Mac abuzz with first-day festivities | Newspaper Article

New students participate in freshman orientation to get adjusted to McCallum, while returning students reconnect with old friends and meet new ones

Callen Romell, Staff Reporter

SPEED DATING TO START THE YEAR: Junior Chloe Seckar-Martinez participates in a “speed dating” activity for her newspaper class as an icebreaker to introduce new members of the staff. As a returning member of the Shield, Seckar-Martinez was able to get to know the first-year staff members better and learn about them.

“I was excited to meet all the new staffers and felt excited that I was able to get to know them all a little bit better especially since this was the first time I met some of them,” Seckar-Martinez said.

Overall, she is excited to go into her newspaper class with less stress since she has a foundation for writing stories and taking photos after being on staff last year.

“I am looking forward to seeing all that we achieve this year as a staff,” Seckar-Martinez said.

Aside from meeting new staffers in newspaper, Seckar-Martinez said she loved getting to welcome incoming freshmen at the orientation.

“I also loved being able to cheer on the new freshman before their assembly,” Seckar-Martinez said.

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