our Consultants

Hello! My name is Halle, I’m a senior here at AC. As for my qualifications as an editor, I’ve been in the AP Academy since freshman year, and have taken a total of 10 Advanced Placement classes. I do enjoy looking over papers, though I tend to be a bit nit-picky, but I always mean well. I will try my best to offer words of encouragement and reassurance throughout my criticism, as I found this helped me a lot last year when writing papers.

Strengths: Grammar/punctuation, syntax/structure, word choice, and more.

Relevant Coursework: AP Language & Composition, AP Seminar, and AP Research. A score of 34 on the English portion of the ACT, and a 35 on Reading. 

Hello, my name is Allie Patton and I am a senior AP Academy student here at Alexander Central. As a writing reviser, I would take on a more nurturing role rather than picking apart what is bad within the piece of writing. I would most likely be the one who would tell you what you did exceptionally well in addition to kind and friendly feedback. 

Strengths: I am very good at pinpointing what a teacher, or rubric, wants within a piece of writing.

Relevant Coursework: I have completed one AP English class in addition to taking/have taken the AP courses required to be eligible for Capstone. 

Hi! My name is Madison Rusinek, I’m a senior here at ACHS and this is my second year being a member of the Writing Center. I look forward to helping you all express yourself and your thoughts through writing. 

Strengths: Creating outlines, word choice, and academic writing.

Relevant Coursework: I made a 31 on both the English and Reading portions of the ACT. I’ve taken both AP Language and Composition and AP Seminar, and I’m currently taking AP Literature and AP Research.

Hello, my name is Nate Dahlstrom and I am a senior at ACHS. I am a very harsh critic and will offer very detailed commentary on issues I see in your paper. 

Strengths: Word choice (my strongest), sentence structure, and overall paragraph/paper structure.

Relevant Coursework: AP Language and Composition, AP Literature, AP Seminar, and AP Research.

Hi, I am Rya Duckworth. I am a senior this year and it will be my first year as a part of the writing center. I am an AP Capstone Candidate and have been a part of the AP Academy since my freshman year. I can be brutally honest or gently constructive with my suggestions, whichever will benefit you the most. I am happy to help in any way that is needed :)

Strengths: Grammar, word choice, sentence phrasing/paragraph structure, citations

Relevant Coursework: Received a 33 and 32 on the English and Reading portions of the ACT. AP Seminar, AP Language and Composition, AP Research, and AP Literature.

Hi! My name is Christian Arroyo and I am a senior. I am a capstone candidate and have been a member of AP Academy since freshman year. My style of feedback is more critical and straightforward. If this is a style of feedback that you are looking for, HMU. 

Strengths: Displaying complex ideas in coherent sentences that are easy to digest.

Relevant Coursework: AP Seminar, AP Language and Composition, AP Research, and AP Literature.

Hi everyone! My name is Tayler Sigmon and this year I am a senior. The writing center truly helped me and I want to do the same for you! I am excited to be in the writing center and look forward to helping you! 

Strengths: Sentence structures, grammar/grammatical errors, and evaluating context.

Relevant Coursework: AP Language and Composition, AP Seminar, and AP Literature.

Hello! My name is Alexander Morales. I'm currently in 12th grade. I once won a class competition for the best thesis while in AP Lang. In regards to how I give feedback, I always try to let others know how I truthfully feel about their paper. I believe that a crucial step to becoming a better writer is to better grasp the perspective and feelings of the reader. 

Strengths: Word choice, grammar, and the thesis portion of my essays.

Relevant Coursework: AP Language, AP Literature, and on my ACT I scored a 32 on the English section and a 29 on my Reading.

Hi! My name is Tori Andras and I am a senior this year. I have been a part of the AP Academy since sophomore year and have taken 7 total AP classes (including this year). When editing your paper, I can give both positive feedback and constructive criticism.  

Strengths: Analyzing the structure, message, and overall content of your paper. I am also very confident in helping with citations. 

Relevant Coursework: AP Seminar, AP Lang, AP Research, and AP Literature.

Hi! My name is Bella Pritchard and I am a senior this year at ACHS. I am in AP academy and am a Capstone Diploma Candidate. I want to assist others in their writing because I know how vital it was for me when forming my IWA and IRR. I will be direct in what needs to be fixed but also will give you a gentle guiding hand to show you that it will all work out :)

Strengths: Grammer, word choice, showing you how to be a rubric slut, and finding ways to enhance your writing into a more creative perspective.

Relevant Coursework: AP Seminar, AP Research, AP Lang, AP Literature

My name is Dylan Jamison. As a consultant in the writing center, I will give you constructive criticism, as well as any advice I have for your submission. As long as I know what your goal is with your submission, I will do my best to help you achieve that goal. 

Strengths: Outlining Papers; Constructing Theses; Writing FRQs; Advanced Content in Math, English, and Science; Lab Write-ups.

Relevant Coursework: AP Seminar, AP Lang, AP Research, and AP Literature

Hey! My name is Laney and I am a senior at ACHS. I am a part of the AP Capstone program as well as the cohort program. My revising style is more nurturing and I will give constructive criticism and encouraging words. While I am a nurturing revisor, I will not sugarcoat it too much and I will make you aware of problem areas. I can adapt my revising to fit your needs. I’m excited to work with you this year :)

Strengths: I am familiar with AP rubrics and how to follow them. 

Relevant Coursework: AP Lang, AP Seminar, AP Research, ENG-111, and ENG-112