Dear senior staff reporters and editors,

We really appreciated all that you brought to the staff this year and all that we accomplished together. Congratulations on your graduation tonight and best of luck in the future!  Here’s some specific things we loved about each one of you!  

Ace Donnelly

You always brought such a unique perspective and personality when it came to writing your stories, especially on your latest one  about the band Your Arms Are My Cocoon. In that story, you displayed such a euphoric and surreal photo and words that captured every moment in real life time. –Edwich

I loved the story about your concert because it had very vivid details. Your editing and story ideas have definitely improved since the beginning of the year. –Shashi

I liked your writing and commentary while we were doing the pyramid attribution style in groups. You’re very cooperative and overall a good partner. –Fatima

One thing I really appreciate about your stories is the authenticity that is very clear in how you write and what you write about like with the concert. It’s something you care about and it shows. –Alisa

Davilise Cora

Your advice and significant words had an impact on not just the people who seeked it through “Off The Record,” but also on the team whenever we needed someone to share their own thoughts towards our stories and topics. You took part in such a beautiful subject and did not, in any way, shape, or form, fail to deliver. –Edwich

The stories about color guard and your social media posts were so consistent. Your stories were very detailed and had a lot of information. You were a huge contribution to the music and arts sections. –Shashi

When we asked questions, you always had good commentary. You always kept conversations flowing and made a good addition to the class. –Fatima

One thing I really appreciate about you is how you bring liveliness to class. What I really like about your stories is that you write about what you’re passionate about like color guard. –Alisa

Cinthia Salvador

You have such a very creative mind that even when the honors stories had such a nearing deadline and you had nothing done, you always managed to whip something up and come through with your own story without fail every time. Your own perspective as a senior, a music lover, and a Hispanic American helped push your stories towards their highest possibilities. And I especially appreciated how you brought your own raw, bubbly personality to every meeting we had this year. –Edwich

I loved your story about TikTok. You were always up to date with new story ideas and your art work was unique. You got a lot of social media posts for Fit of the Week which really boosted the account. You showed a lot of passion in your writing and it didn’t feel like you were just doing it for an assignment; rather you approached every task with your biggest effort. –Shashi

You were very nice when I worked with you. I enjoyed your commentary on every group discussion, mostly because I agreed with it and you really kept the class morale up. –Fatima

One thing I really appreciate about you is your openness towards everyone, and what I really like about your stories is that you used such powerful language that really evoked the readers’ emotions, especially in your “speech.” –Alisa

RJ Tayag

RJ, just like Ace, you had a unique personality because of your own differences that set you apart from the rest of his staff. Being a male senior allowed you to explore the depths of certain topics that others on this staff couldn’t. You displayed perseverance towards your articles and always had new and interesting topics for us to keep in mind. –Edwich

I like your album review. It really stood out because all the music types were varied, like some wrote about rap and some wrote about pop. Your story helped the variety. You had good artwork for that story as well and it matched the vibe the story gave. –Shashi

I’ve worked with you a few times. I also liked your commentary and your writing is very enlightening. –Fatima

One thing I really appreciate about you is how your ideas about stories are really unique, like sports tournaments and getting into the minds of athletes at our school. It’s nothing I can say I really thought or cared about prior to hearing you talk about it. –Alisa

Marielle Ssegujja

Marielle, if anyone on the staff did, you played the most important role. Without your advertising and constant push towards success on our team, the journalism team of 2024-2025 would not have been able to advance and progress as much as we did this year. You took a special part in all of our stories, no matter how small or big, and managed to bring them towards their full potential. Without your A-game mentality and talented techniques, we would’ve been lost. –Edwich

You are an amazing social media runner. You consistently posted and increased account views. Your story posts for Fit of the Week were so different every time. Your consistently was pretty good as well. You are so unique with your posting. –Shashi

You were mostly the backbone of the class and carried the social media. You’re the reason why we have all these new and relevant ideas on the social media part. You make it in a way that its very trendy.  –Fatima

One thing I really appreciate about you is your outwardness. You are very bold in both what you write about and of course how you present yourself. It’s refreshing and inspiring actually. –Alisa