PCC Young Voices, Signing Off...

Before heading home for the summer, the staff of PCC Young Voices need to sign off. Thanks for six weeks of terrific writing and reporting!

Eoin Gallagher
I did not think it would get to this point so quickly. It is time for me to sign off. It has been an honor and a privilege to write for PCC Young Voices. It has been an incredible summer full of surprises, and being able to write for the newspaper really helped me realize how special it really was.

I would like to thank Mr. Tressel for being such an incredible teacher, and Ms. Elman and Ms. Brainard for being such amazing proctors. This has been an unforgettable summer that’ll always have a special place in my heart.


Rebecca Bryson

This may be the part of PCC I have been dreading the most. I have to say goodbye to my Journalism class. These are some of the best people I’ve met throughout my whole PCC experience. I have learned so many things in this class thanks to Master Teacher Mr. Tressel and proctor-interns Ms. Elman and Ms. Brainard. I’ve gained so much knowledge that I could have never even hoped to have learned in regular school. I have absolutely no regrets about taking this class. I hope I stay in touch with all of these people. This is not a goodbye, but this is Rebecca Bryson, signing off.


Zayn Morrison

Now is the time for the dreaded “signing off” article. I am so sad that PCC has come to a close. I have made so many amazing friends and memories. Journalism has become such a big part of me and I will all of the memories I have made in this wonderful class. I want to wish everyone who has made this summer amazing a great year of school and the best of luck. I am most likely coming back next year, but I will never forget the fun times I have had in this class. I have missed friends back at home but I can always relive memories with them. But my PCC memories can never be replaced or relived. So I will hold on to these memories forever. Remember to take your hat off inside, and this is Zayn Morrison, signing off.



Makayla Sturgeon

As PCC is coming to an end I am starting to look back at the best six weeks of my life and reflect on my time here. During Week 1, I didn’t start off in this Journalism; I was in a different class and to be honest, I didn’t even know this class existed. But all I wanted to do was go home--I hated PCC. But I came back and toured other classes I may have wanted to switch into and somehow I ended up in Journalism. That was the best decision I made because this class turned my whole summer around. I owe the Master Teacher, Mr. Tressel, and the two proctor-interns Ms. Brainard and Ms. Elman and of course my fellow classmates who are now my best friends. If it wasn’t for them I don’t think I would have stayed at PCC or I wouldn’t have loved PCC as much as I do. And thank you doesn’t even come close to how grateful I am for all of them and how they changed my summer around. This Journalism class is my home away from home--a second family to me. And over the last six weeks we all have gotten so close and are all best friends. We are not a regular class and I would not be the person I am today if it wasn’t for this class.

It has been such an honor to be a part of this amazing class this summer. It will forever hold a special place in my heart. As sad as I am to finally realize it that this will be my final article as a Young Voices staff member, I have to end this eventually. So this is Makayla Sturgeon, signing off.



Sophia Kyranos
--Sophia was too distraught to sign off--



Joey Messier

Sadly this is my final article. These six weeks have been the best summer of my life. It wouldn’t have been the same without the proctors-interns Ms. Elman and Ms. Brainard who have made this class the best. The people also made this experience the best that I have ever had. If you are a first year and reading this be yourself and accept the weirdness that you are. Thank you to everyone that has touched me and changed me for the better. Joey Messier, signing off...


Sophia Nelson

Journalism class this summer has been my happy place. I wasn’t in Journalism on the first day, but when I heard news that I could switch into Journalism, I literally cried. The first day I was shy and afraid to talk; now I don’t stop talking. Thanks to Mr. Tressel I have had the creative freedom I have wanted for a long time. You encouraged me to be myself and to write about what inspired me. To all my friends who have impacted me and my life BIG TIME! Becca, I love hanging out with you and I will never forget how good of a friend you were to me. Makayla, thanks for the endless laughs and hang out seshes at night! Zayn, thanks for making everyone be creative and letting us be silly. Joey, you have kept us steady through it all and I couldn’t be more thankful. Sophia, ou have kept us all writing and laughing at the same time. Eoin, Eoin, Eoin, you have made us all smile every class and it’s going to be a tragedy to say goodbye.

To Ms. Brainard and Ms. Elman, you guys have let us have too much fun, and I am forever grateful.

This is Sophia Nelson signing off and one last thing to say is light up globes is what we enjoy. Thanks, Belinda. “Ooo, heaven is a place on earth!”