Commitment to Diversity
Having a commitment to diversity is very broad, but also very influential. This involves race, types of coverage, activities, diversity within the staff, and so much more. At Crown Point High School we do have a predominantly white population but even still we as a publication work to make sure that we represent the many unique features of our student body.
Unique Perspectives
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As someone who struggles with chronic illness, I know the feeling of not being represented in the media all too well, and one of the ways I feel we, as a publication, show representation best is through our person stories. One that really sticks out to me is this story I did last year on a girl named Kailey Kwalis who taught herself to play the guqin. Not only does it highlight a student who taught themselves to play an instrument, but it highlights unique a unique attribute of Chinese culture.
Diverse Communities
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As an editor-in-chief, one area I know we have struggled with in the past is making sure that what and who we cover is diverse enough to cover all groups of people within our school. When this story idea was posed, I was very excited about it. I felt like this story was a really good way for us to highlight some diversity within our school. I was not the one who wrote the story, but I did work with the writers on making sure that we were being socially aware when writing the story as well as to what other elements we use.
Staff Diversity
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My staff has all sorts of unique people on it. We have people who are artists, musicians, thespians, athletes, and academics all in one room. It really is amazing how many different kinds of people there are in one room who are all friends and, in a way, co-workers. I think one of the biggest ways we are able to achieve this is through going to the middle schools and showing the eighth graders who we are and what we do. The future high schoolers are able to see themselves in some of us and hopefully choose to join staff.
Activism & Awareness
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One of the best ways I have found we are able to showcase this is through our opinion spread. Not only are we able to speak our minds on relevant topics, but we also get feedback from people within our school about them too. For my first issue as a co-editor-in-chief, I worked with my other co-editor-in-chief, Rosalie Degenhart, to write an editorial about staying flexible and realistic, even after the last two years of COVID-19.
