Letter from the Editor

Letter From the Editor-in-Chief

Thank you for picking up the second April edition of the USF Encounter, “School’s Out for Summer.” In this issue, you will find a summer guide on things to do in Illinois, upcoming concerts, summer blockbusters and much more to get you excited for the coming months.

I have accepted the position as Editor-in-Chief for the 2022 Fall semester, and this is my first issue that I’m Editor-in-Chief. I’m both nervous and excited to take this role: nervous because I tend to stay away from leadership roles, but excited to step out of my comfort zone. I’m looking forward to learning new skills and working with the Encounter team to put out future issues. I also want to say thank you to Sarah for helping and guiding me as I take on this position. She has done a great job putting together the past issues and leading the Encounter staff.

As the school year comes to an end, “School’s Out for Summer” is the last issue of the semester. I want to look back at the amazing job the Encounter staff has done to create some unique issues and ideas. Each page consists of hand-drawn illustrations by our staff. We wanted to capture the fun of drawing, doodling and sketching during school.

This was my first semester as part of the Encounter, and I enjoyed working with everyone and seeing how passionate they are when creating each issue. Everyone put in hard work this semester to ensure we put out the best work for the student body. I can’t wait to work with the team next semester.

Lastly, I would like to thank our seniors who have been involved with the Encounter their last semester here at St. Francis: Shayna Griffith, Cosme Lozano and Dallas Matlock. Congratulations, and we wish you all the best!

Again, thank you for picking up our final issue of the school year. We hope you have a fun and safe summer!

All the love, Val Reyes