The Wartburg Trumpet Editor-in-Chief, sophomore Ali Parkhurst
My love for writing began when I was in elementary school, where making up stories was my favorite pastime, and ‘essays’ were only written about how much I loved my mom. I like to believe that I have always been a good writer, too.
Somewhere between fourth grade and now, essays about my mom (which she has kept!) and creating fairytales turned into real news, event coverage and deadlines. But somewhere in the middle, I really did become a good writer. That’s how I landed myself here, the Editor-in-Chief of your very own, The Wartburg Trumpet, as a sophomore in college.
The Wahawk Insider receiving the News Team Of the Year banner in Oct. 2023.
This is the position I have dreamed of since I was a child, making my very own “People” magazine with a drawing of my mom plastered to the front. This is the position I have fought for since I was in high school, pulling a dormant program out of the dirt and rebranding my high school newspaper, The Wahawk Insider.
During my time on the Wahawk Insider staff, I helped create a program from the ground up. Transitioning from a newspaper that was once printed and shared to a fully online paper, we rebuilt the program into a multi-award-winning newspaper, earning the title of Iowa News Team of the Year in 2023 and 2024. It was during this time that I had the honor to be named Iowa’s High School Journalist of the Year.
In a new era of this organization, The Trumpet is looking down a path of total rebranding, keeping nothing but our name. With new staff, a new website and a new mindset, the next few years are going to be filled with changes. I ask for your patience, support and interaction as we rebuild our program into something Wartburg can be immensely proud of.
With me on this journey is an amazing executive team of talented women. Third year Chloe Rehmert is our Assistant Editor, and third year Addy Wells serves as our Sports Editor for the year. With the advising of Dr. Ashley Jones and Dr. Penni Pier, I have great faith in the future of our program and the women who run it.
As we head into this academic year, I want the focus of our program to be on publishing pieces that the people of Wartburg enjoy reading about. We hope to cover events and news that are relevant to the students, faculty and staff of Wartburg College. My hopes are to have an open line of communication with the population of the campus. If you have concerns, questions or something you want covered, please reach out to anyone on our staff.
I am beyond honored to hold this title. I promise to wear it with pride and do it justice, just as those who came before me.