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It’s 12:05 and the typically silent classroom is buzzing with laughter and conversation during the first Jagged Lines meeting. Their editor in chief, Raine Honeycutt, calls them to attention and they set to work, creating something new composed by dozens of authors. Welcome to Jagged Lines, Carrboro High School’s literary magazine, where a select team of editors work to build their annual edition.
“Jagged lines is a student run organization” said Honeycutt, the Editor in Chief and a junior at CHS, “that creates a student run literary magazine by and for students to showcase voices for the community in each and every creative way.”
Over the past three years, Honeycutt and her team have determined the best and worst ways to get the magazine made. Although in previous years the team was made of more than thirty people, the new application process allowed her to narrow the team down to twelve, experienced and enthusiastic editors. They’ve learned many lessons over the years.
“I’ve learned that sometimes giving a starting point or idea helps people get going,” said Honeycutt, “and that editing as they come in helps the team not get overwhelmed.”
“I'm excited for everything this year because I feel like having a couple of years under our belt, we really know what we want it to be and some of the things that we don't want it to be,” Ms. Harris, one of the academic advisors for the club, said, “I think that everyone being a little bit more aligned with the expectations of what their role is in the society of the organization itself is going to just help the book flourish and develop in a powerful way.”
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