Natalie Brinkman, Print Editor-in-Chief
Hello virtual friend!
My name is Natalie Brinkman and I have finally made it- senior year.
My current position on staff is Print-Editor-in-Chief, which basically means I help design, edit, and fix pages for our news magazine, The Leaf.
I have been a part of Sycamore High School’s journalism program for all four years of my high school career and have loved every minute of it. Journalism has taught me how to use programs such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro.
Outside of journalism, I participate in marching band, specifically color guard, and I am a mentor for a program at Sycamore called Fast Track.
All three of these activities have taught me the skills and requirements of leadership and how to step into roles of responsibility.
Some of my other passions include reading, writing, and video-making, all of which I try to squeeze into my little free time. I am also a dance and karaoke addict, but only when I am alone and with reckless abandon- which I think is the only way to do either of those aforementioned activities.
One of my favorite TV shows is “How I Met Your Mother”, despite my love-hate relationship with the show’s finale. Ted Mosby is my favorite character, I can both relate to him spiritually and mentally.
In conclusion and with his wise words, “The great moments of your life won’t necessarily be the things you do, they’ll also be the things that happen to you. Now, I’m not saying you can’t take action to affect the outcome of your life, you have to take action, and you will. But never forget that on any day, you can step out the front door and your whole life can change forever.”
Every step of my high school career has brought me closer to who I am today and who I want to be.
This year, I aim to cover as many voices and paths of my fellow SHS students as possible, because each of us are simply taking small steps on the journey that is life.
![SWEET SURPRISE. Nathan Zhang, 12, asks Lily Martinson, 12, to Homecoming using a poster and candy. “Homecoming is always a fun night. Getting to dance and hang out with your friends is an experience you can’t miss during high school. [Lily] thinks blue M&Ms taste better than the other colors,” Zhang said. Many students use posters to ask their dates to prom with a silly saying, a pun, or a joke. All photos courtesy of Staff.](https://shsleaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1-couple-506x900.jpg)
