Final-Angelos

So this semester in yearbook was an interesting experience for me.

I'm still undecided on how I feel about the class, but I have alllll of next semester to figure that part out. I liked the people for sure, and it was definitely a challenge for me. To me yearbook writing felt a million times different than newspaper writing, and maybe that's why I am not sure how I feel about it.

Having said that, yearbook was a helpful class to take. I did my first interviews ever for this class, and that was a big deal to me. I was never the person that went out and tracked down the people I wanted to talk to, let alone ask them all of my questions, so getting that first one out of the way was a pretty cool thing for me.

Much like Banner, it was weird for me to come out and see the same faces and collaborate or share with the same people every day, but it's starting to grow on me now. I have always been one of the more difficult people to get to know, not because I am difficult or mean, but I just get quiet around people that I don't know. I am glad that stuff like coming in and sharing ideas or thoughts or somewhat personal aspects of my life has become easier for me to do because it's a very useful and necessary thing for me to know how to do if I want to be successful in what I HOPE to someday achieve.

Anyways, I have a whole other semester to get used to the people and the class itself, so it will for sure be interesting to see how that goes and where it takes me. I'm really thankful for the opportunity, and for all of the new people I have met and hope to keep getting to know.

Final-Banner

This semester has actually taught me a lot more about myself and the production of the newspaper than I ever thought it would.

I'll start with what it has taught me about myself. I was always a little quiet when it came to class, and I still am to some extent, but being involved in the newspaper means being involved not only in the class but outside as well. Whether it was sharing newspaper clippings with the class or tracking down people to interview for my article, I had to get myself out of my shell. Aside from all of that good stuff, the newspaper really held me responsible for meeting deadlines, and doing work on my own. That was something I thought I might have trouble with, but it taught me that I am more than capable of meeting those deadlines and working well on my own.

Besides teaching me about working on my own, writing for the paper also taught me about the exact opposite of my individual work, it taught me about being part of a team. Don't get me wrong, I played baseball for the better part of 20 years, but I never had been a part of any other kind of team. I wasn't used to seeing the same faces every single day, and collaborating ideas, and working with them. I'm still not entirely used to it, but I'm still hoping that I will be able to contribute more and such in the future.

Anyways this semester really has been a great learning experience, and it'll really be interesting to see what opportunities come up and how I progress in my last 2 semesters at CBU.