Letter to the editor: teacher praises “my favorite newspaper”

I just wanted to write to thank and commend you all for a wonderful homecoming edition of my favorite newspaper. I want to applaud you and your staff for putting out a wonderfully colorful, rich and interesting paper. I always look forward to reading The Olympian, but of course I cannot help but be especially biased towards this one. Your professionalism and journalistic talents are evident in every edition and I want you to know that the brevity of this letter is only because I feel as if my words could not possibly compare to the wonderful prose you and your students put on display.

I especially want to give thanks and praise the work you put into this edition. At the risk of sounding conceited and self-serving, I wanted to give thanks to your efforts on the pledge of allegiance story with its incredible balance and fairness, as well as the article by Rachel Du in which she warmed my heart and brought me to tears reading that “homecoming at CVHS has only gotten better through the years.” I know that I speak for all of my leadership students when I say that we put a lot of work into making homecoming a memorable experience for as many students as possible. We realize that it will not interest everyone, but I assure you that we work tirelessly to make it as inclusive as possible. Personally I am my own worst critic and I often fear that the spirit might be dwindling. Thank you so much for your kind words about how perhaps our work really is paying off. I promise you that for as long as I have the privilege of being the activities director, I will continue to work endlessly to listen to our students and come up with every way possible to help celebrate the incredibleness of our students and our school.

Thank you again so much and please know whether your articles are complementary or constructive, I appreciate them so much.

Nicholas Whitaker