When I walked in on a Clarion meeting while searching for the perfect study place in August 2014, I never imagined that this would be the perfect fit for me, a place where I could write for fun and design pages to my heart’s content. I also never imagined I would be both the news editor and business manager a year and a half later.

Working with the Clarion has given me so much more than I could have ever asked for. Not only did I write stories every week on all sorts of topics and design the print edition of the news section every week, but I gained a bunch of great friends that loved being a part of a publication as much as I did.

I’ll spare you my sappiness though, Pios. I still have two more years of being a part of this wonderful production, but tonight, I sign off as your news editor. Writing news articles and designing the pages for every week has been an absolute blast, but I think it’s time for me to venture elsewhere within the production. I will remain the Clarion’s business manager, and alongside that, I plan to work with Jill and Kellsie to focus more on the overall design of the paper instead of just one section.

Tonight, I want to make this sign off a big thank you. I want to thank everyone, including you, our dedicated readers, for the memories created so far.

Editors, thank you for the countless laughs at my oh-so -terrible jokes every single production night. You all are truly amazing people. I look forward to continuing work with all of you.

Readers, thank you for being so dedicated and reading our stories every week. It is the best feeling in the world when a reader compliments one of your articles.

Thanks for the memories, everyone. I’ll see you in the fall.