There was plenty to smile about at our last day at Shortridge this school year. On Thursday, April 25, we capped an incredible semester with a launch party for the second edition of the Exclusive Ink print magazine. As always, the first step was to make sure that all our friends were well-fed.

We had more than 30 students show up for our spring shindig, including some new Exclusive Ink regulars who have livened our group during the past few months.

Chicken, mashed potatoes, hot cheetos, hugs. Hard to come up with a better menu…

…that is, unless you add another cake with our name on it for dessert.

The magazines looked great this year, making them even harder to put down.

I can’t think of a better picture to end with. A little icing on the cake (face?) for Doug after two years of amazing work at Shortridge. Like our students, we’ll certainly miss having him around to lead our readings and get the crowd hyped.