Austin speaking:

I distinctly remember this time last year. I was just a little junior being a busy bee editing all of the Arts & Entertainment pages, wondering what I would be doing on staff the next year. Would I be editor-in-chief, just as I had aspired to be since my first year on staff? And what about the staff itself – would we be just as awesome, even after losing over 15 super talented seniors? The answer to both of these questions turned out to be yes, but now is the time in which all of the staff members returning next year are probably asking themselves these questions. All of the people coming back next year had a brief meeting with our adviser, Kathy Habiger, last week and it was so weird not being able to be included in it. Although it was a sad reminder that my time on staff will be coming to an end relatively soon, I am eager to see how our future editors step it up in order to prove themselves as we finish our last two issues. Issue seven will be sent to the printer next week and after that we’ll only have issue eight, our special senior issue, to crank out.

Kristina speaking:

Last Thursday, the returning staff members met to discuss leadership positions for next year. Now is the prime time to really show that they want to be a leader for next year’s newspaper. Within the next few weeks, the staff will also be looking at applications that new staff members sent in last week for next year. It’s strange knowing that we only have one issue left before our time is up as editors-in-chief. It’s so sad not to be a part of the selection process for next year, but I know the staff will be just as strong.

Hanna speaking:

As Kristina mentioned, the staff members are soon going to start picking new members for next year. I can’t believe this time has already come. I remember last year when we told everyone who made staff that they had been picked by dressing up as Harry Potter characters and running around with an owl delivering “owl post.” (That was my idea, and I’m very proud of it). Now, we aren’t going to be involved in the process of picking new members, and I’m pretty sad about it. maybe I’ll just be like former editor-in-chief Sarah Darby, who followed us around last year just because she didn’t want to miss the excitement. In fact, I’m sure I’ll be like that. There’s no way I’m missing it when they go around and tell the newbies that they made staff. I’ll be there whether I’m invited or not.