A photo gallery depicting ODYSSEY Media Group Sports Staffer Kevin Capcha’s time in the program (2025) is shown. Capcha, who joined the second semester of his senior year, found the program to offer formative experiences that can be carried beyond high school. “ I have been challenged to meet quick turnaround windows for stories and learned to socialize with individuals across all ages,” Capcha wrote. “In the short time I have been here, I have come to appreciate the field of journalism and its artisans.” Photos from the ODYSSEY archives
Sports Staffer Kevin Capcha reflects on his experience in the ODYSSEY Media Group.
Taking the risk
For three and a half years of my high school career, I was one of the many Clarke Central High School students who skimmed through the ODYSSEY Newsmagazine, not knowing what efforts went into the production of it. However, in the last semester of my senior year, I joined the ODYSSEY Media Group. In the short time I have been here, I have come to appreciate the field of journalism and its artisans.
In a semester, where most decide to lay back, waiting for graduation, I joined arguably the most rigorous program in my school, walking into a field unfamiliar to me.
From having to rewrite my first ever beat to producing a four-page newsmagazine story, I can undoubtedly say my last high school semester would not be the same without ODYSSEY. I have been challenged to meet quick turnaround windows for stories and learned to socialize with individuals across all ages.
In a semester, where most decide to lay back, waiting for graduation, I joined arguably the most rigorous program in my school, walking into a field unfamiliar to me. However, as the end approaches, I have come away with skills that I will be transferring into my college and adult life of the importance of reporting and telling stories.
