Letter from the Editor: August

Dearest reader— I mean that; we aren’t putting this in a print issue so the only way to read this is by choice— what a year it has already been. I feel like the Woodward Post is off to a good start. Sure, I’m still getting used to the major gap in responsibilities between Editor-in-Chief and Copy Editor, but hey, at least I got something published.

After 4 years of watching how unquestionably hectic the first month at Springs can be, I can confidently say that this August’s chaos has been different. While there have been no big policy changes— or maybe there have been, I stay suspicious— for me to complain about at town hall, we’ve seen more teacher exits (R.I.P. Mr. Elinas, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Brunzell, and Mrs. Miller) and physical changes than ever before. The Contemp room has been completely redone, Mr. Schamberger’s new dining area, The Swamp, remains a topic of spirited discussion (i.e. how will it and the Student Store coexist?), and various smaller construction projects dot the campus, including some benches by yours truly. For once, I run short on things to protest, but don’t you worry: I’ll find something.

On that note, I, like all Editor-in-Chiefs before me, hope to publish monthly print issues that will grab the hearts and minds of the student body. But how will I do it? How will I do what only the fearless Sofia Graham ‘24 has managed to accomplish? Simple: complaining. 

As anyone who has attended Springs in years past will know, I love to complain, and I have not once stopped myself from doing so when I felt it was appropriate. Don’t worry, my judgement is airtight. Complaining is the foundation of a good democracy and any publication, and complaining is what I hope will keep your attention, reader.

So please, if there is anything on campus— we are a school newspaper after all— that catches your complaining fancy, write an article about it and send it in. From administrative issues to concerns about student government, we want it all because it is your right and your duty (as stated by the Springs constitution [insert free speech section here] to complain.  Be biased or unbiased, but remain factual; the Woodward Post will complain, but we won’t lie. 

So you ever faithful reader, complain until your lungs give out because your freedom— at Springs and elsewhere— depends on it.

P.S. This article was written with the assumption that you, reader, are smart and will complain about the right things. If you are unintelligent, please disregard this entire article. I apologize for wasting your time.