CPALIONS. ORG that part of me in journalism.” After graduating from the University of Southern California, Klausner started a job as a Social Coordinator at a popular wellness start-up brand, working with a team to create compelling visuals for her company to gain traction and generate sales.
Klausner echoed what many current journalism students shared when asked what skills they have gained,“ I think most importantly I learned how to work well with a team to create something we were all really proud of, which influenced me to pursue a creative career in the long run!” This consistent feedback from students is due to the steady and dynamic leadership of Heather Nagel. Upper school Bible teacher Rachel Roper attended the NSPA convention and praised her colleague,“ The reputation for excellence that she has built in the high school journalism world is truly unparalleled. And it’ s Nagel who is the common thread running through all of these staffs. She has created this atmosphere of camaraderie, professionalism, creativity, and fun, and the students respect and adore her for it.” Students who graduate from the journalism program leave as robust storytellers, capable of asking hard questions, eager to solve problems, and willing to take risks in part because of Nagel’ s confidence in students’ abilities.
Perhaps the greatest legacy journalism students leave are the bonds they created that enabled them to tell the stories of CPA. Although CPA has one of the most decorated journalism programs, senior Ana Ruth Mikos shared that she is proudest of the community she created in her class and the way they worked together to produce this yearbook. In the years that follow, these students and their classmates have a physical history of their time at CPA, but what will last are the memories within.
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