By Zach Silberberg

Being an Editor in chief can be very difficult but rewarding. The position requires you take on many roles. You’re more than just a figurehead; you’re a writer, a designer, a decision maker, but most importantly, you are a role model.

It’s not easy to assume all these roles at once, but remember that you have a staff to help write stories, design layouts, and even participate in some decision-making. However, you are the one that your staff will look up to. As Editor-in-Chief you are primarily a mentor and often a parental figure.

When I first started yearbook my junior year at Deerfield Beach High School, I had no idea what I was doing. I had no idea that stories were supposed to be written in past tense, how to design a page, or really anything regarding how to produce a publication. But I had an amazing editor, Kaitlyn Nicholson, who took me under her wing and taught me everything I needed to know. She was my mentor, my role model, and in all reality, my yearbook mother. By the end of the year Kaitlyn had taught me everything she knew about creating a great yearbook. She did more than impart her yearbook wisdom because she taught me so much about life in general.

I truly mean it when I say my Editor-in-Chief changed my life. I only hope that I was able to make the same difference to at least one of the members of my own staff. Yes, as the editor you have many responsibilities, but never forget your most important one. Make an effort to get to know your staff. Who knows, maybe you’ll have as much as an impact on their lives as Kaitlyn has had on mine.

Zach Silberberg

A Deerfield Beach High 2014 graduate, he is starting University of Miami in fall 2015 for a full scholarship for a nursing degree.