The Picador: Volume10, Issue 13

Volume 10, Issue 13

5.5.2015 A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS COMMUNITY

2015 -16 Picador Editors Chosen By AJ Chabot ‘16 The editors for the 2015-16 Picador staff have been chosen! This year we had a very extensive and competitive group; with18 applicants and only five openings, we had to make some tough decisions. Class year, gender, recommendations of the English department, previous involvement in the newspaper, and participation in other activities on campus all played a role in the selection process. To those who applied, thank you; we are sorry we can’t make everyone editors! Fortunately, many of you who applied are underclassmen, so please apply again next year! In the meantime, we would also like all of you to be on our list of staff writers. More details on that in the fall. Now back to the new editors. Ultimately, Dougie DeLuca, Maggie Cunha, Carter Bourassa, Brooke Hayes, and Chae Hahn were chosen to join Maggie Barton and AJ Chabot as the 2015-16 editors. With three juniors and four seniors, The Picador is ready to take on another full year of news. We will definitely hear more from our

new editors next fall, but in the meantime, here are a few excerpts from their applications to help you get to know them.

been published in the LA Times and the Boston Herald – an impressive accomplishment that only strengthens her credibility as an editor.

First, Maggie Cunha’s application is probably longer than all of the written work she will do next year combined. She is “very passionate about writing and expressing her ideas on paper” and is willing “to put a lot of effort into this and work hard to make the paper as good as it can possibly be.” Maggie is also “intensely organized and detail oriented;” I think all who know her can attest to this.

Somewhere along the course of this year, Dougie DeLuca “found a passion for writing.” As Dougie’s roommate, I can 100% attest to this claim. I never knew what Dougie was doing late at night on his computer, pounding away on the keys as if he was playing the piano. I never asked—I just threw in my earplugs. But, now I know that each night, Dougie was writing “poetry, short stories, and reflections about a wide variety of topics.”

Showing readiness and enthusiasm for the job, Maggie also offered up a few suggestions for The Picador based on her experiences as a news writer for The Milton Paper. Maggie hopes to “work to involve more students in the paper, find subject matter that’s relevant and interesting to the Holderness community…[and] brainstorm unique and eye-catching subject material to draw in readers.” Previously published in The Picador, Maggie is most famous for her satirical gluten-free article. Maggie has also

Dougie is most excited to be an editor, because never before has he “had the chance to use [his] writing to actually contribute to something.” One goal Dougie has for The Picador is to make it “more fun and interactive.” With Dougie’s can-do attitude, he will be able to write about anything and everything, but he has particular interest in sports and music— along with an extensive stock of knowledge in both. Carter Bourassa will be our new junior editor, and the whole school should be

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