Farewell

Crossword Answers

Thank You

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29. Feral 28. Determined 26. Adaptable 24. Cords 22. Tiger 21. Tassel 20. Scholarship 17. Summer 16. STEM 13. Spectacular 10. Chaotic 8. Career 7. Strange Across

For the past four years, I have been a member of the Fishers Publications sta and it has been one of the best rides imaginable. Telling people I was in A218 since day one of high school is a major point of pride for me. I got the chance to be a reporter, sports editor, online editor and, this year, editor-in-chief. It is cheesy, but what makes this group so special is the people. Every person interacts and connects with each other on a deep level and that does not happen in many classes. e people I met freshman year le such a positive mark on me as did the group I met this year and everyone in between. It was especially amazing to be with this group of seniors. e 14 of us, many of them on sta for three years, are some of the best people ever. To all of you on sta - Andrew, Fletcher, Malak, Lily, Emma, Nicholas, Emi, Emerson, Ben G., Ava, Madelyn, Laura, Abby, Katrell, Kindell, Avery, Ben R., Sydney and Veda - you guys have made putting in hours of e ort easy. Of course, none of this is possible without our adviser, Jordan MacMillan. We thought we would never see her again once the pandemic canceled the rest of sophomore year, but a er our previous advisor, the alsowonderful Kristine Brown, le , bam, she became our teacher, and helped us in countless ways. Given the tough job of graduating and becoming a teacher in the middle of Covid, she did so much for us from day one. She is always there for all of us anytime and we truly are lucky to have the best newspaper adviser ever. We are nothing without our readers. If you ever read a story, thank you. We as a school and publication went through many changes. As a school, we went through a pandemic. As a sta , we completely rebranded, made mistakes and tried our best to get better through it all, and we thank you for sticking with us. Any time we heard about people reading our stories, it made all of us feel better. Journalism is a necessary piece of a society, whether it is a school society or our world as a whole. As student journalists, we were obligated to continue to bring you all the news, whether in print or online. We all will go our separate ways, but we all still will be impacted by the news of the world around us. Being a small part of the world’s journalism pie is an honor and we all felt that. As you go on, remember to seek truth and never stop being informed; it is a great tool to make all of us better. We have loved being your high school news source and I know, like everyone else, that even though it was stressful at times, we will miss it. ank you all for this wonderful experience. -Nate Albin