Have you ever felt like didn't have a voice?  That's how I've felt my whole life. I never had the courage to speak out, to speak my mind. I was always the kid who sat quietly in the corner of the room just trying to be invisible. 

 

After becoming a staff member, it seemed that almost like a switch in my head flicked on. When I was promoted to an editor I slowly started to realize that my voice mattered, that I had people who cared about what I thought of their work. 

 

After the realization that what I said mattered, I started to put my all into newspaper, even just as a mere section editor.  I wanted to know how to do everything, newspaper was something new that I wanted to master, looking back I find it funny because newspaper isn't something that is mastered, it's a form of expression and is different for every story and design, no two are the same. 

 

My junior year I was Assistant Editor for print but was moved quickly into the Editor-in-Chief position when our original editor didn't fulfill his duties. Being thrown into a position that I hadn't expected to get until the next year created a shock wave that shaped me into the person, the editor I am today. 

 

This gave me the confidence to start to branch out into other activities that I never thought I would have tried. The voice that I learned I had my sophomore year, tripled in size; I learned how to lead a staff. 

 

The Fenton InPrint isn't just a class  I have taken in my high school career, it's a life changing experience I know I won't be the same person I am today without it. The last four years of my life will be something I won't ever forget.