By Garrett Wolf
From in and out of state, school’s send their journalism staff to Flint Hills Publication Workshop.
The counselors and students sometimes have to travel together for several hours to get here. All groups vary in their student size -- ranging from one to 20 students.
Every school is different and students their own way of bonding with each. Salina Central High School students have meals together. Free State High School staff members bond by marrying each other with a piece of string. Kaupan Mt. Carmel High School students spend deadline nights together and lift each others’ spirits to get things done.
At my school, Andover High School, we call our adviser, Kristin Baker, “Mom.” Before we left for FHPW on Sunday, I did not know everyone on staff. But by the time Thursday rolled around, I felt accepted into the group.
Throughout the week, we raved in our hotel rooms. We ordered pizza and spent the dinner hour, comfortably chatting and becoming closer. We spent the last night together at the pool, having a blast and playing fun games like Keep Away and Sharks and Minnows.
Around people I’ve only known a few days, I normally would never be at the comfort level I feel with the journalism staff at my school.
It’s easy to see that journalism is more like a giant family than a normal class. We all enjoy each other. Without that bond, a staff would not be able to function properly, and nothing would get done right.
Garrett Wolf is a sophomore at Andover High School and a student in the advanced writing class.
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