LETTER FROM THE EDiTORS

Before you make the joke, we’ll say it for you: the Burlingame B is a “Spenner” regime. Just take a look at our staff box: For the first time, two siblings (us) have sat for a year at the head of the paper.

But while it has often felt — at least to our parents — that the dining room table was just an extension of the newsroom (and that Murph might as well join the family), the truth is that our publication is not defined by its editors, but by its reporters and readers.

First, to the reporters who made us smile, laugh, cry, cringe and shake our heads in awe in equal measure. We are so lucky to have had the unique privilege of working alongside each and everyone of you, from the three preternaturally-skilled freshman who refused to be intimidated by the scariest district administrators to the eclectic squad of seniors who brought laughter and levity to the class. You hit deadlines during finals, you wrote investigative exposes about drug culture and shoplifting, and you masterfully juggled the impossible challenge of going to high school with the subjects you cover. We started the year with high expectations, but time and time again, you exceeded them, encouraging us to keep raising the bar.

Second, to the student body — the people who really make this publication worthwhile. You reluctantly let us “do you dirty” on Instagram, you spoke your mind when interviewed and, most importantly, you read our newspaper. Over the past three years, we’ve learned that we can’t take in-person school events for granted, and it’s been a pleasure to celebrate this return to normalcy with you.

Finally, to the administrators, many of whom spent their first year on campus making this school an undeniably better place. As free speech protections are increasingly threatened across the country, the value of your unwavering support for our independent student press cannot be understated.

One Spenner may be graduating in two weeks, but one of us has one more year — Burlingame isn’t out of the woods yet.

Best,