Thanks for picking up a copy of The Pioneer’s first-ever, but hopefully annual, Graduation Edition!

We wanted to create this edition as a way of celebrating the seniors and saying congratulations. We hope that the Senior Superlatives, the Matriculation List and all of the reviews of the past four years will be appreciated by seniors, parents and all of the Whitman community who flip through the pages. Our hope is that every seniors will see themselves reflected in these 64 pages-: that as they leaf through the pages, they will remember all the activities and events that have helped to shape their college careers.

This issue would never have happened without the hard work of the entire staff, who have been planning and preparing for this issue for months. When we first raised the idea of having a special Graduation Edition, everybody was nervous about the timing of such a big issue coming out in the midst of finals. But the hard work and planning of the production team, the section and graphics editors, our advertising staff, and all others have made this possible.

This is the last print-edition that will print before the next school year begins. Be on the lookout for our first issue of the ’09-’10 school year which is scheduled to print on Sep. 3, and be prepared for more special editions next school year.

In the meantime, voice your thoughts on this issue and others in the paper online, at whitmanpioneer.com. While we won’t be publishing anymore letters to the editor this school year, you can tune in online to share what you’re thinking, and even read the occasional mid-summer breaking news story.

Thank you for a great semester, and take care this summer!

-Jamie Soukup and Kim Sommers