A photo gallery depicting highlights from Isabelle Duncan’s three semesters in the ODYSSEY is shown. Duncan reflects on her short but valuable time in the ODYSSEY Media Group and it’s people. “I joined because I wanted to grow academically but I have stayed because of the most welcoming and supportive people I have ever met. Although this is constantly talked about in Room 231, the connections we make here are unlike any other because we are all working towards something bigger than ourselves, together,” Duncan wrote.
Without ODYSSEY
ODYSSEY Media Group Social Media Coordinator and Journalism I Facilitator Isabelle Duncan reflects on her short but valuable time in the program.
When I joined the ODYSSEY Media Group as a reserved and shy person, during the second semester of my junior year, I never could have imagined the way this program would have impacted me within the next year.
Without ODYSSEY, I never would have gotten to explore my passion for photography to the extent that Mr. David Ragsdale has pushed me to. Without ODYSSEY, I never would have found such a profound community within Clarke Central that I wasn’t even aware of.
I joined because I wanted to grow academically but I have stayed because of the most welcoming and supportive people I have ever met. Although this is constantly talked about in Room 231, the connections we make here are unlike any other because we are all working towards something bigger than ourselves, together.
The hunger that drives so many in the ODYSSEY to share people’s stories has inspired me during this past year to involve myself more in my high school and Athens community.
The hunger that drives so many in the ODYSSEY to share people’s stories has inspired me during this past year to involve myself more in my high school and Athens community.
When I first joined under the wing of Aza Khan as a Social Media Staffer, it didn’t even occur to me that just the next semester I would be granted the opportunity to be an editor, let alone a Journalism I Facilitator.
Through such leadership roles, I have learned so much about myself and the skills needed to be an effective leader in any setting. Still, at this point in my journey, I experience imposter syndrome because of how different of a person and student I was only 12 months ago.
Without ODYSSEY, I never would have guessed that there would be underclassmen looking up to me and the responsibilities I uphold. I am truly grateful for this program because without ODYSSEY I wouldn’t be the same person I am today.
