As we conclude the 2025-2026 school year, I would like to yet again take a moment to recognize and appreciate the growth and effort present in all of my classmates.
One student has stood out to me because of the tremendous growth she’s made. Holly Hart’s writing style and quality has steadily improved, and I can especially see it in her articles “Careers in education internships provide benefits” and “Should student athletes have a lighter workload than non-student athletes?” Her articles are concise and informative, which is the goal for journalistic writing. During our final cycle in which the two of us wrote an article together, she took initiative by creating the form we used to collect interviewees and going out to conduct multiple interviews on her own. I am very grateful for her help this cycle, as my life has been getting increasingly hectic with the end of the school year approaching.
I would also like to highlight Kevin Bastida-Ramos. His articles are in-depth, informative and always an interesting read when it is time to review them. His articles manage to give a comprehensive look into topics that have multiple aspects to examine, like the different ways music has affected our generation or the resurgence of older things like fashion and game consoles. He has asked questions on the writing process and asked for advice when needed, and I am happy to see such active involvement from him and many other students.
Another additional article that caught my attention is “Taiwan’s Buddhist temples stand as centers of interdependence and culture” by Isabella Martin. Her writing paints a picture of the grounds of the Fo Guang Shan Monastery with informative history and context weaved into immersive descriptions.
Whether or not they were directly mentioned here, I have seen consistent growth and hard work from every student in journalism. Additionally, I would like to thank Aubrey Scollard-Mason for accepting the role of Opinion Section Editor halfway through the year.
I would be amiss if I didn’t take a moment to recognize work from the third period journalism class as well. While I didn’t get a chance to browse through their works as much as I would have liked, here are a few that stood out to me:
- “Students and staff make a comeback” by Rebecca Honeycutt.
- “Everything to know about the upcoming Hatsune Miku Concert as the performance nears” by Booker Katzer.
- “The cautious struggle to balance hope and fear” by Lucas Townsend.
While I don’t have a second semester to say I look forward to this time, I can say that I believe my classmates will be successful within their jobs, college education, summer plans or whatever awaits them after they leave LSHS’s doors in June.
