R.I.

Rita Ionides

“Becoming more involved in journalism has been something that’s really brought me back to this school and the people in it. Coming out of the pandemic and throughout really the first few years of high school, I didn’t think of myself as a Community student, per se. Going in, I had some negative experiences and some negative impressions and going online, of course, there was no one there to talk to. Until I joined journalism and started having all these conversations, you know, hearing all these amazing stories from people around the school and around Kerrytown, I hadn’t thought of myself as being part of this place. And now I definitely do. I think that people who don’t understand Community sometimes look at our seniors and say that they’re successful ‘despite’ having gone to Community: I don’t agree at all. I think I’m successful because I went to Community.”