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by Ryan Bauslaugh
Why are so few students in
terested in the school newspaper?
This question has bothered
me ever since I joined the staff at the
beginning of the semester. I may be
off base about this. Maybe there are
people that would like to be on the
Clarion staff, but I have not heard any
one inquiring. Honestly, I would not
even be on the staff myself if I had not
signed up for the journalism class,
which I had no idea was actually a class
that not only taught students about
journalism, but taught them firsthand.
There are only eight individuals in my
class who are on the staff for the first
time. They have very little experience
in journalism period, and that leaves
only our two editors working on the
paper. With this current system, the
Clarion will have another brand new
staff next year, and they will only be
around for a single semester. It will be
very difficult for the newspaper to ever
get better if more people do not commit
to helping out.
For people who are actually le
gitimately interested in helping with the
newspaper, it is important to imderstand
how many different things go into pro
ducing a newspaper. The first element
in putting together a good newspaper is
there must be articles. Now this may
sound fiinny, but in our last paper we
only had about half the articles written
by students. The great thing about writ
ing for the newspaper is that you can
write about what captures your atten
tion. Additionally, for those who are
curious about the behind the scenes
stuff, there are editing and layout jobs
available. Basically, what I am saying is
the newspaper has endless possibilities;
it just needs more people who want to
make it good.
Now the students are not the
only people who need to take more in
terest in the newspaper. Administration
could give us a little help as well. For
example, the editors layout the paper in
one of the computer labs late at night.
We could really use our own classroom
or publications lab. The room would
give the newspaper a more physical
existence and a place to base our work.
Secondly, we could use our own com
puters. This would save a lot of time
for oiu- staff writers and editors. We
would not have to wait for the lab any
more, and we could write whenever we
wanted. These are simple elements to
assembling a good paper that most high
school newspapers have.
All in all, what the Clarion
needs is more student involvement. I
do not know how many people actually
read it, but I have had some people that
told me they did not even know we had
a school newspaper. The current staff
has worked hard all semester, and I must
give them credit, but this is no way to
run a newspaper. We put out six pa
pers this year (three this semester), and
they were not very long. The newspa
per has great potential here. If you are
interested in helping make it better,
please do not be shy. Get involved.
An Editor Says Goodnight
by Jamie Tomasello
I had planned to write a long
editorial about what I have lost and
gained while being a student at
Brevard, but I decided this is not the
place or the time. I have decided to
write of what I learned.
I learned that there is more to
life than parties and GPAs. I learned
that one cannot leam from books alone.
I learned that there are good people
out there in the world. Many of them
go unrecognized. One must keep his
eyes open because one cannot see if
he is blind. I would like to recognize
those who deserve the recognition;
those who have touched my life here,
and I will go in to the real world
changed.
Emie Mills: He showed me it
takes more than a church and a Bible
to beheve, it takes faith... and maybe a
litde bit of music.
Jon Gudmundson: Although
I have never been in one of his classes,
I have seen him work. If anyone caii
make music a tangible object, he can.
When conducting, he reaches into the
fog of chords, modes, and charts, pulls
it aside, and steps right in. He does not
teach standing from afar; he is within
Tom Bell: He has shown me
that teachers are human. They have
feelings, and care (and worry) about
their students. He is not typical, nor is
he common. Mr. Bell is a rarity who is
real. Besides, anyone who can keep a
whole ethics class alive for a whole se
mester must be doing something right.
Betsy Burrows: I was only in
her class for a few days, but I have seen
her almost everyday. She is a teacher who
does not hide from her students before
class or during her office hours. I have
seen her staying until 9:30 p.m. helping
students because she wants to, not be
cause she has to.
Rhue Miller: This year. The
Clarion has gone through major changes
in both style and in the staff. Yet, she
has been always there behind me and
the rest of the staff for support and en
couragement. I have never known an
other person who felt so proud after an
issue, with the scent of newspaper in
her clothes and uik on her hands.
Last but definitely not the least,
Paul Zinke: Emie Mills showed me faith,
and Tom Bell showed me hope, but Paul
showed me love. As the Apostle Paul
states, ‘So faith, hope, love abide, these
three; but the greatest of these is love.”
Right now, it is 3:42 a.m. I am finishing
up the newspaper layout, so it can be
ready for the press at 7:00 a.m. Paul, ex
hausted from working, is passed out on
the Writing Center couch. He has been
here all night running errands for me,
typing up articles, and supporting me
through this last issue. And tomorrow,
he has an English exam at 8:30 a.m. To
morrow (well, I guess, technically to
day.) is our anniversary. I wanted Paul
and everyone to know how much I ap
preciate his dedication, support, and
love.
I am leaving Brevard with
boxes of books and clothes, but most
inportantly, a heart fiill of memories, and
a mind full of lessons learned.
Thank you.
The Clarion
Staff
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Editor~in-Chief
Assistant Editor
News
Features
Campus Life
Arts&
Entertainment
Sports Editor
Sports Staff
Photography
Advisor
Jamie Tomasello
Paul Zinke
Lisa Jarrett
Vivian Rivers
Kim Schaper
Paul Zinke
Tremayne Pearson
Ryan Bauslaugh
Ginger Palmer
Dee Wilson
Adam Beck
Kim Schaper
Rhuemma C. Miller