A photo gallery depicting ODYSSEY Media Group Graphic Designer Kimberly Sanabria-Amaya’s time in the program (2024-2025) is shown. Sanabria-Amaya learned a lot from the program and the experiences it offered her. “I was encouraged to work together with other classmates and improve my writing skills,” Sanabria-Amaya wrote. “It has also given me an opportunity to be seen, for my illustrations to be shown to the public and my opinions to be read.” Photos from the ODYSSEY archives
An unexpected final year
Graphic Designer Kimberly Sanabria-Amaya reflects on her time in the ODYSSEY Media Group.
Being in the ODYSSEY Media Group was something that had not crossed my mind until the end of my junior year, where I spontaneously agreed to an interview for the program. My reasoning for this decision was wanting a change of pace for my last year of high school, since I normally keep to myself and had never dabbled in journalism.
ODYSSEY has made me want to be more aware of what is happening in this community and around the world.
This program has been a learning experience for me. One thing most evident to me was getting used to the way this fast-paced program operates, unlike any other class I’ve taken. I was encouraged to work together with other classmates and improve my writing skills. It has also given me experience with being an interviewer and a new appreciation for the amount of work behind journalism. ODYSSEY has made me want to be more aware of what is happening in this community and around the world.
It has also given me an opportunity to be seen, for my illustrations to be shown to the public and my opinions to be read. This program has been a welcome experience and one that I will cherish.
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