Hi’s Eye Staff 2018-19 Farewell Quotes

Hi's Eye Staff|May 9, 2019

To finish off the year, the Hi’s Eye staff was asked to sum up their three years in Journalism in just a few short words. The pull quotes dispersed throughout this page are some of what the staff had to say about what being in Room 111 means to them.

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After switching jobs 13 years into my teaching career, I was terrified and full of anxiety starting this new journey. I was given such a powerful and important responsibility and there is no way that I could have handled that challenge without this group. This staff is intelligent, dedicated, and loyal. They truly cared about the important things in life: relationships, truth, and happiness. I never thought that halfway through my career I would learn new things, or become inspired again. But, this group of students did just that — they taught me and they inspired me, but most importantly, they made me laugh every single day. It is because of them and the home we built together in Room 111 that I know I made the right decision to come to WHS.

— McDonald

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I feel so lucky to be a new part of the Hi’s Eye tradition at WHS. This group proved throughout the year that student journalists are real journalists—I’ll especially never forget their dedication putting together the Dr. Nelson tribute issue. My Hi’s Eye workday is Mondays; at the beginning of the year I decided to also come in “a few Wednesdays” to help proofread—but really to attempt to get to know the students better. Now I come to Room 111 on Wednesday mornings all the time, because there’s no place I’d rather be. (This talented group is also why McDonald and I think about Hi’s Eye constantly and text each other after hours so much!) It’s a real privilege to read students’ writing, to discover what they care about, and to know them as the wonderful people that they are. I’ve learned as much from this class of seniors as they might have from us advisers. I’ll never forget ‘my’ first group of Hi’s Eye students!

— O’Connor

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I never had a voice before Hi’s Eye. I was always the quiet girl in class, who had an opinion, but never shared it. This newspaper gave me a voice. It gave me a platform to not only share my feelings, but also share other students’ feelings. There are no words to fully do justice to the Hi’s Eye experience. Room 111 is a room like no other. From the late nights spent at school, the stress if finishing an article on deadline, to the tears from different articles that were written, I wouldn’t change it for the world. There are a lot of things I won’t remember from high school, but my time in Hi’s Eye is something I will truly never forget.

— Natalie Becker