The Vincam is Back

The Vincam is Back

Miguel Walsh ‘20 | Editor

I think the first text I sent about reviving the Vincam magazine was to Mr. Maza, and it was probably in late July, of last year. Talking with a few friends from other schools, I realized something pretty difficult to wrap my head around: we were one of the only, if not the only, school in Miami lacking a student newspaper. There didn’t seem to be a good reason for it, so, being recently elected President of the National English Honors Society, I figured if anyone could bring it back, I could.  More importantly, I owed it to everyone to at least try. I got a response a few days later - there was much excitement, and it seemed like a go. That wasn’t too hard. 

The excitement on the school's end was palpable. Every teacher and administrator I spoke to encouraged me and emphasized the importance of the project. That's not to say it was easy - to install an entire newspaper from the ground up is not a simple task. We needed a team from the senior class, as well as the juniors, to make sure, understandably, that this revival of Vincam would be permanent. Did it look daunting? Sure, and I'll admit it, there were times I thought the project could be on the ropes. When I saw people in the halls though, the excitement from seniors, some you'd expect and some you wouldn't, as well as students from all grades, I knew we had to make this dream a reality. It took a collaborative effort from both seniors and underclassmen to create this new voice for ourselves, both in 2020 and beyond, but we did it. It is here. This edition of Vincam, however, will be a little special. There's no better way to demonstrate the new voice we can utilize through the Vincam then by opening it to the Class that needs it the most - the Class of 2020. 

I think that’s what this edition of Vincam is all about - the ability for us, as a senior class, to express ourselves. This edition is entirely senior written, edited, and produced. We didn’t look for the usual ‘writers’ of our grade to put some quick year recap together. Writers here come from all different groups in our grade - cross country runners, soccer players, volleyball players, gamers, wrestlers, student council, and a valedictorian. I didn’t make this happen. With our year essentially shut down due to the coronavirus, we all had an itch to give our last word. If we couldn’t do it with a senior skit, we’re going to do it here. You’ll read about the events we created this year, reflections from seniors who have spent all four years playing a sport they loved, and a look back on what have been seven amazing years with each other, and what’s next. The  Class of 2020 deserves that much.

Click here to read the Vincam.