Letter From The Editor

To the Fall Journalism Class of 2021

Dear Journalism Fall 2021,

Wow! What a semester we had together! I am so proud of all that you accomplished. You made school history, by being the first journalism class to film a news show and create a print + digital newspaper under the same class title. You all did an incredible job re-creating the Seahawk Press brand this semester.

You created a news show, called SNN and made it like a traditional news broadcast. You were the first group of students to film in the news studio, the first group to go out and film sporting events, the first group to interview athletes, staff, and students on camera. You created news shorts and short films. It was not always easy, nor smooth sailing. There were times we faced adversity and times we faced technical difficulties, but you pushed through to create a news show that HHIHS is proud to watch and call its own.

You created a diverse and interesting newspaper for our school and island community. You created two print editions with news stories, photos, and even ads from our community. You created an interesting, interactive, and fun digital newspaper with news stories, video shorts, and photo journalism.

You did so much this semester and always came to class ready to film and write with excitement. You all became a close knit group of friends, ranging in grade-level and background. It has been so much fun seeing you all begin the class as timid, quiet, and unsure of yourselves and blossom into outgoing, strong, determined, and creative group of students.

Thank you for all that you did. Thank you for being leaders in our school, and thank you for being an incredible group of students. Continue to be leaders in the school as you progress through your school career. Continue to grow, break out of your shell, express yourselves creatively, and rely on each other during hard times. I hope some of you come back to take on editor and producer roles later in your school career by taking Journalism again. Don't be afraid to branch out and try Yearbook as well. Take flight and go soar Seahawks!

-Ms. Spisz