All Quiet on the High School blog

I’m taking a quick break from applying public pressure to state representatives, working on what might be my first novel (God willing and the crick don’t rise), and posting videos of cats to congratulate the participants of the New Visions: Journalism and Media Studies class of 2011.

Under the guidance and tutelage of their teacher, Ann-Marie Sheehan, the students were given an opportunity to learn about and examine the journalism field and, more importantly, its changing role (as well as what it still needs to change in order to stay relevant) in the 21st Century.

They posted their projects, musings, and even the occasional video of cats doing awesome things over on the High School blog. Sadly, while their work over the course of the last year will be retained on the blog for posterity, their program has ended and the time has come for them to turn in the figurative keys.

To say that many of the bloggers in our area just go through the motions would be an insult to kinetic energy. Yet here were these students, all of them with unique viewpoints and many not even old enough to buy a lottery ticket, examining real world issues and showing a genuine enthusiasm in what they were doing. It was a reminder of what it was like to actually do and say the things we want to do and say, rather than what we feel like we need to do and say. It was refreshing, but more importantly it was informative and at times impressive.

So to Taylor, Tobi, Peter, Katie, Michelle, Robert, Jaclyn, Michael, Cress, and Kyle, the best of luck to you in all your future endeavors and keep on keeping on. Take pride in your work, always.