Right now, we’re living in a fast-paced world that has too little time for the details.  If we flip through a magazine or scroll through websites, we only stop to look at what’s most appealing, what’ll waste the least time.  We live trying to save the most time, be the most efficient.  We don’t bat an eye at things we pass every day.  Instead, we only focus on ourselves.  Let’s stop and notice the details.

They’re what count.

The Vault is an effort to extol those who noticed the details and help those who aren’t noticing.  Over the past year, The Voice has changed to better accommodate readers with quicker and more easily accessible media.  But let’s not forget about what’s epitomized The Voice in its 16-year history.

Without rummaging through old newspapers in the attics of HHS alums or filing through adviser Dennis Brown’s rusty cabinet drawers, it’s nearly impossible to track down The Voice’s printed gems.  Students have put together great work, had it stored away, and moved on.  The Vault is going to dust off these articles, clear the cobwebs, and breathe life into them.

In The Voice’s history, there are many articles which represent exemplary writing.  But they do so much more than that.  There are articles that can touch all of us.  They introduce us to people and dig down so deep into them until we can feel like we know them.  We can understand the people and make connections to them.  The articles give us lessons, stories, and advice.  Some produce tears of joy.  Others produce those of empathy.

Each week, I’m going to bring you a piece from The Voice’s past.  It might be something that helps us learn about a situation by looking back.  It could be something that allows us to reflect on the past and how much we’ve grown.  If it’s really great, it’ll be something that produces those tears.

I’m here to help you stop and notice the details.

Welcome to The Vault.