"What I'll Miss the Most"
BY GRADUATING SENIORS '20
Serena Han, Graduating co-Editor-in-Chief
It’s hard to fathom life without our weekly Thursday meetings—where we shout out announcements and then make the rounds, ambling up and down rows to chat with the Staff about the latest news while munching on Ms. Hammond’s Trader Joe’s snacks. It’s hard to fathom life without our weekly Monday meetings either—the Chief Staff gathering around one table to edit a promising article together until we inevitably get off track; then, we discuss Amber and Emily’s latest whiteboard cartoon caricatures with a similar fervor. I can’t begin to describe this community when it is so filled to the brim with aspiring writers and news junkies and photographers and cartoonists and sometimes-too-ruthless copy editors and even just plain old confused but interested high schoolers like I myself once was. I feel blessed to know them. Together, they—absent any Monday or Thursday meetings since mid-March—have managed to keep the newspaper alive. I’ll be here to see their creation, and back soon to see the new community they foster.
Anjali Raman, Graduating co-Editor-in-Chief
I hope this note finds you well! As I look back on these past four years at The Spectrum, it seems a foreign concept that it has all come to an end. Our final meeting of the year was on March 5th, and as we meandered the rows of the computer lab eagerly discussing articles and eating all of Ms. Hammond’s delicious Trader Joe’s snacks, I don’t think any of us thought we would never do it again. In my own selfish way, I am somewhat grateful for our ignorance that day; instead of looking for closure after four years, dampening a happy moment with goodbyes, we spent our last meeting doing what we loved the most about The Spectrum: debating and laughing and attempting to create something beautiful. And in the spirit of that day, I don’t want to use my last few words as a Spectrum member to lament the end, but rather to celebrate all the memories we made along the way. Working with Serena, Kirtana, and the rest of the staff this year, we certainly found ways to get the job done, but in our own special, and sometimes rather dysfunctional way. We pored over every mock-up this year delegating space for ads and pictures and articles, and I still don’t think we got a single one right, which always kept us on our toes on layout days. Of course, layout weeks would not be nearly as special without the amazing work of Amber and Emily, who were sure to assuage any of our fears about the state of the issue while simultaneously introducing us to the fascinating world of Bart Baker. I fondly remember our late-night editing sessions where Serena, Kirtana, and I spent hours on the phone laughing as we edited articles with...interesting statements that I know we will quote for years. Mostly, though, I will remember this amazing group of staff that have made my high school experience so memorable. I wish them the best of luck in the future; I know they will continue to write with goodness and grace.
Amber Li, Graduating Layout and Website Editor
Ode to Spectrum ( A Very Deep Poem )
THOU DOTH CALL the writers....
Those who are more like
Dreamers, Intelligentators, Romanticizers, Inspirators
Those with a beautiful soul :)
Me still remembers the profound words
Of old EICS (Serena, Kirtana and Anjali) past
That ring true to this day:
Live Laugh Love
E Cineribus et ab adstra
A very powerful statement
I am like a beautiful phoenix
Rising from the ashes of Spectrum
And reaching for the
Support
Teamwork
Attitude
Responsibility
Respect
Spectrum.
It’s hard to fathom life without our weekly Thursday meetings—where we shout out announcements and then make the rounds, ambling up and down rows to chat with the Staff about the latest news while munching on Ms. Hammond’s Trader Joe’s snacks. It’s hard to fathom life without our weekly Monday meetings either—the Chief Staff gathering around one table to edit a promising article together until we inevitably get off track; then, we discuss Amber and Emily’s latest whiteboard cartoon caricatures with a similar fervor. I can’t begin to describe this community when it is so filled to the brim with aspiring writers and news junkies and photographers and cartoonists and sometimes-too-ruthless copy editors and even just plain old confused but interested high schoolers like I myself once was. I feel blessed to know them. Together, they—absent any Monday or Thursday meetings since mid-March—have managed to keep the newspaper alive. I’ll be here to see their creation, and back soon to see the new community they foster.
Anjali Raman, Graduating co-Editor-in-Chief
I hope this note finds you well! As I look back on these past four years at The Spectrum, it seems a foreign concept that it has all come to an end. Our final meeting of the year was on March 5th, and as we meandered the rows of the computer lab eagerly discussing articles and eating all of Ms. Hammond’s delicious Trader Joe’s snacks, I don’t think any of us thought we would never do it again. In my own selfish way, I am somewhat grateful for our ignorance that day; instead of looking for closure after four years, dampening a happy moment with goodbyes, we spent our last meeting doing what we loved the most about The Spectrum: debating and laughing and attempting to create something beautiful. And in the spirit of that day, I don’t want to use my last few words as a Spectrum member to lament the end, but rather to celebrate all the memories we made along the way. Working with Serena, Kirtana, and the rest of the staff this year, we certainly found ways to get the job done, but in our own special, and sometimes rather dysfunctional way. We pored over every mock-up this year delegating space for ads and pictures and articles, and I still don’t think we got a single one right, which always kept us on our toes on layout days. Of course, layout weeks would not be nearly as special without the amazing work of Amber and Emily, who were sure to assuage any of our fears about the state of the issue while simultaneously introducing us to the fascinating world of Bart Baker. I fondly remember our late-night editing sessions where Serena, Kirtana, and I spent hours on the phone laughing as we edited articles with...interesting statements that I know we will quote for years. Mostly, though, I will remember this amazing group of staff that have made my high school experience so memorable. I wish them the best of luck in the future; I know they will continue to write with goodness and grace.
Amber Li, Graduating Layout and Website Editor
Ode to Spectrum ( A Very Deep Poem )
THOU DOTH CALL the writers....
Those who are more like
Dreamers, Intelligentators, Romanticizers, Inspirators
Those with a beautiful soul :)
Me still remembers the profound words
Of old EICS (Serena, Kirtana and Anjali) past
That ring true to this day:
Live Laugh Love
E Cineribus et ab adstra
A very powerful statement
I am like a beautiful phoenix
Rising from the ashes of Spectrum
And reaching for the
Support
Teamwork
Attitude
Responsibility
Respect
Spectrum.
