Goodbye, adiós, au revoir, aloha, see ya’ later… It does not matter what language, goodbye is not easy to say.

I started my Journalism journey about two and a half years ago during the second semester of my sophomore year. I was very intimidated because I had no expericence and I was the second youngest person in the class. A few days into the class our teacher, Mr. Cantrell told me that I was going to be Editor-in-Chief.

My first official year as Editor-in-Chief (2014), we entered the Tennessee High School Press Association state competition and earned State Runner-up.

I am honored to be the leader of such an amazing staff.

To my Copy Editor, Jadyn Snakenberg, I do not know where I would be without you. We started this adventure together. Thank you for all of your countless hours and all of the effort you gave to all of the staff. You are amazing!

To my new editors – Savannah, Shelby, and Alyssa – I wish you the best of luck in your final year on the staff. I hope that you will accomplish great things and lead the paper with excellence. If you ever need anything, I am only a text away.

To my staff writers, without you all there would be no Central Digest. Thank you for all of your hard work you put forth to help make the paper the best that it can be. I encourage you to continue your excellent performance as you progress without me.

To my advisor, Mr. Gregory Cantrell, thank you for believing in me. Without you, I would not have had the pleasure of being Editor-in-Chief. I thought you were crazy, I had signed up for the class to be a photographer, and you wanted me to be in charge. Thank you for teaching me how to have the confidence to lead.

To our readers, I thank you for your loyalty throughout the years. We would not have a reason to write if there was not an amazing audience there to read. Walt Whitman once said, “To have great poets, there must be great audiences.” I believe the same is true for this paper. I know you will continue to read the updates about Central High School and our students for years to come.

These past two years have taught me so much. The Central Digest has changed a lot since I first started, and I am enthusiastic to see where the paper is headed.