(November 6, 2009) — When I last wrote here, I pondered the future of what students want to read and whether they way in which the Publications class serves the needs of the student body should be changed. I have been greatly encouraged by the quality of the work the class has done this year and the reception of the student body. Our advertising revenue is even up this year, something that not many media outlets can say. In October, the staff wrote about significant losses in our school: a recent graduate and a teacher. These kinds of stories are always difficult to write, but important to write nonetheless. For when people in our school community die, they leave our lives in body but not in spirit. And it is the duty of the media to give those who remember these individuals a printed memory of that person that will last. I think the stories our staff wrote on Tina and on Mr. Herrera were appropriate and fitting memorials to their lives. I read a comment posted recently on another obituary of a student who died a few years ago. This Clark graduate said that he appreciate being able to reconnect to some of the memories of this student due to the presence of this article on this web site. Perhaps some day, others who remember Tina and Mr. Herrera well will come here and have a moment in time when they again remember the importance of these individuals in the lives of others. As for the November issue of the Chronicle, I am pleased with the scope and writing of the stories. Our staff covered significant national and international stories that have an impact on our students here — namely swine flu and the Armenia-Turkey protocols. Both are issues of great importance and they deserved some space in our newspaper. I hope students gained something by these stories. Our staff also covered stories of student activities, including the recent Halloween costume contest. The b & w photos in the paper look much better in color here, and the video is a nice way to relive the moment too. I hope the work our students at Clark do continues to find voice through the work of the Chronicle and the yearbook. If you are a student at Clark and you are not in the Publications class, but you have ideas to share, please let a student in the class know or e-mail me, Mr. Davis, at cdavis@gusd.net . This is place for your voice to be heard too. Don’t be silent.