Editor-in-Chief Brie Williams’ job is often overlooked, but all of her dedication and hard work deserves recognition. As a senior, she looks back on her time working on the newspaper.
For Williams, her job is more than just a job, it is a way to share her passion with others.
“I like helping other people learn how to write,” Williams said. “It’s important to give people the opportunity to share their voice.”
A typical day isn’t too stressful for Williams, as newspaper students are able to have fun during their class, while still getting their work done on time.
“We can goof off during class when doing interviews but the last two weeks before the deadline everyone gets serious and gets work done,” Williams said.
Some responsibilities for an Editor-in-Chief include setting deadlines, editing stories, working with people on ideas and staying after school when sending out the paper. Even though Williams teaches others on these skills, she was once a beginner learning these for herself.
“I had to learn how to edit which was really hard but over the years has gotten easier,” Williams said. “I’ve also learned how to communicate better with people by explaining why things need to get done in a mature way.”
While fulfilling all her responsibilities as Editor-in
-Chief, Williams enjoys writing her own stories too.
“I’m proud of my mascara story I wrote my sophomore year, which was the funniest thing I’ve ever written. It’s so unique and the first story I was actually proud of,” Williams said. “I also wrote a story about success my junior year, which was really a long opinion rant on something I was really passionate about.”
As her time in high school is coming to an end, Williams has some advice for her peers in newspaper and for future journalism students.
“Meet deadlines so you’re not as stressed,” Williams said. “Communicating with the class as a whole is important when being Editor-in-Chief and having a relationship with each other to create a healthy staff environment.”
Williams is going to miss the class that helped her grow so much and created a place where she could be herself.
“I’m going to miss having an outlet to voice my opinion,” Williams said. “It’s a cool opportunity to share with others who didn’t have the same opportunity as I did.”
Williams wants to make sure that newspaper is able to thrive even after she graduates.
“I hope everyone can be friends and keep the environment fun,” Williams said. “It’s important to write well and put out good stories, but if you’re not having fun that takes away the whole point of newspaper.”
