“Our student-writers rose to the challenge, producing authentic, responsible and powerful pieces.”  How far does this describe your experience?  Consider the insights [to journalistic storytelling, to our community] that you gained, and the personal rewards and challenges of the process. 

It makes me feel how lucky some of us are to not have to experience some of the things that they had been through. That we should be grateful for what we have and to enjoy every moment of life. To treasure one another, to not fight. Learn to love and forgive.