This is my first year on Wingspan but I will be reviving an old column: All Voices Matter. Taking Journalism 1 my freshman year, I joined the staff with intentions of being a weekly columnist after the role was suggested to me by our adviser Brian Higgins.

I’ve always been naturally able to voice my opinions eloquently. As eager as I first was to express these skills on Wingspan, I struggled at first to find a name suitable for my weekly articles. 

That was until Mr. Higgins approached me about reviving All Voices Matter, a column initially started by Aviance Pritchett in 2017. However, since her graduation in 2020, All Voices Matter has fallen dormant. 

Upon further consideration I realized that bringing this back to life would be the perfect channel for the social themes my columns will have. So, this is the formal re-introduction of All Voices Matter with Sydney Bishop, where my weekly columns will cover a wide variety of current topics. And I hope that in coming years, more weekly columnists will continue this theme because all voices do matter and that shouldn’t end with someone’s graduation.