From the Editors' Desk

Well, we finally made it. After a year of surprises and constantly battling the unknown, we can end the chapter of the 2020-2021 school year. This was quite possibly the most unconventional year in CC’s history: implementing new guidelines, tweaking traditions, keeping everybody safe, and, overall, persevering.

This year we experienced required masks, online classes, temperature checks every morning, the Boys’ Bowl student section moved to the parking lot, a movie night homecoming, a televised and nearly record-breaking DRIVE, a casino night Prom, and the second ever graduation ceremony at Fr. Elmer Stadium. With constantly changing circumstances and the fight to return to a sense of normalcy, it’s fair to say that this is the most tenacious student body to ever walk the halls of Detroit Catholic Central.

When things seemed impossible, the student body found a way to make it work. When student sections couldn’t happen, the CC student body found a way. When school dances couldn’t happen, the student body found a way. When fear that the spirit of DRIVE would be lost, the student body found a way.

From a contentious election to the vaccine rollout to multiple state championships, this year was everything but uneventful. As the editors of the newspaper, we are proud to be proprietors of the news at Catholic Central. There were many long nights in room 101, working until 10 p.m., as well as many trips to Firehouse Subs. However, being able to hold the finished paper is an untradeable experience.

Of course, it all would not have been possible without our readers. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to serve as the editors of Spectrum in a historic and unforgettable year.

Your Editors,

Nick Dewhirst, Brendan Nordstrom, and George Nunu