Lexie Crawford, Editor-in-Chief
Lexie is a senior this year and is ecstatic to be serving as the Hilltopper’s Editor-in-Chief for the second year! Lexie has been writing journalistically since fourth grade when she joined the Journalism Club at Johnson Elementary. After discovering her love for writing there, she began writing as a “budding journalist” for Fort Thomas Matters. She later joined the Highlands Middle School Journalism Program, in which she co-started and co-edited their first online newspaper.
Lexie has been part of the Highlands High School Journalism Department since freshman year, serving as Photo Editor sophomore year and Editor-in-Chief this year and last. In addition to her love of writing, Lexie has also nurtured a passion for photography by participating in the Envision Project, a selective darkroom photography class for 12 students in the Cincinnati area, for the past three years. She has run her own photography business, Lexie Crawford Photography, for a few years as well.
Outside of journalism, Lexie is an active member of the Fort Thomas and Greater Cincinnati community. Lexie is the Class of 2021’s Treasurer and a Governor’s Scholar. She is also a member of the National Honor Society, as well as the National Math, Spanish, and English Honor Societies (treasurer of NEHS). She is a dedicated student and stays busy with many other activities.
